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Sterling Burd

  • position Freestyle/Butterfly
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Hilton Head Island, SC
  • High school Hilton Head Prep
  • position Freestyle/Butterfly
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Hilton Head Island, SC
  • High school Hilton Head Prep

Sterling Burd Bio

Burd’s Top Times
Event Time Date Meet Location
200 Freestyle 1:51.25 2/9/24 Cavalier Invitational Charlottesville, VA
500 Freestyle 4:52.55 2/9/24 Cavalier Invitational Charlottesville, VA
1000 Freestyle 10:10.70 11/3/23 vs. North Carolina Columbia, SC
1650 Freestyle 16:51.42 1/26/24 at Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA
100 Butterfly 55.98t 2/3/23 Virginia Tech Invitational Blacksburg, VA
200 Butterfly 2:00.69 2/3/23 Virginia Tech Invitational Blacksburg, VA

! = School Record  |  p = Prelims  |  t = Time Trial  |  # = Leadoff Split/Split

AWARDS/HONORS 

  • 2x SEC Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024)
  • SEC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 7, 2023)

2023-24 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Expanded her list of competitive events to include distance swimming, adding the 1000 free and 1650 free to her list of disciplines
  • At the Gamecock Invitational she placed T-17th in the 200 free, 13th in the 500 free, 6th in the 1650 free, and 8th in the 200 fly
  • Represented the program at the Cavalier Invitational where she placed 10th in the 200 free, 5th in the 500 free, 2nd in the 1650 free, and 7th in the 200 fly

2022-23 (FRESHMAN)

  • Primarily competed in middle-distance freestyle and butterfly events during her first season in the Garnet & Black
  • Placed a dual meet-best fourth place in the 500 free during South Carolina’s meet versus UNCW
  • Had her best performance of the season at the Virginia Tech Invitational where she placed seventh in the 200 free, seventh in the 500 free, and third in the 200 fly – all with new personal best times
  • For her performances at the Virginia Tech Invitational, she was named SEC Freshman of the Week for the final week of the regular season

PRE-COLLEGE

  • Swam for Hilton Head Preparatory School for three years and Hilton Head Christian Academy for three years. Attended conference championships, sectional championships, state championships, and regional championships six times
  • Swam club for Hilton Head Aquatics under coach Mike Lane. Four-time first-team All-State, four-time first-team All-Conference, four-time first-team all-region, three-time first-team All-County, three-time first team All-Area
  • Individual Best Times:
    • 200 free – 1:51.70 SCY, 2:08.78 LCM
    • 500 free – 4:58.91 SCY, 4:37.87 LCM
    • 100 free – 10:11.95 SCY, 9:25.35 LCM
    • 200 fly – 2:01.00 SCY, 2:22.66 LCM

PERSONAL

  • Exercise Science major
  • Daughter to Mechelle and Stephen, older sister to Steele, Slaide, and Stone
  • Favorite foods are steak, chicken and cheese quesadillas, and all fruits