Lionel Khoo
- position Breaststroke
- class Freshman
- Hometown Singapore
- position Breaststroke
- class Freshman
- Hometown Singapore
Lionel Khoo Bio
KHOO’S TOP TIMES | ||||
Event | Time | Date | Meet | Location |
100 Breaststroke | 51.85 | 2/22/19 | SEC Championships | Athens, Ga. |
200 Breaststroke | 1:54.51 | 2/18/18 | SEC Championships | Athens, Ga. |
100 Butterfly | 47.32p | 2/16/18 | SEC Championships | Athens, Ga. |
200 IM | 1:47.70p | 2/20/19 | SEC Championships | Athens, Ga. |
400 IM | 4:00.37 | 1/26/19 | SC College Invite | Columbia, S.C. |
! = School Record | t = Time Trial | # = Leadoff Split/Split | p = Prelims
AWARDS/HONORS
- 3x CSCAA Scholar All-American (1st Team 2018, 2019; Honorable Mention 2020)
- 2x SEC Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020)
IN THE RECORD BOOK
- 3rd — 100 breaststroke
- 2nd — 200 breaststroke
- 9th — 100 butterfly
- 9th — 200 IM
- 1st, 5th, 6th — 200 medley relay
- 2nd, th — 400 medley relay
2019-20 (SENIOR)
- Continued his winning ways in his senior campaign, picking up five wins on the season
- Won his first two 100 breasts on the season, vs. Kentucky and NC State
- Swam a season best 1:57.00 in the 200 breaststroke at SECs
- Took home the win in the 200 IM against North Carolina, swimming a 1:50.55
2018-19 (JUNIOR)
- Won seven breaststroke events during his second season at Carolina and competed in both the 100 and 200 breast at the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas
- Posted five wins on the season in the 100 breaststroke with a new PR (51.85) to win the B-final at the SEC Championships
- Had three wins in the 200 IM on the season and set a new PR at SECs after clocking a 1:47.70
- Finished top-three in the 100 breast at each regular season meet
2017-18 (SOPHOMORE)
- Competed in four events during his freshman season – 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 100 butterfly and 200 IM
- Had three podium finishes during the regular season in his two breaststroke events
- Won the 100 breaststroke in the SC College Invite (54.18)
- Placed ninth in the 200 breaststroke at the SEC Championships (1:54.51) and 17th in the 100 breaststroke (53.08)
- Had a pair of top-10 finishes in the 200 IM