AJ Ross
- position Freestyle/Backstroke
- class Junior
- Hometown Gainesville, VA
- High school Patriot
- position Freestyle/Backstroke
- class Junior
- Hometown Gainesville, VA
- High school Patriot
AJ Ross Bio
| ROSS’ TOP TIMES | ||||
| Event | Time | Date | Meet | Location |
| 50 Freestyle | 19.48p | 2/19/20 | SEC Championships | Auburn, AL |
| 100 Freestyle | 43.72p | 2/19/22 | SEC Championships | Knoxville, TN |
| 200 Freestyle | 1:35.45p | 2/21/19 | SEC Championships | Knoxville, TN |
| 100 Butterfly | 48.24p | 2/25/21 | SEC Championships | Columbia, MO |
! = School Record | t = Time Trial | # = Leadoff Split/Split | p = Prelims
AWARDS/HONORS
- 5x CSCAA Scholar All-American (1st Team 2019; Honorable Mention 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022)
- 4x SEC Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
- 2022 South Carolina male Scholar Athlete of the Year
- 2022 CoSIDA Academic All-District Team
IN THE RECORD BOOK
- 3rd — 50 freestyle
- 10th – 100 freestyle
- 8th – 200 freestyle
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 7th — 200 freestyle relay
- 2nd, 3rd, 7th — 400 freestyle relay
- 10th – 800 freestyle relay
- 3rd, 5th, 8th — 200 medley relay
- 5th – 400 medley relay
2021-22 (GRADUATE)
- Competed in all five of South Carolina’s regular season dual matches
- Placed a season-best second in the 50 free during the meet versus Gardner-Webb and in the 200 free versus Missouri
- Swam in the 50 free, 100 free, and 200 free at SEC Championships. Made the finals of the 50 free
- Set new personal best times in both the 100 and 200 free at SEC Championships
2020-21 (SENIOR)
- Set a new personal record in the 100 butterfly in a preliminary heat at the SEC Championships
- Competed in three events at the SEC Championships – 50 free, 100 free, and 100 fly
- Took home first place in the 50 freestyle during the meet at Georgia
- Placed in the top-four of every event that he swam during the regular season
2019-20 (JUNIOR)
- Briefly held the 50 freestyle program record, swimming 19.48 in the prelims at SECs before teammate Lewis Burras lowered it in the finals
- Swam the second leg in the program record-setting 200 freestyle relay team (1:17.20)
- Entered the Top-10 All-Time performances in the 100 freestyle at SECs with a 43.76
- Notched six top-five finishes on the season
2018-19 (SOPHOMORE)
- Swam the anchor leg in the Gamecocks school record-setting 200 freestyle relay team (1:18.05t) at the UGA Last Chance Invite
- Was the third leg in the Gamecocks school record-setting 400 freestyle relay team (2:55.16) at the SEC Championships
- Returned from an early-season illness to post three top-five finishes in his second season at Carolina
- Set a new PR in the 200 free (1:38.10) at the SEC Championships
2017-18 (FRESHMAN)
- Made an immediate impact during his freshman year as one of the Gamecocks’ best sprinters
- Swam in three events in his first year at Carolina– 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle
- Competed in each of his three events at the SEC Championships
- Finished in 27th in the 50 freestyle (20.10) at the SEC Championships
- Won both the 50 free (20.36) and 100 free (44.45) at the CSCAA Invite
- Member of 400 freestyle relay team that finished first in the Gamecocks’ dual meet against Cincinnati
- Posted the fastest times of the year for the Gamecocks in both the 50 and 100 freestyle
