2022-23 Men's Swimming/Diving Roster
Biography
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Personal-Best 50-Yard Freestyle Time: 21.76 (3/4/23 at MAC Championships)
Personal-Best 200-Yard Freestyle Time: 1:47.82 (10/15/21 vs. Valparaiso)
Personal-Best 500-Yard Freestyle Time: 4:49.60 (2/6/21 vs Valparaiso)
Personal-Best 100-Yard Butterfly Time: 54.64 (1/18/20 at Saint Louis)
Personal-Best 200-Yard Butterfly Time: 1:52.32 (3/4/23 at MAC Championships).
Personal-Best 200-Yard IM Time: 1:53.91 (4/8/21 at MAC Championships)
Personal-Best 400-Yard IM Time: 4:07.41 (3/3/23 at MAC Championships)
3x Academic All-MAC Selection (2020-21, 2021-22, and 2022-23)
2022-23:
- Competed in all six regular-season meets in his senior season
- Earned Academic All-MAC honors for the third year in a row while owning a 3.682 GPA in Athletic Training
- Finished his career strong, posting personal-best marks in the 50-Yard Freestyle, 200-Yard Butterfly, and 400-Yard IM at the MAC Championships
- Qualified for the ‘B Final’ in the 200-Yard Butterfly, posting a personal-best mark of 1:52.32 at the MAC Championships (3/4/23)
- His time of 1:52.32 in the 200 Fly moved him into fifth place on UE’s career top 10 chart
- Also finished his career seventh-fastest on UE’s career top 10 chart in the 400 IM, posting a personal-best time of 4:07.41 at the MAC Championships (3/3/23)
- Posted a personal-best time of 21.76 in the 50 Free at the MAC Championships (3/4/23)
2021-22:
- Competed in all seven regular-season meets as a junior, primarily competing in the butterfly and IM events
- Earned Academic All-MAC honors for the second year in a row for his work both in the classroom and in the pool
- Posted a personal-best time of 1:47.82 in the 200-Yard Freestyle in a home dual meet with Valparaiso (10/15/21)
- Turned in a season-best time in the 200-Yard Butterfly (1:53.10) to place 13th overall at the MAC Championships – it was UE’s fifth-fastest 200 Fly time of the year
- Also posted season-best times in the 200-Yard IM (1:57.37) and 400-Yard IM (4:14.30) at the MAC Championships
- Placed third in the “B” Final of the 200 Fly at the A3 Performance Invitational with a time of 1:55.97
2020-21:
- Had a strong sophomore season, posting personal-best times in various disciplines
- Also earned Academic All-MAC honors for his work both in the pool and in the classroom
- Posted personal-best times in four of his six swims at the MAC Championships (4/8-4/10/21)
- Swam back-to-back season-best times in the 200-Yard Butterfly in the prelims (1:53.17) and finals (1:52.96) to place 14th in the MAC
- His time in the 200 Fly of 1:52.96 ranked him as the seventh-fastest swimmer in school history in the event
- Also swam season-best times in the 200-Yard IM (1:53.91) and 400-Yard IM (4:07.90) to advance to the “B” Finals in both events at the MAC Championships
- His times in both the 200 and 400 IM from the MAC Championships also ranks him as the seventh-fastest swimmer in each event in UE history
- Swam a personal-best time of 4:49.60 in the 500-Yard Freestyle against Valparaiso (2/6/21)
- Also won both the 200-Yard Butterfly (1:54.97) and 200-Yard IM (1:58.17) races against Valpo
2019-20:
- Was a force for UE in the 200 and 400 IM races as a freshman
- Swam a season-best time of 1:57.26 in the 200 IM at the MAC Championships (3/4-3/7/20), which was the third-fastest time by a Purple Ace on the season
- Cracked UE’s career top 10 in the 400 IM at the MAC Championships with a season-best time of 4:10.44
- Posted a season-best time of 1:55.68 in the 200-Yard Butterfly to win the race against Birmingham-Southern (11/9/19)
Prior to UE:
- Lettered in all four years, swimming at Loganville High School
- Member of the Georgia Zone Team
- Won the state championship in the LC 1500m Freestyle
- Holds records for his club team – Gwinnett Aquatics
Personal:
- Son of Gene and Stacey Hammett
- Has an older sister, Bailee
- Member of the UE Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
- Served as the senior Athletic Training student for the UE men’s soccer program during the fall
- Majoring in Athletic Training at UE
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