2022-23 Men's Swimming/Diving Roster
Biography
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Personal-Best 50-Yard Freestyle Time: 21.21 (3/2/23 at MAC Championships
Personal-Best 100-Yard Backstroke Time: 50.10 (3/3/23 at MAC Championships)
Personal-Best 200-Yard Backstroke Time: 1:53.13 (4/10/21 at MAC Championships)
Academic All-MAC Selection (2022-23)
2022-23:
- Competed in five of UE’s six regular-season meets as a senior
- Earned Academic All-MAC honors as a senior while carrying a 3.262 GPA in Statistics and Data Sciences
- Finished his career strong, posting personal-best marks in both the 50-Yard Freestyle and 100-Yard Backstroke at the 2023 MAC Championships
- Cut over a half-second off his personal-best mark in the 50-Yard Freestyle, posting a time of 21.21 at the MAC Championships (3/2/23)
- Also lowered his 100-Yard Backstroke personal-best time to 50.10 while placing 13th overall at the MAC Championships (3/3/23)
- His time of 50.10 ranks him as the seventh-fastest male in UE history in the 100 Back
2021-22:
- Backstroke specialist who competed in five meets as a junior for UE
- Posted a personal-best time of 50.55 in the 100-Yard Backstroke at the MAC Championships (3/4/22) on his way to placing 13th in the conference in the event
- His 100 Back time of 50.55 ranked him as the eighth-fastest swimmer in UE history in the event
- Also swam a season-best time of 1:56.04 in the 200-Yard Backstroke at the MAC Championships (3/5/22)
- Also competed in the 50-Yard Freestyle event throughout the year, posting a personal-best time of 21.87 at the A3 Performance Invitational (11/11/21)
2020-21:
- Competed in the backstroke and was a key relay swimmer in all five meets for UE as a sophomore
- Posted a personal-best time of 1:53.13 in the 200-Yard Backstroke at the MAC Championships (4/10/21) to place 11th in the MAC
- Also swam a season-best time of 50.96 in the 100-Yard Backstroke to place 11th at the MAC Championships
- Placed second in both the 100- and 200-Yard Backstroke events in a dual meet against Valparaiso (2/6/21)
2019-20:
- Had his strongest showing in the 100-Yard Backstroke at the MAC Championships with a time of 51:32 (#3 season time for UE and then-#9 in school history)
- At the SIU Invite, finished the 200 Back in 1:55.96 (#4 season time for UE)
- Swam a season-best time of 21.89 in the 50 Free at the conference championships
Prior to UE:
- Lettered all four years at Milford High School
- Received the SOAR Award in high school, which stands for Sacrifice, Optimism, Athleticism and Respect and is awarded to those who display the qualities in and out of the pool
Personal:
- Son of Jeff and Amy Leatherwood
- Has a sister, Abby, and brother, Charlie
- Father was a swimmer at Xavier University
- Majoring in Statistics & Data Science at UE
Historical Player Information
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2021-22Junior
Backstroke & Free
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2022-23Senior
Backstroke & Free
