2019-20 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Jim Burgess
Jim Burgess
Jim Burgess
Michael Hickey
Michael Hickey

Savanna Faulconer

  • Position IM
  • Class Senior
  • High School J. L. Mann
  • Hometown Greenville, S.C.

Biography

Career Accolades 
  • All-American 
  • 2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2020 CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team
  • 2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2018 CSCAA Scholar All-America
  • 2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2017 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 (Senior)
NCAA Championships
  • Earned first career All-American accolade in the 400 IM 
  • Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 400 IM
SEC Championships
  • Set a new personal-best in the 1,650 free with her 15th-effort of 16:24.67
  • Posted season-bests in the B-finals during her 13th-place finish in the 500 free (4:42.59) and her ninth-place finish in the 400 IM (4:08.18)
Regular Season
  • Tallied two event victories in the 1,000 free and 200 breast at FAU
  • Posted a new personal-best in the 200 fly (1:59.92) at the Georgia Tech Invitational
2018-19 (Junior)
NCAA Championships
  • Finished 36th with a time of 4:13.55 in the 400 IM
  • Placed 54th in the 500 free with a swim of 4:48.29
SEC Championships
  • Clocked a personal-best time of 4:06.59 in the 400 IM where she won the B Final and placed ninth overall, her time is the sixth-fastest in Florida history 
  • Recorded a career-best swim in the 1,650 free with a time of 16:27.54 and placed 17th overall
  • Placed sixth in the B Final, 14th overall, in the 500 free with a season-best mark of 4:42.31
Regular Season
  • Notched season-best times in the 200 breast (2:14.61) and 200 IM (2:01.58) at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational
  • Posted a season-best swim of 1:49.84 against Ohio State and Kentucky in the 200 free
  • Registered a mark of 10:02.80 in the 1,000 free at Georgia for a season best
  • Against Tennessee she recorded a season-best effort of 1:04.74 in the 100 breast
  • Her time of 2:04.23 in the 200 fly against Florida State was her fastest of the season
2017-18 (Sophomore)
NCAA Championships
  • Qualified for the 2018 NCAA Championships, competing in the 500 free, 1,650 free and 400 IM
  • Finished 29th in the 400 IM with a time of 4:12.00
  • Posted a time of 4:44.56 in the 500 free to finish 45th 
  • Placed 37th overall in the 1,650 free with a time of 16:30.72
SEC Championships
  • Competed at the 2018 SEC Championships, scored points in all three of her events
  • Posted an 11th-place finish in the 400 IM with a time of 4:09.33
  • Finished 14th overall in the 500 free with a time of 4:43.98
  • Swam a 16:33.74 in the 1,650 free, good for 18th place overall 
Regular Season
  • Totaled seven individual wins and one relay victory during the course of the season 
  • Notched B-cuts in the 500 free (4:43.77), 1,650 free (16:29.28), 200 IM (1:59.71), and 400 IM (4:09.14)
2016-17 (Freshman)
NCAA Championships
  • Qualified for the 2017 NCAA Championships, finishing 19th in the 400 IM (4:09.33), 56th in the 500 free (4:46.42) and 60th in the 200 breast (2:14.13)
SEC Championships
  • Swam at the 2017 SEC Championships, finishing sixth in the 400 IM B-final (4:10.51), seventh in the 500 free B-final (4:44.85) and 26th in the 200 breast (2:14.57)
Regular Season
  • Totaled five individual and four relay wins on the season
  • Posted Florida’s top times in the 500 free (4:41.08 at the Last Chance Meet), 100 breast (1:03.57 at the Georgia Tech Invitational) and 400 IM (4:07.24 at the Last Chance Meet)
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:
  • Competed at the 2019 Phillips 66 National Championships and won a bronze medal as a member of the 4x200m FR (2:02.80 split) , advanced to the 400m IM and finished in 12th-place with a personal-best time of 4:44.72 while adding a time of 4:19.30 in the 400m free
  • Participated in the 2017 US Open Swimming Championships, racing in the 100m breast, 200m and 400m IM, as well as the 200m and 400m freestyle events
  • She qualified for 3 finals, one being a championship A final (400m IM) and the other two being consolation B finals (400m free, 200m IM)
  • Posted a time of 4:47.64 to finish seventh overall in the 400m IM
  • Finished the 400m free with a time of 4:22.42 and swam a 2:17.06 in the 200m IM to close out her finals
  • Finished 43rd overall in the 100m breast, posting a time of 1:14.15
  • Swam a 2:05.71 in the 200m free to put her in 52nd place
  • Competed in the 2017 Phillips 66 National Championships, racing on four of the five days
  • Participated in the 200m breaststroke, 200m and 400m individual medley and 400m freestyle
  • Posted a time of 2:34.60 in the 200m breaststroke
  • Finished the 400m IM with a time of 4:49.63, while recording a time of 4:18.47 in the 400m free
  • Closed out her week with a time of 2:18.22 in the 200m IM.
 
Career-Best Times at Florida:
200 Free 1:48.80  Auburn  Jan. 20, 2018
500 Free 4:41.08  Last Chance Meet  Feb. 24, 2017
1000 Free 9:53.92  FSU  Jan. 5, 2018
1650 Free 16:24.67 SEC Championships  Feb. 18-22, 2020
100 Breast 1:03.57  Georgia Tech Invite Nov. 18, 2016
200 Breast 2:14.13  NCAA Championships March 18, 2017
200 Fly 1:59.92 Georgia Tech Invitational Nov. 22-24, 2019
200 Back 2:03.82  FAU Jan. 6, 2018
200 IM 1:59.71  Purdue Invitational  Nov. 16-18, 2017
400 IM 4:06.59 SEC Championships Feb. 19-23, 2019
 
 
Prior to Florida
  • Swam for Y-Spartaquatics Swim Club
  • Won two titles at the 2015 South Carolina 4A State Championships in the 200 IM and 100 breast
  • Qualified for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, where she appeared in the 400 IM prelims and tied for 51st place in the 200 IM prelims
  • Two-time Scholastic All-American

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    IM
    5'7"

  • 2017-18Sophomore

    IM
    5'7"

  • 2018-19Junior

    IM
    5'7"

  • 2019-20Senior

    IM

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