2021-22 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Courtney Culbreath
Courtney Culbreath
Courtney Culbreath
Randy Sartin
Courtney Culbreath

Kieran Smith

  • Position Free/IM
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Ridgefield, Conn.
  • Highschool Ridgefield

Biography

2024 Paris Olympic Results:
Date Event Result
7/27/24 Heat: 400m Freestyle 11th - 3:46.47
7/30/24 Final: 4x200m Freestyle Relay SILVER - 7:00.78
2024 Olympic Trials 
Date Event Result
6/15/24 Heat: 400 free Advanced to final - 3:48.25 (2nd in heat)
6/15/24 Final: 400 free 2nd - 3:45.76
6/16/24 Heat: 200 free Advanced to semi - 1:46.77 (1st in heat)
6/16/24 Semi: 200 free Advanced to final - 1:45.39
6/18/24 Heat: 100 free Advanced to semi - 48.46 (4th in heat)
6/18/24 Semi: 100 free 11th - 48.57
6/20/24 Heat: 200 IM Advanced to semi - 1:59.04 (2nd in heat)
6/20/24 Semi: 200 IM  Advanced to final - 1:57.94
6/21/24 Final: 200 IM  3rd - 1:56.97
2020 Tokyo Olympics
Date Event Result
7/27/21 4x200 free relay Advanced to final - 7:05.62
7/27/21 Final: 4x200 free relay 4th - 7:02.43 (1:44.74 split)
7/24/21 Heat: 400 free Advanced to final - 3:45.25 (3rd in heat)
7/24/21 Final: 400 free WON BRONZE MEDAL - 3:43.94
7/25/21 Heat: 200 free Advanced to semi - 1:46.20 (4th in heat)
7/26/21 Semi: 200 free Advanced to final - 1:45.07 (2nd In heat)
7/27/21 Final: 200 free 6th - 1:45.12
2020 Olympic Trials
Date Event Result
6/13/21 Heat: 400 free Advanced to final - 3:48.06 (1st in heat)
6/13/21 Final: 400 free 1st - 3:44.86
6/14/21 Heat: 200 free Advanced to semi - 1:46.54 (1st in heat)
6/14/21 Semi: 200 free Advanced to final - 1:45.74
6/15/21 Final: 200 free 1st - 1:45.29
6/16/21 Heat: 100 free 20th - 49.40
6/17/21 Heat: 200 IM Advanced to semi- 1:59.31 (3rd in heat)
6/17/21 Semi: 200 IM Advanced to final - 1:57.61
6/18/21 Final: 200 IM 3rd - 1:57.23

Records Held
• American
- 500 Free- 4:06.32 (2021 SEC Championships)

• NCAA
- 500 Free- 4:06.32 (2021 SEC Championships)

• SEC
- 500 Free- 4:06.32 (2021 SEC Championships)
- 200 Free- 1:29.48 (2021 SEC Championships)
- 800 FR- 6:09.91 (2020 SEC Championships)

• Florida
- 500 Free- 4:06.32 (2021 SEC Championships)
- 200 Free- 1:29.48 (2021 SEC Championships)
- 800 FR- 6:09.14 (2019 NCAA)
- 400 MR- 3:01.51 (2021 NCAA Championships) 

Career Accolades
• 28-time All-American 
• 2022 National Champion 200 FR
• 2022 SEC Champion 200 Back
• 2022 SEC Champion 400 IM
• 2022 SEC Champion 800 FR
• 2022 SEC Champion 200 FR
• 2021 National Champion 200 Free
• 2021 SEC Champion 500 Free 
• 2021 SEC Champion 400 IM
• 2021 SEC Commissioners Trophy Recipient 
• 2021 SEC Championships Swimmer of the Meet
• 2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2021 All-SEC First Team
• 2020 SEC Male Swimmer of the Year
• 2020 All-SEC First Team
• 2020 SEC Championships Swimmer of the Meet
• 2020 SEC Champion (500 Free, 400 IM and 800 FR)
• 2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2019 All-SEC First Team 
• 2019 SEC Champion (200 IM)
• 2019 SEC Co-Freshman of the Year
• 2019 SEC All-Freshman Team 
• 2019 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

2021-22 (Senior)
NCAA Championships
  • National champion in the 200 free relay, setting a program record of 1:14.11
  • Finished fourth in the 500 free and 200 back, and came in fifth in the 200 free
  • Received seven 2022 All-America honors - 200 free, 500 free, 200 back, 800 FR, 200 FR, 400 MR, 400 FR
SEC Championships
  • Member of the SEC Championship-winning team
  • Won the 200 back with a personal-best time of 1:39.51
  • Won gold in the 400 IM at SEC Championships with a of 3:39.33
  • Member of the SEC record setting 800 free relay that took top spot on the podium at 6:08.00
  • Claimed gold in the 200 free relay with a contribution to a SEC Meet and pool record 1:15.18
Regular Season
  • Won the 100 back with a time of 49.26 and was a member of the winning 4x100 free relay team against FAU
  • Placed first in the 200 free (1:32.96) and 500 free (4:18.16) in the win over Auburn
  • Touched the wall third at the Georgia Last Chance meet in the 100 breast with a B-cut swim of 52.49
2020-21 (Junior)
NCAA Championships

. NCAA Champion in the 200 Free
. Runner up in the 500 Free
. Was a part of the 200 and 400 Free relay team that finished second and was a part of the 400 Medley Relay team that finished third and the 800 Free relay that finished fourth
. Was a part of the 400 Medley Relay team that broke the School record

SEC Championships
• Was named Swimmer of the Meet and one half of the Commissioners Trophy for his performance
• Was a member of the SEC Championship-winning team
• Notched a new SEC and Florida record with his leadoff 200 free split of 1:29.48 in Florida’s 800 free relay 
• Won the 400 IM and the 500 Free title
• Tied his own American, NCAA, US Open, SEC and Florida records in the 500 Free with a time of 4:06.32
• Finished in third-place in the 100 free
• Was a part of the 200 Free relay team and 400 Medley relay team that took home the gold

Regular Season
  • Earned an A-cut with his winning 500 free effort of 4:11.08 at the Auburn Invite. Also recorded lifetime-bests in the 200 IM (1:41.72) and 100 back (46.73)
  • Was a member of the 10th-fastest 200 free relay in UF history at the Auburn Invite with an A-cut effort of 1:17.01
  • Posted a B-cut winning effort in the 100 free with his swim of 43.35 and a new personal-best in the 200 fly (1:44.74) in season opener versus Georgia
  • Won the 100y back, 100y free and 200y IM at Auburn
  • Named SEC Swimmer of the Week (Jan. 26, 2021) after a three-win performance at Auburn
2019-20 (Sophomore)
NCAA Championships
  • Earned seven All-American honors, receiving recognition in the 100 free, 200 free, 500 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 800 free relay and 400 medley relay 
  • Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 100, 200 and 500 free
SEC Championships
  • Was named Swimmer of the Meet for his performance
  • Was a member of the SEC Championship-winning team
  • Set an American, NCAA, SEC, Florida and personal-record in the 500 free with his winning swim of 4:06.32
  • Notched a new SEC and Florida record with his leadoff 200 free split of 1:30.11 in Florida's SEC record-breaking 800 free relay that posted a time of 6:09.91 (fifth-fastest in UF history)
  • Won the 400 IM title with a new lifetime-best mark of 3:37.31
  • Finished in third-place in the 100 free with a new personal-best swim of 42.52
  • Anchored with a split of 41.79 for the second-place and eighth-fastest 400 medley relay (3:04.96) in school history
  • Posted the fastest split (41.71) for the fourth-place 400 free relay that combined for the eighth-fastest time in Gator history (2:50.40)
Regular Season
  • Named SEC Men's Swimmer of the Week on Oct. 15, Nov. 5 and Jan. 28 
  • Led the team with 16 individual event wins and tied for a team-best eight relay victories
  • Tallied a trio of individual wins against Minnesota, Auburn and Tennessee
  • Notched a new personal-best in the 1,000 free against Tennessee 
  • His 200 free time of 1:34.08 against Georgia was the fastest time in the country up to that point of the season (Nov. 1, 2019)

2018-19 (Freshman)
NCAA Championships
  • Earned first-team All-American honors as a member of the school-record 800 FR team that posted a fifth-place finish (6:09.14), where he posted the fastest spilt of 1:31.64
  • Earned first-team All-American honors with career-best swims in the 200 IM (1:44.23) and the 400 IM (3:43.12) 
  • Notched a second-place finish in the 200 MR consolation final with a time of 1:24.06, a third-place finish in the 200 FR  consolation final with a combined swim of 1:16.59 and a fifth-place finish in the 400 FR with a combined swim of 2:51.17
  • Posted a 200 back swim of 1:41.36 in the consolation finals
SEC Championships
  • Member of the SEC Championship-winning team
  • Won the 200 IM with a swim of 1:43.13 
  • Finished runner-up in the 400 IM final with a personal-best score of 3:41.50 
  • Posted a thirteenth-place finish in the 200 back with a swim of 1:42.37
Regular Season
  • Won three individual events and two relay contests 
Career-Best Times at Florida
50 Free 19.29 Georgia Tech Fall Invitational Nov. 18, 2021
100 Free 41.79 NCAA Championships March. 24-27, 2021
200 Free 1:29.48 SEC Championships Feb. 23-26, 2021
500 Free 4:06.32 SEC Championships Feb. 23-26, 2021
1,000 Free 9:01.86 Tennessee Feb. 1, 2020
50 Back 22.19 Georgia Oct. 30, 2020
100 Back 46.73 Auburn Invite Nov. 18, 2020
200 Back 1:38.99 NCAA Championships Mar. 23, 2022
200 Breast 2:04.75 FAU Sept. 27, 2019
100 Fly 47.27 Georgia Tech Fall Invitational Nov. 18, 2021
200 Fly 1:44.74 Georgia Oct. 30, 2020
200 IM 1:41.72 Auburn Invite Nov. 18, 2020
400 IM 3:37.31 SEC Championships Feb. 18-22, 2020

Prior to Florida
  • According to CollegeSwimming.com, Smith is the No. 13-ranked recruit overall, No. 1 from Connecticut, in the 2018 recruiting class.
  • Recorded a time of 4:18.43 at the 2018 Phillips 66 National Championships in the 400-meter individual medley, where he placed eighth
  • Finished 15th at the 2018 Phillips 66 National Championships in the 200-meter freestyle
  • Notched a 13th-place swim in the 400-meter freestyle at the 2018 Phillips 66 National Championships
  • Placed first at the Connecticut State LL Open Championships in the 200-yard freestyle and the 500-yard freestyle in the times of 1:35.18 and 4:21.37, respectively
  • US National Junior Team member in 2017
  • World ranked in the 200-meter individual medley (31st) and 400-meter individual medley (42nd)
  • Silver medalist at the 2017 FINA World Junior Championships in the 200-meter individual medley
  • Finished sixth at the 2017 Phillips 66 National Championships in the 400-meter individual medley
  • Finished third in the 2017 US Open in the 400-meter individual medley
  • Connecticut Swimmer of the Year in 2017
  • Connecticut HS Coaches Association Swimmer of the Year in 2016 & 2017
  • Two-time NISCA All-America
  • USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
Major:
Applied Physiology and Kinesiology

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    IM
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    IM/Free
  • 2020-21Junior

    Free/IM
  • 2021-22Senior

    Free/IM