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Jim Burgess

Career Accolades

2019-20 (Senior)
NCAA Championships

Earned All-American honors in the 100 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay
Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 100 free

SEC Championships

Led-off Florida's second-fastest 400 free relay ever with the ninth-fastest 100 free time in school history of 48.46
Finished in 15th in the 50 free after notching a new personal-best swim of 22.28 in the prelims (seventh-fastest in school history)
Posted a 27th-place finish in the 200 free with a new career-best mark of 1:47.53
Notched a third-place finish (11th overall) in the the 100 free B-final with a finals swim of 48.67
Was a member of the third-place 200 medley relay that combined for a swim of 1:36.10
Led-off the sixth-place 200 free relay with a 50 free split of 22.27 as the team combined for a time of 1:28.13 (fourth-fastest ever)
Served as the anchor of the 400 medley relay that posted a fourth-place finish with a combined effort of of 3:31.1, the third-best time in Gator history

Regular Season

Led the team with 14 relay wins throughout the season, in addition to four individual victories
Was a member of the ninth-fastest 400 free relay, fifth-fastest 400 medley relay and fifth-fastest 200 free relay in Gator history at the Georgia Tech Invitational

2018-19 (Junior)
NCAA Championships

Swam a 48.54 free split of the 400 medley relay that tied for 13th overall with a time of 3:32.05
Earned first All-American honor as a member of the 400 medley relay
In the 400 medley relay prelims, she anchored the relay with a split of 48.48 as the squad posted the third-best time in Florida history with a combined time of 3:31.32
Swam the third leg of 200 free relay with a split of 22.27 as the team combined for a swim of 1:29.43 and placed 18th
Posted a split of 22.37 in the 200 medley relay as the team placed 19th with a combined effort of 1:37.37
Swam the second leg of the 400 free relay with a split of 49.03 as the team notched a time of 3:16.56 and placed 23rd

SEC Championships

Earned an All-SEC second team as a member of the 200 medley relay that placed third with a combined time of 1:35.64, which is the second-best time in UF history, after her anchor split of 21.98
Swam a third-leg split of 22.41 on the 200 free relay and helped the team to a sixth-place time of 1:29.29
Anchored the 400 medley relay with a split of 48.62 as the squad finished in sixth place with a combined effort of 3:31.91, which ranks ninth-fastest in Florida history
Aided the 400 free relay to a combined swim of 3:15.58 and a sixth-place finish with a anchor-leg time of 48.62
Won the C Final of the 100 free with a mark of 49.18 and finished 17th overall
Tied for second in the C Final of the 50 free with a career-best time of 22.48 and finished tied for 18th overall
Finished 50th in the 200 free with a swim of 1:50.01

Regular Season

Tallied three individual wins and 14 relay victories throughout the season
Recorded a personal-best time of 49.16 in the 100 free at the Last Chance Meet
Posted a career-best swim at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational in the 200 free with a mark of 1:48.91
Clocked a season-best time of 1:00.34 in the 100 back against FAU

2017-18 (Sophomore)
NCAA Championships

Qualified for the 2018 NCAA Championships as a relay alternate
Helped Florida to a 21st-place finish in the 200 MR (1:37.93) after splitting a 22.46 freestyle leg

SEC Championships

Competed in the 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 200 FR and 400 FR, scoring in four of the five events
Finished 21st in the 50 free with a career-best time of 22.71
Posted a career-best time of 49.93 in the 100 free to finish 24th overall
Rounded out her individual events with a 54th-place finish in the 200 free (1:51.15)
Aided Florida’s 200 FR (1:30.49) to a seventh-place finish, swimming a 22.84 split
Swam a split of 50.34 to help the 400 FR to an eighth-place finish (3:18.61)

Regular Season

2016-17 (Freshman)
Regular Season

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:

Finished in 33rd with a career-best mark of 55.99 in the 100m free and secured a bronze medal with a spilt of 2:02.81 as a member of the 4x200 FR team at the 2019 Phillips 66 National Championships
Participated in the 2017 US Open Swimming Championships, racing in the 50m free
She finished with a time of 26.72 to lead the Gators in that event
Competed in the 2016 Speedo Champions Series, racing in the 50m, 100m and 200m free, while also swimming in the 50m and 100m back
Placed 11th in the 50m free, finishing with a time of 27.12
Finished 15th in the 100m free, posting a time of 59.47
Recorded a 2:09.80 in the 200m free, good for 26th place
Finished the 50m back in 23rd, recording a time of 32.19
Lastly, she posted a time of 1:10.79 in the 100m back.

Career-Best Times at Florida:

Prior to Florida

Four-time state qualifier in the 50 and 100 free
Double regional champion at the 2015 1A regional meet in the same events
Automatic All-American in the 50 free and All-American consideration in the 100 free
Scholastic All-American