2019-20 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
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Baqlah, Khader
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Khader Baqlah
- Position:
- Free
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Amman, Jordan
- High School:
- National Orthodox School
Bio
2016 Olympian for Jordan
Career Accolades
NCAA Championships
2018-19 (Junior)
NCAA Championships
NCAA Championships:
NCAA Championships:
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:
Career-Best Times at Florida
Prior to Florida
| Olympic Games History | |
| 2016 Rio Games | 200M Freestyle |
| Event | Result |
| Heat: 200M Freestyle | Finished 31st 1:48.42, did not advance |
Career Accolades
- 11-time All-American
- 2020 All-SEC First Team
- 2020 SEC Champion (200 Free, 800 FR)
- 2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2019 All-SEC First Team
- 2019 SEC Champion (800 FR)
- 2018 All-SEC First Team
- 2018 SEC Champion (200 free, 400 FR, 800 FR)
- 2017 All-SEC First Team
- 2017 SEC All-Freshman team
- 2017 SEC champion (800 FR)
- 2016 Olympian, representing Jordan
- UF Records Held:
- 400 FR - 2:45.73
- 800 FR- 6:09.14
NCAA Championships
- Earned All-American honors in the 200 free, 500 free, 400 free relay and 800 free relay
- Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 200 and 500 free
- Member of the SEC Championship-winning team
- Won his second-career 200 free SEC title with a time of 1:32.05
- Was a member of the SEC champion 800 free relay that set a new SEC record with their swim of 6:09.91 (fifth-fastest in UF history)
- Finished in fifth-place in the 500 free (4:15.86) and seventh-place in the 100 free (42.66)
- Was a member of the fourth-place 400 free relay (2:50.40)
- Won six individual events and was a member of four winning relays
- Posted a new career-best swim of 1:46.82 in the 200 fly versus Georgia
- Set a new personal-best in the 200 IM with his swim of 1:50.70 at FAU
2018-19 (Junior)
NCAA Championships
- Qualified for the 2019 NCAA Championship in the 100 free, 200 free, 500 free and 800 FR
- Earned All-American honors after leading off the 800 FR team, which finished in a school-record time of 6:09.14 and finished in fifth-place
- Earned honorable mention All-American accolades after a sixteenth-place finish in the 500 free (4:20.50) and a ninth-place finish in the 200 free with a season-best swim of 1:32.18
- Earned First-Team All-SEC honors for his performance
- Member of the SEC Championship-winning team
- Won the 800 FR with a combined time of 6:10.50, good for the fourth-fastest time in school history
- Posted a career-best and fifth-fastest swim in UF history with a time of 4:12.96 in the 500 free A final (third-place)
- Placed second in the 400 FR with a combined time of 2:48.82
- Earned a third-place finish with a season-best time of 1:32.71 in the 200 free finals
- Notched a sixth-place finish in the 100 free with a swim of 42.48
- Tallied a total of 14 individual events (team-high) and two relay victories
NCAA Championships:
- Qualified for the 2018 NCAA Championships in the 100 free, 200 free, 500 free, 400 FR and 800 FR
- Earned four All-American honors during the meet, including a fifth place finish in the 200 free (1:31.98)
- Posted a 15th place finish in the 100 free with a career-best time of 42.17
- Finished second overall in the 400 FR, leading off with a 42.28 split. The team set a new UF record in the event, posting a time of 2:45.73
- Also finished fourth in the 800 FR, recording a team time of 6:09.52 and the fastest split of 1:31.64
- Earned First Team All-SEC honors for his performance at the SEC Championship Meet
- Member of the SEC Championship-winning team
- Three-time SEC Champion, earning gold in the 200 free (1:13.96 - personal-best), 400 FR (2:47.06) and 800 FR (6:12.06)
- Scored points in the 500 free, finishing third overall with a career-best time of 4:14.48
- Finished sixth overall in the 100 free with a swim of 42.74
- Totaled 10 individual wins and nine relays victories during the season
NCAA Championships:
- Qualified for the 2017 NCAA Championships, finishing 24th in the 200 free (1:34.31), 31st in the 100 free (43.20) and 43rd in the 500 free (4:21.70)
- Member of the 2017 SEC championship-winning team, winning the 800 free relay title (6:12.18, which marked an SEC meet record), finishing second in the 200 free A-final (1:33.65), third in the 100 free B-final (43.36), second in the 500 free C-final (4:19.54)
- Totaled one individual and one relay win on the season
- Joined the Gators in spring 2017
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:
- Swam at the 2019 FINA World Championships, finishing the 200 free in 1:47.22, the 400 free in 3:51.59 and 49,46 in the 100 free
- Participated in the 17th FINA World Championships in July, competing in the 200m free and 400m free events
- His best finish came in the 200m free, where he placed 19th overall with a time of 1:47.68
- Placed 32nd in the 400m free, posting a time of 3:54.13
- Competed at the FINA World Short Course Championships in the 50, 100, 200 and 400 Free, as well as the 100 Fly
- Best finish came in the 100 Free, finishing 36th with a time of 48.53
- Represented Jordan in the 2016 Rio Olympics, competing in the 200m Free (1:48.42)
- Competed in the 2015 FINA World Championships, finishing the 200m Free with a time of 1:51.67 and the 400m Free with a time of 3:58.71.
Career-Best Times at Florida
| 50 Free | 20.74 | All-Florida | Sept. 22, 2017 |
| 100 Free | 42.17 | NCAA Championships | March 21-24, 2018 |
| 200 Free | 1:31.96 | SEC Championships | Feb. 14-18, 2018 |
| 500 Free | 4:12.96 | SEC Championships | Feb. 19-23, 2019 |
| 1,000 Free | 9:02.71 | LSU | Oct. 12, 2019 |
| 1,650 Free | 15:51.12 | All-Florida | Sept. 22, 2017 |
| 100 Fly | 49.96 | FSU | Jan. 5, 2018 |
| 200 Fly | 1:46.82 | Georgia | Nov. 1, 2019 |
| 200 IM | 1:50.70 | FAU | Sept. 29, 2019 |
| 400 IM | 3:44.70 | Last Chance Meet | Feb. 23-25, 2018 |
Prior to Florida
- Qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, placing first in his 200 free heat (1:48.42)
- Earned three silver medals in the 2015 Asian Age Group Championships – the 200 free (1:51.64), 100 free (50.93) and 400 free (3:58.64)
- Qualified for the 2015 FINA World Championship in Kazan, placing 52nd in the 400 free prelims (3:58.71) and 52nd in the 200 free prelims (1:51.67) and also participating in Jordan’s mixed 400 medley relay and mixed 400 free relay
- Also appeared in the 2014 Youth Olympic Games, the 2013 FINA World Championship in Barcelona and the 2013 FINA World Junior Championship in Dubai
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