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2013-14 Swimming Roster

Charity Byrum

  • Position:
    Br/IM
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Winston-Salem, NC

Summary

Biography

TOPTIMES:
100 breast: 1:02.37
200 breast: 2:17.33
200 IM: 2:03.77

 

 

2012-13 at Gardner-Webb: Two-timeAll-Conference performer … Seven-time finalist at 2013 CCSAChampionships … Achieved a third place finish in the 200breast at CCSA's, moving up in finals thanks to a season best timeof 2:17.90 … Integral member of GWU's third place 200 medleyrelay team that finished at 1:43.98, recording a breaststroke splitof 28.64 … Also swam the breaststroke leg on the Runnin'Bulldogs' fifth place 400 medley relay team (3:47.69), splitting1:02.82 … Raced to a personal best and Winter Juniors (SCY)qualifying time in the 200 I.M. at the Conference Championshipmeet, swimming 2:03.77 during prelims … Placed seventh(2:05.83) during finals of the event … Finished in fourthplace in the 100 breast after touching the wall at 1:02.92 infinals of the event … Recorded a season best 100 breast time(1:02.91) during morning prelims … Swam the second leg onGWU's sixth place 200 free relay at CCSA Championships, splitting23.51 … Led off the sixth place 400 free relay team atCCSA's with a 52.61 split … Swam breast on the first place200 medley relay team in the dual meet win over Davidson, splitting30.39 … Won the 200 breast (2:20.49) and took second in the100 breast (1:04.20) at the midseason Wingate Fall Frenzy …Received team’s “I am Third” honor at thepostseason banquet … Member of the 2012-13 CCSA All-AcademicTeam.

2011-12 at Gardner-Webb: Earned Honorable MentionScholastic All-American honors by the College Swim CoachesAssociation of America ... Two-time individual All-CCSA performer(100 breast, 200 IM) at 2012 CCSA Championships ... Finished 2nd inthe 100 breast at 2012 CCSA Championships ... Achieved an NCAA 'B'cut time of 1:02.37 in the event ... Grabbed 3rd in the 200 IM at2012 CCSA Championships, finishing in a personal best 2:04.09 ...Part of GWU's 4th place 400 medley relay team (3:47.67) at 2012CCSA Championships ... Finished 5th in the 200 breast (2:18.97) at2012 CCSA Championships ... Established a new personal best timeduring prelims of the 200 breast (2:17.33) at 2012 CCSAChampionships ... Part of the 5th place 400 free relay team(3:28.93) at the end-of-year Conference meet ... Swam the 100 mbreast in 1:15.13 at 2011 Winter Nationals ... Won the 200 breastvs. Queens College ... Won the 200 breast vs. Campbell ... Sweptthe 100 and 200 breast events at Davidson ... Part of the winning200 medley relay at Davidson ... Won the 100 breast vs. College ofCharleston ... Part of the 1st place 200 medley relay (1:46.33) atthe Wingate Fall Frenzy ... Won the 200 breast (2:20.04) at theWingate Fall Frenzy ... Part of the 2nd place 400 free relay(3:31.20) at the Wingate Fall Frenzy ... Led off the 2nd place 200free relay (1:36.42) at the Wingate Fall Frenzy ... Won the 200 IMat the Wingate Fall Frenzy with a time of 2:06.45 ... Part of the1st place 400 medley relay (3:55.43) at the Wingate Fall Frenzy ...Won the 100 breast (1:03.65) at the Wingate Fall Frenzy ... Memberof the 2012 CCSA All-Academic Team.

High School/Club: Swam for Calvary Baptist DaySchool (Winston-Salem, N.C.) under coach Beverly Amick ...Three-time all-conference performer ... Team MVP as a sophomore ...Holds Calvary Baptist D.S. record in 100 br ... Won three events inleading Calvary Baptist D.S. to the 2009 NCHSAA 1A/2A statechampionship ... Scholastic All-American ... Also competed for StarAquatics under coach Chris Bowker ... Winter (SCY) NatonalsQualifier ... Silver Medal Club ... Led Star Aquatics to 2010 N.C.state championship.

Personal: Born February 12, 1993 in Winston-Salem,N.C. ... Daughter of Gary and Jan Byrum ... Majoring in ExerciseScience.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Freshman

    Br/IM
    5'8"
  • 2012-13Sophomore

    Br/IM
    5'8"
  • 2013-14Junior

    Br/IM
    5'8"