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2014-15 Swimming Roster

Charity Byrum

Charity Byrum

  • Position:
    Breast/IM
  • Height:
    0-0
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Winston-Salem, N.C.

Summary

Biography

TOP TIMES:
100 breast: 1:02.37
200 breast: 2:17.33
200 IM: 2:03.77

2012-13 at Gardner-Webb: Two-time All-Conference performer … Seven-time finalist at 2013 CCSA Championships … Achieved a third place finish in the 200 breast at CCSA's, moving up in finals thanks to a season best time of 2:17.90 … Integral member of GWU's third place 200 medley relay team that finished at 1:43.98, recording a breaststroke split of 28.64 … Also swam the breaststroke leg on the Runnin' Bulldogs' fifth place 400 medley relay team (3:47.69), splitting 1:02.82 … Raced to a personal best and Winter Juniors (SCY) qualifying time in the 200 I.M. at the Conference Championship meet, swimming 2:03.77 during prelims … Placed seventh (2:05.83) during finals of the event … Finished in fourth place in the 100 breast after touching the wall at 1:02.92 in finals of the event … Recorded a season best 100 breast time (1:02.91) during morning prelims … Swam the second leg on GWU's sixth place 200 free relay at CCSA Championships, splitting 23.51 … Led off the sixth place 400 free relay team at CCSA's with a 52.61 split … Swam breast on the first place 200 medley relay team in the dual meet win over Davidson, splitting 30.39 … Won the 200 breast (2:20.49) and took second in the 100 breast (1:04.20) at the midseason Wingate Fall Frenzy … Received team’s “I am Third” honor at the postseason banquet … Member of the 2012-13 CCSA All-Academic Team.

2011-12 at Gardner-Webb: Earned Honorable Mention Scholastic All-American honors by the College Swim Coaches Association of America ... Two-time individual All-CCSA performer (100 breast, 200 IM) at 2012 CCSA Championships ... Finished 2nd in the 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 at 2012 CCSA Championships, finishing in a personal best 2:04.09 ... Part of GWU's 4th place 400 medley relay team (3:47.67) at 2012 CCSA Championships ... Finished 5th in the 200 breast (2:18.97) at 2012 CCSA Championships ... Established a new personal best time during prelims of the 200 breast (2:17.33) at 2012 CCSA Championships ... Part of the 5th place 400 free relay team (3:28.93) at the end-of-year Conference meet ... Swam the 100 m breast in 1:15.13 at 2011 Winter Nationals ... Won the 200 breast vs. Queens College ... Won the 200 breast vs. Campbell ... Swept the 100 and 200 breast events at Davidson ... Part of the winning 200 medley relay at Davidson ... Won the 100 breast vs. College of Charleston ... Part of the 1st place 200 medley relay (1:46.33) at the Wingate Fall Frenzy ... Won the 200 breast (2:20.04) at the Wingate Fall Frenzy ... Part of the 2nd place 400 free relay (3:31.20) at the Wingate Fall Frenzy ... Led off the 2nd place 200 free relay (1:36.42) at the Wingate Fall Frenzy ... Won the 200 IM at the Wingate Fall Frenzy with a time of 2:06.45 ... Part of the 1st place 400 medley relay (3:55.43) at the Wingate Fall Frenzy ... Won the 100 breast (1:03.65) at the Wingate Fall Frenzy ... Member of the 2012 CCSA All-Academic Team.

High School/Club: Swam for Calvary Baptist Day School (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 in leading Calvary Baptist D.S. to the 2009 NCHSAA 1A/2A state championship ... Scholastic All-American ... Also competed for Star Aquatics under coach Chris Bowker ... Winter (SCY) Natonals Qualifier ... 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 Exercise Science.

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