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10/14/2011
Gamecocks Set to Open 2011-12 Season Against Florida State, Alabama
Meet slated to begin at 11 a.m. at the Morcom Aquatics Center in Tallahassee, Fla.
2009-10 - Scored two points for Gamecocks at SEC Championships with 15th-place finish in 200 back...Had team's fastest time in the event (1:47.68)...Also competed in 200 IM and 400 IM at SEC Championships... Second-fastest on the team in 400 IM (3:56.92), also a personal-best at SEC Championships... Third-best Gamecock in 200 fly with 1:53.20 at Tennessee... Finished third in 200 back at Gamecock Invitational... Had six runner-up finishes during the year.
2008-09 - One of the most versatile swimmers for Carolina as a freshman...Had the team's fastest time in the 500 free (4:34.09) and 200 back (1:46.23) and was second-fastest in the 200 fly (1:50.11)...Competed in 200 IM, 400 IM and 200 back at SEC Championships...Advanced to `C' finals at U.S. Short Course Nationals in the 200 back, finishing 18th...Won four races in dual meets during the year, including two against Duke/Davidson and one each against Virginia and College of Charleston.
PRE-COLLEGE - Graduated from Morristown-Hamblen High School West...Was an All-American in the 100 back, 100 fly, 200 IM and 500 free...Also played golf for the Trojans...Member of Pilot Aquatic Club of Knoxville...Was a 2nd honors student.
PERSONAL - Full name is Christopher Alexander Kelly...Born August 9, 1989...Mother is Patricia Kelly...Major is marketing.
Kelly's Top Times | ||||||
Event | Time | Date | Meet | Location | ||
200 freestyle | 1:39.76 | 2/28/09 | Last Chance Meet | Athens, Ga. | ||
200 butterfly | 1:50.11 | 12/6/08 | U.S. Short Course Nationals | Atlanta, Ga. | ||
100 backstroke | 50.33 | 1/31/09 | Alabama/Georgia | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | ||
200 backstroke | 1:44.58! | 2/19/11 | SEC Championships | Gainesville, Fla. | ||
200 IM | 1:48.55 | 2/17/11 | SEC Championships | Gainesville, Fla. | ||
400 IM | 3:50.79 | 2/18/11 | SEC Championships | Gainesville, Fla. |