2022-23 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Fuller, Josephine

Josephine Fuller
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Richmond, Va.
- Major:
- Psychology
- High School:
- Glen Allen HS
- Club:
- Nova of Virginia Aquatics
Bio
FULLER FILE
Top-10 Times in UT History
- Individual
- 100 Back: 50.05 // 1st
- 200 Back: 1:49.57 // 1st
- 200 IM: 1:52.04 // 2nd
- 200 Free: 1:43.67 // 5th
- 100 Fly: 51.51 // 8th
- 200 Fly: 1:54.73 // 9th
- Relay Top Finishes
- 400 Medley Relay: 3:24.92 // 1st
- 400 Free Relay: 3:08.63 // 1st
- 800 Free Relay: 6:50.82 // 2nd
- 200 Medley Relay: 1:34.27 // 2nd
- 200 Free Relay: 1:26.49 // 2nd
CAREER AWARDS
ALL-AMERICA CERTIFICATES (21)2025: 7
2024: 7
2023: 5
2022: 2
SEC MEDAL COUNT (19)
Gold: 2
2025: 400 Free Relay
2024: 400 Medley Relay
Silver: 14
2025: 100 Back, 200 Back, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay
2024: 200 Back, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay
2023: 200 IM, 100 Back, 200 Back, 400 Medley Relay
2022: 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay
Bronze: 3
2025: 200 Free Relay
2024: 200 IM
2023: 200 Medley Relay
CAREER HONORS
2023-24 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll
2024 CSC Academic All-America First Team
2024 All-SEC First Team
2023 All-SEC Second Team
2023 CSC Academic All-American Third Team
2023 CSC Academic All-District Team
2022 All-SEC Second Team
2022 SEC All-Freshman Team
2022 CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team
2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll
SEC Female Swimmer of the Week (10/25/22)
SEC Female Freshman of the Week (1/8/22)
2024-25 - SENIOR
- Top times from season:
- At the 2025 NCAA Championships...
- Part of the 800 free relay that earned a spot on the podium for a fourth straight season, taking sixth overall thanks to a time of 6:53.87.
- Swam in the 200 medley relay, placing 13th overall with a time of 1:35.28 to earn second team All-America honors.
- Earned first team All-America recognition in the 200 IM by placing eighth in the championship final with a time of 11:55.77.
- Brought home a silver medal as part of the 400 medley relay team with the second-fastest effort in school history at 3:24.99; it was Tennessee's highest finish in the event since winning the title in 2013.
- Placed ninth overall in the 100 back with a time of 50.28.
- Brought home silver as a member of the 400 free relay team thanks to a school record time of 3:08.63.
- Recorded a top-6 finish in the 200 back for a third straight season, clocking a time of 1:49.73.
- At the 2025 SEC Championships...
- Recorded the second-best time in school history at 1:34.27 to win silver as part of the 200 medley relay team.
- Took silver as part of the 400 medley relay team with the No. 2 time in school history at 3:25.18; it marked the eighth straight year in which the Lady Vols have podiumed in the event.
- Swam as part of the 200 free relay team that threw down a time of 1:26.49 to bring home the bronze and notch the second-best time in school history; they podiumed for the 13th time in the last 14 seasons.
- Took fifth place in the 200 IM with a time of 1:54.91.
- Won her third straight silver medal in the 100 back, throwing down a time of 50.05 and breaking the school record.
- Competed on the team that brought home Tennessee's first gold in the 400 free relay since 2016 with a time of 3:09.02.
- Won her third straight silver in the 200 back with a time of 1:50.14.
- All-around performance against No. 7 Louisville (10/24/24), sweeping the backstrokes, and securing a win in the 200 medley relay.
2023-24 - JUNIOR
- Top times from season: 100 back (50.22), 200 back (1:49.57) and 200 IM (1:52.04).
- Led the Lady Vols at the NCAA Championships (3/20-23/24), earning seven All-America certificates.
- Won the first individual NCAA medal of her career in the 200 IM, throwing down a personal-best time of 1:52.04 to claim bronze.
- In addition, she tallied the first silver medal of her career in the 800 free relay, being a member of the team to throw down a time of 6:50.82.
- Her other All-America certificates came in the 100 back and 200 back along with 400 free relay 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay.
- Won gold as a member of the 400 medley relay (3:24.92), took silver in the 100 back (50.59) and 200 back (1:49.75), all the fastest times in UT history, and earned the second-fastest program time of 1:52.58 in the 200 IM to claim bronze along with three relay silver medals during the SEC Championships (2/19-24/24).
- Gathered victories in the 200 back (1:54.13), 200 IM (1:57.11) and the 200 medley relay during a win over No. 25 LSU (1/27/24).
- Earned a victory as a member of the 200 medley relay squad, as well as winning hte 200 back and placing second in the 100 back and 200 IM against No. 12 Georgia (1/20/24).
- Won the 100 back with a time of 52.11, placed third in the 200 IM, seventh in the 200 back and ninth in the 50 free at the Tennessee Invite (11/15-17/23).
- Threw down a time of 1:59.29 to take first in the 200 IM during a double dual against No. 7 Florida and No. 19 Kentucky (11/3/23).
- Had a dominating performance during Tennessee's win over No. 3 Louisville (10/12/23), winning all four of her events, including the 200 LCM back that she won by over four seconds.
2022-23 - SOPHOMORE
- Top times from season: 200 free (1:47.79), 100 back (51.00), 200 back (1:50.12), 100 breast (1:03.90) and 200 IM (1:54.09).
- At the 2023 NCAA Championships...
- Posted the fourth-fastest time in the 200 back, touching the wall in 1:50.22 and earning herself a spot on the podium.
- Placed seventh overall in the 100 back with a swift 51.18 effort and recorded a No. 3 time in program history for this event during prelims.
- Was a member of the team that threw down a No. 2 time in program history in the 400 medley relay for a fifth place finish (3:27.92).
- Finished 11th overall in the 200 IM B final with a mark of 1:54.94.
- Was a part of the squad that placed 11th overall in the 200 medley relay (1:35.62).
- Set a No. 3 time in Lady Vol history and brought home a silver medal in the 100 back (51.26) at the 2023 SEC Championships.
- Secured a silver medal in the 200 IM at the 2023 SEC Championships with a time of 1:55.01. During the prelims, she marked a fourth-best time in UT history in the 200 IM (1:54.09).
- Won a silver medal in the 200 back with a mark of 1:52.21 at the 2023 SEC Championships.
- Was a member of the squad that notched a silver medal in the 400 medley relay during the 2023 SEC Championships thanks to a 3:28.78 effort.
- Was a part of the squad that took home bronze in the 200 medley relay during the 2023 SEC Championships with a time of 1:35.53.
- Currently ranks second in the nation for the 200 back (1:50.12), ninth in the 200 IM (1:55.54) and thirteenth in the 100 back (51.81).
- Holds the fastest time in the SEC in the 200 back (1:50.12) and the third-fastest time in the 200 IM (1:55.54).
- Won 10 individual events this season (5x 200 back, 3x 100 back, 2x 200 IM).
- Recorded the fastest time in the 200 back during the meet against Georgia (1/21/23),
- Secured a second-place finish in the 200 LCM back (2:11.59) at the TYR Pro Swim Series (1/11-14/23).
- During the Tennessee Invite (11/17-20/22), notched first place in the 200 back (1:50.12) and 200 IM (1:55.90),
- Swept both backstroke events, posting a season-best mark of 1:55.13 in the 200 back and winning the 100 back with a 53.84 mark against Florida (11/5/22).
- Named SEC Swimmer of the Week after posting three first-place finishes against Louisville (10/20/22) in the 100 back (53.35), 200 back (1:56.45), and 200 IM (2:01.28).
- Finished second in the 200 IM against NC State (10/14-15/22), touching the wall in 1:59.05.
2021-22 - FRESHMAN
- Top times from season: 100 free (51.79), 100 back (52.00), 200 back (1:53.68), 100 breast (1:02.35), 100 fly (56.80), 200 IM (1:57.89), 400 IM (4:30.53).
- Obtained All-America honors in the 200 and 400 medley relays and finished 38th in the 200 back (1:54.83) at the NCAA Championships.
- Member of the Lady Vols' SEC Championship Team.
- Recorded the fastest time in the UT record book at SEC Championships in the 400 medley relay (3:26.88) and the second-fastest time in program history in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:34.63. Also posted the fifth-fastest time in program history in both the 100 back (52.00) and 200 back (1:53.68).
- At the SEC Championships, qualified for the A final in the 100 back and advanced to the B final in the 200 back and 200 IM.
- Took first place in the 100 back (52.90) and second in the 200 back (1:57.25) against Carson-Newman (1/29/22).
- Posted the fastest time in the 100 back (53.99) and 200 back (1:57.71) against Queens (NC) and Duke (1/8/22).
- Finished first in the 100 back with a mark of 54.32 against Louisville (10/21/21).
- Posted the second-fastest time in the 100 back with a mark of 54.16 at NC State (10/15/21)
PERSONAL
- Part of Tennessee's second-ranked 2021 signing class, according to SwimSwam.
- Ranked as the No. 9 overall recruit in the 2021 signing class by SwimSwam and was a top-50 prospect on SwimCloud.
- NCSA Junior National Champion.
- Olympic Trials Qualifier.
- Top 200 backstroke time in the Class of 2021.
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