University of Tennessee Athletics
2018-19 Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster

Hayden Burns
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Knoxville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Bearden High School
CAREER HONORS
CAREER AWARDS
2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2017 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2016 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2018-19 - SENIOR
DUAL MEET RECAP
- Appeared in every meet, predominantly in the 100 freestyle, 200 free and 500 free.
- Top times of the season: 100 free (45.98), 200 free (1:38.36), and 500 free (4:27.16)
2017-18 - JUNIOR
DUAL MEET RECAP
- Primarily competed in the 200 freestyle, notably posting a seventh-place finish and a time of 1:36.91 at the Tennessee Invitational — well more than a second faster than his SEC meet time from a season before
2016-17 - SOPHOMORE
SEC MEET RECAP
- Placed 42nd in the 200 freestyle (1:38.43), 43rd in the 500 freestyle (4:29.27) and 50th in the 100 freestyle (46.02)
DUAL MEET RECAP
- Competed in five meets during the fall semester and logged the following top times: 46.82 in the 100 freestyle (Louisville), 1:40.48 in the 200 freestyle (Auburn), 4:38.52 in the 500 freestyle (NC State GAC Invitational) and 1:55.41 in the 200 backstroke (NC State GAC Invitational).
2015-16 - FRESHMAN
SEC RECAP
- In first career SEC Championships, finished 37th in 500 freestyle (4:28.43), 40th in 200 freestyle (1:39.03) and 53rd in 100 freestyle (46.76)
DUAL MEET RECAP
- Trio of season-best times came at the Tennessee Invitational: 50 freestyle (22.07), the 1650 freestyle (15:48.52) and the 400 IM (4:04.69).
PRIOR TO TENNESSEE
- A Knoxville native, Burns placed 2nd in the 200 and 500 meter freestyle in the 2014-15 Tennessee State Championships.
- Burns also placed 3rd in the 100 meter freestyle at the Tennessee State Championships, posting a time of 46.63.
PERSONAL
- Recipient of the William Lea McDonald Jr Athletic Scholarship Endowment
- Birthday: February 25, 1997
- Burns on Why Tennessee: "My first year at the University of Tennessee was a very lively learning experience, in which my strokes and training plan for the years to come were expertly developed."
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