2017-18 Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster

Madeline Banic
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Midlothian, Va.
- High School:
- Cosby High School
CAREER HONORS
ALL-AMERICA CERTIFICATES (8)
2019 - 4
2018 - 2
2017 - 2
2016 - 4
SEC MEDAL COUNT (16)
Gold: 9
2019: 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay
2018: 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay
2017: 50 Freestyle
2016: 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay
Silver: 1
2018: 400 Free Relay
Bronze: 6
2017: 100 Fly, 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay
2016: 50 Free, 100 Fly
CAREER HONORS
2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019 All-SEC (1st Team)
2018 CSCAA All-American
2018 All-SEC (1st team)
2017 CSCAA All-American (Honorable Mention)
2017 All-SEC (1st team)
2017 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2016 All-American
2016 All-SEC
2016 SEC All-Freshman Team
2016 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2018-19 - SENIOR
NCAA MEET RECAP
- Apart of the National Championship winning 200 medley relay team (1:34.10) and logged 18th-place in the 50 free (22.14)
- Also competed in the 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 400 medley relay, 100 fly, and 100 free
SEC MEET RECAP
- Notched a gold medal finishes in the 200 medley relay (1:34.26), 200 free relay (1:26.51) and 400 medley relay (3:28.43)
- Logged a fourth-place finish in the 50 free (21.89) and tallied seventh-place in the 100 fly (52.05)
DUAL MEET RECAP
- Registered three individual wins and tallied a pair of NCAA B Cut times in the 50 freestyle (22.04) and the 100 butterfly (52.71)
- Was on two relay teams that set the fifth and ninth-best times in the 200 free relay (1:27.84) and the 400 medley relay (3:31.12)
2017-18 - JUNIOR
NCAA MEET RECAP
- Reached the consolation finals of the 100 butterfly, finishing 13th (51.68)
- Also placed 29th in the 50 free (22.46) and 40th in the 100 free (49.17)
- In relays, member of the third-place 200 freestyle relay team (1:27.10)
SEC MEET RECAP
- Swam butterfly on 1st place 200 yard medley relay
- Led off for 1st place 200 yard free relay
- On 2nd place 400 free relay team
- Reached the championship final in two individual events, finishing fourth in 50 yard free (22.08) and fifth in 100 yard fly (52.03)
- Placed 17th in 100 yard free (48.76)
DUAL MEET RECAP
- Returned to competition for the Lady Vols in January for two meets to close the regular season
- Won the 50 freestyle in 22.77 in the regular-season finale against Florida at home
2016-17 - SOPHOMORE
NCAA MEET RECAP
- Took 15th overall in the 50 freestyle (22.00)
- Part of the 400 freestyle relay team that took 13th (3:14.52)
- Qualified for consolation finals in the 100 butterfly (52.10) but scratched in the evening
SEC MEET RECAP
- Captured first individual gold with a school-record setting performance in the 50 freestyle, winning in 21.54 to edge out Georgia Olympian Olivia Smoliga by two hundredths
- Collected another third-place finish in the 100 butterfly in 51.50.
- Added eight-place finish in the 100 freestyle in 48.94
- In relays, a member of: the bronze medal 200 medley relay (1:35.45), bronze medal 200 free relay (1:27.96), bronze medal 400 medley relay (3:31.99) and seventh-place 400 freestyle relay team (3:16.93)
DUAL MEET RECAP
- Enjoyed a breakout performance midway through the fall dual meet season, winning the 50 freestyle (23.45) and 100 butterfly (54.26) in the double dual meet against Kentucky and Indiana.
- Competed in five meets for the Vols during the fall semester. Her top times included: 22.78 in the 50 free (Auburn, NCAA B-cut), 51.25 in the 100 free (NC State GAC Invitational), 52.94 in the 100 fly (Auburn, NCAA B-cut) and 55.55 in the 100 backstroke (NC State GAC Invitational).
2015-16 - FRESHMAN
NCAA Meet Recap
- Collected four All-America honors in her first NCAA championships
- Achieved individual first-team All American honors finishing eighth in the 50 freestyle (21.98/22.02)
- Also earned individual honorable mention All-American honors finishing 15th in the 100 butterfly (51.90/52.62)
- Earned first-team All-American honors by swimming the third leg of the NCAA runner-up 200 freestyle relay
- Racked up another Honorable Mention All American Honor by swimming the breaststroke leg of the 14th place 200 medley relay
- Earned five medals in her first SEC meet, three golds in relays plus bronze medals in the 50 free and 100 butterfly
- Helped Tennessee to relay victories in the 200 medley relay (1:35.86), 200 freestyle relay (1:27.36) and 400 freestyle relay (3:31.49). She notably swam the breaststroke leg in the 200 medley relay, a stroke she does not normally compete in.
- Placed third in the 50 freestyle, breaking 22 seconds for the first time in her college career (21.96).
- Took third in the 100 butterfly (51.79).
- Placed eighth in the 100 freestyle, giving her three individual championship final appearances in her first SEC meet.
PRIOR TO TENNESSEE
- Holds the title of state record holder in the 100 Back for 15 and 16-year-old girls in Virginia.
- Posted a 24.76 in the 50-yard backstroke and a 23.91 time in the 50-yard butterfly at the NASA Junior National Championships in 2014.
PERSONAL
- Recipient of the Beaudette & Sarver Athletic Endowed Scholarship
- Birthday: April 15, 1997
- Banic says: "I chose Tennessee because I instantly felt like I was part of a family, and after a year, I can say that is more than true. The atmosphere between the team, and the coaches, paired with innovative swimming techniques and amazing academics, is why I love to call Rocky Top my home sweet home. GO VOLS!"
- Recipient of the R.C. & Maud Fox Scholarship