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Martin Espernberger
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Linz, Austria
- Major:
- Electrical Engineering
- Club:
- Bolles Sharks
One of the best in the world in the event, rising junior Martin Espernberger will look to continue his recent tear in the 200 fly. Already this year, we brought home bronze at the 2024 Doha World Championships and then won the SEC Championship in the event less than two weeks later. He's a two-time All-American in the 200 fly and owns the program record, breaking the previous record that stood for 32 years by Olympian Mel Stewart, who won gold in the 200 fly during the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. ESPERNBERGER FILE
Career Highs
- 100 Free: 45.31
- 200 Free: 1:35.51
- 500 Free: 4:20.07
- 100 Fly: 45.43
- 200 Fly: 1:39.34
- 200 IM: 1:46.23
Top-10 Times in UT History
- Individual
- 200 Fly: 1:39.34 // 1st
- 100 Fly: 45.43 // 7th
- Relay Top Finishes
- 800 Free Relay: 6:17.91 // 5th
CAREER HONORS
ALL-AMERICA CERTIFICATES (3)2025: 1
2024: 1
2023: 1
SEC MEDAL COUNT (2)
Gold: 1
2024: 200 Fly
Silver: 1
2025: 200 Fly
Bronze: 1
2026: 200 Fly
CAREER AWARDS
2026 All-SEC Third Team
2024 Paris Olympian (Austria)
2024 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2023-24 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll
2024 CSC Academic All-America First Team
2024 All-SEC First Team
2023 SEC All-Freshman Team
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics with a 1:54.69 effort in the 200 fly during the 2023 Toyota US Open Championships.
- Won his first medal on the world stage after claiming bronze in the 200 fly during the 2024 World Championships.
- Represented Austria in the 200 fly at the 2023 World Championships, placing 20th.
2025-26 - SENIOR
- Top times from season: 200 free (1:36.46), 500 free (4:31.28), 100 fly (46.55), 200 fly (1:40.42).
- At the 2026 SEC Championships...
- Earned his third career 200 fly medal by touching the wall in 1:40.42 to claim bronze (2/18/26).
- Claimed wins in the 100 fly with a time of 47.13 and 200 fly with a time of 1:43.89 during the dual meet victory against Kentucky.
- Earned two first-place finishes in the 200 fly during the inaugural CSCAA Dual Meet Challenge.
- Finished first in back-to-back meets in the 200 fly against Texas (10/24/25) and the Auburn/Lousiville double dual meet (10/30/25).
2024-25 - JUNIOR
- Top times from season: 500 free (4:20.07), 100 fly (45.43), 200 fly (1:39.34) and 200 IM (1:46.23).
- At the 2025 NCAA Championships...
- Threw down a 1:39.49 in the 200 fly to take fifth, marking the best finish by a Vol since Melvin Stewart won the event in 1991.
- 2025 SEC Championship Recap:
- Competed in the 100 fly A-finals and 200 fly A-finals.
- Secured a silver medal in the 200 fly throwing down a time of 1:39.69.
- Swam as part of the 800 free relay team that posted a time of 6:17.91, taking eighth place.
- Set two new top-10 times stealing fourth in the 800 free relay (6:17.91) and sixth in the 100 fly (45.43).
- Secured a victory in the 200 fly with a time of 1:41.82 in the season opener against No. 11 Louisville (10/24/24).
2023-24 - SOPHOMORE
- Top times from season: 500 free (4:32.65), 100 fly (46.81), 200 fly (1:40.64) and 200 IM (1:49.10).
- Notched All-America honors in the 200 fly, placing 11th with a mark of 1:40.64 during the NCAA Championships (3/27-30/24).
- Won a gold medal in the 200 fly with an impressive UT-record time of 1:40.86 at the SEC Championships (2/19-24/24).
- Took a victory in the 200 fly during the victory against LSU (1/27/24), touching the wall in 1:43.64.
- Earned a second-place finish in the 200 fly with a time of 1:42.33 in a dual meet against No. 7 Georgia (1/20/24).
- Won the 200 fly with an SEC-leading time of 1:41.78 at the Tennessee Invite (11/15-17/23) and set the LCM program and Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center record during prelims after touching the wall in 1:55.01.
- Finished first in the 200 fly in a double-dual meet against No. 3 Florida and No. 25 Kentucky (11/3/23), coming to a finish in 1:44.46.
- Placed first in the 200 fly during a dual meet against No. 13 Texas A&M (10/27/23), touching the wall in 1:45.73.
- Tallied two first-place finishes in the LCM season-opening dual meet against No. 12 Louisville (10/12/23), securing winning times in both the 100 fly (53.77), 200 fly (1:57.47) while also swimming in the 200 medley relay
2022-23 - FRESHMAN
- Top times from season: 200 free (1:40.76), 100 fly (47.46), 200 fly (1:41.39), 200 IM (1:50.66).
- At the 2023 NCAA Championships, competed in the 100 fly and 200 fly, posting a personal and program best 1:41.39 in the 200 fly prelims and coming in 16th overall during the finals (1:43.21), marking the first All-America recognition of his career.
- Earned fourth place at SEC's in the 200 fly, posting the second-fastest time in UT history with a mark of 1:41.91.
- Won the 200 fly race during UT's victory against Missouri (1/7/23).
- Threw down the fourth-best time in program history in the 200 fly (1:42.56) to finish second at the Tennessee Invitational (11/17-19/22).
- Notched a second-place finish in the 200 fly against Louisville (10/20/22) with a time of 1:47.34.
- Earned first place in the 200 fly with a time of 1:49.10 during his collegiate debut against UNC Wilmington (10/1/22).
PRIOR TO TENNESSEE
- Top scores prior to Tennessee (Converted from LCM to SCY): 100 fly (46.97), 200 fly (1:44.93), 200 IM (1:52.77).
- Swam for Bolles High School and the Austrian Youth National Team.
- During a TYR Pro Swim Series meet in April, he swam a personal-best time in the 200 fly (LCM), touching the wall in 1:59.28 to place third. When converted to short course yards, that mark would be around 1:44.93, which would have been the third-fastest time on Tennessee's roster last year.
- Won the 50 fly and 100 fly at the 2021 Austrian Junior Championships while finishing second in the 200 fly and ninth in the 200 IM
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