2017-18 Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Abbott, Taylor
Distance Freestyle
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Freestyle
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Breaststroke
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Fly/Free
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Freestyle
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Back/Free
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IM/Back/Free
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Freestyle/Backstroke
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Freestyle
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Freestyle
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Diving
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IM/Freestyle
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Breaststroke
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Freestyle/Backstroke
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Butterfly/Freestyle
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Freestyle
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Freestyle
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Free/Back/IM
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Breaststroke
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Backstroke
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Breaststroke
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IM/Free/Back
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Free/Back
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Diving
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Distance Freestyle
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Distance Freestyle
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Back/Breast/IM
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Breast/Fly/IM
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Freestyle/Butterfly
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Butterfly/Breaststroke
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Breast/IM
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Backstroke
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Freestyle
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Fly/IM
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IM/Butterfly/Back
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Diving
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Butterfly
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Butterfly
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Freestyle
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Backstroke
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Freestyle
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Backstroke
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Diving
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Free/IM/Breast
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Breaststroke/IM
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Breaststroke/Freestyle
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Sprint Freestyle
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Freestyle/Backstroke
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Distance Freestyle
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Diving
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Diving
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Diving
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Freestyle
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Diving
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Free/Fly
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IM/Back/Breast
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Breaststroke
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Diving
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Breast/IM
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Free/Back/Fly
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Freestyle
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Breaststroke
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IM/Breast
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Diving
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Taylor Abbott
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Cedar Park, Texas
- High School:
- Cedar Park High School
Bio
CAREER HONORS
ALL-AMERICA CERTIFICATES (1)
2020 - 1
CAREER HONORS
Completed his degree in Marketing in May
2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 - SENIOR
SEC MEET RECAP- Placed 4th in the 1650 free (14:50.62) setting the second-fastest time in school history - his 1,000 free split in the event is also the second-quickest in program history (8:56.48)
- Finished 12th in the 500 free (4:18.94) and set the eighth-fastest time in school history with that swim
- Named SEC Swimmer of the Week following a five-win weekend against Purdue and Georgia Tech
- Won two races on the road at Louisville in a UT victory over the Cardinals
2018-19 - JUNIOR
SEC MEET RECAP- Placed 14th in both the 500 free (4:19.11) and the 1650 free (15:11.43)
- Notched five individual wins in distance events, with wins in the 500 freestyle (2), 1000 freestyle (2), and the 1650 freestyle
- Tallied wins in the 500 and 1000 free in the Vols home meet against Alabama in the fall
2017-18 - SOPHOMORE
SEC MEET RECAP- Placed 11th in the 1650 freestyle (14:55.96), 28th in the 200 butterfly (1:47.73) and 16th in the 500 freestyle (4:19.80)
- Picked up four wins in the 500 freestyle during the regular season
- Won both the 500 freestyle and 1000 freestyle in an early-season meet against Kentucky and Indiana
2016-17 - FRESHMAN
NCAA MEET RECAP
- Qualified individually for NCAAs and placed 39th in the 500 freestyle (4:20.78) and 27th in the 1650 freestyle (15:00.75).
SEC MEET RECAP
- Best result in debut conference meet came in the 1650 freestyle, where he dropped eight seconds off his seed time to take seventh in 14:55.41.
- Placed 13th in the 500 freestyle in a season-best time of 4:18.96
- Took 36th in the 200 butterfly (1:48.85)
- Won the 1,000 freestyle (9:16.57) and finished second in the 500 freestyle (4:28.34) at home against Auburn.
- Ended the fall season by taking fourth in the 1650 freestyle at the USA Swimming Winter Nationals in an NCAA B-cut time of 15:03.43, the fourth-fastest time in program history. He was the top finishing swimming in the 18 years or younger age group.
PRIOR TO TENNESSEE
- A member of the United States Junior National Team, Abbott is a junior world champion, and a junior US national champion in open water events
- Silver medalists in the 1500-meter free at the FINA junior worlds
- Ranked the No. 13 recruit in the 2016 recruiting class by SwimSwam
PERSONAL
- Birthday: June 3, 1998
- Abbott on Why Tennessee: "I chose the University of Tennessee because Coach Kredich and Coach Fenwick have developed a program that gives their athletes an opportunity to achieve excellence in the pool, in the classroom, in open water and I life. I believe that Tennessee is the best place for me because after meeting with the coaching staff, spending time with the team and touring the campus, it was clear to me that the swimming program creates a positive and competitive environment for all its swimmers to perform at the highest level."
- Kredich says: "Taylor is going to be a great addition to our team. He's a junior world champion so he knows how to win, he has a tremendous work ethic, and he is an intensely driven student. Taylor has been really impressive through this process because he knows what he wants in the classroom and in the pool, and he has a compelling vision for himself and the team at Tennessee. Taylor has his eyes set on the top of the podium, and he's got the work ethic and ability to get there."
- Recipient of Womack Family Athletic Scholarship
Everything Orange S2 | Dave Parrington (Swimming & Diving)
Thursday, May 01
Everything Orange S2 | Matt Kredich (Swimming & Diving)
Thursday, September 05
S&D | Mona McSharry Feature
Tuesday, March 19
Everything Orange | Camille Spink (Swim & Dive)
Thursday, February 29
