2020-21 Swimming & Diving Roster
Courtney Harnish
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- West York
- Hometown:
- York, Pa.
Record Book: No. 2 in 400 medley relay...No. 6 in 500 freestyle and 200 butterfly...No. 7 in 1,650 freestyle and 400 freestyle relay...No. 8 in 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly...No. 9 in 1,000 freestyle and 200 medley relay.
2020-21: Earned First Team CSCAA All-America citations in 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 400 freestyle relay, and 800 freestyle relay, along with Second Team citations in 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay...Finished eighth in 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle, and 19th in 200 butterfly at NCAA Championships...Member of fifth-place 800 freestyle relay, seventh-place 400 freestyle relay, 11th-place 400 medley relay, and 14th-place 200 medley relay at NCAAs...Named SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year...Named to First Team All-SEC...Won third-consecutive SEC Championship in 500 freestyle, becoming second woman in conference history to accomplish feat...Won SEC Championship in 400 medley relay...Earned silver medals in 200 freestyle, 200 butterfly, and 400 freestyle relay, as well as bronze medal in 800 freestyle relay...Posted A-cuts in 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, and 200 butterfly...Posted B-cuts in 100 freestyle and 100 butterfly...Finished first in 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, and 100 butterfly at UGA Fall Invitational, along with runner-up finish in 200 butterfly...Swam in four first-place relays, including ninth-fastest 200 medley relay in school history and an A-cut in 400 medley relay...Earned 11 dual wins in 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 100 backstroke, and 100 butterfly...Set new personal-best time in 100 freestyle...Named SEC Women's Swimmer of the Week on Jan. 19...Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large Team...Named to CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll...Serves as team representative on the UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee...Inducted into Georgia Way Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Academy...Named the recipient of the Vickie & Leon Farmer Women’s Swimming Scholarship.
2019-20: Earned CSCAA All-America citations in 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 200 butterfly, 400 freestyle relay, and 800 freestyle relay...Qualified for NCAA Championships in 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle and 200 butterfly...Ranked fifth nationally in 200 butterfly, eighth in 500 freestyle, and ninth in 200 freestyle...Named to First Team All-SEC...Repeated as SEC Champion in 500 freestyle...Earned five medals overall at SECs, including silver in 400 freestyle relay and bronze in 200 freestyle, 200 butterfly and 800 freestyle relay...Posted B-cuts in 200 backstroke and 100 butterfly...Earned 11 wins during dual season in 200, 500 and 1,000 freestyle...Placed second in the 500 freestyle and 200 butterfly at the Tennessee Invitational; also placed third in the 200 freestyle and sixth in the 100 butterfly...Set personal-best times in 50 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 100 butterfly and 200 butterfly...Named SEC Women's Swimmer of the Week on Oct. 8 and Jan. 14...Named to CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll...Named the recipient of the Damon Evans Swimming Scholarship Endowment.
2018-19: Earned First Team CSCAA All-America citation in 500 freestyle and Second Team citations in 200 butterfly and 800 freestyle relay…Finished eighth in 500 freestyle and 13th in 200 butterfly at NCAA Championships, also competed in 200 freestyle…Member of 11th-place 800 freestyle relay at NCAAs…Named to First Team All-SEC…Won SEC Championship in 500 freestyle and bronze medal in 200 freestyle; also finished 10th in 1,650 freestyle…Member of fifth-place 400 and 800 freestyle relays and ninth-place 400 medley relay at SECs…Posted A-cut in 500 freestyle…Finished first in 500 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational; also placed fifth in 200 freestyle and 1,650 freestyle…Earned five dual wins in 500 freestyle and 1,650 freestyle, four dual in 200 freestyle, and one in 1,650 freestyle…Named SEC Women’s Swimmer of the Week on Oct. 16 and Jan. 15…Named to CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team…Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll…Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll…Recipient of Coffin-Stroup Most Valuable Player Award.
2017-18: Earned Second Team CSCAA All-America citations in 500 freestyle and 800 freestyle relay…Finished 10th in 500 freestyle and 17th in 1,650 freestyle at NCAA Championships; also competed in 200 freestyle…Member of 10th-place 800 freestyle relay at NCAAs…Named to First Team All-SEC…Named to SEC All-Freshman Team…Won SEC Championship in 1,650 freestyle and silver medals in 500 freestyle and 800 freestyle relay; also finished 11th in 200 freestyle…Posted A-cut in 500 freestyle and B-cut in 200 backstroke…Finished second in 500 freestyle, fifth in 200 freestyle, 12th in 200 backstroke and 200 butterfly, and 17th in 1,650 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational…Earned four dual wins in 500 freestyle, three wins in 200 freestyle, two in 200 backstroke, and one in 1,000 freestyle and 1,650 freestyle…Named SEC Women’s Freshman of the Week on Oct. 10, Oct. 24, and Dec. 5…Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll…Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll…Recipient of Beth Cuddeback Hardest Worker Award.
High School: Graduated from West York High School...Won 2017 state titles in the 200 freestyle and the 100 backstroke and 2014 crowns in the 200 and 500 freestyle.
National: Chosen as a member of the United States Junior Nationals Team from 2013 through 2017...Placed first in the 400 freestyle and third in the 200 and 800 freestyles at the 2014 Junior Pan Pacific Championships...Won on the 800 freestyle relay at the 2015 Pan American Games.
Personal: Born April 17, 1999...Daughter of Eric and Natalie Harnish...Majoring in Marketing.
Collegiate Personal Bests
| 50 Freestyle | 22.71 | 2021 Bulldog Invitational (2/27/21) |
| 100 Freestyle | 49.45 | South Carolina (1/16/21) |
| 200 Freestyle | 1:42.96 | 2021 SEC Championships (2/17/21) |
| 500 Freestyle | 4:35.33 | 2021 SEC Championships (2/18/21) |
| 1,000 Freestyle | 9:41.46 | Tennessee (1/26/19) |
| 1,650 Freestyle | 15:57.68 | 2018 SEC Championships (2/18/18) |
| 100 Backstroke | 54.33 | South Carolina (1/16/21) |
| 200 Backstroke | 1:53.68 | 2020 Bulldog Invitational (2/29/20) |
| 100 Breaststroke | 1:06.30 | 2021 Bulldog Invitational (2/27/21) |
| 100 Butterfly | 51.96 | 2021 Bulldog Invitational (2/27/21) |
| 200 Butterfly | 1:53.18 | 2021 SEC Championships (2/20/21) |
