Veronica Burchill

Height:
5-9
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Carmel
Hometown:
Carmel, Ind.

Record Book: No. 2 in 100 butterfly...No. 4 in 200 freestyle...No. 5 in 100 freestyle...No. 9 in 50 freestyle...Swam second leg of school record 200 and 400 freestyle relays...Member of four top-10 200 medley relays and three top-10 400 medley relays.

2019-20: Earned six CSCAA All-America citations (50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay)...Qualified for NCAA Championships in 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle...Ranked second nationally in 200 freestyle and seventh in 100 freestyle...Named to All-SEC First Team...Won SEC Championship in 200 freestyle with personal-best A-cut...Earned silver medal in 400 freestyle relay at SECs...Finished fifth in 100 freestyle and won B final in 50 freestyle at SECs with personal-best time...Also swam anchor legs of fifth-place 400 medley and sixth-place 200 medley relays...Posted B-cut in 100 butterfly...Anchored A-cut team in 400 medley relay at Tennessee Invitational...Placed second in 100 and 200 freestyle, sixth in 100 butterfly and seventh in 50 freestyle at Tennessee Invitational...Earned wins in the 100 freestyle against Alabama, North Carolina, Florida and Texas A&M...Also placed first in 50 freestyle against A&M...Named to CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll...Selected as a representative for the UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee...Named the recipient of the Vickie and Leon Farmer Scholarship.

2018-19: Placed 12th in the 100 freestyle at NCAA Championships, earning a Honorable Mention All-America citation...Swam the second leg of the 11th-place 800 and 14th-place 200 freestyle relays at NCAAs...Named to the 2019 All-SEC Second Team...Finished third in the 100 freestyle, fourth in the 100 butterfly, and ninth in the 50 freestyle at SEC Championships...Member of the fifth place 800 freestyle, the fifth place 400 freestyle, the seventh place 200 freestyle, and the eighth place 200 medley relays at SECs...Competed at World Championships where she posted top-qualifying times in the 400-meter freestyle relay, which won gold in the finals, and in the 200 and 800-meter freestyle relays...Posted B cuts in the 50 and 100 freestyle and the 100 butterfly...Member of the A-cut 400 freestyle relay...Named to CSCAA First Team Scholar All-America...Named to the 2018-19 SEC Academic Honor Roll...Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Academic Honor Roll.

2017-18: Earned the maximum seven All-America awards at the NCAA Championships, boosting her career total of 11 (3/8)...Came in ninth in the 100 freestyle and 10thin the 100 butterfly at the NCAAs...Placed ninth on the 200 and 400 freestyle relays, 10th on the 200 medley and 800 freestyle relays, and 14th on the 400 medley relay at the NCAAs...Placed second in the 50 freestyle, eighth in the 50 freestyle and ninth in the 100 butterfly at the SEC Championships, placing her on the All SEC Second-Team...Finished second on the 800 freestyle relay, third on the 400 freestyle relay, fourth on the 200 freestyle relay and fifth on the 400 medley relay at the SECs...Named a swimming and diving representative for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee...Named the recipient of the Lisa Coole Memorial Swimming Scholarship Endowment.

2016-17: Came in 13th in the 100 butterfly at the NCAA Championships...Finished second on the 400 freestyle relay, third on the 200 freestyle relay and seventh on the 800 freestyle relay at the NCAAs...Finished third in the 100 freestyle, 11th in the 100 butterfly and 12th in the 50 freestyle at the SEC Championships...Came in first on the 200 and 400 freestyle relays and third on the 800 freestyle relay at the SECs...Named First-Team All-SEC and to the All-Freshman Team...Named the SEC Women's Freshman of the Week after the UGA Fall Invitational...Named the recipient of the Lisa Coole Memorial Scholarship.

High School: Graduated from Carmel High School where she swam under Coach Chris Plumb...Swam for Carmel Swim Club under coaches Ian Murray and Chris Plumb...Helped Carmel High School win three national high school titles...Was a 15-time high school state champion.

National: Earned gold medals as member of 400 freestyle and 400 medley relay teams at 2019 World University Games...Helped the United States 400 freestyle relay place third in the 2018 World University Games...Was a USA National Junior Team member 2015 and 2016.

Personal: Born October 11, 1997...Daughter of Tom and Bethany Burchill...Her sister, Sammie, is a junior Bulldog swimmer...Majoring in Human Development and Family Sciences.

Collegiate Personal Bests

50 Freestyle	22.00	2020 SEC Championships (2/19/20)
100 Freestyle	47.30	2019 SEC Championships (2/23/19)
200 Freestyle	1:42.33	2020 SEC Championships (2/20/20)
100 Backstroke	55.48	2017 Bulldog Invitational (2/25/17)
100 Breaststroke	1:06.23	Georgia Tech (11/2/16)
100 Butterfly	51.35	2018 UGA Fall Invitational (11/30/18)
200 Butterfly	1:58.82	2017 UGA Fall Invitational (12/3/17)
200 IM	2:01.75	2018 Bulldog Invitational (2/24/18)