2023-24 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
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Zach Hils
- Position:
- Free / Back / IM
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Lexington, Ky.
- High School:
- Lexington Catholic
- Exchange Profile:
- Pitch an NIL Deal
Bio
Record Book: Holds SEC record in 800 freestyle relay...Holds school record in 400 freestyle relay and 800 freestyle relay...No. 2 in 200 freestyle relay...No. 5 in 100 freestyle and 200 IM...No. 9 in 200 freestyle
2023-24: Earned First Team CSCAA All-America citation in 800 freestyle relay, along with Second Team citation in 400 freestyle relay...Finished 17th in 200 IM and 49th in 100 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Member of fifth-place 800 freestyle and 13th-place 400 freestyle relay...Reset school record in 400 freestyle relay with time of 2:48.22...Finished fifth in 200 IM, 11th in 400 IM, and 13th in 100 freestyle at SEC Championships...Earned silver medal in 800 freestyle relay at SECs; also finished fourth in 400 freestyle relay, setting school record in event...Posted B-cuts in 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, and 400 IM...Finished third in 200 IM, 11th in 200 freestyle, and 13th in 100 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Earned six dual wins...Set new personal-best times in 100 freestyle and 400 IM...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll with 4.0 GPA...Member of Georgia Way Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Academy...Recipient of the Charles Lathrop Guyer, III Scholarship.
2022-23: Earned Second Team CSCAA All-America honors in 400 freestyle relay and 800 freestyle relay...Finished 23rd in 200 IM and 38th in 200 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Member of 11th-place 800 freestyle relay, 14th-place 400 freestyle relay, and 18th-place 200 freestyle relay at NCAAs...Named to Second Team All-SEC...Earned bronze medal in 400 freestyle relay at SEC Championships...Finished sixth in 200 IM, 12th in 100 freestyle, and 13th in 200 freestyle at SECs...Posted B-cuts in 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 200 backstroke, and 400 IM...Finished first in 200 IM, 10th in 200 backstroke, and 12th in 200 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Earned nine dual wins in 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, and 200 IM...Won three individual events in consecutive dual meets against Kentucky and South Carolina...Set new personal-best times in 200 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 200 IM, and 400 IM...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...Member of Georgia Way Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Academy.
2021-22: Earned First Team CSCAA All-America citation in 800 freestyle relay and Second Team citations in 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay...Finished 17th in 200 IM, 34th in 200 backstroke, and 37th in 200 freestyle at NCAA Championship, setting personal-bests in each event...Member of second-place 800 freestyle relay at NCAAs, setting school and SEC record in top men's NCAA relay finish in program history...Named to Second Team All-SEC...Earned silver medal as third leg of school record 800 freestyle relay at SEC Championships...Also member of 11th-place 200 and 400 freestyle relays...Finished 10th in 100 freestyle and 17th in 200 freestyle at SECs...Also finished fourth in 200 and 400 freestyle relay at SECs...Posted B-cut in 100 freestyle...Finished second in 200 IM and 400 freestyle relay, third in 200 freestyle relay, fourth in 800 freestyle relay, 13th in 100 freestyle, and 15th in 200 freestyle at Georgia Tech Invitational...Has earned four wins in 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, and 200 IM...Set new personal-best times in 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 200 backstroke, and 200 IM...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...Member of Georgia Way Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Academy...Named the recipient of the Charles Lathrop Guyer, III Scholarship.
2020-21: Earned First Team CSCAA All-America citation in 800 freestyle relay...Finished 18th in 200 IM and 25th in 200 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Member of sixth-place 800 freestyle relay, setting school record...Named to Second Team All-SEC...Finished fifth in 200 IM, seventh in 200 freestyle, and won B final in 100 freestyle at SEC Championships...Earned bronze medal in 800 freestyle relay and finished fourth in 400 freestyle relay at SECs...Posted B-cut in 200 freestyle...Finished fourth in 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, and 100 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational; also placed eighth in 100 backstroke...Earned wins in 100 freestyle against Auburn and South Carolina...Set new personal-best times in 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke, and 200 IM...Named to CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Serves as team representative on the UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
2019-20:Â Earned CSCAA All-America citation in 800 freestyle relay...Selected as relay alternate for NCAA Championships...Named to Second Team All-SEC...Earned bronze medal in 800 freestyle relay at SEC Championships...Finished 12th in 200 backstroke, 18th in 200 freestyle and tied for 18th in 200 IM at SECs...Posted B-cuts in 200 freestyle, 200 backstroke and 200 IM...Placed fifth in 200 freestyle, sixth in 200 IM and seventh in 200 backstroke finals at Tennessee Invitational...Earned wins in 100 freestyle at North Carolina and Florida...Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
High School: Swam at Lexington Catholic HS under coach Dave Little and for Lexington Dolphins Swim Club under coach Dave Doolin...Was teammates with fellow Bulldog Thomas Strother...Won five Kentucky individual state championships in 100 butterfly (2016, 2018) and 200 IM (2016, 2017 and 2018)...Set Kentucky state record in 200 IM with 2018 title-winning time of 1:46.33...Helped Lexington Catholic to 2018 Kentucky state title and 2019 runner-up finish...Finished first in 200 freestyle at 2019 Kentucky 13 & Over Long Course championships.
National: Finished 13th in 200m IM, 31st in 200m freestyle, and 42nd in 100m freestyle at Phillips 66 National Championships...Finished 33rd in 200m IM, 39th in 200m freestyle, and 47th in 100m freestyle at 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials, setting personal-best times in freestyle events...Selected for USA Swimming National Select Camp...Was runner-up in 200 IM at 2019 Junior Nationals and in 200 free at 2019 NCSA Junior Championships...Placed third in 200 IM at 2018 Speed Winter Junior Championships.
Personal: Born December 4, 2000...Son of Kim and Andy Hils...Majoring in Real Estate.
Collegiate Personal Bests
2023-24: Earned First Team CSCAA All-America citation in 800 freestyle relay, along with Second Team citation in 400 freestyle relay...Finished 17th in 200 IM and 49th in 100 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Member of fifth-place 800 freestyle and 13th-place 400 freestyle relay...Reset school record in 400 freestyle relay with time of 2:48.22...Finished fifth in 200 IM, 11th in 400 IM, and 13th in 100 freestyle at SEC Championships...Earned silver medal in 800 freestyle relay at SECs; also finished fourth in 400 freestyle relay, setting school record in event...Posted B-cuts in 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, and 400 IM...Finished third in 200 IM, 11th in 200 freestyle, and 13th in 100 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Earned six dual wins...Set new personal-best times in 100 freestyle and 400 IM...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll with 4.0 GPA...Member of Georgia Way Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Academy...Recipient of the Charles Lathrop Guyer, III Scholarship.
2022-23: Earned Second Team CSCAA All-America honors in 400 freestyle relay and 800 freestyle relay...Finished 23rd in 200 IM and 38th in 200 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Member of 11th-place 800 freestyle relay, 14th-place 400 freestyle relay, and 18th-place 200 freestyle relay at NCAAs...Named to Second Team All-SEC...Earned bronze medal in 400 freestyle relay at SEC Championships...Finished sixth in 200 IM, 12th in 100 freestyle, and 13th in 200 freestyle at SECs...Posted B-cuts in 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 200 backstroke, and 400 IM...Finished first in 200 IM, 10th in 200 backstroke, and 12th in 200 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Earned nine dual wins in 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, and 200 IM...Won three individual events in consecutive dual meets against Kentucky and South Carolina...Set new personal-best times in 200 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 200 IM, and 400 IM...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...Member of Georgia Way Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Academy.
2021-22: Earned First Team CSCAA All-America citation in 800 freestyle relay and Second Team citations in 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay...Finished 17th in 200 IM, 34th in 200 backstroke, and 37th in 200 freestyle at NCAA Championship, setting personal-bests in each event...Member of second-place 800 freestyle relay at NCAAs, setting school and SEC record in top men's NCAA relay finish in program history...Named to Second Team All-SEC...Earned silver medal as third leg of school record 800 freestyle relay at SEC Championships...Also member of 11th-place 200 and 400 freestyle relays...Finished 10th in 100 freestyle and 17th in 200 freestyle at SECs...Also finished fourth in 200 and 400 freestyle relay at SECs...Posted B-cut in 100 freestyle...Finished second in 200 IM and 400 freestyle relay, third in 200 freestyle relay, fourth in 800 freestyle relay, 13th in 100 freestyle, and 15th in 200 freestyle at Georgia Tech Invitational...Has earned four wins in 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, and 200 IM...Set new personal-best times in 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 200 backstroke, and 200 IM...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...Member of Georgia Way Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Academy...Named the recipient of the Charles Lathrop Guyer, III Scholarship.
2020-21: Earned First Team CSCAA All-America citation in 800 freestyle relay...Finished 18th in 200 IM and 25th in 200 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Member of sixth-place 800 freestyle relay, setting school record...Named to Second Team All-SEC...Finished fifth in 200 IM, seventh in 200 freestyle, and won B final in 100 freestyle at SEC Championships...Earned bronze medal in 800 freestyle relay and finished fourth in 400 freestyle relay at SECs...Posted B-cut in 200 freestyle...Finished fourth in 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, and 100 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational; also placed eighth in 100 backstroke...Earned wins in 100 freestyle against Auburn and South Carolina...Set new personal-best times in 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke, and 200 IM...Named to CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Serves as team representative on the UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
2019-20:Â Earned CSCAA All-America citation in 800 freestyle relay...Selected as relay alternate for NCAA Championships...Named to Second Team All-SEC...Earned bronze medal in 800 freestyle relay at SEC Championships...Finished 12th in 200 backstroke, 18th in 200 freestyle and tied for 18th in 200 IM at SECs...Posted B-cuts in 200 freestyle, 200 backstroke and 200 IM...Placed fifth in 200 freestyle, sixth in 200 IM and seventh in 200 backstroke finals at Tennessee Invitational...Earned wins in 100 freestyle at North Carolina and Florida...Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
High School: Swam at Lexington Catholic HS under coach Dave Little and for Lexington Dolphins Swim Club under coach Dave Doolin...Was teammates with fellow Bulldog Thomas Strother...Won five Kentucky individual state championships in 100 butterfly (2016, 2018) and 200 IM (2016, 2017 and 2018)...Set Kentucky state record in 200 IM with 2018 title-winning time of 1:46.33...Helped Lexington Catholic to 2018 Kentucky state title and 2019 runner-up finish...Finished first in 200 freestyle at 2019 Kentucky 13 & Over Long Course championships.
National: Finished 13th in 200m IM, 31st in 200m freestyle, and 42nd in 100m freestyle at Phillips 66 National Championships...Finished 33rd in 200m IM, 39th in 200m freestyle, and 47th in 100m freestyle at 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials, setting personal-best times in freestyle events...Selected for USA Swimming National Select Camp...Was runner-up in 200 IM at 2019 Junior Nationals and in 200 free at 2019 NCSA Junior Championships...Placed third in 200 IM at 2018 Speed Winter Junior Championships.
Personal: Born December 4, 2000...Son of Kim and Andy Hils...Majoring in Real Estate.
Collegiate Personal Bests
| 50 Freestyle | 20.25 | Emory (1/29/22) |
| 100 Freestyle | 42.39 | 2024 SEC Championships (2/24/24) |
| 200 Freestyle | 1:33.74 | 2023 SEC Championships (2/16/23) |
| 50 Backstroke | 23.02 | Florida (11/1/19) |
| 100 Backstroke | 47.94 | 2020 UGA Fall Invitational (11/19/20) |
| 200 Backstroke | 1:41.81 | 2022 NCAA Championships (3/26/22) |
| 100 Butterfly | 48.96 | Emory (1/28/23) |
| 200 IM | 1:42.08 | 2024 NCAA Championships (3/28/24) |
| 400 IM | 3:43.58 | 2024 SEC Championships (2/22/24) |
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