Danny Kovac

Photo by: Hunter Dyke/Mizzou Athletics

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TOP TIMES (YARDS)

2021-22 (SENIOR)

Earned two All-America Honorable Mention accolades at the 2022 NCAA Championships
Finished 10^th in the 200 fly and 14^th in the 100 fly at NCAAs
Claimed his fourth NCAA berth with bids in the 100 fly, 200 fly and 200 IM
Swam on Mizzou’s 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay
Placed fourth in the 100 fly, 200 fly and 200 IM at the SEC Championships
Reset his own 200 fly school record at the Mizzou Invite with a time of 1:40.78
Also holds the 100 fly (44.66) and 200 IM (1:41.35) school records
Ranks fourth all-time in the 100 free (42.72), seventh in the 50 free (19.55) at Mizzou
Recorded season-bests of 19.83 in the 50 free, 44.20 in the 100 free, 1:37.03 in the 200 free, 45.31 in the 100 fly, 1:40.78 in the 200 fly, 1:58.78 in the 200 breast and 1:42.39 in the 20 IM
Won nine individual events during the season
Named to the 2021-22 U.S. National Team (100 fly)
Named to the 2021-22 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll

2020-21 (JUNIOR)

Claimed three first team and two honorable mention All-America honors in 2020-21
Named to the All-SEC second team
Earned a pair of individual All-America first team honors at the NCAA Championships, with finishes of fifth in the 100 fly and seventh in the 200 IM
Also placed 10th in the 200 fly at the NCAA Championships for individual honorable mention All-America accolades
Took home two additional All-America honors as part of Mizzou relays, claiming first team honors with a seventh-place finish in the 400 medley relay, and honorable mention accolades on Mizzou's 14th-place 400 free relay
Holds Mizzou school records in the 100 fly (44.66), 200 fly (1:41.14) and 200 IM (1:41.35)
Also ranks third at Mizzou in the 100 free (42.72), fifth in the 50 free (19.55) and ninth in the 100 breast (52.73)
At the SEC Championships, earned runner-up finishes in the 100 fly and 200 IM and placed third in the 200 fly
Won eight event titles on the year, with two in the 100 free, 200 IM and 100 fly, and one in the 50 free and 200 fly
Named to the Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll

2019-20 (SOPHOMORE)

2020 SEC 100 fly champion
Only the second men's swimmer in program history to win an SEC swimming title
Earned second-straight NCAA Championships bid with invites in the 200 IM and 100 fly
Ranks second all-time at Mizzou in both the 100 fly and 200 IM
Also ranks third in the 100 free, tied for fifth in the 50 free and tied for seventh in the 100 breast
In addition to a first-place finish in the 100 fly at SECs, also took third in the 200 IM and 10th in the 100 breast
Had season-best times of 19.59 in the 50 free, 42.90 in the 100 free, 52.73 in the 100 breast, 45.29 in the 100 fly and 1:42.60 in the 200 IM
Led the team with 10 event titles on the season, three in the 200 IM and 100 fly, two in the 50 free and one each in the 100 back and 100 breast
Swept the 100 breast and 200 IM at the Mizzou Invite

2018-19 (FRESHMAN)

Took home four total All-America honors at the NCAA Championships, one first team and three honorable mention
Swam on Mizzou's seventh-place 400 medley relay at the Championships
Also on All-America Mizzou's honorable mention 200 free, 400 free and 200 medley relays at NCAAs
Earned an individual bid to the NCAA Championships
Placed 18th in the 100 fly and 26th in the 200 IM at NCAAs
Claimed All-SEC first team and SEC All-Freshman Team honors thanks to his performances at the SEC Championships
Placed fifth in the 200 IM, seventh in the 100 fly and 15th in the 100 breast at SECs
Had season-best times of 19.98 in the 50 free, 52.74 in the 100 breast, 45.77 in the 100 fly and 1:43.10 in the 200 IM
One one event title as a freshman, the 200 free in the Tiger Invite
Also finished third in the 200 IM and fourth in the 100 fly at the Mizzou Invite
2018-19 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

PREP

Represented the United States at the 2018 Junior Pan Pac Championships
Swam on the U.S.’s gold-medal-winning 4x100m relay team at Junior Pan Pacs
Claimed the 18-and-Under 100 fly national title at the 2018 Phillips 66 National Championships
2016 Colorado 5A 100 back champion
2016 Colorado 5A 100 back and 100 fly runner-up
Owns best times of 46.55 in the 100 fly, 48.60 in the 100 back, 1:45.07 in the 200 IM, 43.86 in the 100 free, 1:49.35 in the 200 back, 20.24 in the 50 free and 1:36.98 in the 200 free

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