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2023-24 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Kaylee English/ Mizzou Athletics

Brecken Merkel

  • Position Breast/Fly/IM
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Crystal, Minn.
  • High School Edina

Biography

PERSONAL RECORDS & RESULTS

HONORS

  • 2022-23 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • Selected to 2021-22 First-Year Academic SEC Honor Roll

2023-24 (JUNIOR)

  • Completed her leg of the 400 Free Relay in 54.21, placed sixth in the 200 Breast with a time of 2:24.19, finished fourth in the 200 Fly in 2:07.74, touched the wall seventh in the 200 IM in 2:07.70 against Alabama (Oct. 20)
  • Completed her leg of the 400 Free Relay in 53.67, placed eighth in the 200 Breast with a time of 2:26.25, notched a time of 27.37 in the 50 Fly, finished the 100 Fly in 58.00, touched the wall in 2:07.14 in the 200 Fly against Indiana and Auburn (Oct. 25)
  • Notched a time of 35.94 in the 50 Breast, placed eighth in the 100 Breast with a time of 1:15.70, completed the 50 Fly in 30.93, touched the wall fourth in the 200 IM with a time of 2:27.24 at the Mizzou Long Course Qualifier (Nov. 18)
  • Finished fourth in the 100 Breast (1:04.64), tenth in the 100 Free (53.05) and competed in the 50 Free (26.00), 50 Breast (30.70), 200 Medley Relay (29.06) and 100 IM (59.18) against Missouri State (Dec. 2)
  • Touched the wall fourth in the 200 Breast (2:16.59), sixth in the 200 Fly (2:02.34), sixth in the 400 IM (4:25.82) and raced in the 200 Medley Relay (28.96) against Louisville (Jan. 5)
  • Placed fifth in the 200 Fly (2:05.74), eighth in the 200 Breast (2:24.82) and competed in the 200 Medley Relay (29.07) against Purdue and Illinois (Jan. 13)
  • Took first in the 400 IM (4:21.03), second in the 200 IM (2:02.40), second in the 200 Fly (2:01.88) and raced in the 100 Fly (57.75) at the Tiger Qualifier (Feb. 2-3)

2022-23 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Notched a time of 26.51 in the 50 Fly, touched the wall in 56.62 in the 100 Fly, placed fourth in the 200 Fly with a time of 2:02.45, completed the 200 IM in 2:03.20 against Purdue (Oct. 14-15)
  • Completed her leg of the 200 Medley Relay in 38.50, placed second in the 100 Fly with a time of 56.85, finished fourth with a time of 2:02.62 in the 200 Fly, placed seventh in the 200 IM with a time of 2:04.57, placed third in the 400 IM in 4:23.18 at the Mizzou Invitational (Nov. 16-18)
  • Touched the wall with a time of 25.16 in the 50 Free, notched a time of 23.73 in her leg of the 200 Medley Relay, finished the 100 Free with a time of 52.15, raced the 200 Free in 1:55.76 against Missouri State (Dec. 3)
  • Finished the 100 Free in 52.62, completed her leg of the 400 Free Relay in 53.82 against Tennessee (Jan. 7)
  • Placed first in the 200 Fly with a time of 2:00.59, notched a time of 4:23.33 in the 400 IM, completed her leg of the 200 Medley Relay in 23.33 against Southern Illinois (Jan. 27)
  • Placed second in the 200 Fly with a time of 2:02.16, touched the wall third with a time of 2:05.97 in the 200 IM, finished third in the 400 IM with a time of 4:23.71 at the Mizzou Qualifier (Feb. 25-26)

2021-22 (FRESHMAN)

  • Finished 34th in the 400 IM, 38th in the 200 fly and 46th in the 200 IM at the SEC Championships
  • Broke the 200 fly pool record at Missouri State with a time of 2:00.20
  • Ranks fifth all-time at Mizzou in the 200 fly (1:58.30)
  • Recorded season-best times of 51.40 in the 100 free, 2:19.50 in the 200 breast, 55.79 in the 100 fly, 1:58.30 in the 200 fly, 2:01.69 in the 200 IM and 4:21.05 in the 400 IM
  • Won four individual events during the season

PREP

  • Swam for Aquajets Swim Team
  • Took third in the 200 IM at the 2019 MSHSL Girls Class AA Championship
  • Placed fourth in the 200 fly at the 2019 Speedo Champions Series Minneapolis
  • Best times of 2:00.70 in the 200 fly, 2:02.97 in the 200 IM, 55.56 in the 100 fly, 4:24.64 in the 400 IM, 51.54 in the 100 free and  2:21.21 in the 200 breast

PERSONAL

  • Daughter of Michelle and Jeffery

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    Fly/IM
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Fly/IM
  • 2023-24Junior

    Breast/Fly/IM