Kevin Parker

Kevin Parker

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Germantown, Tenn.

High School:
Christian Brothers

Height:
6-1

2006-07 - Shattered his own school records in the 100 and 200 back and 200 fly at the A-10 Championships ... won the A-10 consolation title in the 200 back with a new school standard of 1:52.11 ... finished 11th in the 200 fly prelims and went on to win the consolation crown with a school-record effort (1:54.48) ... placed fifth in the 100 back prelims with school record-breaking time of 52.03, and went on to place seventh in the finals ... swam the leadoff leg on the school record-breaking 400 medley relay (3:28.21) at the A-10s ... was a member of the 800 free and 200 medley relays that each finished with a SLU top-five time at the league championships ... established personal bests in all but two of the events he has competed in during his two-year Billiken career ... finished first in 20 races, the second most on the team ... has recorded 17 performances that rank among the top 10 at SLU in their respective events, tying for the most top 10 appearances all-time ... owns SLU's top five performances all-time in both the 100 and 200 back ... named team Co-MVP ... set a new personal best in the 100 fly in the meet against Centenary, IUPUI and Valparaiso ... established his top time in the 200 IM at Illinois-Chicago.

2005-06 - Tabbed co-Most Valuable by teammates at the season-ending banquet ... garnered 12 first-place performances ... excelled in a myriad of events in his freshman campaign, including the 200 free, 200 back and 200 fly ... set three individual school records (100 back, 200 back and 200 fly) and swam on three record-setting relay squads (800 free, 200 medley and 400 medley) ... established a school record in the 100 back at the A-10 Championships in a swim-off, eventually went on to finish seventh in the event ... finished fourth and set a school record in the 200 back at the conference meet ... finished 13th and broke the school record with a time of 1:55.06 in the 200 fly at the A-10's ... finished first in the 200 fly in four consecutive duals.

At Christian Brothers - Swam four seasons for coach Don Whittington's Purple Wave ... named to the Shelby County All-Metro Team ... named a Memphis Commercial Appeal `Best of Prep' finalist ... captured the 200 IM gold at the county meet as a senior ... finalist at the state meet in the 100 back and 200 free ... county record holder in 200 IM and 500 free, as well as 200 medley relay and 200 and 400 free relays.

Personal - Born Dec. 12, 1986, in Memphis, Tenn. ... son of Lisa and Pat Parker ... has one older brother, Bryan ... majoring in flight science.

PARKER'S CAREER BESTS
100 Back 52.03 at A-10 Championships, 2/23/07* (prelim)
200 Back 1:52.11 at A-10 Championships, 2/24.07*
100 Fly 52.86 vs. Centenary/IUPUI/Valparaiso, 12/20/06
200 Fly 1:54.48 at A-10 Championships, 2/24/07*
200 Free 1:47.33 at IUPUI Triangular, 1/20/06
500 Free 4:57.52 at Show-Me Showdown, 10/8/05
200 IM 1:57.06 at Illinois-Chicago, 11/18/06
* indicates school record

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