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The University of the South

2017-18 Men's Swimming and Diving

Kipling Klimas

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Houston, Texas
  • High School Bellaire Senior High School

Biography

Career-best times (After 2017-18 season):
50-yard freestyle at the 4th Annual Igloo Invitational (24.12 seconds), 11/18/16
100-yard freestyle against Birmingham-Southern (52.67 seconds), 1/17/15
200-yard freestyle in the 2015 SAA Championships (1:53.36), 2/11/15
500-yard freestyle in the 2015 SAA Championships (5:12.17), 2/11/15
1,000-yard freestyle against Berry (10:54.19), 11/15/14
50-yard backstroke at the 14th Annual Sewanee Invitational (31.22 seconds), 10/31/14
50-yard breaststroke at the 2015 SAA Championships (28.60 seconds), 2/11/15
100-yard breaststroke in the 2016 SAA Championships (59.21 seconds), 2/10/16
200-yard breaststroke in the 2016 SAA Championships (2:09.09), 2/10/16
100-yard butterfly in the 15th Annual Sewanee Invitational (1:06.71), 10/30/15
100-yard individual medley at the 16th Annual Sewanee Invitational (58.95 seconds), 10/28/16
200-yard individual medley at the Transylvania Invitational (2:03.96), 12/3/16
400-yard individual medley at the 15th Annual Sewanee Invitational (4:50.19), 10/30/15


2017-18

Season-best times:
50-yard freestyle against Transylvania (24.50 seconds)
100-yard freestyle at the Transylvania Invitational (53.25 seconds)
200-yard freestyle against Birmingham-Southern (1:59.15)
100-yard breaststroke at the 2018 SAA Championships (1:00.60)
200-yard breaststroke at the 2018 SAA Championships (2:10.73)
100-yard individual medley at the 17th Annual Sewanee Invitational (1:00.04)
200-yard individual medley at the 2018 SAA Championships (2:06.94)

2016-17

Season-best times:
50-yard freestyle at the 4th Annual Igloo Invitational (24.12 seconds)
100-yard freestyle at the 4th Annual Igloo Invitational (52.93 seconds)
200-yard freestyle against Centre (1:55.57)
500-yard freestyle at the 16th Annual Sewanee Invitational (5:32.24)
100-yard breaststroke at the Transylvania Invitational (1:00.03)
200-yard breaststroke at the Transylvania Invitational (2:12.58)
100-yard individual medley at the 16th Annual Sewanee Invitational (58.95 seconds)
200-yard individual medley at the Transylvania Invitational (2:03.96)

2015-16

Season-best times:
50-yard freestyle against Emory (25.36 seconds)
100-yard freestyle against Emory (53.10 seconds)
500-yard freestyle against Berry (5:38.44)
1,000-yard freestyle against Berry (11:38.27)
100-yard breaststroke at the 2016 SAA Championships (59.21 seconds)
200-yard breaststroke at the 2016 SAA Championships (2:09.09)
100-yard butterfly at the 15th Annual Sewanee Invitational (1:06.71)
100-yard individual medley at the 15th Annual Sewanee Invitational (1:01.07)
200-yard individual medley at the Transylvania Invitational (2:08.34)
400-yard individual medley at the 15th Annual Sewanee Invitational (4:50.19)

2014-15

Season-best times:
50-yard freestyle against Emory (25.16 seconds)
100-yard freestyle against Birmingham-Southern (52.67 seconds)
200-yard freestyle at the 2015 SAA Championships (1:53.36)
500-yard freestyle at the 2015 SAA Championships (5:12.17)
1,000-yard freestyle against Berry (10:54.19)
50-yard backstroke in the 14th Annual Sewanee Invitational (31.22 seconds)
50-yard breaststroke at the 2015 SAA Championships (28.60 seconds)
100-yard breaststroke in the 2015 SAA Championships (1:00.60)
200-yard breaststroke in the 2015 SAA Championships (2:12.23)


Prep: Lettered four seasons at the Bellaire Senior High School where he primarily swam the 100 breaststroke and 200 Individual Medley … Varsity Team captain 2013-2014 … Member of the National Honor Society …

Personal: Son of Stephen Klimas and Misha Laird … Majoring in Ecology and Biodiversity …

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

  • 2015-16Sophomore

  • 2016-17Junior

  • 2017-18Senior