Jake Taylor Athlete Profile - MSWIM

Jake Taylor

Individual Medley Freestyle Backstroke #0

Class

Senior

Hometown

Honeyville,

Utah

Last School

Moutain Crest High School

Roster Years

2010-2011 | 2013-2016

Personal

Born in Firth, Idaho but currently lives in Utah
Parents are Kuman and Connie Taylor
Has five sisters and four brothers
Served a mission to El Salvador and Belize Mission
Majoring in public relations
Recruited by Indiana University, Yale, Air Force and Stanford
Favorite event is 200 backstroke
Placed in state for track
Is an Eagle Scout
Enjoys unicycling and training horses
Married Amanda in July of 2013

Before BYU

Prepped at Mountain Crest High under Yolanda Bates
Broke all school and pool records as well as six region records and four state records
Won region all four years of high school
State champion seven times
Swimmer of the Year two times
14 time All-American
Jr. National finalist and Sectional finalist
Top-ten national rankings in five events
Deseret News Athlete of the Week

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2010-2011

Competed in all seven dual meets for the Cougars
Tallied 28 first-place finishes during the season
At the MWCC, he placed first in the 200 IM, first in the 100 back, first in the 200 back, first in the 800 free relay, third in the 400 free relay, fifth in the 200 medley relay, sixth in the 400 medley relay
Received All-Conference recognition for his performances in the 100 back (47.14), 200 back (1:43.85), 200 IM (1:45.55), 400 free relay (2:58.10), 800 free relay (6:32.64)
Ranked first in the conference for the 100 and 200 back, as well as the 200 IM
Ranked second for the 100 free, 200 free
Ranked 26th in the nation for the 100 backstroke, 31st in the 200 IM and 32nd in the 200 back
Ranked first for the Cougars in the 100 free, 50 back, 100 back, 200 back, 200 IM

Sophmore Year 2013-2014

Contributed to the 200 free relay win (1:23.43) in the Intermountain Shootout
Contributed to the 200 free relay win (1:23.85) against Colorado Mesa
Contributed to the 200 medley relay win (1:31.77)) against Denver
Contributed to the 200 free relay win (1:23.09) against Denver
Recorded a first-place finish in the 100 back (48.94) against Utah
Named MPSF/TURBO Male Athlete of the Week (Jan. 29)
Recorded a first-place finish in the 200 IM (1:52.95) against Seattle
Recorded a first-place finish in the 200 back (1:51.77) against Seattle
Named to All-MPSF First Team for performances in 800 free relay (6:31.41), 200 IM (1:44.96), 100 back (46.67), 200 free relay (1:19.91), 200 back (1:42.42)
Named to All-MPSF Second Team for performances in 400 medley relay (3:14.66)

Junior Year 2014-2015

Named a First Team All-American in the 100 back (45.34)
Named a First Team All-American in the 200 back (1:39.76)
Named the Male Swimmer of the Meet at the MPSF Championships
Set a new MPSF Championship meet record and BYU school record in the 100 back (45.53)
Set a new MPSF Championship meet record in the 200 back (1:41.15)
Named to All-MPSF First Team for performances in the 50 free (20.07), 400 medley relay (3:12.16), 100 back (45.53) and 200 back (1:41.15)
Named to All-MPSF Second Team for performances in the 200 medley relay (1:28.26), 200 free relay (1:21.25) and 400 free relay (2:57.17)
Named MPSF/TURBO Male Athlete of the Week (Nov. 12)
Recorded a first-place finish in the 100 back (48.94) at the Mesa State Invite
Recorded a first-place finish in the 200 back (1:51.28) at the Mesa State Invite
Recorded a first-place finish in the 100 back (48.16) against UNLV
Recorded a first-place finish in the 200 back (1:48.70) against UNLV
Contributed to a first-place finish in the 400 free relay (3:03.71) against UNLV
Named MPSF/TURBO Male Athlete of the Week (Oct.8)
Named MPSF/TURBO Male Athlete of the Week (Dec. 12)
Set new BYU record in the 100 back (45.95) at the Texas Invite while also finishing first
Set new BYU record in the 200 back (1:40.51) at the Texas Invite
Recorded a first-place finish in the 200 back (1:47.88) against Arizona State
Contributed to a first-place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:31.32) against Arizona State
Recorded a first-place finish in the 200 back (1:49.90) against Denver
Recorded a first-place finish in the 50 free (20.94) against Denver
Recorded a first-place finish in the 200 free (1:38.09) against Denver
Contributed to a first-place finish in the 400 free relay (3:02.93) against Denver
Recorded a first-place finish in the 100 back (47.99) against Grand Canyon
Recorded a first-place finish in the 50 free (20.61) against Grand Canyon
Recorded a first-place finish in the 100 free (45.89) against Grand Canyon
Recorded a first-place finish in the 200 IM (1:52.83) against Utah
Recorded a first-place finish in the 200 back (1:48.32) against Utah
Qualified for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 100 and 200 back
Attended Phillips 66 Summer National Championships

Senior Year 2015-2016

Competed in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials and recorded 7th place in the finals with the 100 back (54.72) and 11th in the semifinals of the 200 back (1:59:83) - (Jun 26- Jul 1)
Recorded first-place finishes in the 100 back (48.31), 100 IM (50.53), 200 back (1:48.97) and 200 free (1:41.15) and contributed to a first-place finish in the 200 free relay at the Colorado Mesa Invite
Recorded first-place finishes in the 100 back (48.81), 200 IM (1:52.13), 100 free (45.56) and 200 back (1:49.10) and contributed to a first-place finish in the 200 free and 200 medley relays at the Pacific Invite
Named National Swimmer-of-the-Week by CollegeSwimming.com (Oct.28)
Named MPSF/Turbo Male Athlete of the Week (Oct. 28)
Recorded first-place finishes in the 100 back (48.40) and 200 back (1:51.66) and contributed to first-place finishes in the 200 medley and 200 free relays against UNLV
Recorded first-place finishes in the 100 breaststroke (57.08) and 100 free (45.24) and contributed to first-place finishes in the 200 medley and 400 free relays against Colorado Mesa
Named MPSF Swimmer-of-the-Week by CollegeSwimming.com (Nov. 10)
Recorded a first-place finish in the 100 back (45.83) and set a new BYU record in the 200 IM (1:43.50) while contributing to a new BYU record in the 200 medley relay (1:27.42) and 400 free relay (2:53.88) at the Texas Invite
Recorded a second-place finish in the 100 back (48.78), a third-place finish in the 200 back (1:49.02) and contributed to a second-place finish in the 400 free relay (3:01.80) against Grand Canyon
Recorded a first-place finish in the 200 free (1:39.39) and contributed to a first-place finish in the 200 free relay (1:21.13) and second-place finishes in the 400 free relay (2:58.86) and 200 medley relay (1:30.22) against Denver/Minnesota
Recorded first-place finishes in the 100 back (48.62), 200 back (1:47.23) and 200 IM (1:49.92) and contributed to a new pool record and first-place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:29.05) against Utah
Recorded a first-place finish in the 100 back (45.74), a school record and first-place finish in the 200 back (1:40.96), a school and MPSF meet record in the 200 IM (1:43.83), contributed to a first-place finish in the 200 free relay (1:18.55) and contributed to first-place finishes, new school records and MPSF meet records in the 200 medley relay (1:26.51), 400 free relay (2:53.11) and 800 free relay (6:26.28) at the MPSF Championships
In total, broke or contributed in breaking six school records at the MPSF Championships
Named First-Team All-MPSF in 200 medley relay, 800 free relay, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 200 IM, 100 back and 200 back
Named first back-to-back MPSF Swimmer of the Year
Earned First-Team All-American in two events, with a fourth-place finish in the 100 back (45.52) and a sixth-place finish in the 200 back (1:39.93) at the 2016 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. Also earned Second-Team All-American with a ninth-place finish in the 200 IM (1:42.89) at the meet