Preston Jenkins
Individual Medley Backstroke #0
Ht
6'
1"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Jacksonville, 
Florida
Last School
The Bolles School
Roster Years
2012-2013 | 2015-2018


 

Before BYU:

  • Prepped at The Bolles School under coach Sergio Lopez Miro
  • Member of Symphonic Band
  • USA Swimming Scholastic All-American all four years of high school
  • NISCA High School All-American
  • At state, placed first in the 200 Medley Relay, fourth in the 200 IM, second in the 100 back and first in the 400 free relay
  • Member of 400 free relay national champion team which set the national record
  • High School National Champions
  • Club: Bolles School Sharks under coach Sergio Lopez Miro
  • Gold Medal Club
  • At the 2011 Winter Junior Nationals, placed first in the 100 back and third in the 200 back
  • Also recruited by Louisville, Missouri and Arizona

Personal:

  • Son of Mike and Kim Jenkins
  • Has one sister and one brother
  • Brother Kaleb swam for the United States Air Force Academy
  • Eagle Scout
  • Served in the Benin Cotonou mission (2013-2015)
  • Majoring in exercise science and french

Mission

  • Cotonou , Benin
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2012-2013

  • Competed in eight meets for the Cougars
  • Named to All-MPSF First Team in 100 Back, 200 back and 400 Free Relay
  • Named to All-MPSF Second Team in 400 Medley Relay
  • Set a school record in 200 Back (1:43.41), 200 Medley Relay (1:28.49), 400 Medley Relay (3:12.37) and 400 Free Relay (2:55.02)
  • Ranked first on the team in 200 Free (1:38.23), 50 Back (22.26), 100 Back (47.63) and 200 Back (1:43.41), second in the 200 IM (1:48.67) and fourth in 100 Free (45.01) 
  • Recorded first-place finishes in the 100 Back (50.33) and the 200 Back (1:49.39) against Hawaii
  • Recorded first-place finishes in the 200 Free (1:41.92) and the 100 Back (51.04) at the Pacific Invite
  • Recorded a first-place finish in the 200 Back (1:48.14) against UNLV
  • Named MPSF Male Athlete of the Week (Nov. 21)
  • Recorded a first-place finish in the 100 Back (50.37) against Utah
  • Recorded first-place finishes in the 100 Back (50.83) and the 200 Back (1:50.98) against Arizona State
  • Recorded a first-place finish in the 100 Back (49.49) against DU
Sophmore Year 2015-2016

  • Competed in the Olympic U.S. trials and placed 37th in the preliminaries with the 100 backstroke (56:06) and placed 44th in the preliminaries with the 200 backstroke
  • Contributed to a first-place finish in the 200 free relay and recorded a second-place finish in the 200 free (1:41.82) and 200 back (1:51.01) at the Colorado Mesa Invite
  • Contributed to a first-place finish in the 200 free relay at the Pacific Invite
  • Recorded a first-place finish in the 200 free (1:42.07) against UNLV
  • Recorded a first-place finish in the 100 fly (51.83) and contributed to a first-place finish in the 400 free relay against Colorado Mesa
  • Contributed to a second-place finish and new BYU record in the 400 free relay (2:53.88) at the Texas Invite
  • Recorded a third-place finish in the 100 back (50.29) and contributed to a second-place finish in the 400 free relay (3:01.80) against Grand Canyon
  • Contributed to a first-place finish in the 200 free relay (1:21.13) against Denver/Minnesota
  • Recorded a second-place finish in the 200 free (1:41.16) and contributed to a first-place finish in the 400 free relay (3:01.11) against Utah
  • Recorded second-place finishes in the 200 back (1:43.75) and 200 IM (1:46.76), a third-place finish in the 100 back (48.20), contributed to a first-place finish in the 200 free relay (1:81.55) and contributed to first-place finishes, new school records and MPSF meet records in the 400 free relay (2:53.11) and 800 free relay (6:26.28) at the MPSF Championships
  • Named First-Team All-MPSF in 800 free relay, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 200 IM, 100 back and 200 back
  • Qualified for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 100-meter back (56.53) and 200-meter back (2:02.54) at the American Short Course Championships
Junior Year 2016-2017

Achievements:

  • Awarded MPSF Athlete of the Week (Oct. 26)
  • Placed second in the 200 back at the MPSF Championships (1:43.62)
  • Contributed to a second-place finish in the men's 200 free relay at the MPSF Championships 
  • Placed first in the 200 free and acheived a season-best time of 1:35.40 at the MPSF Championships 
  • Named First-Team All-MPSF in 200 free and 200 back
  • Named Second-Team All-MPSF in 200 IM, 200 and 400 Free Relays 
  • All-Academic MPSF Scholar-Athlete
  • Ranked second in All-Time Bests for the 200 free (1:35.40)
  • Ranked third in BYU All-Time Bests for the 200 IM (1:46.58)

Personal Best(s):

100 Freestyle

  • 43.49
  • 43.80
  • 45.38

200 Freestyle

  • 1:35.40
  • 1:35.96
  • 1:36.51

50 Backstroke

  • 22.97
  • 23.14
  • 23.35

100 Backstroke

  • 48.24
  • 49.18
  • 49.21

200 Backstroke

  • 1:43.62
  • 1:44.67
  • 1:45.09

200 Individual Medley

  • 1:46.58
  • 1:47.57
  • 1:48.79
Senior Year 2017-2018

  • Broke the school record and finished first in the 200 free (1:35.00) at the MPSF Championships
  • Recorded first-place and increased his BYU No. 5 All-Time Best in the 100 free (43.41) at the MPSF Championships
  • Recorded first-place in the 200 free (1:38.82), 100 back (50.43), 200 back (1:50.71) and 200 IM (1:52.09) at the Intermountain Shootout
  • Recorded first-place in the 100 free (45.41), 200 free (1:39.52) and 200 IM (1:52.28) against Grand Canyon
  • Recorded first-place in the 200 IM (1:52.37) and second-place in the 200 free (1:38.63) and 200 back (1:46.68) at the Pacific Invite
  • Contributed to a second-place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:33.20) at the Intermountain Shootout
  • Recorded second-place in the 200 free (1:39.34) against Utah
  • Recorded third-place while increase his BYU No. 3 All-Time Best in the 200 IM (1:46.25) at the MPSF Championships
  • Contributed to a third-place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:33.62) against Grand Canyon
  • Contributed to a third-place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:31.80) at the Pacific Invite
  • Earned a new personal best time in the 200 medley relay split for the 50 back (22.35) at the Texas Invite
  • Named All-MPSF First Team in the 200 IM, 200 free and 100 free
  • Named All-MPSF Second Team in the 400 medley relay
  • Named Academic All-MPSF
  • Received the Outstanding Senior Male Athlete Award at the 2018 Y Awards
  • Received the Floyd Johnson Service Award and the 2018 Y Awards
  • Named a team captain

Season Bests: 

100 Free

  • 43.41 First Place, BYU No. 5 All-Time Best (MPSF)
  • 45.19 Relay Split (Intermountain Shootout)
  • 45.19 (Pacific Invite)

200 Free

  • 1:35.00 School Record, First Place (MPSF)
  • 1:35.21 Relay Split (MPSF)
  • 1:35.59 (Texas Invite)

50 Back Relay Splits (200 Medley Relay)

  • 22.35 Personal Record(Texas Invite)
  • 23.85 Third Place (Intermountain Shootout)
  • 23.85 Third Place (Grand Canyon)

100 Back

  • 48.50 Relay Split (Texas Invite)
  • 50.43 First Place (Intermountain Shootout)
  • 55.47 (Pacific Invite)

200 Back

  • 1:44.42 (Texas Invite)
  • 1:48.68 Second Place (Pacific Invite)
  • 1:49.78 (Texas Invite)

200 IM

  • 1:46.25 Third Place, BYU No. 3 All-Time (MPSF)
  • 1:47.51 (Texas Invite)
  • 1:52.09 First Place (Intermountain Shootout)
Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year



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