2018-19 Men's Swimming Roster

Sam Knott

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Fountain Valley, Calif.
  • Highschool Fountain Valley
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

Career Top Times

2018-19: CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-America … RMAC silver medalist in the 100-breast … First-Team All-RMAC in the 100-breast and Second-Team All-RMAC in the 200-breast, 200-medley relay, 200-free relay, and 400-medley relay … Preseason All-RMAC … Broke the Mines pool record in the 100-breast with a 57.72 time against Colorado Mesa on Jan. 11 … Also part of new program records in the 200-medley relay (1:30.62) and 400-medley relay (3:22.24) set at RMAC Championships.

2017-18: NCAA Championships qualifier in the 100- and 200-breaststroke … Second-Team All-RMAC at both breaststroke distances … Also a Second-Team All-RMAC selection in the 200-medley, 200-free, and 400-medley relays … Broke Mines records in both breaststroke distances at RMAC Championships, finishing fourth in the 100- and third in the 200- … Also a member of the new Mines record-holding 200 medley relay … At NCAAs, placed 19th nationally in the 200-breaststroke and 18th in the 100-breaststroke.

2016-17: Second-Team All-RMAC in the 100-breast … Touched fourth in that event at RMACs in 56.01 … Also sixth in the 200-breast, and 19th in both the 100-fly and 200-IM … Scored 28 team points at RMACs.

2015-16: Second-Team All-RMAC in the 100-breaststroke (4th) … Also earned second-team honors on three relays: the 200-medley, 400-medley, and 200-free … Scored 18 team points at RMAC Championships … Made the RMAC B final in the 200-IM (14th) … Won the 100-breaststroke at the Colorado Mesa Invitational … Won both the 100- and 200-breaststroke events vs. Colorado College during the regular season.

High School: Breaststroke and IM specialist at Fountain Valley (Calif.) … Holds the Sunset League record in the 100 breaststroke … Also set school marks in the 200 IM, 200 free and medley relays, and 400 free relay … Owns bests of 57.22 in the 100 breast, 1:54.08 in the 200 IM, and 21.84 in the 50 free … Team MVP as a senior … Also lettered in water polo … Swam club for OC Riptide in Huntington Beach … Graduated magna cum laude … Four-year Principal’s Honor Roll student … Scholar-Athlete with High Honors.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Breast / IM
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Breast / IM
  • 2017-18Junior

    Breast / IM
  • 2018-19Senior

    Breast / IM