2023-24 / AS A SENIOR
• 3-Time Academic All-Big Ten Honoree
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree
2022-23 / AS A JUNIOR
• CSCAA National Invitational Championships Qualifier (50 & 200 Fly, 100 IM, 200 Free, Relays)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed primarily in the butterfly and freestyle events
• Posted season-best times in the 100 (48.74) and 200 fly (1:48.49) at the Purdue Invitational
• Season best in the 200 free (1:38.15) was at the Big Ten Triple Duals hosted by Northwestern, ranking fifth on team for the year
• Scored in the B final of the 50 fly via a personal-best time (21.69) at the CSCAA National Invitational Championships
• Scored in the C finals of the 100 and 200 fly at the Big Ten Championships
• Also represented Purdue in the 800 free relay at Big Tens
• Raced in four individual events and all five realsy at the NIC meet
• At the Purdue Invitational, won the C final of the 200 fly and his prelim heat as a C finalist in the 100 fly; also qualified for the C final of the 200 free
• Won his heats of the 500 free and 100 fly at the Indiana Intercollegiates, finishing second and ninth overall
2021-22 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed primarily in the freestyle and butterfly events
• Posted season-best times in the 200 fly (1:48.95) and 500 free (4:35.37) at the First Chance meet
• Raced in the 200 (1:39.74) and 500 free (4:40.85) as well as the 100 (48.23) and 200 fly (1:52.59) the following week at the Big Ten Championships
• Continues to rank 14th in team history in the 200 fly (1:47.37)
• Qualified for the C final of the 200 free and 200 fly while also earning a second swim in the 500 free at the Purdue Invitational
• Finished top five in the 200 and 500 free at the Indiana Intercollegiates
2021-21 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Competed primarily in the butterfly and freestyle events
• Posted season-best times in the 100 (49.14) and 200 fly (1:47.37) as well as the 100 free (45.60) at the Big Ten Championships
• Moved into 14th place in program history in the 200 fly, scoring in the C final at Big Tens
• Competed primarily in the butterfly and freestyle events
• Placed third in the 200 free with a season-best time (1:39.06) at the triple dual with Minnesota and Wisconsin in Madison, an event in which he also swam at Big Tens
• Ranked fifth on the team in the 500 free (4:43.05), a time he also posted in Madison
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year varsity letterwinner for coach Jon Karr at Avon High School in suburban Indianapolis
• Also ran cross country as a freshman
• Three-year Indiana state qualifier and finalist
• USA Swimming Scholar All-American as a senior
• Also earned All-America honors from the NISCA as a senior in the 200 and 500 free
• Won IHSAA sectional titles in the 500 free in each of his upperclassman seasons
• Won three straight county championships in the 200 free; also won the 100 free as a junior
• Also the sectional and county champion in the 200 free and 500 free as well as the 200 and 400 free relays as a senior
• Team MVP as a senior as the Avon’s top individual points leader at state
• Leadership award winner as a junior while also ranking as the team’s top scorer at state
• Conference champion in the 200 free as a senior to earn all-conference honors
• Helped lead AHS to a pair of county titles (2016-17) and two sectional championships (2017-18)
• Also competed for the Avon Community Swim Team
• USA Swimming Futures Championships and Winter Junior Nationals Qualifier
• Two-time recipient of the club’s coaches award
• Also garnered the club most improved swimmer award in 2017
• National AP Scholar was a two-time AP Scholar with Distinction
• Three-time academic letter recipient
• National Honors Society
• Also played in the school orchestra
PERSONAL
• Major: Biomedical Engineering
• Full name is Charles Sebastian King
• Born in Las Vegas, Nevada
• Parents are Shane and Nicole King
• Family also includes brothers Madison and Elijah
• Mom ran cross country and track at UNLV
• Brother Madison ran track at Southern Indiana
• 3-Time Academic All-Big Ten Honoree
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree
2022-23 / AS A JUNIOR
• CSCAA National Invitational Championships Qualifier (50 & 200 Fly, 100 IM, 200 Free, Relays)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed primarily in the butterfly and freestyle events
• Posted season-best times in the 100 (48.74) and 200 fly (1:48.49) at the Purdue Invitational
• Season best in the 200 free (1:38.15) was at the Big Ten Triple Duals hosted by Northwestern, ranking fifth on team for the year
• Scored in the B final of the 50 fly via a personal-best time (21.69) at the CSCAA National Invitational Championships
• Scored in the C finals of the 100 and 200 fly at the Big Ten Championships
• Also represented Purdue in the 800 free relay at Big Tens
• Raced in four individual events and all five realsy at the NIC meet
• At the Purdue Invitational, won the C final of the 200 fly and his prelim heat as a C finalist in the 100 fly; also qualified for the C final of the 200 free
• Won his heats of the 500 free and 100 fly at the Indiana Intercollegiates, finishing second and ninth overall
2021-22 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed primarily in the freestyle and butterfly events
• Posted season-best times in the 200 fly (1:48.95) and 500 free (4:35.37) at the First Chance meet
• Raced in the 200 (1:39.74) and 500 free (4:40.85) as well as the 100 (48.23) and 200 fly (1:52.59) the following week at the Big Ten Championships
• Continues to rank 14th in team history in the 200 fly (1:47.37)
• Qualified for the C final of the 200 free and 200 fly while also earning a second swim in the 500 free at the Purdue Invitational
• Finished top five in the 200 and 500 free at the Indiana Intercollegiates
2021-21 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Competed primarily in the butterfly and freestyle events
• Posted season-best times in the 100 (49.14) and 200 fly (1:47.37) as well as the 100 free (45.60) at the Big Ten Championships
• Moved into 14th place in program history in the 200 fly, scoring in the C final at Big Tens
• Competed primarily in the butterfly and freestyle events
• Placed third in the 200 free with a season-best time (1:39.06) at the triple dual with Minnesota and Wisconsin in Madison, an event in which he also swam at Big Tens
• Ranked fifth on the team in the 500 free (4:43.05), a time he also posted in Madison
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year varsity letterwinner for coach Jon Karr at Avon High School in suburban Indianapolis
• Also ran cross country as a freshman
• Three-year Indiana state qualifier and finalist
• USA Swimming Scholar All-American as a senior
• Also earned All-America honors from the NISCA as a senior in the 200 and 500 free
• Won IHSAA sectional titles in the 500 free in each of his upperclassman seasons
• Won three straight county championships in the 200 free; also won the 100 free as a junior
• Also the sectional and county champion in the 200 free and 500 free as well as the 200 and 400 free relays as a senior
• Team MVP as a senior as the Avon’s top individual points leader at state
• Leadership award winner as a junior while also ranking as the team’s top scorer at state
• Conference champion in the 200 free as a senior to earn all-conference honors
• Helped lead AHS to a pair of county titles (2016-17) and two sectional championships (2017-18)
• Also competed for the Avon Community Swim Team
• USA Swimming Futures Championships and Winter Junior Nationals Qualifier
• Two-time recipient of the club’s coaches award
• Also garnered the club most improved swimmer award in 2017
• National AP Scholar was a two-time AP Scholar with Distinction
• Three-time academic letter recipient
• National Honors Society
• Also played in the school orchestra
PERSONAL
• Major: Biomedical Engineering
• Full name is Charles Sebastian King
• Born in Las Vegas, Nevada
• Parents are Shane and Nicole King
• Family also includes brothers Madison and Elijah
• Mom ran cross country and track at UNLV
• Brother Madison ran track at Southern Indiana