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Charlie King Season 2020-21

PositionFREESTYLE
YearFreshman
HometownAvon, Ind.
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
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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

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Senior
2023-24

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Junior
2022-23

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Sophomore
2021-22

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