Taylor Pike

Photo by: Olivia Treadwell

Photo by: Brad Marquardt

Position:
Fly/Free
Class:
Senior
High School:
Bentonville
Hometown:
Bentonville, Ark.

Top Times:
50 Free: 24.43
100 Free: 54.28
200 Free: 1:52.19
500 Free: 4:48.84
1000 Free: 10:10.50
100 Back: 55.17
200 Back: 1:57.61
100 Fly: 51.71
200 Fly: 1:53.91
200 IM: 2:03.43
400 IM: 4:18.22

2020-21 (Senior):

NCAA Championships: Tied for fourth in the 200 fly with a time of 1:53.42...Aided the 400 medley relay team to a top 15 finish with a time of 3:32.64.
SEC Championships: Recorded two podium finishes in the 100 fly and 200 fly with personal best times of 51.71 and 1:54.19, respectively.
Lowered her personal-best in the 200 fly with a time of 1:53.91 to finish first at the Art Adamson Invite.
Clocked in at 10:21.07 in the 1,000 free against SMU.

2019-20 (Junior):
Competed at SEC Championships by earning seventh in the 200 Fly (1:54.29) and 13^th in the 100 Fly (52.89), clinching NCAA B-cuts in both
Earned first in the CSCAA Open Water Championships 5k (1:03:48.0)
At the dual meet against Ohio State, Pike placed second in the 200 Fly (2:00.25)
Clinched third in the 200 Fly (1:59.77) against Texas
Touched the wall first in the 100 Fly (55.47) at the dual meet against Rice
At the Art Adamson Invitational, Pike beat her personal best in the 500 Free (4:49.38), in the 100 Fly, Pike earned fifth and a NCAA-B cut time and an Olympic Trial cut time (53.11), earned second in the 200 Fly and an NCAA B-cut time and an Olympic Trial cut time (1:54.81)
Beat her personal best in the 1000 Free (10:21.66) against SMU
At the dual meet against Georgia, Pike earned second in the 200 Fly (1:57.80)
Touched the wall second in the 200 Fly (1:59.88) against LSU
Against Arkansas, Pike placed second in the 200 Fly (2:00.46)

2018-19 (Sophomore):
Placed second in the 100-yard freestyle (55.19) and contributed in the 200-yard medley relay victory at No. 17 Ohio State (1:41.76)
Finished first in the 100-yard (54.54) and 200-yard butterfly (1:59.13) at Alabama
Earned an NCAA B-cut in her second place finish in the 200 fly (1:58.91) at No. 1 Texas
Won the 200-yard fly with second-best ranked time in the nation and NCAA B-cut of 1:54.92 in the Art Adamson Invitational
Notched a victory in the 200-yard butterfly against SMU (2:01.01)
Logged a victory in the 200-yard butterfly against LSU (1:58.53)
Finished fourth in the 200-yard butterfly the final day of the SEC Championships (1:54.43)
Placed 11th in the 200 butterfly at the 2019 NCAA Women’s swimming and diving championships (1:54.33)
Named to the winter SEC Academic Honor Roll

2017-18 (Freshman):
2017-18 First-Year Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll
SEC All Freshman Team
Honorable Mention All-American (200 fly)
Placed 12th at NCAA Championships w/time of 1:54.20 in 200 fly
Scored for team at SECs with 23rd-place finish in 1650 free (16:41.84)
Then-lifetime-best of 1:55.48 in 200 fly at SECs good for 7th place
Finished 12th at SECs in 100 fly (53.22)

High School / Club:
Placed seventh in the 100 fly and 15th in the 200 fly at the 2017 Phillips 66 National Championships
Pike was rated the No. 9 prospect in the nation by SwimSwam.com
A member of Team USA in 2016-17, Pike was a semifinalist in the 200-meter butterfly at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
Pike won 18-and-under national titles in the 10k at the 2016 USAS Open Water Nationals and the 200-meter butterfly at the U.S. Winter Nationals
Member of Team USA at the 2016 FINA Hong Kong Marathon World Cup and the 2016 FINA Open Water World Junior Championships
Competing for Bentonville (Ark.) High School, was an undefeated state champion in the 100 fly, 200 free and 500 free from 2014-17 and set state records in the 100 fly, 200 free and 500 free.
12-time USAS Age Group Swimmer of the Year in Arkansas
Coached by Nick Nercessian at Bentonville
An excellent student, Pike was a National Merit Commended Scholar and ranked in the top 2 percent of her graduating class.
Competed for the RAC Aquahawgs for 14 years and was coached by Scott Berry, Monty Hopkins and Todd Mann

Personal:
Taylor Pike is the daughter of Jack and Kim Pike of Bentonville, Ark.
Born Aug. 5, 1999 in Bentonville, Ark.
Plans to major in computer science
Comes from a swimming family – her mother swam at UCLA, one aunt swam at Stanford and another aunt swam at Cal, while her uncle swam at Harvard
Chose Texas A&M because “the girls on the team have a bond that is like no other. I wanted to be a part of something truly special and I know that I've found that here. I also know that Texas A&M Swimming & Diving is an outstanding program. And I also just love the school itself and the amazing traditions that we have kept for so many years.”

Up Close:
Favorite TV Show: Friends
Favorite Movie: The Sixth Sense
Favorite City to Visit: Branson, Mo.
Favorite Athlete in Another Sport: Tim Tebow
Talent I’d Most Like to Have: Being tall
Pre-Competition Music: Just Getting Started - Hawk Nelson
Favorite Quote: “She draws on her strength and reveals that her arms are strong.” - Proverbs 31:17
Something about me that most people don’t know: I really love granola.
Favorite Tradition at Texas A&M: ALL OF THEM!! But if I have to pick one: Midnight Yell.