2017-18 Swimming & Diving Roster
Comerford, Mallory
Mallory Comerford
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Free/Fly
- High School:
- Plainwell High School
- Hometown:
- Kalamazoo, Mich.
Bio
Senior: Comerford collected her third consecutive ACC Women's Swimmer of the Year honor after winning two titles at the NCAA Championships and three ACC Championships gold medals, becoming the first women's swimmer in ACC history to receive the distinction three times throughout her career. At the NCAA Championships, she won her third straight championship in the 200 free, becoming the only Cardinal in history to win three titles in the same event. She also captured her first 100 free victory for a total of four career NCAA titles. Additionally, Comerford capped off her final season with a highly successful ACC Championships performance, winning the 100, 200 and 500 free titles for the second consecutive season. By collecting her fourth straight gold in the 200 free, Comerford established herself as the only woman in ACC Championships history to win the event all four years. For her efforts, Comerford was named ACC Championships MVP for the second season in a row. Throughout the season, Comerford broke two individual UofL records, including the 500 free at the ACC Championships with a time of 4:34.63 and the 50 free at NCAAs with a 21.49. She completes her career with school records in the 50, 100, 200 and 500 freestyles, as well as all five relays. Additionally, she broke her own ACC Championships record in the 100 freestyle with a time of 46.57 and is an ACC record holder in the 100 free, 200 free and 800 free relay. Following the completion of the NCAA Championships, Comerford solidified herself as a 10-time individual All-American and 16-time relay All-American. She competed at the Short Course World Championships as a member of Team USA, winning five relay golds, one relay silver, a silver in the 200 free and a bronze in the 100 free. Comerford also excelled in the classroom, earning ACC Scholar Athlete of the Year honors for the second straight season.
Junior: Comerford followed up her breakout sophomore campaign with an even more successful season as a junior. After placing second in the 100-meter free (53.09) at the Phillips 66 National Championships, she qualified for the Pan Pacific Championships as a member of Team USA. At Pan Pacs, Comerford swam to a fourth place finish in the 100-meter free in a time of 52.92, solidifying her spot on the 2019 World Championships roster. She was also a member of the 4x100-meter free relay, helping the United States to a silver medal finish with a lead-off leg of 53.48, while also finishing fifth in the A-final of the 100-meter fly (58.25). At the NCAA Championships, she won the 200 free title for the second consecutive season, becoming just the second woman to break the 1:40 mark with a time of 1:39.80. In the 100 free, she posted a runner-up finish and became the second fastest performer of all-time with a 46.20. Both of Comerford’s performances set new UofL and ACC records. Additionally, she was a member of the 200 free, 400 free, 800 free and 400 medley relays that all finished in the top-eight at NCAAs. Her split of 1:39.14 on the second leg of the ACC record-breaking 800 free relay was the fastest 200 free split in history. Comerford was named Most Valuable Swimmer at the ACC Championships after winning all three of her individual events. She swam to times of 46.65 in the 100 free, 1:42.17 in the 200 free and 4:36.09 in the 500 free. At the Winter National Championships, she won gold in the 100 and 200 free, silver in the 500 free and 100 fly and bronze in the 50 free. Throughout the dual meet season, she recorded nine individual victories. As a result of her performances throughout the season, she earned ACC Scholar Athlete of the Year, ACC Swimmer of the Year, ACC All-Academic honors, and CSCAA Scholar All-America honors.
Sophomore: Mallory Comerford burst onto the scene in her sophomore season when she won her first National Championship in the 200-free (1:40.36), tying five-time Olympic Gold Medalist, Katie Ledecky, for the gold. Comerford built on her momentum from NCAAs at World Championship Trials in Indy, where she won the gold in the 100-meter free (52.81), while qualifying for the World Championships in Budapest in the 100-meter free, 4x100-meter free relay, and also qualifying for the 4x200-meter free relay with her fourth place finish in the 200-meter free (1:56.95). At the World Championships, she led off the USA’s gold medal winning and American Record-setting 400-meter free relay in a time of 52.59, breaking the 100-meter free American Record in the process. She also earned gold medals in the 4x100 mixed medley Relay, 4x200 free relay, and 4x100 mixed free relay. In the 4x100 mixed free relay, Mallory swam the third leg in a time of 52.71 to help the USA break the previous World Record by nearly three and a half seconds. Individually, she also competed in the final of the 100-meter Free, finishing fourth in a time of 52.77. Comerford also competed on the international stage at the Short Course World Championships in Windsor, helping the USA win gold in the 400 free relay, gold in the 4x100 medley relay, silver in the 4x200 free relay, and taking fifth in the 200 free (1:53.79). In addition to her gold medal in the 200 free at NCAAs, Comerford took bronze in the 100 free (46.35) and fourth in the 500 free (4:36.16), breaking school records in all three events in the process. She also was part of the 200, 400, and 800 free relays, as well as the 400 medley relay at the NCAAs, all of which finished in the top-eight. At the ACC Championships, she scored 92 points for the Cardinals, winning gold medals and setting ACC records in both the 200 free (1:41.70) and 100 free (46.75). She took silver in the 500 free (4:37.47) and was a member of the 400 silver medal winning 400 medley and 400 free relays, as well as the bronze medal winning 800 free relay. As a member of the USA National Team, Mallory won gold in the 100 free (47.36), silver in the 200 free (1:43.28), and bronze in the 50 free (22.26) at the College Challenge. She also anchored the gold medal winning 400 free relay in a split of 47.03 and was a member of the gold medal winning 800 free relay, swimming a time of 1:44.25 on the lead-off leg. She won gold in the 100-meter free at the Indy Arena Pro Swim Series in a time of 53.91, while placing second in the 100-meter free (54.22) and sixth in the 100-meter fly (1:00.18) at the Arena Pro Swim Series at Mesa.
Freshman: Current USA Team member Mallory Comerford has developed into a prodigious point scorer for the Cardinals. At the NCAA Division I Women's Championships she was a two-time finalist as an individual with a silver medal in the 200 free, going 1:42.54 and was eighth in the 500 free, clocking in at 4:38.25. In relays, she was a part of the seventh place 800 free relay, splitting 1:42.72 as part of the posted time of 6:59.58. She helped the Cards to a B-final in the 200-free relay with a leadoff leg of 22.50 en route to a 1:29.24. The Cards won silver in the 400-medley relay (3:27.58) including her anchor of 47.33. The Cards won bronze in the 200-medley relay with a 1:35.36 with a split of 21.69 from Comerford. The Cards were seventh in the 400-free relay (3:!3.21) with her swimming the third leg in 47.76. At the Atlantic Coast Conference she won gold in the 200-free with a 1:42.78 and silver in the 500-free (4:38.01) and silver in the 100-free with a 48.31. On relays , she won gold when she anchored the 200-medley relay team with a 21.88 enroute to a 1:35.43 winning time. She won bronze in the 800-free relay, putting in an anchor time of 1:43.64 as part of the 7:01.01 time. As leadoff in the 200-free relay, she split 22.45 as the Cards went 1:28.54 for fourth place. She won another medal with a silver in the 400-medley relay team (3:28.32) with an anchor split of 47.48. At the US Olympic Team Trials, she was 12th in the 100-meter free (54.61), 13th in the 200 free (1:59.24) and 34th in the 50-meter free (25.88), and 37th in the 100-meter fly in 1:00.30. At the U.S. Open, she was a three time finalist, with a second place in the 100-meter Free, touching in 54.46. she was third in the 50-meter free, boarding a 25.52 and seventh in the 100-meter fly with a 59.51. At the Speedo Champions Series in Nashville she placed first in the 200-meter free, going 2:00.31. She was also fourth in the 400-free with a time of 4:23.34. In the Arena Pro Swim Series in Indy she was a finalist with a fourth place 100-meter free , posting a time of 55.82. In Charlotte, she was a finalist in the 200-meter free with a 12th place finish (2:01.63). She was 25th in the finals of the 100-meter fly and 21st in the 50-meter fly. She was named as a CSCAA Scholar All-America as well as All-ACC Academic. She was All-ACC in four events and was named ACC Freshman of the Year.
Prep: Mallory Comerford comes to The Ville from Kalamazoo, Mich. where she attended Plainwell High School and swam for Southwest Y Michigan Swimming for Coach Jeff Russell. She earned a number of athletic achievements including the 2011 and 2012 Division 3 Michigan Swimmer of the Year Award, All-American status in the 50, 100, 200 and 500 freestyles, a Michigan State Championship and a finalist at the NCSA Junior Nationals. She is the Michigan state Division 3 record-holder in the 100, 200, and 500 free. Comerford won the 50 and 100 free as a freshman, then came back to dominate the 200 and 500 free as a sophomore, breaking division records in both. Although she did not swim her junior year, she still holds all three of those state high school records. In the summer of 2015, she was named to the 2015-16 National Junior team roster as USA Swimming selected 114 of the nation's top up-and-coming swimmers, qualifying in the 100 and 200 freestyle. She is ranked in the top-25 in the world in the 100 free. At the USA National Championships, she was fifth in the 100-meter freestyle with a 55.26 and 17th in the 200-meter free. She also was 23rd in the finals of the 100-meter fly. At the 18U championships in August, she won her heat in the 200 meter Free. Comerford has excelled in the classroom as a member of the National Honor Society and a 2013 and 2014 USA Swimming Scholastic All-American. Her best times are 23.35 in the 50 free, 50.14 in the 100 free and 1:47.60 in the 200 free.
Personal: Daughter of Laurie Comerford and Scott and Laura Comerford. Born Sept. 6, 1997. Major is undecided.
Junior: Comerford followed up her breakout sophomore campaign with an even more successful season as a junior. After placing second in the 100-meter free (53.09) at the Phillips 66 National Championships, she qualified for the Pan Pacific Championships as a member of Team USA. At Pan Pacs, Comerford swam to a fourth place finish in the 100-meter free in a time of 52.92, solidifying her spot on the 2019 World Championships roster. She was also a member of the 4x100-meter free relay, helping the United States to a silver medal finish with a lead-off leg of 53.48, while also finishing fifth in the A-final of the 100-meter fly (58.25). At the NCAA Championships, she won the 200 free title for the second consecutive season, becoming just the second woman to break the 1:40 mark with a time of 1:39.80. In the 100 free, she posted a runner-up finish and became the second fastest performer of all-time with a 46.20. Both of Comerford’s performances set new UofL and ACC records. Additionally, she was a member of the 200 free, 400 free, 800 free and 400 medley relays that all finished in the top-eight at NCAAs. Her split of 1:39.14 on the second leg of the ACC record-breaking 800 free relay was the fastest 200 free split in history. Comerford was named Most Valuable Swimmer at the ACC Championships after winning all three of her individual events. She swam to times of 46.65 in the 100 free, 1:42.17 in the 200 free and 4:36.09 in the 500 free. At the Winter National Championships, she won gold in the 100 and 200 free, silver in the 500 free and 100 fly and bronze in the 50 free. Throughout the dual meet season, she recorded nine individual victories. As a result of her performances throughout the season, she earned ACC Scholar Athlete of the Year, ACC Swimmer of the Year, ACC All-Academic honors, and CSCAA Scholar All-America honors.
Sophomore: Mallory Comerford burst onto the scene in her sophomore season when she won her first National Championship in the 200-free (1:40.36), tying five-time Olympic Gold Medalist, Katie Ledecky, for the gold. Comerford built on her momentum from NCAAs at World Championship Trials in Indy, where she won the gold in the 100-meter free (52.81), while qualifying for the World Championships in Budapest in the 100-meter free, 4x100-meter free relay, and also qualifying for the 4x200-meter free relay with her fourth place finish in the 200-meter free (1:56.95). At the World Championships, she led off the USA’s gold medal winning and American Record-setting 400-meter free relay in a time of 52.59, breaking the 100-meter free American Record in the process. She also earned gold medals in the 4x100 mixed medley Relay, 4x200 free relay, and 4x100 mixed free relay. In the 4x100 mixed free relay, Mallory swam the third leg in a time of 52.71 to help the USA break the previous World Record by nearly three and a half seconds. Individually, she also competed in the final of the 100-meter Free, finishing fourth in a time of 52.77. Comerford also competed on the international stage at the Short Course World Championships in Windsor, helping the USA win gold in the 400 free relay, gold in the 4x100 medley relay, silver in the 4x200 free relay, and taking fifth in the 200 free (1:53.79). In addition to her gold medal in the 200 free at NCAAs, Comerford took bronze in the 100 free (46.35) and fourth in the 500 free (4:36.16), breaking school records in all three events in the process. She also was part of the 200, 400, and 800 free relays, as well as the 400 medley relay at the NCAAs, all of which finished in the top-eight. At the ACC Championships, she scored 92 points for the Cardinals, winning gold medals and setting ACC records in both the 200 free (1:41.70) and 100 free (46.75). She took silver in the 500 free (4:37.47) and was a member of the 400 silver medal winning 400 medley and 400 free relays, as well as the bronze medal winning 800 free relay. As a member of the USA National Team, Mallory won gold in the 100 free (47.36), silver in the 200 free (1:43.28), and bronze in the 50 free (22.26) at the College Challenge. She also anchored the gold medal winning 400 free relay in a split of 47.03 and was a member of the gold medal winning 800 free relay, swimming a time of 1:44.25 on the lead-off leg. She won gold in the 100-meter free at the Indy Arena Pro Swim Series in a time of 53.91, while placing second in the 100-meter free (54.22) and sixth in the 100-meter fly (1:00.18) at the Arena Pro Swim Series at Mesa.
Freshman: Current USA Team member Mallory Comerford has developed into a prodigious point scorer for the Cardinals. At the NCAA Division I Women's Championships she was a two-time finalist as an individual with a silver medal in the 200 free, going 1:42.54 and was eighth in the 500 free, clocking in at 4:38.25. In relays, she was a part of the seventh place 800 free relay, splitting 1:42.72 as part of the posted time of 6:59.58. She helped the Cards to a B-final in the 200-free relay with a leadoff leg of 22.50 en route to a 1:29.24. The Cards won silver in the 400-medley relay (3:27.58) including her anchor of 47.33. The Cards won bronze in the 200-medley relay with a 1:35.36 with a split of 21.69 from Comerford. The Cards were seventh in the 400-free relay (3:!3.21) with her swimming the third leg in 47.76. At the Atlantic Coast Conference she won gold in the 200-free with a 1:42.78 and silver in the 500-free (4:38.01) and silver in the 100-free with a 48.31. On relays , she won gold when she anchored the 200-medley relay team with a 21.88 enroute to a 1:35.43 winning time. She won bronze in the 800-free relay, putting in an anchor time of 1:43.64 as part of the 7:01.01 time. As leadoff in the 200-free relay, she split 22.45 as the Cards went 1:28.54 for fourth place. She won another medal with a silver in the 400-medley relay team (3:28.32) with an anchor split of 47.48. At the US Olympic Team Trials, she was 12th in the 100-meter free (54.61), 13th in the 200 free (1:59.24) and 34th in the 50-meter free (25.88), and 37th in the 100-meter fly in 1:00.30. At the U.S. Open, she was a three time finalist, with a second place in the 100-meter Free, touching in 54.46. she was third in the 50-meter free, boarding a 25.52 and seventh in the 100-meter fly with a 59.51. At the Speedo Champions Series in Nashville she placed first in the 200-meter free, going 2:00.31. She was also fourth in the 400-free with a time of 4:23.34. In the Arena Pro Swim Series in Indy she was a finalist with a fourth place 100-meter free , posting a time of 55.82. In Charlotte, she was a finalist in the 200-meter free with a 12th place finish (2:01.63). She was 25th in the finals of the 100-meter fly and 21st in the 50-meter fly. She was named as a CSCAA Scholar All-America as well as All-ACC Academic. She was All-ACC in four events and was named ACC Freshman of the Year.
Prep: Mallory Comerford comes to The Ville from Kalamazoo, Mich. where she attended Plainwell High School and swam for Southwest Y Michigan Swimming for Coach Jeff Russell. She earned a number of athletic achievements including the 2011 and 2012 Division 3 Michigan Swimmer of the Year Award, All-American status in the 50, 100, 200 and 500 freestyles, a Michigan State Championship and a finalist at the NCSA Junior Nationals. She is the Michigan state Division 3 record-holder in the 100, 200, and 500 free. Comerford won the 50 and 100 free as a freshman, then came back to dominate the 200 and 500 free as a sophomore, breaking division records in both. Although she did not swim her junior year, she still holds all three of those state high school records. In the summer of 2015, she was named to the 2015-16 National Junior team roster as USA Swimming selected 114 of the nation's top up-and-coming swimmers, qualifying in the 100 and 200 freestyle. She is ranked in the top-25 in the world in the 100 free. At the USA National Championships, she was fifth in the 100-meter freestyle with a 55.26 and 17th in the 200-meter free. She also was 23rd in the finals of the 100-meter fly. At the 18U championships in August, she won her heat in the 200 meter Free. Comerford has excelled in the classroom as a member of the National Honor Society and a 2013 and 2014 USA Swimming Scholastic All-American. Her best times are 23.35 in the 50 free, 50.14 in the 100 free and 1:47.60 in the 200 free.
Personal: Daughter of Laurie Comerford and Scott and Laura Comerford. Born Sept. 6, 1997. Major is undecided.
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