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Fifth Year (2023-24)
CSC Academic All-District...Won the 200 freestyle relay, finished second in the 50 freestyle and 200 freestyle, and third in the 200 freestyle at Oakland...Finished runner-up in the 100 freestyle and 400 freestyle relay, and fourth in the 200 freestyle and 50 freestyle at Akron...Competed in the woo medley relay (2nd)400 freestyle relay (2nd), 200 freestyle relay (3rd), 800 freestyle relay (4th), 200 freestyle (9th), 100 freestyle (12th), 50 butterfly (17th), 500 freestyle (22nd), and 50 freestyle (23rd) at the Magnus Cup Invitational...Won the 200 freestyle, 50 freestyles, and 200 Freestyle relay, and finished third in the 200 breaststroke vs. UIndy...Won the 200 freestyle, finished 2nd in the 50 freestyle, finished 2nd in the 200 backstroke, and finished 2nd in the 400 freestyle relay at Ball State... Won the 200 freestyle, 50 freestyle, and 400 freestyle relay, and runner-up in the 100 freestyle at Marshall...Won the 200 medley relay, 50 freestyle, lead in the 400 freestyle relay, anchor in the 400 medley relay, and 200 freestyle relay; finished third in the 200 breaststroke, and eighth in the 500 freestyle in the Toledo tri-meet...At the MAC Championships: finished seventh in the 200 freestyle, 12th in the 50 freestyle, 16th in the 100 freestyle, swam the 200 freestyle relay (5th), 400 freestyle relay, anchor in the 200 medley relay (7th), and the 800 freestyle relay (7th)...200 medley relay (1:39.99)  is a UT record...400 medley relay (3:23.15) and 200 freestyle (1:49.96) is a pool record at the Frederic A. Natatorium

Senior (2022-23)
Served as the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) President...Second-Team All-MAC...CSC Academic All-District Team...Had 20 top-10 individual finishes and seven relay top-10 finishes in 7 meets...Won the 50 free against Oakland…Won the 200 freestyle relay against EMU…Won the 50 and 100 free and 200 freestyle relay at Cleveland State…Won the 50 freestyle at the BG/Marshall tri-meet...Finished 62nd (1:03:30.7) at the CSCAA Open Water Championships in Biscayne Bay…Finished fifth in the 100 freestyle, seventh in the 200 freestyle, and 12^th in the 50 freestyle at the 2023 MAC Championships…Finished fifth in the 400 Freestyle Relay, sixth in the 200 Medley Relay and 200 Freestyle Relay, and seventh in the 400 Medley Relay at the 2023 MAC Championships…Swam in five events at the CSCAA National Invitational Championships...Academic All-MAC...President's List with a 4.0 GPA.

Junior (2021-22)
Swam in eight events with 26 top-10 finishes, including 14 wins...Won three events at Oakland; one at Buffalo; three against Ball State; two at Marshall; three at Bowling Green; one against Akron; and one against Bowling Green...Swam in seven events at the MAC Championships, including ninth in the 200 free and seventh in the 100 free...Set the school record for the 100 free (49.62) and was part of the 200 Freestyle Relay team (1:32.30) and 400 Freestyle Relay team (3:21.48) that set two school records at the MAC Championships... Finished second in the 200 free with a school record of 1:47.17, ninth in the 100 free, 11th in the 800 freestyle relay, and 30th in the 50 free and at the CSCAA National Invitational Championships...Academic All-MAC Team and President’s List with a 4.0 GPA.

Sophomore (2020-21)
Second team All-MAC...Picked up wins in the 50 and 200 free against Bowling Green and the 50 free, 200 free, and the 200 IM at the EMU Last Chance Meet...Qualified and finished fifth in the A Final in the 200 free and swam the B Final in the 50 and 100 free at the MAC Championships...Academic All-MAC honoree.

Redshirt Freshman (2019-20)
Had three first-place finishes against Akron, the 100 free, and set a personal-best time of 2:24.06 in the 200-long course IM...First place finishes in the 200 free and 500 free against Ball State and the 50 free against Bowling Green...At the MAC Championships, finished eighth in the 200 free and 11th in the 500 free.

Freshman (2018-19)
Redshirt season and retained freshman eligibility.

High School
Qualified for Speedo Winter Junior Championships...Placed fifth in the 50 free at the 2018 Speedo Champions Series - North...Took seventh in the 100 back and ninth in the 200 back at the 2018 Speedo Champions Series - North...Placed eighth in the 400 IM at the 2017 Illinois Swimming Senior Championships.

Personal
Full name is Kennedy Elizabeth Lovell...Parents are Chris and Tamara Lovell...Has one brother, Colin, and one sister, Kayleigh...Received a B.A. in English and Communication Studies from Toledo in May 2022 and is currently working on a master’s degree in literature at Toledo.

CAREER BEST SWIMS
5K: 1:03:30.7 at 2022 CSCAA Open Water Championships
50 Freestyle: 22.95 at 2022 MAC Championships
100 Freestyle: 49.62 at 2022 MAC Championships | School Record 
150 Freestyle: 1:27.27 vs. Buffalo (3/12/2021)
200 Freestyle: 1:47.17 at 2022 CSCAA National Invitational Championships | School Record
500 Freestyle: 4:53.36 at 2020 MAC Championships
1000 Freestyle: 10:45.85 at Youngstown State (10/19/2019)
50 Backstroke: ^26.63 at 2022 Magnus Cup Invitational 
100 Backstroke: 56.34 at 2021 EMU Last Chance Meet 
200 Backstroke: 2:01.23 at 2021 Zippy Invitational
100 Breaststroke: 1:06.04 at 2022 CSCAA Time Trials
200 Breaststroke: 2:20.54 at Bowling Green (2/07/2020)
50 Butterfly: 25.00 at 2023 MAC Championships
100 Butterfly: 58.30 at 2022 Magnus Cup Invitational 
200 IM: 2:09.40 at 2021 EMU Last Chance Meet
400 IM: 4:31.57 at Indiana State (1/27/2020)
^ Relay lead time

Long Course
50 Freestyle: 27.32 at Akron (10/27/2023)
100 Freestyle: 58.78 at Akron (10/27/2023)
200 Freestyle: 2:09.27 at Akron (10/27/2023)