James Courtney

Photo by: UNC Athletic Communications

Position:
Backstroke
Height:
6-1
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Mobile, Ala.
High School:
St. Paul’s Episcopal School

Career Best Times
50-yard Free — 21.83 • 100-yard Free — 47.38 • 100-yard Back — 49.76 • 200-yard Back — 1:47.45
• 100-meter Back — 56.80 • 200-meter Back — 2:07.11

2019-20
DUAL MEET RECAP
Season top times: 100 Back (49.76) and 200 Back (1:47.45).

OTHERS
ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2018-19
DUAL MEET RECAP
Season top times: 50 Free (21.83), 100 Free (47.38), 100 Back (51.02), 200 Back (1:49.26), 200 IM (2:04.94).

OTHERS
ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2017-18
Swam a personal-best 200-yard individual medley time of 1:57.06 for seventh at the Janis Hape Dowd Nike Invitational • Finished the 200-yard freestyle against NC State with a new career record of 1:46.88 • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

PREP
Attended St. Paul’s Episcopal School in Mobile, Ala. • Was coached on his high school swimming team by Tyler Kerns • AHSAA state champion in 100-yard backstroke in both 2015 and 2016 • AHSAA state record holder in the 100-yard backstroke in 1A-5A division • Tapped as AL.com’s Male Coastal Swimmer of the Year in 2015-16 • 2017 team captain • Vice president of sophomore, junior and senior classes (2014-17) • Member of National Honor Society • National Merit Commended Scholar • President of youth in government club at St. Paul’s • Statewide officer for Alabama YMCA’s youth in government program • Made headmaster’s list (all A’s in a quarter) every quarter at St. Paul’s.

CLUB
Member of City of Mobile Swim Association • Coached by Greg Davis • U.S. Swimming winter national qualifier and summer/winter junior national qualifier • 2017 team captain • 2016 & 2017 male swimmer of the year on his club team.

PERSONAL
Son of Jim and Katie Courtney • Birthday is October 6 • Majoring in political science • Amateur photographer with interests in architectural and natural photos.