Kyleigh Tankard

Position:
Fly, Free
Height:
5-8
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Yorktown, Va.
High School:
Grafton

Career Best Times

100 Fly — 52.79 • 200 Fly — 1:57.86 • 100 Free — 51.00

As a Junior (2024-25)
Competed in three meets • Swam the 100 fly, 200 fly and 50 free at the Gamecock Invitational • Took second in the 100 and 200 fly against Duke • Placed second in the 200 fly and seventh in the 100 fly at the UNC Invitational.

As a Sophomore (2023-24)
Competed against Queens and Wilmington.

As a Freshman (2022-23)
Member of the Tar Heels' ACC Championship meet roster, competing in the 50 freestyle as well as the 100 and 200 butterfly • Participated in six dual meets and Tennessee Invitational • Finished first in the 200 butterfly against UNCW • Placed second in the 100 and 200 butterfly versus Queens • All-ACC Academic Team • ACC Honor Roll.

High School/Club
Honors graduate of Grafton High School • Trained with Coast Guard Blue Dolphins • Coached by Jack Bierie • Four-time Virginia High School League (VHSL) Class 4 100 fly champion • Two-time VHSL 200 free champion • Speedo Sectional finalist • USA Swimming Scholastic All-America • Served as team captain as senior.

Personal
Given name is Kyleigh Ann Tankard • Parents are Pamela and Steven Tankard, both UNC graduates • Birthday is March 11 • Born in Burlington, N.C.