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2024-25 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Russell Exum

  • Event Butterfly / Freestyle
  • Class SR
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 175
  • Hometown Greenville, N.C.
  • Previous School J.H. Rose

Biography

NCAA Standards ('B' standards unless otherwise noted): 1650 free (2022) … 100 fly (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022) … 100 back (2024) … 200 back (2024)

School Records: 200 Medley Relay - 1:24.35 (2024) ... 400 Medley Relay - 3:06.45 (2025)
 
Conference Championships: 200 medley relay (2024) … 400 medley relay (2023) … 1650 free (2022)
 
All-Conference Honors: 1650 free (2022) … 100 fly (2024, 2023, 2022) … 100 back (2024) … 200 medley relay (2024) … 400 medley relay (2023)
 
Honors and Awards: American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team (2022)
 
2024-25 (Senior): Saw action at eight meets during his senior season ... was a member of the 400 medley relay squad that set a school record with a time of 3:05.89 at the ACC Championships ... placed second in the 100 fly at the SMU Invite with a mark of 46.78 ... won the 100 fly during the double dual against OCU and UIW.

2023-24 (Junior): Appeared in 10 meets for SMU … won the 100 fly with a time of 46.43 during the Lonestar Last Chance … placed second in the 100 fly with a mark of 46.67 and won gold in the 200 medley during the A-Sun Conference Championships  … finished second in the 200 back against Texas … won the 100 fly with a mark of 46.34 during the SMU Invite … claimed third in the 100 fly during the SMU Classic … placed second in the 100 fly against Minnesota … took second in the 100 back during the double-dual against Oklahoma Christian and Incarnate Word.
 
2022-23 (Sophomore): Swam in 10 meets during his sophomore season … took bronze in the 100 fly with a mark of 46.82 and was a member of the conference champion 400 medley relay squad during the American Conference Championships … placed second in the 100 fly during a dual against Texas … won the 1000 free (9:26.03) and 100 fly (49.05) during the double-dual against Miami and Boston College … won the 100 fly with a mark of 47.08 against TCU … placed second in the 500 free and 100 fly against Minnesota … claimed third in the 100 fly during the SMU Invite … took second in the 200 free during the double-dual against Oklahoma Christian and Incarnate Word.
 
2021-22 (Freshman): Saw action at 10 meets for the Mustangs … placed second in the 100 fly during the American Short Course Championships … claimed gold in the 1650 free with a personal best of 15:21.22 and set a new personal best in the 100 fly with a mark of 46.89 en route to a bronze medal during the American Conference Championships … placed second in the 1000 free against Texas A&M … earned second in the 100 fly against Texas … claimed first in the 200 fly with a mark of 1:54.35 against Arizona and Northern Arizona … placed second in the 50 free and third in the 500 free and 200 fly during the SMU Invite … won the 100 free with a mark of 1:39.25 during the double-dual against Oklahoma Christian and Incarnate Word … placed second in the 100 fly against TCU.
 
Prep: Competed for Charley Harvey and Andrew Pierce at J.H. Rose High School … a 2019 NISCA All-American and USA Swimming Scholastic All-American … 2019-20 NCHSAA State Championship bronze medalist in the 100 fly … winner of the Team Over Self Award … school record holder in the 100 fly and 500 free … swam for Casey Charles at East Carolina Aquatics and Bruce Marchionda at Triangle Aquatics … was a 2019 Winter Junior Nationals and US Open qualifier … triangle Aquatics record holder in the 100 fly … won the Coach's Award in 2019 and Most Improved in 2018.
 
Personal: Son of Meredith and Manning Exum … has one sister, Ruth … earned an AP Scholar Award.  

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22FR

    Butterfly / Freestyle
    6'5" 175 lbs
  • 2022-23SO

    Butterfly / Freestyle
    6'5" 175 lbs
  • 2023-24JR

    Butterfly / Freestyle
    6'5" 175 lbs
  • 2024-25SR

    Butterfly / Freestyle
    6'5" 175 lbs