2016-17 Swimming & Diving Roster
Lierley, Zach
Zach Lierley
- Class:
- Senior
- Event(s):
- BK/IM/BR
- Hometown:
- Mount Pleasant, S.C.
- High School:
- Wando
Bio
Pitt School Record Holder
400 IM, 3:46.35, ACC Championships, 3/1/2017
*as of the end of the 2016-17 season
2016-17 Season
- Concluded his college career with a fantastic senior season
- Earned All-ACC Academic Team honors for the second time
- Dynamic dual-meet scorer for the Panthers in breast and IM events
- Posted a victory in the 100 breast vs. Buffalo (Oct. 28) with a personal best of 56.38
- Also won the 200 back at the Western PA Invite (Jan. 28)
- Scored in all three individual events at his final ACC Championships (Feb. 27-March 2)
- Also posted personal records in each of his three events at his final college meet
- Took ninth in the 400 IM, winning the ACC B Final with a Pitt record of 3:46.35
- Placed 16th in the 200 breast and 24th in the 200 IM, setting PRs in both prelims
- Continued to make his mark as one of Pitt’s top male swimmers
- Regular top-five finisher in various events throughout dual season
- Picked up numerous event wins in his junior campaign
- Finished the season at the ACC Championships in Greensboro
- Placed 11th in the 400 IM with a time of 3:47.50
- Also scored in the 200 back, finishing 20th in the event in 1:45.67
- Added a 30th-place finish in the 200 IM with a time of 1:48.11
- Showed further improvements as a sophomore at Pitt
- Won events against Duke, St. Bonaventure, Bucknell, Denison and Villanova
- Continued to lower his 400 IM school record and featured in several other events
- Capped the campaign with another strong showing at the ACC Championships
- Advanced and scored in both the 400 IM and 200 back, placing 18th in both
- Also swam lifetime bests in the 100 fly and 200 IM
- Immediately made an impact as a true freshman at Pitt
- Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll
- Won the 200 back against St. Bonaventure and Bucknell
- Took a trio of top finishes at the Pitt Invitational
- Set the school record in the 400 IM for the first time at AT&T Nationals
- Competed at his and Pitt’s first ACC Swimming & Diving Championships
- Finished 10th in the 400 IM with another school record in the event
- Also advanced to the C Final in the 200 backstroke
- 2012 United States Olympic Trials qualifier
- Placed 31st in the 200 back, 33rd in the 400 IM and 56th in the 200 IM
- Multiple state champion and South Carolina record holder
- Helped swim team advance to the State Championships in consecutive seasons
- Won the state title in the 200 IM and as part of the medley relay team (2013)
- Named All-Low Country Swimmer two years straight
- Earned "Palmetto Scholar" title (state honor for top five percent of graduating class)
- Named Scholastic All-America by USA Swimming
- Named South Carolina High School Male Swimmer of the Year in January 2012
- Competed in the U.S. Open
- Selected to the USA’s 2011-2012 National Junior Team
- Won state titels in in the 100 breast and 200 IM both sophomore and junior years
- Swam on the varsity team for six years
- Member of South Carolina AAAA Championship team in seventh grade
- Son of Mike and Elizabeth Lierley
- Has one brother, Jon
- Graduated from Pitt as an accounting and finance double major
| Zach Lierley’s Career Performances | |||
| Event | Time | Date | Venue |
| 50 Free | 24.69 | 10/26/2013 | Pitt vs. Bucknell |
| 100 Free | 51.05 | 10/26/2013 | Pitt vs. Bucknell |
| 200 Free | 1:41.87 | 1/28/2017 | Western PA Invite |
| 500 Free | 4:44.64 | 1/18/2014 | Pitt vs. Denison/JMU |
| 1000 Free | 9:34.05 | 1/18/2014 | Pitt vs. Denison/JMU |
| 100 Back | 49.43 | 12/05-07/2015 | Big Al Open |
| 200 Back | 1:45.24 | 12/05-07/2015 | Big Al Open |
| 100 Breast | 56.38 | 10/28/2016 | Pitt vs. Buffalo |
| 200 Breast | 1:57.78 | 3/2/2017 | ACC Championships |
| 100 Fly | 52.50 | 2/25-28/2015 | ACC Championships |
| 200 IM | 1:46.45 | 2/28/2017 | ACC Championships |
| 400 IM | 3:46.35 | 3/1/2017 | ACC Championships |
Bold = Pitt school record at the time of his graduation
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