2016 Olympic Trials qualifier
Sophomore Season (2017-18):
Held NCAA B cuts in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes ... Swam lifetime bests in the 100 breast (55.26) and 200 IM (1:49.88) at the Auburn Invitational ... Swam a lifetime best 400 IM (4:00.25) at the Georgia Invitational ... Swam a season best 200 breast (1:59.05) at the Auburn Invite.
Summer 2017:
Competed at the Phillips 66 National Championships, taking 37th in the 200 breast (2:19.51), 48th in the 50 breast (29.86) and 55th in the 100 breast (1:06.05).
Freshman Season (2016-17):
Swam lifetime bests in both the 100 breast (55.32) and 200 breast (1:58.85) at the Virginia Tech Invite, both of which were NCAA B cuts ... Swam lifetime bests in both the 200 IM (1:51.14) and 400 IM (4:00.28) at the Georgia Invite.
High School:
Graduated from Bearden High School ... Competed for Tennessee Aquatics ... Competed at Olympic Trials in the 200 breaststroke (2:22.41/88th) ... 13-14 800 free relay national age group record holder ... 400 IM champion at the Southern Premier ... Held Olympic Trials cuts ... Top 8 qualifier in the 200 breast at the 2015 LCM Junior Nationals ... High School All-American in the 500 free, 200 IM and 200 medley relay ... 2014 High School Academic All-American ... Voted Hardest Worker four times for Tennessee Aquatics.
Personal:
Parents are Aric and Tracy Long ... Has a brother, Jalen ... Father was a 1992 Olympian in the Decathlon and a NCAA and SEC champion at Tennessee ... Mother was the SEC Champion and NCAA runner-up in the 100 breaststroke at Tennessee ... Studying in the College of Education.