AuburnTigers.com will post a short spotlight on each of our NCAA Championship participants leading up the the championships, which will be contested March 27-30 at the Jamail Texas Swimming Center at the University of Texas.
Name: Foster Ballard
2019 NCAA Championship Events: 100 Fly, 200 Fly
Previous NCAA Experience: First Appearance
Auburn Rankings: Is the 5th-fastest performer in school history in the 200 fly (1:42.11), done at last month's SEC Championships ... That swim tied for the 9th-fastest performance in school history ... Also owns the 17th- (1:42.76), 20th- (1:42.91) and 24th-fastest (1:43.07) 200 fly performances in school history.
Notable: Attended the 2018 NCAA Championships as a relay alternate ... Had set a personal-best in the 200 fly in a time trial prior to the start of SECs, only to top it in finishing 9th (1:42.11) by winning the B Final ... His B Final winning time would have placed 6th in the A Final ... Finished 12th in the 100 Fly at SECs.
On the Psych Sheet:
100 Fly - 43rd - 46.43
200 Fly - 27th - 1:42.11