Taylor Ballard
Individual Medley Breaststroke 0
Ht
5'
6"
Class
Junior
Hometown
Brandon, 
Mississippi
Last School
Florida Gulf Coast University
Roster Years
2015-2018


Before BYU

  • Prepped at Brandon High School under coach Kate Murphy
  • Club: Mississippi Makos Swim Team under coach Brian Ware
  • Received WEndy's Heisman aware
  • Scholastic All-American
  • 2015 Mississippi Swimmer of the Year
  • Four-time state champion and current 200-yard IM record holder in Mississippi with a time of 2:08.03
  • Two-time NCSA Junior Nationals Qualifier
  • Won the 100-meter breaststroke at the 2014 Speedo Champions Series LCM with a time of 1:14.74
  • Finished second in the 50-yard breaststroke with a time of 35.23 at the 2014 Speedo Champions Series LCM
  • Placed fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:05.34 at the 2015 NCSA Junior National Time Trials
  • Lettered in cross country four years and soccer two years

Personal 

  • Daughter of Bart and Donna Ballard
  • Has one sister
  • Majoring in recreation management
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2015-2016

Swam for Florida Gulf Coast University during freshman year and acheived the following:

  • Clocked season and personal-best times in three preliminary events at the CCSA Championships including the 100 breast (1:03.72), 200 breast (2:18.94) and 200 IM (2:07.24)
  • Claimed her first collegiate win in the 200 breast in a dual meet vs. UNF as she touched the pads in 2:25.03
  • Finished 2nd in the 100 breast vs. the Ospreys and notched another top-five finish at FAU/Miami in the even
  • Earned CCSA All-Academic honors
Sophmore Year 2016-2017

Achievements:

  • Assisted in a third-place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:47.02) at the Colorado Mesa Intermountain Shootout
  • Recorded a third-place finish in the 100 breast (1:06.95) against Grand Canyon

Personal Best(s): 

100 Breaststroke

  • 1:03.42
  • 1:04.02
  • 1:04.14

200 Breaststroke

  • 2:16.27
  • 2:20.28
  • 2:21.30

200 IM

  • 2:06.03
  • 2:06.37
  • 2:06.43

400 IM

  • 4:43.96
  • 4:44.99
Junior Year 2017-2018

  • Recorded a third place finish in the 50-yard breaststroke (31.23) at the Intermountain Shootout

Season Bests:

50 Breast

  • 31.23 Third Place (Intermountain Shootout)

100 Breast

  • 1:04.37 (Texas Invite)
  • 1:06.29 (Intermountain Shootout)

100 IM

  • 1:01.99 (Intermountain Shootout)

200 IM

  • 2:08.03 (Texas Invite)
  • 2:12.83 (Intermountain Shootout)
Senior Year

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year