2016-17 Swimming and Diving Roster
Anton McKee
- Position:
- Breaststroke/Freestyle/IM
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
- Prev School:
- Commercial College
Alabama Highlights:
2017 – Senior: 2017 CoSIDA At-Large Team Academic All-American of the Year, becoming the fifth student-athlete to earn that honor twice, and the first since Stanford wrestler Nick Amuchastegui in 2011 and 2012 … 2017 H. Boyd McWhorter Male Southeastern Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year … First Team All-American in the 200 breaststroke (2nd) at the NCAA Championships … Honorable Mention All-American in the 100 breaststroke (16th) at the NCAA Championships … earned two All-American honors in 2017, pushing his career total to 11 … NCAA runner-up in the 200 breaststroke … his 1:51.22 in the 200 breaststroke at the NCAA Championships betters his school record and marks him as the only UA swimmer under 1:52 … SEC Champion in the 200 breaststroke … broke the school record for the 200 individual medley at the SEC Championships with a time of 1:44.47 in prelims … also finaled at the SEC Championships in the 100 breaststroke (3rd) and 200 individual medley (6th) as well as part of the 400 medley relay (4th) … First Team All-SEC … earned wins against Florida State in the 200 individual medley and 200 breaststroke as well as part of the 400 medley relay … also scored in the 100 breaststroke (2nd) against Florida State … earned wins at Georgia Tech in the 400 individual medley as well as part of the 200 medley relay … earned wins at LSU in the 200 breaststroke and 400 individual medley ... also scored in the 100 breaststroke (3rd) at LSU … posted a career-best 1:48.20 in the 200 individual medley at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational … finaled in the 100 breaststroke (5th) at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational … scored at Auburn in the 200 breaststroke (3rd) and 100 breaststroke (4th) … also competed in the 200 individual medley at Auburn … earned wins at Mizzou in the 200 breaststroke and 400 individual medley … also scored in the 100 breaststroke (3rd) and 200 medley relay (3rd) at Mizzou … opened the season by earning a win as part of the 400 medley relay against Delta State … scored against Delta State in the 200 individual medley (4th) against Delta State … also competed State in the 200 freestyle against Delta State … CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large First Team … CoSIDA Academic All-District IV Team … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned a 4.00 grade point average … earned the Tide’s Most Outstanding Swimmer Award.
2016 – Summer: Competed in his second Olympic Games in 2016 … swam a 2:11.39 to finish 18th in the Rio Olympic Games, two spots out of the semifinals in the men's 200-meter breaststroke … took 35th with a time of 1:01.84 in the 100-meter breaststroke in the Rio Olympics.
2016 – Junior: 2016 CoSIDA At-Large Team Academic All-American of the Year … earned two All-American honors in 2016, pushing his career total to nine … First Team All-American after taking fourth the 200 breaststroke at the NCAA Championships with a 1:51.87 … Honorable Mention All-American as part of the 400 medley relay (9th) at the NCAA Championships … also competed in the 500 freestyle and 100 breaststroke at the NCAA Championships … finaled at the SEC Championships as part of the 400 medley relay (3rd), 200 breaststroke (5th) and 100 breaststroke (8th) … scored in the 500 freestyle (12th) at the SEC Championships … scored at the home meet against Georgia Tech in the 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke and 400 individual medley, taking third in all three … won the 200-meter breaststroke in the long course home meet against Tennessee and scored in the 200m and 400m individual medley, taking third in both … won the 100 and 200 breaststrokes, the 500 freestyle and as part of the 400 medley relay at the Georgia Tech Invitational … won the 200 breaststroke at South Carolina ... posted a career-best 3:55.11 in the 400 individual medley with his second place finish at the home meet against Auburn … won the 200 breaststroke against Auburn ... picked up a win as part of the 400 medley relay and in the 200 individual medley in the season opener at Delta State … CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large First Team … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … First Team CSCAA Scholar All-American … earned a place on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for the fall and spring semesters … carries a 4.0 cumulative GPA into his senior year.
2015 – Summer: Posted a pair of top-20 finishes in the breaststroke events at the 2015 FINA World Championships, finishing 19th in the 100m breaststroke with a time of 1:00.53, a new Icelandic and Alabama school record, and 13th in the 200m breaststroke with a time of 2:10.79 … preliminary time of 2:10.21 at 200m also set an Icelandic and Alabama school record.
2015 – Sophomore: Swam the breaststroke leg at the NCAA Championships on the Tide’s second place 200 medley relay and third place 400 medley relay … finaled at the NCAA Championships in the 200 breaststroke, taking fifth … First Team All-American in the 200 breaststroke and as part of the 200 and 400 medley relays … took 17th in the 500 freestyle and 20th in 100 breaststroke at the NCAA Championships … SEC Champion as part of the Tide’s 400 medley relay, which set a school and SEC record … finaled at the SEC Championships in the 500 freestyle, taking 3rd place with a career-best time of 4:14.98 which ranks him second all-time at Alabama … also finaled in the 100 breaststroke, taking fifth, and in the 200 breaststroke, taking third, at the SEC Championships … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … First Team CSCAA Scholar All-American … Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large Second Team ... saw limited action early in the regular season due to injury … won the 200 breaststroke twice during the regular season … earned a place on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for the fall and spring semesters.
2014 – Summer: Turned in a strong performance at the 2014 Los Angeles Invitational, swimming a 1:01.63 in the 100-meter breaststroke to tie Vlad Polyakov for the school long course record in the event … broke the Icelandic National Record, the school long course meter mark and the Los Angeles Invitational meet record with a 2:10.72 in the 200m breaststroke … the previous Los Angeles Invitational meet record was held by Olympic gold medalist Kosuke Kitajima … the 2:10.72 ranked 15th in the world in the 200 breaststroke at the time.
2014 – Freshman: SEC Champion in the 200 breaststroke, setting an SEC Championship and school record with a time of 1:51.59 in finals and earning First Team All-SEC honors in the process … earned All-American honors in the 200 breaststroke after a fourth place finish at the NCAA Championships … Honorable Mention All-American in the 100 breaststroke after a 14th place finish at the NCAA Championships … added All-American accolades in both the 200 and 400 medley relays after each quartet posted top-eight finishes at the NCAA Championships … part of the Tide’s 200 medley relay that set a school record at the NCAA Championships with a 1:24.47 … finished second in the 100 breaststroke at the SEC Championships while breaking the Alabama school record with a time of 51.70 … scored in the 500 freestyle at the SEC Championships taking 10th place with a time of 4:17.82 which was Alabama’s top time of the year and ranks him fifth all-time at Alabama … swam on both the school-record setting 200 and 400 medley relays at the SEC Championships … finished no worse than second in the 200 breaststroke during the regular season … named to SEC Academic Honor Roll … CSCAA Scholar All-American … named to SEC All-Freshman team … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall semester and a place on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for the spring semester.
Prep Highlights: Swam for Jacky Pellerin at Aegir Swimclub … competed in the 2012 Olympic Games placing 25th in the 1,500m freestyle … 20th in the 1,500m freestyle at the European Championships … 20th in the 1,500m freestyle, 25th in the 400m freestyle, and 31st in the 400 medley at the 11th World Short Course Championships … 25th in the 800m freestyle, 26th in the 400m individual medley, 27th in the 400m freestyle, and 29th in the 200m breaststroke at the 15th World Championships.
Personal Information: Full name: Anton Sveinn McKee … son of Helga Sveinsdóttir and Róbert McKee … brother, Arnar Róbertsson… sister, Karitas Irma … management information systems major … born December 18, 1993.
Top Times:
100 breaststroke 51.70 SR
200 breaststroke 1:51.22 SR
200 individual medley 1:44.47 SR
500 freestyle 4:14.98
400 individual medley 3:55.11
