Kensey McMahon

Alabama Swimmer Kensey McMahon 500 Free Champion

Alabama vs South Carolina Alabama swimmer Kensey McMahon

Kensey McMahon at the U.S. Championships

Morgan Scott, Kensey McMahon, Ashley Voelkerding and Gracie Felner

Kemsey McMahon 2020 SEC Championships 1650 free

Position:
Freestyle/Butterfly/IM
Height:
5-8
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Jacksonville, Fla.
High School:
Mandarin

Accolades

2x NCAA Champion
2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 All-American - 500 Freestyle, 1650 freestyle
2020 All-American - 500 freestyle, 1650 freestyle
2019 All-American - 1,650 Freestyle
2021 First Team CSCAA Scholar All-American
2020 First Team CSCAA Scholar All-American
2019 First Team CSCAA Scholar All-American
2020 First Team All-SEC
2022 Second Team All-SEC
2021 Second Team All-SEC
2019 Second Team All-SEC
2019 SEC All-Freshman Team
2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll

2022-23

NCAA Champion in the 500 freestyle (4:36.62), breaking her own school record to give Alabama its first individual national title since 2004 and first individual swimming title since 1983
NCAA Champion in the 1,650 freestyle (15:43.84) in her final collegiate swim, becoming the first UA swimmer or diver to win multiple NCAA titles
Gold medalist in the 1,650 freestyle at the SEC Championships, becoming the first UA woman to win the mile multiple times at the conference championships
Placed fifth in the 500 freestyle at the SEC Championships
Placed fifth as a member of the 800 freestyle relay at the SEC Championships
Member of the SEC Swimming and Diving Community Service Team
Earned first team All-SEC honors
Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll

Summer 2022

Placed 10^th in the 25km at the 2022 FINA World Championships representing Team USA
Won three bronze medals at the 2022 Phillips 66 National Championships in the 400, 800, and 1,500 freestyle
Placed 3^rd in the 400, 800, and 1,500 freestyles at the 2022 Phillips 66 National Championships

2021-22

Earned 2022 First-Team All-American honors in the 500 and 1,650 freestyle
Took silver in both the 500 freestyle (4:38.34) and 1,650 freestyle (1:15.51) at the SEC Championships
Also swam the 200 freestyle at the SEC Championships
Bettered her school record in the 500 freestyle (4:38.34) at the SEC Championships

Summer 2021

Competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 400, 800 and 1,500-meter freestyle and the 400-meter individual medley
Reached the championship final of the first women's 1,500-meter freestyle race in U.S. Olympic Trials history, taking eighth place
Finished in the top-10 in the 400, 800 and 1,500-meter freestyle at the U.S. Olympic Trials

2020-21

Named an All-American in the 500 and 1650 freestyle
Finished sixth at the NCAA Championships in the 1,650 freestyle, picking up her second top-eight finish in the event
Finished 10^th in the 500 freestyle at the NCAA Championships
Took home the silver medal at the SEC Championships with a season-best time of 15:49.22 in the 1,650 freestyle, her second year in a row with a top-two finish in the event
Finished fifth in the 500 freestyle at the SEC Championships with a time of 4:40.06
Finaled at the SEC Championships as part of the Tide's fourth-place 800 freestyle relay, which set a school record with a 7:01.36
Also swam the 400 individual medley at the SEC Championships
Member of UA's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)
Named to the United States National Team
Earned CSCAA First Team Scholar All-America honors and a place on the SEC Academic Honor Roll
Earned Second Team All-SEC honors

2019-20

Earned All-America honors in the 500 and 1650 freestyles
Seeded second in the 1,650 freestyle heading into NCAAs prior to the championships being canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Also qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 500 freestyle
SEC champion in the 1,650 freestyle, bettering the field by more than seven seconds, becoming the first UA woman to win the mile at the conference championships
Took bronze in the 500 freestyle at the SEC Championships
Also swam the 400 individual medley at the SEC Championships
Broke the school record in the 500 freestyle (4:38.66), 1,000 freestyle (9:29.35) and 1,650 freestyle (15:43.74) at the SEC Championships, with the 1,000 mark coming on the way out in the 1,650
Also bettered the school record in the 800 freestyle relay (7:08.26) at the SEC Championships with Morgan Scott, Alexis Preski and Lydia Jackson
Broke the school 800 freestyle relay record (7:08.69) along with Morgan Scott, Alexis Preski and Flora Molnar at the Georgia Tech Invitational
Posted a career-best time in the 400 individual medley (4:15.09) and 200 freestyle (1:48.06) at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational
In addition to her school records in the 500, 1,000 and 1,650 freestyles, she ranked in UA's all-time top 10 in the 400 individual medley (8th) and 200 freestyle (9th) following the season
Closed the dual-meet season with wins at Florida State in the 200, 500 and 1,650 freestyle
Earned a win at Auburn in the 1,000 freestyle
Picked up wins at Vanderbilt in the 500 and 1,000 freestyle
Opened SEC competition in Birmingham with wins in the 500 and 1,000 freestyle
Opened the season with wins at Delta State in the 1,000 freestyle and 200 butterfly
First Team CSCAA Scholar All-American
First Team All-SEC
SEC Academic Honor Roll

Summer 2019

Named to the United States National Team
Earned a silver medal in the 1,500-meter freestyle at the USA National Championships, knocking 20 seconds off her previous career-best time with a 16:09.80
Took fourth in the 800-meter freestyle with a lifetime best of 8:28.68 and eighth in the 400-meter freestyle with a career-best 4:10.62 at the USA National Championships
Rewrote the school long course meters distance records at the USA National Championships, dropping more than a minute combined off the 400-meter (4:10.62), 800-meter (8:26.68) and 1,500-meter (16:09.80) freestyle marks
Finished eighth in the 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter races at the USA Swimming Open Water National Championships, going 2:01.10.10 in the 10,000-meter and 1:00.17.35 in the 5,000-meter

2018-19

Earned First Team All-America honors in the 1,650 Freestyle
First Team CSCAA Scholar All-American
Second Team All-SEC
SEC All-Freshman Team
Scored in the 1,650 freestyle (7th) at the NCAA Championships, earning First Team All-America honors with a then school-record 15:53.18
Her 1,000 freestyle split in the mile (9:37.62) at the NCAA Championships set a school record, bettering the previous mark by nearly 10 seconds
Competed in the 500 freestyle at the NCAA Championships
Medaled in the 1,650 freestyle (3rd) at the SEC Championships
Scored in the 500 (13th) freestyle and as part of the 800 freestyle relay (9th) at the SEC Championships
Took top honors in the 400 individual medley and the 500 and 1,650 freestyle against Florida State and Miami
Took top honors in the 1,650 freestyle at the Georgia Tech Invitational with a time of 15:59.46, making her the first UA woman under 16 minutes in the mile
Also scored in the 500 (5th) and 200 (19th) freestyle, 400 individual medley (16th) and as part of the 800 freestyle relay (3rd) at the Georgia Tech Invitational
Her time in the 500 freestyle at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational was the third fastest in UA history
Took top honors in the 500 and 1,000 freestyle at Tennessee
Took top honors in the 1,650 freestyle and scored in the 500 freestyle (2nd) against Texas A&M
Took top honors in the 1,000 freestyle and scored in the 500 freestyle (2nd) at Ohio State
Took top honors in the 500 and 1,000 freestyle to open the season against Delta State
Earned the Crimson Tide's Most Outstanding Swimmer award
SEC Academic Honor Roll

Prep Highlights

Swam for Mike Kuzma at Bolles School Sharks and Mike Dingfield at Mandarin High School
USA Swimming National Junior Team Member 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19
USA Open Water World Juniors Championship Team 2016- Horn, Netherlands 7.5 K
USA Open Water World Juniors Championship Team 2018- Eilat, Israel 10k
Speedo Junior National Champion 800m freestyle
Speedo Junior National Champion 1500m freestyle
Speedo Junior National runner-up 400m freestyle
Speedo Junior National Highpoint runner-up
Speedo Winter Junior Championships runner up 1,650 free
Phillips 66 National Championship semi-finalist 1500m freestyle
USA Swimming Open Water Nationals top 8 10k finalist
USA Swimming Open Water Nationals top 4 5k finalist
USA Swimming Scholastic All-American 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18
Speedo/NISCA All American 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18
Semper Fidelis All American
Florida Times Union All-First Coast Swimmer of the Year
ITG Next/Jacksonville Orthopedic Institute Athlete of the Year
Club and High School Team Captain
Cambridge AICE Advanced Diploma Program graduate
National Honor Society
Spanish National Honor Society
National Art Honor Society
FCA member
Student Council member
Chief Editor of the yearbook