2022-23 Swimming & Diving Roster
Scott, Morgan

Morgan Scott
- Position:
- Freestyle/Backstroke
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Perkasie, Pa.
- High School:
- Pennridge
Bio
Accolades
- 2022 SEC Swimmer of the Year
- 2022 All-American - 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay
- 2021 All-American - 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle and 200 medley relay
- 2020 All-American - 50 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay
- 2020 First Team CSCAA Scholar All-American
- 2022 First Team All-SEC
- 2021 First Team All-SEC
- 2020 Second Team All-SEC
- 2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll
Summer 2023
- Competed in the TYR Pro Swim Series in Westmont, Illinois
- Placed eighth in the 100 backstroke with a 1:01.21 in Westmont
- Posted career-best times in the 50 and 100 butterfly swimming a 27.27 and 1:02.42, respectively, at the Pro Swim Series
- Finished 12th in the 50 free and 100 free and 16th in the 50 fly at the Pro Swim Series
2022-23
- Competed in the Speedo Sectionals at College Station, Texas, placing first in the 100-yard freestyle, third in the 200-yard freestyle, third in the 100-yard butterfly and seventh in the 100-yard backstroke
- Captured a career-best time in the 100 butterfly (52.26) at the Art Adamson Invitational
- Posted season-best times in the 50 freestyle (22.07), 100 freestyle (47.81) and 100 backstroke (52.39) at the Art Adamson Invitational
- Won the 100 freestyle and the 200 individual medley against South Carolina
- Won the 100 freestyle against Arkansas
Summer 2022
- Competed in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, and the 100 backstroke at the 2022 Phillips 66 National Championships, placing 18th in both the 50 and 100 freestyle, while also placing 9th in the 100 backstroke
- Competed at the 2022 Phillips 66 International Team Trials in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and the 200 freestyle
2022
- Voted the SEC Swimmer of the Year by the league's coaches
- Earned All-America honors in the 50 and 100 freestyles,, 200, 400 and 800 freestyle relays, 200 and 400 medley relay
- Posted the SEC's highest individual finish at the 2022 NCAA Championships with a silver medal in the 100 freestyle with a school record 46.78 (first UA woman under 47.00)
- One of three SEC swimmers to earn a top-three individual finish at the NCAA Championship in 2022, joining teammates Rhyan White (200 back) and Kensey McMahon (1,650 free)
- Swam the seventh fastest 50 Butterfly split in history as a member of the 200 Medley Relay at the 2022 NCAA Championships (22.26)
- Also earned silver as part of the Tide's 200 freestyle relay at the NCAA Championships
- Bronze medalist as part of the Tide's school-record setting 400 freestyle relay (3:09.07) at the NCAA Championships
- Fourth in the 50 freestyle at the NCAA Championships and was the top SEC finisher with a school-record 21.43
- Finished 2022 ranked 3rd nationally in the 100 freestyle, 4th in the 50 freestyle and was No. 1 in both in the SEC
- Led Alabama to top-six finishes in the 200 and 400 medley relays and 200 and 400 freestyle relays at the NCAA Championships .. scored at NCAAs as part of the Tide's 800 freestyle relay
- Top SEC finisher in both her individual events and as part of four of the five relays she swam in at the NCAA Championships
- School record holder in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyles and all five relays
- Gold medalist at the SEC Championships in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle and as part of the Tide's 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay
- Set SEC and SEC Championships records as part of the Tide's 200 medley relay
- Bettered the SEC record and set the SEC Championships record as part of the Tide's 400 medley relay
- Set the SEC record as part of the Tide's 400 medley relay (3:27.18) at the Tennessee Invitational in November
- Finished fourth in the 200 freestyle at the SEC Championships
- Set then school records in the 50 freestyle (21.54) and 100 freestyle (47.32) at the SEC Championships
- Also set school records as part of the Tide's 200 medley relay (1:33.94), 400 medley relay (3:26.64) and 200 freestyle relay (1:26.38) during the 2021-22 season
Summer 2021
- Competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 50, 100 and 200-meter freestyle and the 100-meter backstroke
- Finished in the top-25 in the 50 and 100-meter freestyle at the U.S. Olympic Trials
2021
- Led off Alabama's NCAA Champion 400 freestyle relay, bettering the school record set at the SEC Championships with a 3:09.78 on the way to the Crimson Tide's first women's NCAA relay title
- Earned All-America honors in the 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle and 200 medley relay
- Qualified to the championship final in the 100 freestyle at the NCAA Championships, bettering her own school record with a 47.48 en route to a fourth-place finish
- Finished sixth at the NCAA Championships as part of the 200 medley relay
- Scored in the 200 freestyle at the NCAA Championships, winning the B final to take ninth place overall
- Finaled as part of the Tide's 800 freestyle relay at the NCAA Championships, taking sixth place with a school-record 7:00.38
- Also swam the 50 freestyle at the NCAA Championships, taking 18th place
- 2021 SEC Champion in the 100 freestyle with a then school-record time of 47.50
- Won gold at the SEC Championships as part of the 200 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay contingents that broke school records with a 1:34.68, 1:27.02 and 3:10.28, respectively
- Set a school record in the 200 freestyle as the lead-off swimmer of the 800 freestyle relay at the SEC Championships with a 1:43.69, while the relay took fourth place with a then school record 7:01.36
- Took 10th in the 50 freestyle at the SEC Championships with a career-best 22.07, which ranks her third all-time at UA
- Earned a place on the SEC Academic Honor Roll
- First Team All-SEC
2020
- Earned All-America honors in the 50 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay and 400 medley relay
- Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 50 and 200 freestyles as well as part of the Tide's relay contingent before the championships were canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic
- Earned a bronze medal in the 400 freestyle relay at the SEC Championships
- Reached the championship final of the 100 backstroke (7th) and as part of the 200 freestyle relay (5th) and the 800 freestyle relay (7th) at the SEC Championships
- Also scored in the 200 freestyle (9th) and 50 freestyle (11th) at the SEC Championships
- Set the school 200 freestyle record (1:44.32) at the SEC Championships
- Also broke the school record as part of the 200 freestyle relay (1:27.98) with Kalia Antoniou, Flora Molnar and Julia Wolf, the 400 freestyle relay (3:12.29) with Kalia Antoniou, Flora Molnar and Rhyan White and the 800 freestyle relay (7:08.26) along with Kensey McMahon, Alexis Preski and Lydia Jackson at the SEC Championships
- In addition to her school record in the 200 freestyle, ranked in UA's all-time top 10 in the 50 freestyle (2nd), 100 backstroke (2nd) and 100 freestyle (9th)
- Broke the school 800 freestyle relay record (7:08.69) along with Kensey McMahon, Alexis Preski and Flora Molnar at the Georgia Tech Invitational
- Closed the dual-meet season with a win at Florida State as part of the 200 freestyle relay
- Earned a win at Auburn in the 100 backstroke
- Picked up a win at Vanderbilt as part of the 400 freestyle relay
- Opened SEC competition in Birmingham against Georgia with a win as part of the 400 freestyle relay
- Opened the season with a win at Delta State in the 50 and 200 freestyle and as part of the 400 freestyle relay
- First Team CSCAA Scholar All-American
- Second Team All-SEC
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019 (Indiana)
- Two-time First Team All-American as a freshman at Indiana
- Swam on Indiana's NCAA runner-up 400 medley relay and fourth-place 200 medley relay
- Finished 20th in the 100 backstroke and 21st as part the 400 freestyle relay at the NCAA Championships
- Part of the Big Ten champion 200 and 400 medley relays and third-place 400 freestyle relay
- Fourth in the 100 freestyle, sixth in the 100 backstroke and seventh in the 200 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships
Prep Highlights
- Swam for Stu Kukla and Brian Daly at Central Bucks Swim Team
- Swam for Jacob Grant at Pennridge High School
- Three-time NISCA All-American
- Three-year USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
- Two-time Bucks County Athlete of the Year
- Seven-time PIAA State Champion
- Key Club member
- Distinguished Honor Roll student
Personal Information
- Full name: Morgan Elizabeth Scott
- Daughter of Linda and Douglas Scott
- Sister, Lauren
- Kinesiology major
- Born May 22, 2000
Top Times
- 50 freestyle - 21.43 SR
- 100 freestyle - 46.78 SR
- 200 freestyle - 1:43.69 R
Poolside with Charlie Hawke
Friday, July 11
NCAA Championships Preview: Coach Geer
Thursday, March 14
NCAA Championships Preview: Avery Wiseman & Charlie Hawke
Thursday, March 14
SEC Championships Preview: Coach Geer
Monday, February 13