Bailey Scott

Position:
Freestyle/Backstroke
Height:
5-8
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Belden, Miss.
High School:
Tupelo

Alabama Highlights:
2018 – Senior: Medaled in the 50 freestyle at the SEC Championships for the second year in a row, taking third place ... also finaled in the 100 freestyle at SECs, taking sixth with a school-record 48.41 ... also scored as part of UA’s 200 (4th) medley relay as well as its 200 (3rd) and 400 (6th) freestyle relays at SECs ... set a school record as part of the Tide’s 200 freestyle relay at the SEC Championships after combining for a 1:28.11 ... swam the 100 backstroke at SECs ... took top honors against Ohio State as part of the 400 medley and freestyle relays … also scored in the 50 freestyle (2nd) and the 100 freestyle (5th) against Ohio State … took top honors at the FSU/Miami tri-meet as part of the 200 medley and freestyle relays … also scored in the 50 freestyle (2nd) at the FSU/Miami tri-meet … took top honors at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational as part of the 200 medley relay … also finaled at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational in the 50 (2nd) and 100 (5th) freestyle events as well as part of the 400 freestyle relay (2nd), 200 freestyle relay (3rd) and 400 medley relay (3rd) … took top honors at Auburn as part of the 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays … also scored in the 50 (2nd) and 100 (3rd) freestyle events … took top honors against Florida in the 50 freestyle and as part of the 200 freestyle and 400 medley relays … also scored in the 100 freestyle (3rd) against Florida … opened the season by earning wins at Delta State in the 100 freestyle … also scored in the 100 backstroke (2nd) at Delta State … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2017 – Junior: Honda Inspiration Award finalist … Honorable Mention All-American after scoring in the 50 freestyle (13th) at the NCAA Championships … also competed at the NCAA Championships in the 100 freestyle and as part of the 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay … became the first Alabama woman to swim a sub-48 second relay leg, going 47.91 to anchor Alabama’s 400 medley relay at the NCAA Championships … reached the podium in the 50 freestyle at the SEC Championships, taking third with a school record 21.84 … with her school record in the 50 freestyle (21.84) at the SEC Championships, she became the first UA swimmer under 22 seconds in the 50 freestyle … finaled in the 200 medley relay (6th) at the SEC Championships, which set the school record with a 1:37.02 … scored in the 100 freestyle (9th) at the SEC Championships with a school record of 48.48 … also finaled as part of the 200 freestyle relay (6th) and 400 freestyle relay (8th) at the SEC Championships … part of the school record-setting 400 freestyle relay (3:17.98) at the SEC Championships … Second Team All-SEC … also scored in the 100 backstroke (19th) at the SEC Championships … posted a career-best 53.64 in the 100 backstroke at the SEC Championships, which ranks her fifth all-time at Alabama … earned wins against Florida State in the 50 freestyle and as part of the 400 freestyle and 400 medley relays … also scored against Florida State in the 100 freestyle (3rd) … earned wins at Georgia Tech in the 50 freestyle and as part of the 200 medley relay … earned a win at LSU in the 50 freestyle … also scored in the 100 freestyle (2nd) at LSU … earned wins at Tulane in the 100 backstroke and 100 freestyle and as part of the 200 medley relay … earned a win at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational in the 50 freestyle … also scored in the 100 freestyle (11th) and 100 backstroke (11th) at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational … scored at Auburn in the 50 freestyle (3rd) … competed at Auburn in the 100 freestyle … earned wins at Mizzou in the 50 freestyle and 200 freestyle relay … also scored in the 400 freestyle (4th) at Mizzou … earned wins at the home meet against Vanderbilt and West Florida in the 200 medley relay and 50 freestyle … also scored in the 100 freestyle (2nd) against Vanderbilt and West Florida … opened the season by winning the 50 freestyle against Delta State … also earned a win as part of the 400 medley relay and 400 freestyle against Delta State … scored against Delta State in the 100 freestyle (2nd) … First Team CSCAA Scholar All-American … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better grade point average) for the fall and spring semesters … earned the Tide’s Most Outstanding Swimmer Award.

2016 – Summer: Competed in the 50-meter freestyle at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, taking 61st place with a time of 26.12.

2016 – Redshirt Junior: Season cut short due to injury … part of the Tide’s winning 200 freestyle relay against Auburn … won the 50 freestyle and was part of the winning 400 freestyle relay in the opening meet at Delta State … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better grade point average) for the spring semester.

2015 – Summer: Bettered her own school record in the 50-meter freestyle after posting a 26.02 at the USA Summer National Championships.

2015 – Sophomore: Competed in both the 200 medley and the 200 freestyle relays at the NCAA Championships … set the school record in the 50 freestyle as the lead off of the 200 freestyle relay at the NCAA Championships with a 22.54 … also posted career-best marks in the 100 freestyle (50.23) and the 100 backstroke (54.47) at the SEC Championships … finaled in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays and the 200 medley relay at the SEC Championships, taking eighth place in all three events … scored in the 50 freestyle at the SEC Championships, taking 18th place … set the school record as part of the Tide’s 200 and 400 freestyle relays at the SEC Championships … also competed in the 100 freestyle at the SEC Championships … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall semester.

2014 – Summer: Posted a 26.12 in the 50-meter freestyle at the USA Summer National Championships, setting a new long course meters school record.

2014 – Freshman: Swam a leg for the school-record setting 200 freestyle relay (1:29.76) at the NCAA Championships … competed in the 50 and 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke at the SEC Championships … posted a career-best 55.76 in the 100 backstroke at the SEC Championships, ranking her 10th all-time at Alabama … swam a career-best 23.06 in the 50 freestyle at the Bulldog Invitational which ranks seventh all-time at Alabama … ranks ninth all-time in the 100 freestyle after swimming a 50.40 at the Bulldog Invitational … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 GPA or better) for the fall semester.

Prep Highlights: Swam for Lucas Smith at Tupelo High School and under Smith and Barbara Aguirre at Shockwave Aquatics … three-time team state champion … three-time 50 yard freestyle state champion … two-time 100 yard freestyle state champion … two-time 100 yard backstroke state champion … set state record for both the 50 yard freestyle, breaking it twice in the same day, and 100 yard backstroke … member of the 200 individual medley relay record setting team in 2012 … member of the 200 freestyle relay record setting team in 2011 … Honors student graduating in the Top 50 of a graduating class of 451 … named Tupelo High School’s 2011 Athlete of the Year … High Point Swimmer of the Year … member of Pop Star Hall of Fame … national qualifier in the 50 yard freestyle, 50m freestyle and 100 yard backstroke.

Personal Information: Full name: Bailey Kathelene Scott … daughter of Melissa and Jeff Scott … brother, Payne … graduated with a bachelor’s degree in communicative disorders in May 2017 … pursing a master’s degree in speech language pathology … born September 8, 1994.

Top Times:
50 freestyle 21.84 SR
100 freestyle 48.41 SR
100 backstroke 53.64