Kendall Hall - Swimming - Vanderbilt University Athletics

Kendall Hall Season 2022-23

Class Freshman
Hometown Austin, Texas
High School Saint Andrew's Episcopal School
Major Public Policy Studies
Bio

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Career Honors
• 2023-24 SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2022-23 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

Career-Best Times (collegiate)
100 Free: 54.97 at Gamecock Invitational, 11.18.22
200 Free: 1:53.23 at SEC Championships, 2.16.23
500 Free: 5:02.94 at SEC Championships, 2.15.23
1,000 Free: 10:45.38 vs. Florida, 9.29.23
200 Fly: 2:08.67 at SEC Championships, 2.17.23
400 IM: 4:48.44 at Queens/Richmond, 11.5.22

As a Junior (2024-25)
• Swam the 200 (1:54.07) and 500 (5:10.42) free against South Carolina and 13th-ranked Georgia (Oct. 11)
• Also competed in the 200 (1:57.33) and 500 (5:18.63) free at the House of ’Paign Invite (Oct. 25-26)

As a Sophomore (2023-24)
• Ranked fourth in the 1,000 free on the team’s season performer list
• Recorded a season-best 1:53.66 mark in the 200 free at the SEC Championships (Feb. 20-24), also swimming the 500 free (5:07.06) and 200 fly (2:13.28) at the meet
• Qualified for the D Final in both the 200 free (1:54.70) and 200 fly (2:12.69) at the Gamecock Invitational (Nov. 15-17)
• Turned in season-low times in the 500 free (5:05.62) and 200 fly at the competition
• Finished fourth in the 500 (5:19.55) and 1,000 (10:59.30) in match-up with Arkansas (Jan. 20)
• Placed fifth in the 500 (5:07.64) free and also competed in the 200 free (1:54.99) in Vandy’s wins over Little Rock and North Texas (Jan. 27)
• Was top five in the 200 (1:57.42) and 500 (5:13.61) in Senior Day victory over Tulane (Feb. 2)
• Swam the 200 (1:55.78) and 500 (5:13.19) free in the Commodores’ defeat of Iowa (Oct. 28)
• Competed in the 500 and 1,000 free against both Florida (Sept. 29) and Illinois (Nov. 4)
• Swam the 200 and 500 free in tri-meet with Miami (Fla.) and Iowa (Jan. 2)

As a Freshman (2022-23)
• Was fourth on the team’s performer list in the 200 free, also finishing fifth in the 500 and 1,000 free and the 400 IM
• Had career-low times in the 200 and 500 free along with the 200 fly at the SEC Championships (Feb. 14-18)
• Won the 200 fly D Final at Gamecock Invitational (Nov. 16-18), also finishing second in the D Final in the 500 free and third in the 200 free D Final
• Posted best times of the season in the 1,000 free (10:47.81) and 400 IM in meet against Queens and Richmond (Nov. 4-5)
• Placed third in the 500 free and was fourth in the 200 free (1:56.61) in dual meet with Iowa (Jan. 21)
• Recorded 2:11.17 time in the 200 fly in win over North Florida and Georgia Southern (Oct. 15)
• Posted best marks of the season at the time in the 200 (1:56.36) and 500 (5:08.19) free against Auburn (Oct. 7)
• Competed in the 1,000 free (10:49.14) in her collegiate debut at LSU (Sept. 23)

The Hall File
• Majoring in public policy studies
• Prepped at Saint Andrew’s Episcopal School
• Was also a member of the Longhorn Aquatics club program
• Considered among the top 20 recruits in Texas
• Earned first-team All-Southwest Preparatory Conference honors three straight years from 2019-21
• Selected a 2019-20 Scholastic All-American by USA Swimming
• Also received scholar graduate distinction and was the senior class history award winner at Saint Andrew’s
• Career-best time of 51.71 in the 100 free came at the 2021 NT MAC Speedo Lone Star Spring Invitational
• Finished third in the A Final of the 200 free with career-low mark of 1:50.96 at the ST TXLA STAGS SC Championship in 2020
• Claimed the 500 free B Final at the 18&U Winter Championships after touching the wall in 4:54.46 — a career-best time — that year as well
• Recorded a pair of top-three results at the 2020 Texas Southwest Preparatory Conference Championship, placing second in the 200 free and third in the 500 free
• Daughter of Julie and Garrett Hall
• Is the oldest of two children

Why Vanderbilt: “I chose Vanderbilt because of the unique combination of great academics, an amazing city, and the opportunity to be in the SEC. I immediately felt welcomed by the girls on the team and knew that Vanderbilt was the place I wanted to be for the next four years!”