Ryland Darling
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- Height:
- 6-1
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- Weight:
- 175
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- Hometown:
- Arlington, Tenn.
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- Year:
- R-Senior
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- High School:
- Homeschool
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- Events:
- Breaststroke, IM
Bio
2019-2020: Darling started off his campaign by finishing 35th in the CSCAA Open Water Championships. On day two of the University of Tennessee Invitational, Darling teamed up with Andrei Ungur, Ivo Kunzle and Chad Andoljsek to complete the 200-yard medley relay in a time of 1:29.28, surpassing times set by squads from Georgia and the University of Virginia, the seventh-ranked Division I program in the country. On Senior Day, Darling finished second in the 100-yard breaststroke in a time of 1:00.37 against Mars Hill. On the opening day of BMC Championships, Darling teamed up with Ungur, Andoljsek and Kunzle to take third in the 200-yard medley relay. Darling won the 'B' version of the 100-yard breaststroke on the third day of conference championships.
2018-2019: Did not participate in any events.
2016-2017: Placed in the top 16 in the 100 and 200 breaststroke and in the top 24 in the 200 individual medley at the BMC Championships.
2015-2016: Placed in the top-16 twice at the BMC Championships in indiviudal competitions and finished in the top-five in the relays... Won one race as a freshman as a member of the 200 Medley Relay against the University of the Cumberlands... Owned the team's quickest times in the 100 Breast (56.28 seconds) and 200 Breast (2:05.71).
High School: Finished fourth in the state of Tennessee in the 100 Breast as a senior and has four top-10 finishes at the state meet... Academic All-American as a high schooler.
Personal: Son of Paul and Tiffany Darling, is from Arlington, Tenn... Brothers Quinton, and Kalen, swam for the Whitworth Pirates... Was born on May 27th, 1997 and will be a Pre Med Biology major.
News mentions
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman swim team secured lifetime-best times across the board and saw finishes worthy of National Championship qualification at day two of the University of Tennessee Invitational in Knoxville.
The Carson-Newman swim team won every single event against Bluegrass Mountain Conference rival Mars Hill in a 319-82 dual-meet victory on Senior Day.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Carson-Newman swim team saw two school top-three finishes and multiple All-Conference-worthy performances at the finals of day one of the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships in the Queen City.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Carson-Newman swim team saw multiple swimmers qualify for All-Conference laurels at day three of the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships.
Freshman Linda Ungerbock placed third in her first collegiate appearance and junior Casey Charles finished sixth in Carson-Newman’s season opener at the CSCAA Open Water National Championships at Lone Star Lake in Lawrence, Kansas.