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Lewis Clough Season 2023-24

LSU
Lewis Clough
Title
Graduate Assistant
Hometown
Manchester, England
Alma Mater
LSU (2020)

Clough’s Top Times
50 Free – 20.35 2016 Art Adamson Invitational
100 Free – 43.81 2019 SEC Championships
200 Free – 1:35.90 2019 SEC Championships
500 Free – 4.34.77 2017 Art Adamson Invitational
50 Fly – 21.85 2020 SEC Championships
100 Fly – 47.42 2020 SEC Championships
200 Fly – 1:45.65 2020 SEC Championships
200 IM – 1:51.65 Delta State

SENIOR SEASON (2019-20)
Started his senior season with two win at the TYR Fall Classic – winning the 100 and 200-Yard Butterfly with times of 48.09 and 1:38.38… Won both freestyle events once again against SMU with times of 45.48 in the 100-Yard and a 1:41.20 in the 200-Yard Free… Took the top spot in the 100-Yard Fly at the SMU Invitational with a time of 47.85… At the same meet, finished in fourth place in the 100-Yard Free with a time of 44.50… Against Missouri, finished in second place in the 200-Yard Fly with a time of 1:47.35 and fourth place in the 100-Yard Fly with a time of 47.59… Came first in the 200-Yard Fly against Florida State with a time of 1:47.72, first in the 100-Yard Fly with a 48.40 and third in the 100-Yard Free with a 44.80…In a dual meet against Texas A&M he touched the wall first in the 100-Yard Fly with a 48.38 and third in the 200-Yard Free with a 1:38.98… At the 2020 SEC Championships, claimed a 19th place finish in the 200 Fly with a time of 47.42… Closes out his career with the fourth best 200 Free time in school history, the seventh best 200 Fly time, and the 10th best100 Free time… Was a part of three relay school records during his senior campaign. 

JUNIOR SEASON (2018-19)
Took second in the 100-Yard Freestyle against Navy and UCONN with a time of 45.44 … Won the 200-Yard Freestyle in the same meet with a time of 1:39.01 … Took the bronze in the 200-Yard Freestyle against Florida with a time of 1:40.05 … Won the 100-Yard Butterfly in the same meet with a time of 48.82 … Against SMU and Loyola, won the 200-Yard Butterfly with a time of 1:50.19 and the 100-Yard Freestyle with a time of 45.14 … Took the gold in the 100-Yard Freestyle against Incarnate Word and Delta State with a time of 45.05 … Won the 200-Yard Freestyle against Texas A&M with a time of 1:38.75 … At the 2019 SEC Championships, finished in 23rd place in the 200-Yard Freestyle with a time of 1:38.26.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2017-18)
Won both the 100 butterfly and 200 freestyle against Loyola to start the season … Swam the third leg in the 200 free and 200 medley relay teams that were victorious against Pittsburgh and Virginia … Also took bronze in the 100 fly … Captured two more individual wins at SMU, winning the 100 and 200 free … Broke out at the Art Adamson Invitational, winning the ‘B’ Final in both the 100 fly and 200 free … Also took 15th overall in the 100 free and set new personal-best times in the 50 free and 500 free … Took home a trio of bronze medals at Georgia after touching the wall third in the 100 fly, 100 free, and 200 free … Part of the 200 medley relay team that upset Texas A&M on senior day to take gold … Also won the 200 free, and took silver in the 100 fly … Set three new personal-best times at the SEC Championships in the 200 free, 100 free, and 100 fly … Finished 16th overall in the 200 free, swimming a 1:36.11, the third fastest time in school history … Went on to take 19th and 27th overall in the 100 free and 100 fly, respectively.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2016-17)
Touched the wall first in the 200 free and third in the 100 free in the home opener against Auburn … Also helped tally two second-place finishes as a part of the 200 medley and 400 free relay squads at the Art Adamson Invite … Claimed third overall in the ‘A’ final of the 200 free and a fourth place in the ‘B’ final of the 50 free … Also tied for seventh in the 100 free ‘A’ final … Helped to place second and third place in the 400 and 200 free relays, respectively at Art Adamson … Part of the 400 and 800 free relay squads that garnered second place, as well as a third-place finish with the 200 free relay team … Swam the third leg of the 400 medley relay that touched the wall in third place … Lead off the 400 free relay, helping to place second overall against Alabama … Collected first overall in the 200 free in the dual meet against Texas A&M … At the SEC Championships, swam the third leg as part of the 800 free relay team that took eighth overall … clocked a ‘B’ standard time in the 200 free and helped take seventh overall as the anchor for the 400 free relay squad at the SEC Championship … Qualified as a relay participant at the NCAA Championships in the 400 free

PRIOR TO LSU
Represented Great Britain at the 2016 European Junior Championships in Hungary his senior season … Competed at the 2015 Youth Commonwealth Games in 2015 for England, finishing with five medals (three silver, two bronze) … Competed at the European Youth Olympics, winning the bronze in the 4X100 free relay … Part of the City of Salford Swimming Club … Named Lancashire Swimmer of the Year in 2015 … Member of the Fred Longworth High School rugby team.

PERSONAL
Born on March 3, 1998 … Parents are Andrew and Lynne Clough …. Majoring in history.