Anna Mayfield - Swimming & Diving - Arkansas Razorbacks

Anna Mayfield

Sr | 6-2 | Back/ Free | San Antonio, Texas | Smithson Valley HS/Alamo Area Aquatics

#RazorFacts

  • Leads Arkansas’ individual record holders with three program records and 16 top-five all-time times.
  • Has made two-consecutive NCAA Championship appearances.
  • A member of two of three NCAA ‘A’ cut relay times in program history (2014, 2015).
  • Holds program records in the 500 free, 100 back and 200 back.
Junior(2014-15)

Ended her junior campaign as the Arkansas all-time individual record holder with three program records (500 free, 100 back and 200 back) and 16 top-five times… Completed the 2014-15 slate with records in the 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 800 free relay and 400 medley relay… Made her second-consecutive appearance at the NCAA Championships… Swam in the NCAA Championship prelims of the 500 freestyle, 200 freestyle and 200 backstroke… Tied for 22nd place in the 200 backstroke at the NCAA Championship (1:53.68)… Assisted Arkansas 400, 200 and 800 free relays and 400 medley relay at the NCAA Championships… A member of Arkansas’ 800 free relay that clocked an NCAA ‘A’ cut time at the SEC Championships, only the third relay ‘A’ cut in program history, and secured a fourth-place finish, the highest relay finish at conference championships in school history… Swam to a sixth-place finish at the SEC Championships in the 200 backstroke championship finals with a time of 1:53.85… Recorded a 10th-place finish in the 500 free (4:42.74) at the SEC Championships… Placed 11th in the 200 freestyle at the SEC Championships (1:46.60)… Aided Arkansas’ 200 medley relay to ninth place, 200 free relay to a seventh-place finish and 400 medley relay to an eighth-place finish at the SEC Championships… Assisted Arkansas’ 200 freestyle relay to fourth place (1:31.07), 400 medley relay to a third-place finish (3:35.98), 200 medley relay to fourth place (1:39.64), 800 freestyle relay to second place (7:16.84) and 400 freestyle relay team to third place (3:18.86) at the Georgia Tech Invitational… Took third place in the 500 freestyle (4:44.35), fourth in the 200 freestyle (1:47.62) and second in the 100 backstroke (53.69) at the Georgia Tech Invite… Clocked the program’s fastest 100 backstroke time (53.61) and 500 freestyle (4:41.56), both lifetime bests, at the Georgia Tech Invite… Broke her own pool record in the 500 freestyle at Kansas, set two years previously with a time of 4:51.78, earning her SEC Swimmer of the Week.

Sophomore (2013-14)

A member of Arkansas’ 400 freestyle relay that was 25th in the NCAA Championships prelims and clocked the fourth-fastest time in program history (3:18.80)… Tied for 36th place in the 200-backstroke prelims (1:55.94) of the NCAA Championships… At the SEC Championship, Mayfield swam a personal-best, NCAA ‘B’ cut time of 1:54.50 in the 200 backstroke, the fastest time in program history and her second individual Arkansas record… Clocked her fastest season times at the SEC Championships in the 500 freestyle (4:41.56), 100 backstroke (53.80) and 200 backstroke (1:54.50)… Swam a season-best 200 freestyle of 1:47.10 at the Mizzou Invitational.

Freshman(2012-13)

Recorded all five top times in Arkansas history in the 200 backstroke with her top time of 1:54.96 coming at the NCAA Last Chance meet… Produced impressive times in the 100 backstroke, swimming the fourth-fastest time in Razorback history with a personal-best 53.86… Mayfield was just .32 seconds away from taking down the 200 freestyle record with a time of 1:46.76 at the Houston Cougar Invite… Helped her teammates top the 10-year-old 400 freestyle relay record as the quartet posted the top-four times in Arkansas history… Teamed up to take down the fifth and final relay record at the NCAA Championships in head coach Sean Schimmel’s first season as the Razorbacks swam a 7:10.87 in the 800 freestyle relay shaving .04 off the previous record of 7:10.91 set in 2009.

High School/Club

Swam for the Alamo Area Aquatics Club in San Antonio, Texas… Participated in the Speedo Junior Nationals from 2010-12… Swam in the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials… Held 12 event records at Smithson Valley High School.

Personal

Was born on June 9, 1994, to Kenneth and Jolene Mayfield in San Antonio, Texas… Has one sister, Sarah, and one brother, Jacob… Is majoring in accounting.

2015-16 Season Bests

EventTimeMeetDate
100 Free51.76 LIllinois1/30/16
200 Free1:46.20 L (B)SEC Championships2/18/16
500 Free4:41.57 (B)Georgia Tech Fall Invitational 11/19/15
1000 Free10:07.97at Auburn1/15/16
50 Back25.00 LSEC Championships2/16/16
100 Back 53.58 L (B)SEC Championships2/16/16
200 Back1:54.09 (B)Georgia Tech Fall Invitational 11/19/15

Lifetime Bests

EventTimeMeetDate
100 Free50.75Georgia Tech Fall Invitational11/22/14
200 Free1:46.12SEC Championships2/19/15
500 Free4:39.67Georgia Tech Fall Invitational11/20/14
1000 Free10:07.97at Auburn1/15/16
50 Back25.15Mizzou Invitational11/22/13
100 Back53.33NCAA Championships3/19/15