Marwan Elkamash

Height:
6-0
Position:
Freestyle
Year:
Senior
Hometown:
Alexandria, Egypt
High School:
Arab Academy for Science and Technology

SENIOR YEAR (2016-17)
Earned two All-America honors at the 2017 NCAA Championships ... First-Team All-Big Ten ... placed 16th in the 1,650 freestyle at the NCAA Championships with a time of 14:48.74 ... finished 17th in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:33.69 at the NCAA Championships ... placed seventh in the 500 freestyle at the NCAA Championships with a time of 1:16.78 while earning All-America honors ... part of the 800 freestyle relay team that placed ninth at the NCAA Championships with a time of 6:13.45 receiving All-America Honorable Mention ... finished fourth in the 1,650 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 14:50.2 ... notched an eighth place finish at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 1:35.86 ... captured third place in the 500 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 4:12.11 ... snagged second place in the 50 freestyle with a time of 18.94 at the Big Ten Championships ... member of the 800 freestyle relay team that topped the podium at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 1:31.83 … named CollegeSwimming.com's Big Ten Swimmer of the Week on Jan. 31 ... won the 500 freestyle with a NCAA B cut time of 4:25.04 and the 1000 freestyle with a mark of 9:01.37 ... touched first in the 200 freestyle (1:37.30) and 500 freestyle (4:24.11) with NCAA B cut times against Purdue ... set two school records in his wins in the 500 freestyle (4:13.44) and 1650 freestyle (14:48.34) at the AT&T Winter Nationals ... also was a member of the winning 800 freestyle relay (6:20.71) and 400 freestyle relay (2:52.93) at the Winter Nationals ... touched first in the 200 freestyle (1:38.23), 500 freestyle (4:31.50) and was a member of the winning 400 freestyle relay (3:03.26) team against Cincinnati ... won the 200 butterfly against Michigan State with a time of 1:51.05 ... also a member of the winning 400 freestyle relay (3:02.15) team ... Named CollegeSwimming.com's Big Ten Swimmer of the Week on Nov. 1 ... touched first in the 500 freestyle against Tennessee and Kentucky with a NCAA B cut time of 4:24.44 ... won the 800 LCM freestyle with a time of 8:19.42 against Texas and Florida.

2016 RIO SUMMER OLYMPICS
Member of Team Egypt … placed 16^th in the men’s 400 freestyle with an Egyptian and IU school record time of 3:47.43 … finished 24^th in them men’s 200 freestyle with an Egyptian and IU school record mark of 1:47.52.

JUNIOR YEAR (2015-16 AT SOUTH CAROLINA)
Primarily competed in the 100, 200 and 500 freestyle … Member of the Gamecocks' All-American 800 freestyle relay team that placed 11th at the 2015 NCAA Championships … Finished sixth in the 200 freestyle (1:35.14) at the SEC Championships, also placed 11th in the 500 freestyle (4:17.72) and 12th in the 1650 freestyle (15:13.34) … Tallied 11 individual wins, seven of which came in the 500 freestyle … Never placed lower than second in the 500 freestyle during the regular season … Won the 500 freestyle (4:20.82) and 200 freestyle (1:36.88) at the Virginia Tech Invitational, also finished seventh in the 100 freestyle (45.28) … Gamecocks' top performer in the 200 freestyle throughout the season.

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2014-15 AT SOUTH CAROLINA)
Led the Gamecocks in the middle distance events and earned his first trip as an individual to the NCAA Championships … Earned All-America honors in the 800 freestyle relay as the team finished 12th (6:21.98) at the NCAA Championships … Finished 22nd in the in the 500 freestyle at NCAA's with a time of 4:18.25 ... Also placed 35th in the 200 free (1:36.41) and 42nd in the 100 free (45.11) … Finished fifth in the 500 freestyle at the SEC Championships with a new PR of 4:17.41 ... The time was the 24th fastest in the nation prior to NCAAs … Qualified for the finals after finishing the prelims in seventh at 4:18.60 … Also scored points at the conference meet in the 200 freestyle at the SEC Championships with a new PR of 1:35.71 … Swam on Carolina's 400 and 800 freestyle and 400 medley relay teams at the SEC Championships which broke the previous school records … Posted nine individual wins on the year in three different events.

FRESHMAN YEAR (2013-14 AT SOUTH CAROLINA)
One of the Gamecocks' top freshmen … Provided a spark to the distance group, winning one individual race and finishing runner-up on six occasions in the 500 freestyle, 1,000 freestyle and 1,650 freestyle … Swam the third leg of the 800 freestyle relay at the NCAA Championships to help the Gamecocks finish 15th to earn All-America honors … Ranked in the top five times on the team in the 200 freestyle (third, 1:37.69), 500 freestyle (second, 4:20.71), 1,000 freestyle (first, 9:21.21) and 1,650 freestyle (first, 15:19.58) … Made the finals in three events at the SEC Championships … Finished 12th in the 500 freestyle with B cut of 4:20.71, which is the third fastest time in school history...Placed 16th in the 1,650 freestyle with a B cut of 15:19.58, the third fastest all-time at South Carolina … Also scored points in the 200 freestyle with a 21st-place finish in 1:37.70 … Swam the third leg of the 800 freestyle relay to help set a school record time of 6:23.99 at the SEC Championships … Was a part of one winning relay, the 800 freestyle relay at the SEC Championships … Earned SEC Freshman of the Week after recording four top-five finishes in a 160-140 win over Texas A&M … Made the Egyptian National Team for the FINA World Championships with a sixth-place finish in the 400-meter freestyle at the Charlotte UltraSwim.