Brooks Curry (born January 22, 2001) is an American competitive

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. He is an

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and a

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ist in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay at the

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. At the 2022 NCAA Championships, he won the NCAA title in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle. At the

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, he won a gold medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, swimming the anchor leg of the relay in both the prelims and the final, a bronze medal in the 4×100-meter mixed freestyle relay, swimming in the final, and placed fifth in the 100-meter freestyle.

Background

Curry currently attends and swims collegiately in NCAA competition for Louisiana State University. He started competing for the school's swim team, the LSU Tigers, in the fall of 2019.Penland, Spencer (February 11, 2019)
"LSU Secures Verbal From Sprint Freestyler Brooks Curry"
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''. Retrieved October 18, 2021.

2021: Relay international debut

Collegiate championships

At the 2021 Southeastern Conference, SEC, Championships in

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in February, Curry was one of three athletes to swim the 50-yard freestyle in less than 19 seconds in the prelims heats, finishing in a personal best time of 18.97 seconds.Ross, Andy (February 24, 2021)
"2021 SEC Men's Swimming Championships Day Two Prelims Live: Florida Puts Five Up in 500 Free"
'' Swimming World''. Retrieved October 18, 2021. The following month, at the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina, he placed seventh in the final of the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 41.99 seconds after swimming a personal best time of 41.77 seconds in the prelims heats.Ross, Andy (March 27, 2021)
"Ryan Hoffer Uses Stellar Underwaters to Go Perfect 3-For-3 in Individual Events With 100 Free Victory"
'' Swimming World''. Retrieved October 18, 2021.

2020 US Olympic Trials

Curry qualified for the

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in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, placing fourth at the 2020 US Olympic Team Trials with a time of 48.19 seconds."2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Men's 100m Freestyle Final Results"
''

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''. June 17, 2021. In addition to competing in the 100-meter freestyle at the year's Olympic Trials, he also competed in the 50-meter freestyle where he tied for ninth place overall with a personal best time of 22.08 seconds in the semifinals."2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Men's 50m Freestyle Semifinals Results Summary"
''

''. June 19, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021. His time in the 100-meter freestyle was fast enough for him to make the 2021—2022 US National Team roster in the event.

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(September 10, 2021)
"USA Swimming National Team Roster 2021-22"
'' Swimming World''. Retrieved October 24, 2021.Lepesant, Anne (September 10, 2021)
"USA Swimming Names 114 Athletes To The 2021-22 National Team Roster"
''

''. Retrieved October 24, 2021.

2020 Summer Olympics

At the

in Tokyo,

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, Curry raced for the U.S. Olympic swim team in the preliminary heats of the 4×100-meter freestyle relay alongside

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, Bowe Becker, and Blake Pieroni."Brooks Curry first LSU Tiger to win Gold at Olympics in swimming"
'' WDSU''. July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021. In the final, Caeleb Dressel was substituted in his place and the relay won the

.West, Glen (July 26, 2021)
"LSU Swimmer Brooks Curry Helps Lead USA to Olympic Gold in 4x100 Relay"
'' Sports Illustrated''. Retrieved July 26, 2021. Curry was the first swimmer from the Louisiana State University athletics program, called the LSU Tigers, to win a gold medal at an Olympic Games in swimming.Chrisman, Spencer (July 26, 2021)
"Brooks Curry is golden, becomes first Tiger to win gold in Tokyo"
'' WAFB''. Retrieved July 26, 2021. He was also the first swimmer from the program since the

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to compete in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay at an Olympic Games. After the medals were handed out at the medal ceremony, Dressel tossed his gold medal to Curry, who was watching from the stands, as a demonstration of his gratitude for Curry's contribution to the victory.Dicker, Ron (July 26, 2021)
"Caeleb Dressel Tosses Gold Medal To U.S. Sub Brooks Curry After Olympic Relay Victory"
'' HuffPost''. Retrieved July 26, 2021. While Curry's performance on the prelims relay and involvement in the finals relay's medal ceremony hit a certain sentimental note with the American

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, they did not warrant him being included in the relay's nomination from the

Foundation for their 2021 Golden Goggle Award for "Relay Performance of the Year" as only the finals relay swimmers received that honor."Olympic Stars Headline USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards Nominees"
''

''. October 13, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2021.

Collegiate season beginnings

Once the collegiate season started up again following the 2020 Olympic Games, Curry swam a 19.51 in the 50-yard freestyle for his team, the LSU Tigers, in a dual meet against the Grand Canyon Antelopes on October 9, setting a new pool record for the

LSU Natatorium The LSU Natatorium is a swimming and diving facility located on the campus of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA. The facility, built in 1985, serves as the home of the LSU Tigers and LSU Lady Tigers swimming and diving teams. The stad ...

and helping his team win the meet.Penland, Spencer (October 9, 2021)
"Brooks Curry Breaks LSU Pool Record With 19.51 50 FR As Tigers Down GCU"
''

''. Retrieved October 9, 2021. His win contributed to the LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers winning a total of 23 swimming events in the dual meet."Tigers Win 27 Events; Curry Breaks Pool Record"
'' LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers''. 9 October 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021. A little under two weeks later on October 21, Curry swam an unofficial personal best time of approximately 18.65 seconds, plus or minus five hundredths of a second, during practice.Miller, Nicole (October 21, 2021)
"Olympian Brooks Curry Of LSU Swims 18.7 50 Free (Best Time) In Practice"
''

''. Retrieved October 21, 2021. One day later, on October 22, Curry won the 50-yard freestyle for his school with a time of 19.59 seconds at the Rocky Mountain Invitational in which LSU competed against three other collegiate teams.Koch, Kirby (October 22, 2021)
"Tigers Shine in Day 1 of the Rocky Mountain Invitational"
'' LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers''. Retrieved October 23, 2021."Rocky Mountain Invitational — 10/22/2021 to 10/23/2021: Results"
'' Denver Pioneers''. October 23, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021. The next day of the invitational, Curry won the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 43.91 seconds.Koch, Kirby (October 23, 2021)
"Swimming and Diving Wins Three Dual Meets at Rocky Mountain Invitational"
'' LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers''. Retrieved October 24, 2021. In addition to his two individual events, Curry also swam on the first-place finishing 4×50-yard medley relay, splitting 19.16 for the freestyle leg, the second-place finishing 4×100-yard freestyle relay, splitting a 42.89 for the third leg of the rely, the first-place finishing 4×100-yard medley relay, swimming a 43.73 for the anchoring leg of the relay, and the second-place finishing 4×50-yard freestyle relay, splitting a 19.89 for the lead-off leg of the relay. His performances helped his school win each of the three dual meets taking place as part of the two-day Rocky Mountain Invitational where his team competed against the Denver Pioneers, Wyoming Cowboys and Cowgirls, and Air Force Falcons. In a dual meet against the Alabama Crimson Tide in early November, Curry won all three of his individual events for LSU, swimming a 19.95 in the 50-yard freestyle, 43.98 in the 100-yard freestyle, and 1:34.27 in the 200-yard freestyle.Gibbs, Robert (November 5, 2021)
"Alabama Sweeps LSU At Home, But Curry Nabs #2 200 Free Time This Season"
''

''. Retrieved November 5, 2021.Lohn, John (6 November 2021)
"Brooks Curry Dials Up Trio Of Swift Times For LSU, Including 1:34.27 Mark in 200 Freestyle"
'' Swimming World''. Retrieved 6 November 2021. On November 17, the first day of the 2021 Art Adamson Invitational, Curry lowered his official personal best time for the season in the 50-yard freestyle in the prelims with a swim of 19.14 seconds.Sutherland, James (November 17, 2021)
"Curry, Johansson Put Up NCAA-Leading Times To Open Art Adamson Invite"
''

''. Retrieved November 17, 2021. In the final later the same day, Curry cut 0.05 seconds off his time from the prelims to win the event in 19.09 seconds.D'Addona, Dan (November 17, 2021)
"Art Adamson Invitational Day 1: Brooks Curry Goes 19.09; USC Women Dominate With Depth"
'' Swimming World''. Retrieved November 17, 2021.Hart, Torrey (November 17, 2021)
"2021 Art Adamson Invite Day 1 Finals: Olympian Brooks Curry Pops 19.09 50 Free"
''

''. Retrieved November 17, 2021. In the 100-yard backstroke on November 18, Curry dropped 1.62 seconds from his previous best time of 48.66 seconds by swimming a 47.04 in the prelims.Hart, Torrey (November 18, 2021)
"Brooks Curry Fits 47-Flat 100 Back At Art Adamson Day 2 Prelims"
''

''. Retrieved November 18, 2021.Hy-Tek (November 18, 2021)
"2021 Art Adamson Invitational: Men 100 Yard Backstroke Results"
''sidearmstats.com''. Retrieved November 18, 2021. The third and final day of the Invitational, Curry swam a season best time of 42.86 seconds in the prelims of the 100-yard freestyle.Sutherland, James (November 19, 2021)
"USC's Miljenic, Dillard Put Up #1 NCAA Times At Day 3 Art Adamson Prelims"
''

''. Retrieved November 19, 2021. In the final of the 100-yard freestyle in the evening, Curry won the event with a new season best time of 42.30 seconds.Hy-Tek (November 19, 2021)
"2021 Art Adamson Invitational: Men 100 Yard Freestyle Final Results"
''sidearmstats.com''. Retrieved November 19, 2021.Lohn, John (November 19, 2021)
"2021 Art Adamson Invitational: Brooks Curry Shows More Speed; USC Wraps Up Dominant Meet"
'' Swimming World''. Retrieved November 19, 2021.

2022: Individual international debut

Starting off 2022 in advance of the collegiate championships season, Curry nudged out Dean Farris of Harvard University in a virtual duel of a 75-yard freestyle sprint with fins, swimming the distance in 28.6 seconds to Dean Farris's 28.7 seconds.Hodges, Coleman (January 4, 2022)
"Brooks Curry Fires Back, Posts 28.6 75 Free With Fins"
''

''. Retrieved January 4, 2022. In a dual meet against Texas A&M University at the LSU Natatorium, Curry broke his own pool record in the 50-yard freestyle with a times of 19.42 seconds.De George, Matthew (January 22, 2022)
"Brooks Curry Sets Pool Record, but Texas A&M's IM Strength Ekes Out Sweep"
'' Swimming World''. Retrieved January 22, 2022.

2022 Southeastern Conference Championships

At the 2022 Southeastern Conference Championships in February 2022, Curry helped achieve a sixth-place finish in the 4×50-yard medley relay, splitting a 18.14 for the freestyle leg of the relay.De George, Matthew (February 15, 2022)
"2022 SEC Championships: Alabama Women, Florida Men Set Relay Marks"
'' Swimming World''. Retrieved February 15, 2022.Dornan, Ben (February 15, 2022)
"2022 SEC Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap"
''

''. Retrieved February 15, 2022. With his split, Curry registered as the ninth-fastest 50-yard freestyle split performer in NCAA history, just 0.28 seconds slower than the first person to achieve a time faster than 18.00 seconds, Vladimir Morozov who swam a 17.86 in 2013.Keith, Braden (February 15, 2022)
"LSU's Brooks Curry Splits 18.14 On 200 Medley Relay Anchor"
''

''. Retrieved February 15, 2022. The next day, he swam a personal best time of 18.93 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle prelims heats to qualify for the final ranking second.De George, Matthew (February 16, 2022)
"2022 SEC Championships: Star-Studded Men's 500 Free Lined Up"
'' Swimming World''. Retrieved February 16, 2022.Hamann, Michael (February 16, 2022)
"2022 SEC Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap"
''

''. Retrieved February 16, 2022. In the evening finals session, Curry started his competition in the 4×50-yard freestyle relay, swimming a 18.50 and helping place eighth.De George, Matthew (February 16, 2022)
"2022 SEC Championships, Night 2 Finals: Florida Goes 3-for-3 in Relays"
'' Swimming World''. Retrieved February 16, 2022. For the 50-yard freestyle final, Curry placed second in a personal best time of 18.67 seconds.Dornan, Ben (February 16, 2022)
"2022 SEC Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap"
''

''. Retrieved February 16, 2022. Day three, he ranked fifth in the prelims heats of the 200-yard freestyle, advancing to the final with his time of 1:33.49.Hamann, Michael (February 17, 2022)
"2022 SEC Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap"
''

''. Retrieved February 17, 2022. In the final, he swam faster than the pool record of 1:31.65 set in 2013 though did not set a new record as he finished in second-place behind

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who swam a 1:31.16, which was just under a quarter of a second faster than Curry's 1:31.39.De George, Matthew (February 17, 2022)
"2022 SEC Championships, Day 3 Finals: Kieran Smith Captures 400 IM"
'' Swimming World''. Retrieved February 17, 2022. In the 4×100-yard medley relay on day four, Curry swam the only freestyle split faster than 41.60 seconds with a 40.93, helping finish in seventh-place at 3:07.31.De George, Matthew (February 18, 2022)
"2022 SEC Championships, Day 4 Finals: Luca Urlando Throws Down 1:39 200 Fly"
'' Swimming World''. Retrieved February 18, 2022.Dornan, Ben (February 18, 2022)
"2022 SEC Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap"
''

''. Retrieved February 18, 2022. For the 100-yard freestyle prelims heats on the fifth and final morning, Curry qualified for the final ranking first with a time of 41.82 seconds.Sutherland, James (February 19, 2022)
"2022 SEC Championships: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap"
''

''. Retrieved February 19, 2022. In the final he swam a 40.99, winning the event and breaking the Championships record of 41.07 seconds set by Caeleb Dressel in 2016 as well as the pool record of 41.24 seconds set by Caeleb Dressel in 2017.De George, Matthew (February 19, 2022)
"2022 SEC Championships, Day 5: Trey Freeman Delivers Epic Mile Win"
'' Swimming World''. Retrieved February 19, 2022.Penland, Spencer (February 19, 2022)
"Brooks Curry Downs Caeleb Dressel's SEC Meet Record With 40.99 100 Free"
''

''. Retrieved February 19, 2022. Curry followed up his individual win with a sixth-place finish in the 4×100-yard freestyle relay, splitting a 41.42 for the lead-off leg of the relay to help achieve a time of 2:52.07.

2022 NCAA Championships

In his first event of the 2022 NCAA Division I Championships, the 50-yard freestyle on day two, Curry tied in rank for sixth in the morning prelims heats with a time of 18.85 seconds and qualified for the final later in the day.D'Addona, Dan (March 24, 2022)
"2022 NCAA Men's Championships: Cal's Bjorn Seeliger Scorches 18.45 in 50 Freestyle Prelims"
'' Swimming World''. Retrieved March 24, 2022. He won the event in the final with a personal best time of 18.56 seconds and a winning margin of 0.48 seconds ahead of seventh-place finisher Youssef Ramadan.Hy-Tek (March 24, 2022)
"2022 NCAA DI Men's Swimming & Diving"
''swimmeetresults.tech''. Retrieved March 24, 2022. With his win, Curry became the third male swimmer in the history of the LSU swimming and diving program to win a title at an NCAA Championships and the first since Mark Andrews in 1988 to win a title in the 50-yard freestyle.Rieder, David (March 24, 2022)
"NCAA Men's Championships: Brooks Curry Touches Out Bjorn Seeliger for 50 Free Title"
'' Swimming World''. Retrieved March 24, 2022.Chrisman, Spencer (March 24, 2022)
"LSU's Brooks Curry wins first National Title since 1988"
'' KPLC''. Retrieved April 13, 2022."Freshmen Sates, Marchand win swimming events at NCAAs"
'' New Haven Register''. March 24, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022."Curry Claims Second NCAA Title in Highest Team Finish Since 1997 (15th)"
'' LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers''. March 26, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022. The following morning, he qualified for the final of the 200-yard freestyle ranking eighth with his time of 1:32.00 from the prelims heats.Hamann, Michael (March 25, 2022)
"2022 NCAA Division I Men's Championships: Day 3 Prelim Live Recap"
''

''. Retrieved March 25, 2022.Rieder, David (March 25, 2022)
"NCAA Men's Championships: Drew Kibler Edges Matt Sates in 200 Free Prelims; 1:32.00 for Eighth"
'' Swimming World''. Retrieved March 25, 2022. He lowered his time to a 1:31.45 in the final to place sixth, finishing 1.17 seconds behind first-place finisher

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.Lohn, John (March 25, 2022)
"NCAA Men's Championships: Drew Kibler Lights Up Back Half to Claim 200 Freestyle Crown"
'' Swimming World''. Retrieved March 25, 2022. For his third and final individual event, the 100-yard freestyle on day four, he advanced to the final from the preliminary heats where he swam a 41.19 to rank third overall.Hamann, Michael (March 26, 2022)
"2022 M. NCAA Division I Championships: Day 4 Prelim Live Recap"
''

''. Retrieved March 26, 2022. In the final of the 100-yard freestyle, he won the NCAA title with a personal best time of 40.84 seconds, touching the wall one quarter of a second ahead of third-place finisher

Andrey Minakov Andrey Dmitriyevich Minakov (russian: Андрей Дмитриевич Минаков; born 17 March 2002) is a Russian swimmer and Olympian.D'Addona, Dan (March 26, 2022)
"2022 NCAA Men's Championships: Brooks Curry on Another Hometown Win: 'I've Been Dreaming About This Race'"
'' Swimming World''. Retrieved March 26, 2022. His two individual titles brought the total number of NCAA titles won by swimmers and divers in LSU program history from two to four and all three of his performances contributed to the highest team finish at a men's NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships since 1997.

2022 International Team Trials

At the 2022 US International Team Trials in Greensboro, North Carolina in April, Curry ranked fourth in the preliminary heats of the 100-meter freestyle on day one, qualifying for the final with his time of 48.36 seconds.

(April 26, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved April 26, 2022. In the final, he placed second with a personal best time of 48.04 seconds, finishing less than three-tenths of a second behind the first-place finisher, and qualifying for the

team in the 100-meter freestyle, 4×100-meter freestyle relay, and 4×100-meter medley relay.

(April 26, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Men's 100m Freestyle Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved April 26, 2022. On the fifth and final day, he swam a personal best time of 21.91 seconds in the prelims heats of the 50-meter freestyle, qualifying for the final ranking third.

(April 30, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved April 30, 2022. He lowered his personal best time to a 21.84 in the final, placing third.

(April 30, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Men's 50m Freestyle Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved April 30, 2022.

2022 World Aquatics Championships

For his first event of the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, Curry swam a 47.76 for the anchor leg of the relay to help qualify it for the final ranking first. FINA (June 18, 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 4x100m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved June 18, 2022. In the final, he split a time of 47.20 seconds for the anchor leg to bring the relay home in a final time of 3:09.34 and win the gold medal in the event, he swam the second-fastest split time on the finals relay team, only slower than

Ryan Held Ryan Held (born June 27, 1995) is an American freestyle swimmer who specializes in the sprint events, and is currently sponsored by Arena. He holds the U.S. Open record in the long course 100 meter freestyle and three world records in short co ...

who split a 46.99. FINA (June 18, 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 4x100m Freestyle Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved June 18, 2022.Woods, David (June 18, 2022)
"USA Swimming pulls Carmel's Drew Kibler out of relay due to COVID protocols"
'' IndyStar''. Retrieved June 19, 2022. Three days later, he swam a 48.38 in the preliminaries of the 100-meter freestyle, qualifying for the semifinals ranking tenth overall. FINA (June 21, 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved June 21, 2022. In the evening semifinals of the event, he qualified for the final with a personal best time of 47.90 seconds and overall rank of seventh. FINA (June 21, 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 100m Freestyle Semifinals Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved June 21, 2022. He placed fifth in the final with a time of 48.00 seconds, finishing 0.29 seconds behind bronze medalist

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of Canada. FINA (June 22, 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 100m Freestyle Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved June 22, 2022. Two days later, he helped win the bronze medal and achieve a finals relay time of 3:21.09 in the 4×100-meter mixed freestyle relay, splitting a time of 47.72 seconds for the second leg of the relay in the final. FINA (June 24, 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Mixed 4x100m Freestyle Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved June 24, 2022. Associated Press (June 24, 2022)
"Australia sets world record in mixed 4x100 freestyle final"
'' The Washington Post''. Retrieved June 24, 2022. The final day of competition, he split a 48.29 for the freestyle leg of the 4×100-meter medley relay, helping qualify the relay to the final with a time of 3:32.91 and overall first rank. FINA (June 25, 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved June 26, 2022. On the finals relay, Ryan Held substituted in for him and all relay members won a silver medal when the finals relay finished second in 3:27.79. FINA (June 25, 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved June 26, 2022.

Collegiate season beginnings

At the Louisiana State University dual meet against the South Carolina Gamecocks in early October, Curry won the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 19.45 seconds and the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 43.25 seconds, contributing to an overall win for his team."LSU Splits Dual Meet; Men Win, MacNeil Breaks Two School Records"
'' LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers''. October 8, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022. The following weekend, he helped win two dual meets in a triple-team format, against the Denver Pioneers and Air Force Falcons, placing second in the 200-yard freestyle with a 1:37.17 and winning the 100-yard freestyle with a 43.36 for his individual events."Denver vs. LSU/USAFA - 10/15/2022: Results - Swimming"
'' Air Force Falcons''. October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022."Tigers Pick Up Four Wins in Denver"
'' LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers''. October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022. On October 28, Curry swam a personal best time of 21.35 seconds in the preliminary heats of the 50-meter freestyle at his first FINA Swimming World Cup, the

2022 FINA Swimming World Cup The 2022 FINA Swimming World Cup was a series of three three-day meets in three different cities in October and November 2022. This edition was held in the short course (25-meter pool) format. Meets The 2022 World Cup consisted of the following th ...

conducted in short course meters in Toronto, Canada, and qualified for the final tied for third rank. FINA (October 28, 2022)
"FINA Swimming World Cup 2022 Toronto (CAN): Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results Summary”
''

''. Retrieved October 28, 2022. In the evening final, he finished 0.16 seconds behind gold medalist Dylan Carter of Trinidad and Tobago and 0.03 seconds ahead of bronze medalist

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to win the silver medal in a personal best time of 21.07 seconds. FINA (October 28, 2022)
"FINA Swimming World Cup 2022 Toronto (CAN): Men's 50m Freestyle Final Results”
''

''. Retrieved October 28, 2022.Seepersad, Roger (October 28, 2022)
"THIS DYLAN'S ON FIRE"
'' Trinidad Express Newspapers''. Retrieved October 28, 2022. For the 100-meter freestyle preliminary heats in the morning on day two, he achieved a personal best time of 47.05 seconds and qualified for the final ranking second. FINA (October 29, 2022)
"FINA Swimming World Cup 2022 Toronto (CAN): Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved October 29, 2022. He finished in a personal best time of 46.32 seconds in the final to win the bronze medal, not far ahead of fourth-place finisher Dylan Carter, who finished in 46.36 seconds, and a slim 0.17 seconds behind silver medalist Thomas Ceccon of Italy.Ramnanansingh, Jonathan (October 29, 2022)
"Carter bags fifth gold at FINA World Cup"
'' Trinidad and Tobago Newsday''. Retrieved October 29, 2022. The third and final day in Toronto, he qualified for the final of the 200-meter freestyle ranking sixth with a personal best time of 1:44.45 in the preliminary heats. FINA (October 30, 2022)
"FINA Swimming World Cup 2022 Toronto (CAN): Men's 200m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved October 30, 2022. In the final later in the day, he won the gold medal in the 200-meter freestyle with a personal best time of 1:42.32. FINA (October 30, 2022)
"FINA Swimming World Cup 2022 Toronto (CAN): Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved October 30, 2022. The Friday following the World Cup in Toronto, Curry was back on-campus competing at the LSU Natatorium for a dual meet against the Alabama Crimson Tide, winning the 50-yard freestyle with a 19.60, the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 43.56 seconds and the 200-yard freestyle with a pool record time of 1:35.41 to help achieve a final score less than 20 points behind the Crimson Tide."LSU Loses Hard-Fought Battle to Alabama"
'' LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers''. November 4, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022. Twelve days later, he won the 50-yard freestyle at the 2022 Art Adamson Invitational, in Texas, with a time of 18.94 seconds.D'Addona, Dan (November 16, 2022)
"Brooks Curry Speeds Way to 18.94 50 Free at Art Adamson Invitational"
'' Swimming World''. Retrieved November 17, 2022. Day two of the Invitational, he placed fourth in the 200-yard freestyle with a 1:33.56."MacNeil Lowers Two School Records; Pellacani Takes Second On 3-Meter at Midseason Invites"
'' LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers''. November 17, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022. The third and final day of swimming competition, he won the 100-yard freestyle with an NCAA season-leading time of 41.86 seconds."LSU Closes Day Three of Midseason Invites"
'' LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers''. November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.

2023

On January 7, 2023, Curry won the 50-yard freestyle with a 19.57, the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 43.61 seconds, and helped set a pool record in the 4×100-yard freestyle relay with a 2:54.76 at the LSU Natatorium in a dual meet against the

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, where the men's team lost by 60 points."LSU Women Victorious in Senior Meet"
'' LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers''. January 7, 2023, Retrieved January 7, 2023. In the final dual meet of the season two weeks later, against the Texas A&M Aggies, he improved upon his times in both of his individual events, winning the 50-yard freestyle with a 19.54 and the 100-yard freestyle with a 43.43."LSU Earns Second Relay NCAA Qualifying Time in Regular Season Finale"
'' LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers''. January 21, 2023, Retrieved January 23, 2023.

2023 Southeastern Conference Championships

Curry contributed a time of 18.34 seconds for the freestyle leg of the 4×50-yard medley relay on day one of the 2023 Southeastern Conference Championships in February, though the LSU relay team was disqualified for an early start by the breaststroke swimmer.Hy-Tek (February 14, 2023)
"Meet Results: 2023 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships"
''sidearmstats.com''. Retrieved February 14, 2023. The following day, his split time of 18.56 seconds for the second leg of the 4×50-yard freestyle relay, helped achieve a time of 1:17.86 and overall placing of ninth."LSU Women Earn First Relay Gold Since 1986; MacNeil Wins 50-Free at SEC's"
'' LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers''. February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023. Later in the same session, he placed sixth in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 18.99 seconds, which was 1.06 seconds behind first-place finisher

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of the Tennessee Volunteers. With a time of 1:33.15 in the final of the 200-yard freestyle on the third evening, he placed fifth."MacNeil Earns Third Gold Medal on Day 3 of SEC's"
'' LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers''. February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023. It marked his fastest time in the NCAA season for the 200-yard freestyle. In his third relay event, and fifth event overall, he helped place sixth in the 4×100-yard medley relay with a time of 3:07.02 in the final on day four. Concluding his individual events with the 100-yard freestyle on day five of five, he placed fifth with a time of 41.88 seconds."LSU Women Earn Highest SEC Finish Since 2014-15; Eight Gold Medals Sets Program Record"
'' LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers''. February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023. For the 4×100-yard freestyle relay, he helped place eighth with a final time of 2:52.23.

2023 NCAA Championships

Day two of the 2023 NCAA Division I Championships, held in Minneapolis in March, Curry placed fourth in the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 18.76 seconds, finishing 0.09 seconds behind bronze medalist

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of the

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.Hy-Tek (March 23, 2023)
"2023 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming & Diving Championships: Results - Thursday - Finals"
'' Minnesota Golden Gophers''. Retrieved March 28, 2023."Curry, Adabia Earn All-America Honors on Day 2 of NCAA's"
'' LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers''. March 23, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023. The third day, he went out in a 1:31.94 in the preliminaries of the 200-yard freestyle, qualified for the final, and improved upon his placing from sixth at the 2022 NCAA Division I Championships to fourth in the final with a personal best time of 1:31.30, which set a new men's LSU Tigers swim program record in the event."LSU Adds Two More All-American Honors on Day 3 of NCAA's"
'' LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers''. March 24, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023. For his third and final event, the 100-yard freestyle on day four, he placed fifth in the evening finals session with a time of 41.03 seconds."LSU Closes NCAA's With Six All-American Honors"
'' LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers''. March 25, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.

International championships (50 m)

: Curry swam only in the prelims heats.

Personal best times

Long course meters (50 m pool)

Legend: sf — semifinal

Short course meters (25 m pool)

Short course yards (25 yd pool)

Legend: h — preliminary heat

Swimming World Cup circuits

The following medals Curry has won at

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circuits."Brooks Curry: Medals"
'' FINA''. Retrieved October 28, 2022.

Records

Pool records (short course yards)

Awards and honors

* Southeastern Conference (SEC), Swimmer of the Year (male): 2021–2022"2022 SEC Swimming & Diving Awards Announced"
'' Southeastern Conference''. April 13, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022."Curry, Pellacani and Shaffer Earn SEC End of Year Awards"
'' LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers''. April 13, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022. * Southeastern Conference (SEC), Academic Honor Roll: Winter 2021–2022"Swimming and Diving Garners 27 Names to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll"
'' LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers''. May 2, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022. * Southeastern Conference (SEC), Freshman Swimmer of the Year (male): 2019–2020"2020 SEC Swimming & Diving Awards announced"
'' Southeastern Conference''. April 15, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2021. * Southeastern Conference (SEC), Swimmer of the Week (male): January 25, 2022,"Week 10: Swimming & Diving Athletes of the Week"
'' Southeastern Conference''. January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022. October 11, 2022"MacNeil, Curry Earn SEC Honors"
'' LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers''. October 11, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022. * Louisiana State University, Mikey Award, Male Sport Play of the Year: 2022"LSU and TAF Handout 2022 Mikey Awards"
'' LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers''. June 6, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2022. * Louisiana State University, CCACSA Student-Athlete of the Month: February 2023"February 2023 CCACSA Student-Athletes of the Month"
'' LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers''. February 6, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023. * ''

'', Swammy Award honorable mention, NCAA Championships Swimmer of the Meet (Men's): 2022Keith, Braden (March 27, 2022)
"2022 Swammy Awards: NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving"
''

''. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

References

External links

* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Curry, Brooks 2001 births Living people American male freestyle swimmers Swimmers from Atlanta Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for the United States World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming 21st-century American sportsmen Swimmers at the 2023 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in swimming