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2025-26 Swimming & Diving Roster

Zach Byars

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Collierville, Tenn.
  • Major Finance
  • Prev School Collierville
  • High School Collierville

Biography

On SLU’s all-time top performers lists (following the 2024-25 season) – fourth in the 100 back (49.17), fourth in the 200 back (1:47.75), 10th in the 200 IM (1:52.08), fourth in the 400 medley relay (3:16.27).

2024-25 • JUNIOR | Meet-by-Meet Times
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-District.
• A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
• Competed in nine meets.
• At the A-10 Championships, placed 12th in the 200 back and 16th in the 100 back; also competed in the 200 IM.
• Member of SLU's 400 medley relay team at the A-10 Championships.
• Swam the Billikens' top times of the season in the 100 back (49.17, A-10 Championships) and 200 back (1:47.99, A-10 Championships), and was third in the 200 IM (1:52.08, House of Champions) on SLU's lists of best times by each swimmer in 2024-25.
• Notable regular-season finishes:
                • UMSL (away) – first, 200 medley relay

2023-24 • SOPHOMORE | Meet-by-Meet Times
• A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
• At the A-10 Championships, placed seventh in the 200 back; also competed in the 100 back and 200 IM.
• Swam the Billikens' top time of the season in the 200 back (1:47.75, A-10 Championships), and was second in the 100 back (50.28, A-10 Championships) and fifth in the 200 IM (1:53.15, A-10 Championships) on SLU's lists of best times by each swimmer in 2023-24.
• Notable regular-season finishes:
                • Little Rock/Henderson State – first, 200 back
                • Phoenix Fall Classic – fifth, 200 back
                • Maryville – first, 200 back

2022-23 • FRESHMAN | Meet-by-Meet Times
• A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
• Competed in eight meets.
• Swam the 100 back, 200 back, 100 fly and 200 IM at the A-10 Championships.
• Was third in the 100 back (51.26, A-10 Championships) and third in the 200 back (1:50.89, A-10 Championships) on SLU's lists of best times by each swimmer in 2022-23.

PRIOR TO SLU
• Earned one varsity letter at Collierville, competing primarily in the 100 back and 200 IM.
• Was the Dragons’ team captain and MVP as a senior.
• Set the school record in the 50 back.
• Collierville won three consecutive county championships.
• Also competed for Memphis Tiger YMCA Swimming, Ford Aquatics and the Aiken-Augusta Swim League.
• AP Scholar, National Honor Society member and cum laude graduate.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

  • 2023-24Sophomore

  • 2024-25Junior

  • 2025-26Senior