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Tanner Hering

Free/IM
Position
Senior
Class
Greensboro, NC
Hometown
Page High School
High School
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2023-2024

  • Finished third in the 1000-yard freestyle (9:23.58) against Virginia Tech
  • Finished third in the 500-yard freestyle (4:32.04) against Virginia Tech
  • Finished fifth in the 1650 free (15:19.83) at Tennessee Invite.
  • Finished seventh (4:24.09) in the 500 free at Tennessee Invite
  • Won the 1000 free (9:16.79) against Texas
  • Finished second in the 500 free with a time of 4:28.01 against Texas
  • Finished second in the 500 free against Florida

2022-23
• Placed sixth in the 1000 free against NC State and North Carolina
• Finished fourth in the 500 free and fifth in the 1000 free against Virginia Tech
• Finished fourth in the 500 free and 1000 free against Florida
• ACC Academic Honor Roll

2021-22
• Finished 13th in the 1650 free and 22nd in the 500 free with career-best times and was 34th in the 400 IM at the ACC Championships
• Placed fifth in the 1000 free at Cal
• Second in the 200 free and 200 breast against Army
• Placed sixth in the 500 free vs. Texas
• Finished second in the 500 free against North Carolina
• ACC Academic Honor Roll

2020-21
• Finished 26th in the 500 and 1650-yard freestyle and was 27th in the 400-yard IM at the ACC Championships
• Won the 1650-yard freestyle at the Cavalier Invitational
• Swam the 500 free, 1650 free and 400 IM at the Tennessee and Alabama double dual meet
• Finished fourth in the 500 free against Navy
• Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll

Background
• Named a three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
• Is a 14-time team record holder for SWIM GSA
• Two-time National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association All-American
• Holds four team records for Page High School in the 200 free, 500 free, 200 free relay and 400 free relay
• North Carolina Swimming Team Athlete Delegate for SWIM GSA

Personal
• Commerce major
• Son of Beverly and Clark Hering
• Has two brothers, Clay and Flinn
• Clay, brother, swam for Georgia Tech
• Student Body Secretary and Treasurer at Paige High School and head of the Canned Food Drive Committee during senior year