Eleni Kotzamanis

Position Free/Back

High School Alton High School

Hometown Godfrey, Ill.

Class Junior

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Time	Event	Date	Meet
24.04	50 Y Free	12/2/2023	Rockhurst
51.82	100 Y Free	11/15/2023	Mizzou Invite
1:49.70	200 Y Free	2/27/2024	Big 12 Championship
5:03.29	500 Y Free	11/15/2023	Mizzou Invite
26.20	50 Y Back	11/15/2023	Mizzou Invite
54.73	100 Y Back	2/23/2022	Big 12 Championship
2:00.27	200 Y Back	2/23/2022	Big 12 Championship
33.83	50 Y Breast	10/27/2023	Alumni Meet
26.96	50 Y Fly	10/27/2023	Alumni Meet
55.99	100 Y Fly	11/19/2021	Kansas Classic

2023-24 (Junior)

Lead the Jayhawks this season in the 200-yard freestyle with a personal best of 1:49.09 at the Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship.
Won the 200-yard freestyle at the Sunflower Showdown on Oct. 6 with a time of 1:55.78.
Finished second in the 100-yard backstroke ( in a double duel against Lindenwood and South Dakota on Oct. 20.
Placed second at Iowa State (1:53.89) and third against Illinois (1:55.25) in the 200-yard freestyle.
Participated in every meet on the season.

2022-23 (Sophomore)

Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
Placed first in the 100-yard backstroke (56.13) and the 500-yard freestyle (5:00.67) versus Arkansas on Jan. 21.
Placed 10th in the Big 12 Championship in the 200-yard freestyle (1:49.69) on Feb. 22.
Competed in every meet.

2021-22 (Freshman)

Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team.
Made collegiate debut at the Sunflower Showdown (Oct. 1).
Finished with the fourth-best time in the 200-yard freestyle event for the Jayhawks with a time of 1:50.82.

High School

Eleni Kotzamanis, of Alton High School in Godfrey, Illinois, comes to KU after a strong 2019-20 season.
Kotzamanis most recently was the IHSA Edwardsville Sectional Champion in the 100 backstroke (57.57), while placing as the runner-up in the 200 freestyle (1:53.53) and 500 freestyle (5:07.01).
At the Ozark Swimming Senior Championships in January, Kotzamanis won both the 200 freestyle (1:52.41) and 200 backstroke (2:03.35).

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