2024 Olympics Roster

Jonny Marshall

  • Hometown Akron, Ohio
  • Highschool Firestone Sr.High School
  • Sport (Event) Swimming
  • Country Great Britain
  • Instagram Jonnycmarshall
  • Years at UF 2023-Present

Biography

Team Great Britain - Jonny Marshall 

Olympic Experience
  • Representing Great Britain at the 2024 Paris Olympics - competing in the men's 200m backstroke 
2024 Paris Olympic Games Results:
Date Event Result
7/28/24 Heat: 100m backstroke 16th (Advanced to semifinals) - 53.93
7/28/24 Semi: 100m backstroke 14th - 53.46
Career Accolades
  • Two-time All-American
  • 2024 SEC Male Freshman of the Year
  • All-SEC First Team
  • SEC All-Freshman Team
  • 2024 100 Backstroke SEC Champion
  • 2024 200 Backstroke SEC Champion
  • 2024 400 Yard Medley Relay SEC Champion
  • Three-time Men’s SEC Freshman of the Week (Oct. 17, Nov. 7 and Nov. 21, 2023)
  • Recipient of Florida’s 2024 Tiger Holmes Award, which is awarded the an outstanding freshman male and is given based upon his performance at the SEC & NCAA Championships
2023-24 (Freshman)
  • Set Florida’s 200-Yard Backstroke School Record | 1:36.68
  • Member of the School Record 400-Yard Medley Relay Team | 3:00.06
  • Set three of Florida Men’s All-Time Top-10 Times
    • 100-Yard Backstroke | 2. – 44.12
    • 200-Yard Backstroke | 1. – 1:36.68
    • 400-Yard Medley Relay | 1. – 3:00.06
NCAA Championships
  • Earned two All-American Honors
  • Competed in the 100 and 200 Backstroke, and was the only freshman to compete in the 100 Back and 200 Back Championship Finals
  • Placed fourth in the 200 Back after going 1:37.04
  • Finished eighth in the 100 Back with a time of 44.86
SEC Championships
  • Member of SEC Championships winning team
  • Earned three gold medals
  • Competed in the 100 Back, 200 Back, 200 Free and 400 Medley Relay
  • Notched a personal-best time of 1:36.68 to win the 200 Back to set a new program, Auburn pool and SEC Meet record
  • Won the 100 Back after swimming a personal-best 44.12
  • Lead off with a 1:56.21 split for the winning 400 Medley Relay Team
  • Recorded a personal-best 1:34.75 200 Free time to finish 13th overall
Regular Season
  • Competed in five Dual Meets, two Invitationals and one Tri-Meet
  • Participated in 30 events during the regular season
  • Won five individual events, while placing in the top-3, 10 times
  • Earned second in the 200 Back in the last regular-season dual-meet against FSU (1/26)
  • Placed third in the 100 & 200 Free in dual-meet win verse South Carolina (1/5)  
  • Competed in the 100 Back, 200 Back, 200 IM, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay and 400 Medley Relay at the Georgia Fall Invitational (11/16 – 11/18) … Recorded a personal-best time of 1:48.15 after competing in his first 200 IM event of the season … Won the 200 Back and finished fifth in the 100 Back
  • Claimed first in both of his individual events, 100 & 200 Back, at the Tri-Meet against Kentucky & Tennessee (11/3)
  • Finished first in the 200 Back against Georgia (10/27)
  • Won the 200 Back in his collegiate debut verse Virginia (10/13) … Set a personal-best 100 Free time of 45.46 as the leadoff for the winning 400 Free Relay Team and was second in the 100 back
Career-Best Times at Florida
100 Freestyle 45.26 vs. Virginia Oct. 13, 2023
200 Freestyle 1:34.75 SEC Championships Feb. 19-24, 2024
100 Backstroke 44.12 SEC Championships Feb. 19-24, 2024
200 Backstroke 1:36.68 SEC Championships Feb. 19-24, 2024
200 IM 1:48.15 Georgia Fall Invitational Nov. 16-18, 2023

Prior to Florida:
  • Great Britain National Team member
  • 2022 Junior European gold medalist in the 400 medley relay, silver medalist in the 50 back, bronze medalist in the 100 back in Romania
  • Semi-Finalist at 2022 European Championships in Rome
  • USA Junior National Silver medalist in 100 back
  • Two-time Ohio High School State Champion in 100 back, two-time runner up in 200 free
  • Dual citizen of USA and Great Britian
  • Mother (Louise) and Father (Steve) both swam collegiately. Louise was also a member of the British national team.
Major:
Humanities & Letters