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Honors and Awards: 
2020 All Summit League honors in the 800 Freestyle Relay, 200 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle, 400 Freestyle Relay...2018-19 Captain…Summit League Men’s Swimmer of the Week (10/30/18)…2019 All-Summit League honors in the 50 free, 200 free, 100 free and 400 free relay...2017-18 All-Summit League honors in the 800 free relay, 200 free and the 400 free relay...2016-17 All-Summit League Performer in the 800 free relay and 400 free relay.

2020 NCAA Championship:
Was set to swim in relays for the Pioneers at the 2020 NCAA Championship before it was canceled due to the Coronavirus.
 
2019-20 School Records:
400 Free Relay – 2:51.99 – Princeton Invite
 
2020 Summit League Championship:
Won the 800 free relay (6:28.84), finished fourth in the 50 free (20.12), won the 200 free (1:37.67), took third in the 100 free (44.28) and won the 400 free relay (2:55.83).
 
2019-20 Regular Season Event Wins:
Won 4 200 free races, 3 200 free relays and 4 400 free relays.
 
2019-20 Regular Season Team Rankings:
4^th on the team in the 50 free with a 20.12…3^rd in the 100 free with a 44.28…2^nd in the 200 free with a 1:37.32.
 
2018-19 Internationals:
Won the 100 free with a 51.22 at the Speed Champions Series in Gresham, Oregon….Also swam in the 50 free and 200 free.

2018-19 CSCAA National Invitational:
Finished ninth in the 200 free (1:39.34) and 19^th in the 100 free (45.54)…Part of a Denver relay that finished fifth in the 400 free relay (2:58.33), third in the 200 medley relay (1:26.88) and 11^th in the 800 free relay (6:45.62).

2018-19 Regular Season National Rankings:
Part of a relay that ranked 39^th in the 400 free relay (2:54.25), set at the 2018 Tennessee Invite.

2018-19 Summit League Championship:
Finished third in the 50 free (20.31), second in the 200 free (1:36.37), second in the 100 free (43.98) and first in the 400 free relay (2:56.78).

2018-19 Regular Season Team Rankings:
Fourth on the team in the 50 free (20.31)(, set at the 2019 Summit League Championship, second in the 100 free (43.98), set at the Summit League Championship and third in the 200 free (1:36.37), set at the Summit League Championship.

2018-19 Regular Season Event Wins:
Earned a victory in the 100 free, one in the 200 free, two in the 200 free relay, five in the 400 free relay and one in the 800 free relay.

2017-18: 
Part of a 400 medley relay that finished second at the CSCAA Invitational with a 3:15.00…Member of a Denver 200 free relay that finished first at the CSCAA Invitational with a 1:20.57…Part of a quartet that finished third in the 400 free relay at the CSCAA Invitational with a 2:58.99…Earned an NCAA B Standard in the 200 free (1:37.57)…Took first place in the 200 free relay three times, won the 400 free relay twice and won the 800 free relay once. 

2016-17:
Participated in 14 meets…Fifth-best Denver time in the 100 Free, touching at 45.17 at the Summit League Championships (2/18)…Sixth-best Denver time in the 200 free, finishing with a 1:38.23 at the Summit League Championships.

Before Denver:
YMCA National Champion with the Wilton Y Wahoos...Fastest time in the 50 (23.38) and 100 (51.46) freestyle splits and also won the 50 free event with a time of 20.33.

Personal:
Son of Chris Sykes and the younger brother of Eleanor (23) and Lydia (21)...Chose to attend DU because he really liked the coaching staff and swim team, and believes Denver can offer incredible opportunities both in and out of the water.