2023-24 Swimming & Diving Roster
Wilson, Zarek

Zarek Wilson
- Position:
- Sprinter
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- La Romaine, Trinidad and Tobago
- High School:
- JP Taravella
Bio
Career Accolades
- All-American
- 2025: Second Team (400 free relay)
- School Rankings
- 1st - 400 freestyle relay (2:47.67)
- 1st - 800 freestyle relay (6:06.77)
- 8th - 100 free (42.35)
- 10th - 100 fly (46.50)
Summer 2025
- Recorded a bronze medal in the 4x100 freestyle relay with Trinidad and Tobago at the Junior Pan American Games
2024-25
- Helped the 400 free relay to a ninth-place finish at the NCAA Championships, earning Second Team All-America honors
- Swam a career-best 42.35 as the leadoff swimmer at the NCAA Championships in the 400 free relay to move to eighth all-time in program history
- Set a school record in the 400 freestyle relay at the SEC Championships, swimming a personal-best 42.35 leadoff time in the event for a fourth-place finish
- Placed 21st in the 100 free and 24th in the 100 fly at the SEC Championships
- Finished ninth in the 100 fly, 10th in the 100 free and 14th in the 50 free at the UGA Fall Invite
- Paced the 400 free relay to a second-place finish and the 200 free relay to a third-place finish at the UGA Fall Invite
2023-24
- Competed in a pair of events at the Pan American Games for Trinidad and Tobago, swimming in both the 100m butterfly, where he finished 14th overall in the B finals, and 100m backstroke, 21st place
- Earned a bronze medal as a member of Alabama's school-record setting 400 freestyle relay at the SEC Championships
- Recorded a top-20 finish and career-best time in the 100 freestyle (42.65) at the SEC Championships
- Also posted a career-best time in the 100 butterfly (46.67) at the SEC Championships
- Anchored Alabama's 200 freestyle relay to a second-place finish at the Tennessee Invitational
- Earned top-10 finishes in the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly at the Tennessee Invitational
Prep Highlights
- Competed at the CARIFTA (2016-23) and the Central American and Caribbean Swimming Championships (2016-21)
- Holds multiple Trinidad and Tobago National Age Group records
- Medaled in multiple events 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games multiple medalist
- Commonwealth Youth Games 100-meter butterfly championship record holder
- 2021 Florida FHSAA 4A medalist in the 100-yard freestyle
- 2021 NISCA High School All-American
- USA Swimming High School Academic All-American
Personal Information
- Son of Harold and Bernadine
- Has one sister, Samara
- Major: Business
- Birthday: January 12, 2005
Top Marks
Long Course Meters
- 50 m freestyle - 22.95
- 100 m freestyle - 51.21
- 200 m freestyle - 1:52.28
- 100 m butterfly - 53.70
- 100 m backstroke - 57.87
Short Course Yards
- 50 y freestyle - 20.26
- 100 y freestyle - 44.26
- 200 y freestyle - 1:38.42
- 100 y butterfly - 48.72
- 100 y backstroke - 50.56
Poolside with Charlie Hawke
Friday, July 11
NCAA Championships Preview: Coach Geer
Thursday, March 14
NCAA Championships Preview: Avery Wiseman & Charlie Hawke
Thursday, March 14
SEC Championships Preview: Coach Geer
Monday, February 13