Before BYU:
- Prepped at Timpview high School under Brenna Perry and Amy Chapman
 - Club: Utah Valley Aquatics under current BYU coach Shari Skabelund
 - 4A Utah State Champion in the 50 and 100 freestyle
 - 4A State Champion in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays
 - Junior National Qualifier
 - Part of six state-record-setting relay teams
 - Timpview High School swim team captain
 - Also recruited by Colorado Mesa and Utah
 
Personal:
- Son of Grant and Shari Skabelund
 - Has one brother and two sisters
 - Sister Analyn Skabelund swam for BYU
 - Eagle Scout
 - Currently serving in the Samoa Apia Mission (July 2018)