Personal
- Parents are Dean and Kim Palmer
- Has two brothers and two sisters
- Three-time scholar athlete
- Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete
- Served a mission in the Samoa Apia Mission
- Youngest brother McKay is a member of the team
- Serves as a member of the Cougar Council representing all BYU student-athletes
Before BYU
HIGH SCHOOL:
- 2008 CIF 200 IM champion
- 2009 CIF 200 IM champion
- 2009 CIF 500 free champion
CLUB:
- Riverside Aquatics Association club member under head coach Rodney Pilman
- 2009 Swimmer of the Year and Hardest Worker
- Part of the 2008 southern California North American Challenge Cup in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada