BYU Highlights
- Helped BYU men to top-10 finish at CSCAA National Invitational Championship (2023)
- All-MPSF 200 Fly Second Team (2021)
Personal
- Parents are Richard and Rosalee Ballard
- Wife's name is Taylen
- Major: Biology
- Served a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Las Vegas, Nevada (2021) and Resistencia, Argentina (2022)
- Speaks Spanish
- Serves as a family history specialist in his local congregation
- Dabbles in music, mountain biking, camping and fishing in his free time.
Before BYU
- Prepped at both Central Valley High School and Sandpoint High School
- Club: Sandpoint West Athletic Club and the Coeur D'Alene Area Swim Team
- Won the State Championship in the 100-yard butterfly
- Also recruited by Utah
Personal Bests
| Event (Yards) | Time | Meet |
|---|---|---|
| 50-yard butterfly | 22.37 | '22-'23 CSCAA National Invitational Championship |
| 100-yard breaststroke | 55.15 | '22-'23 Utah Tech Invite |
| 100-yard freestyle | 47.06 | '20-'21 Denver Dual |
| 100-yard IM | 54.08 | '22-'23 Intermountain Shootout |
| 100-yard butterfly | 48.00 | '22-'23 MPSF CHampionships |
| 200-yard butterfly | 1:46.69 | '22-'23 CSCAA National Invitational Championship |
| 200-yard freestyle | 1:45.23 | '20-'21 Wyoming/Air Force Meet |
| 200-yard IM | 1:50.08 | '22-'23 MPSF Championships |
| 500-yard freestyle | 5:03.87 | '22-'23 Denver Dual |