As a senior (2015-16)
Served as team tri-captain.
Adams posted the third-fastest time in school history in the 50 free (20.15) and the sixth-fastest time in the 100 free (44.55) at the 2016 Ivy League Championships.
Also scored in the 100 fly and swam a leg on the school-record 200 and 400 free relays.
Earned the team’s Spirit Award.
Posted an NCAA B cut time in the 50 free and also had the team’s second-fastest time in the 100 free.
As a junior (2013-14)
• Scored in two events at the Ivy League Championship, finishing as high as 16th in the 50 free.
• Won the 50 free at the Bomber Invitational.
• Had five top three finishes in individual dual meets during the season.
• Posted career-best times in the 50 and 100 free and 100 fly.
• Elected team tri-captain for the 2015-16 season
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As a sophomore (2012-13)
• As a sophomore, Adams continued improving, lowering his best times in his three primary events, scoring in all three at Ivys.
• He was a member of three relays at championships and was the anchor leg in the meet-winning 400 free relay against Brown this year.
• He showed great signs for his next two years at Cornell.
As a freshman (2011-12)
• Adams made large improvements in the sprinting events as a freshman, making the team’s 200 and 400 free relay teams and the 200 medley relay (backstroke) at the 2013 Ivy Championships.
• His time drops in the 50 and 100 free make him a key part of the sprint group in coming years.
Prior to Cornell
• Adams was named all-county a total of 12 times in his four varsity seasons and graduates as a seven-time school record holder at Wayne Hills HS.
• He was a junior nationals and U.S. Open qualifier in the 100 free while swimming for the Wyckoff YMCA Sharks.
• Adams set five individual club records and is part of nine relay records.
• A scholastic All-American, Adams was ranked first in the state in the 100 free (long course).
Personal
• Taylor Scott Adams is the son of Chris and Gay Adams and has an older sister.
• He is enrolled in the College of Engineering.
Adams' Best Times
| Event |
Best Time at Cornell |
| 50 Free |
20.15 |
| 100 Free |
44.55 |
| 50 Back |
23.09 |
| 100 Back |
50.47 |
| 100 Fly |
48.50 |
Updated May 2016
