As A Sophomore In 2014-15: Continued to display his versatility for the Jackets by posting season-best times in six different events, including career-bests in the 50 free (22.65), 100 free (47.32) and the 200 fly (2:10.79).
As A Freshman In 2013-14: A versatile swimmer that enjoyed a solid rookie campaign for the Yellow Jackets… Finished fourth at the Georgia Tech Invitational in the 400 IM with a season-best time of 4:02.22 and in the 200 IM, put down a season-best time of 1:53.15 that was good for sixth… Swam to a 10th-place finish at the GT Invitational in the 200 breast in 2:12.08 — also a season-best.
Before Tech: Swam for two years at Plano Senior HS in Plano, Texas, before moving to Gulf Coast HS in Naples, Fla. … Captain of a conference and district championship-winning team his senior year … 2013 Region Champion in the 200 IM, and earned NISCA All-American Consideration that year in the same event … Qualified to swim in the 200 IM at the 2013 Speedo So Zone Sectional Championships … graduated from high school cum laude.
Personal: Full name is Chase Thompson Gutknecht … born Nov. 11, 1994 in El Paso, Texas to Michael and Paula … chose to attend Tech because of the great engineering program, chance to swim at the Division-I level, and the beautiful campus … intends to major in engineering.
| Gutknecht’s Career Top Times (through 2014-15 season) | ||
| EVENT | TIME | LOCATION |
| 50 Free | 22.65 | 2014 Georgia Tech Invitational |
| 100 Free | 47.32 | 2014 Georgia Tech Invitational |
| 200 Free | 1:41.31 | 2014 Yellow Jacket Championship Qualifier |
| 500 Free | 4:51.59 | vs. FIU (12/19/13) |
| 1,000 Free | 10:13.44 | vs. SCAD (11/9/13) |
| 200 Back | 1:52.24 | 2014 Yellow Jacket Championship Qualifier |
| 100 Breast | 1:03.53 | vs. FIU (12/19/13) |
| 200 Breast | 2:12.08 | 2013 Georgia Tech Invitational |
| 200 IM | 1:53.15 | 2013 Georgia Tech Invitational |
| 400 IM | 4:02.22 | 2013 Georgia Tech Invitational |
| 200 Fly | 2:10.79 | vs. Georgia & SCAD (11/7/14) |