Biography
Awards and Honors
2019-20: Big Ten Swimmer of the Week (Oct. 9, Jan. 15, Jan. 29)
2018-19: CSCAA Women's Swimmer of the Year, Big Ten Swimmer of the Year, Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships, first-team All-Big Ten, Big Ten Swimmer of the Week (Oct. 17, Dec. 5), Academic All-Big Ten
2017-18: Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships, first-team All-Big Ten, Big Ten Swimmer of the Week (Nov. 8), CSCAA Scholar All-America, Academic All-Big Ten
2016-17: Big Ten Freshman of the Week (4 times), CSCAA Scholar All-America
Notable: 7-time All-American ... 6-time honorable mention All-American ... 5-time Big Ten champion ... holds collegiate, U.S. open and American record in 100-yard backstroke (49.18) ... only woman to break 50 seconds in 100 backstroke 6 times ... holds collegiate record in 200-yard backstroke (1:47.24) ... school record-holder in 100 back, 200 back, 100 fly and 200 IM ... holds Big Ten records in 100 back (49.18), 200 back (1:47.24) and 200 IM (1:50.79)
2019-20 (Senior): Earned four first-place finishes, including the 200 medley relay (1:44.11, 25.09 split), 100 free (49.93), 100 fly (53.37), and 400 free relay (3:30.86, 50.95 leg) vs. Green Bay (Oct. 4)... won the 200 back (1:52.49), finished second in the 200 IM (2:19.83) and 100 back (1:04.30), and took place in two relays, earning first in the 400 free relay (3:52.41, 58.53 leg) and second in the 400 medley relay (3:40.72, 51.93 leg) at Virginia (Oct. 25)... earned four first-place finishes, including the 100 back (51.31), 200 back (1:53.65), 100 fly (52.38), and 200 free relay (1:32.10, 21.84 split) at Minnesota (Nov. 8)... broke the Wisconsin record in the 100 fly (50.65) during prelims, won the 200 IM (1:52.27), 100 back (50.05), and 200 back (1:49.51) while also being part of four third-place relays, including the 200 free relay (1:31.16, 22.07 split), 400 medley relay (3:34.44, 50.36 leg), 200 medley relay (1:38.92, 23.98 split), and 800 free relay (7:09.81, 1:45.15 leg), as well as a fifth-place 400 free relay (3:18.18, 47.46 leg) at the NC State Invitational (Nov. 21-23)...won the 100 fly (52.73) and 100 back (53.16) while being part of the second-place 200 medley relay (1:46.39, 24.94 split) at Hawaii (Jan. 9)... broke three Natatorium pool records by winning the 100 back (51.98), 200 back (1:54.18), and 200 IM (1:56.24) while also being part of the first-place 400 free relay (3:23.19, 50.18 leg) vs. Northwestern (Jan. 25)
2018-19 (Junior): Named CSCAA Women's Swimmer of the Year after winning three individual national titles (100 back, 200 back, 200 IM) at the NCAA championships (March 20-23) ... earned first-team All-America honors in 4 events (100 back, 200 back, 200 IM, 800 free relay) ... reclaimed American, U.S. open and collegiate records in the 100 backstroke by claiming national title in 49.18 on March 22 ... broke collegiate record in 200 backstroke by winning national championship in 1:47.24 on March 23 ... claimed first individual national championship by winning 200 individual medley in 1:50.79 on March 21 ... named Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships for the second straight season, defending conference titles in 100 backstroke (49.83, Big Ten meet record) and 200 backstroke (1:48.47, then-Big Ten record) and adding championship in 200 individual medley (1:52.27, then-Big Ten record) at the conference championships (Feb. 20-23) ... also part of runner-up finish in 400 freestyle relay (3:13.80) at Big Ten meet ... broke the collegiate, American and U.S. open records in the 100 back (49.67) and set then-school records with winning performances in the 200 back (1:40.10), 100 fly (50.90) and 200 IM (1:53.08) while assisting in a 200 medley relay victory (1:36.17) at the Texas Hall of Fame Invitational, earning Big Ten Swimmer of the Week honors ... named Big Ten Swimmer of the Week for winning the 100 back (52.57) and 200 back (1:54.76) and assisting in 200 medley relay (1:41.23) and 400 free relay (3:22.34) wins in team victory over No. 13-ranked Minnesota on Oct.12 ... selected for Big Ten/ACC Challenge all-star event, winning 3 individual races — 100 back (51.03), 200 back (1:51.85), 200 IM (1:54.49) — and aiding 3 relay wins for the Big Ten — 400 free relay (3:11.60), 200 medley relay (1:34.96), 400 medley relay (3:25.71) — from Nov. 10-11 ... finished first in the 200 back (1:54.95), third in the 200 free (1:50.37) and anchored a second-place finish in the 400 free relay (3:22.85) vs. Tennessee and Purdue on Nov. 2 … tallied a trio of wins in the 100 back (52.40), 200 back (1:54.49) and 200 IM (1:59.09) vs. Iowa and Northwestern on Jan. 19
2017-18 (Sophomore): Earned first-team All-America honors in 3 events, finishing second in the 100 back (49.92), third in the 200 back (1:49.27), and sixth in the 200 IM (1:53.54) at the NCAA championships ... joined Ellen Stonebraker (1999) as only women in school history to earn first-team All-America citations in 3 individual events at a single NCAA championships ... also was part of 3 honorable mention All-America efforts in the 200 free relay, 400 medley relay and 200 medley relay at NCAA meet ... named Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships after sweeping conference titles in 100 back (51.05) and 200 back (1:49.59) and finishing second in the 200 IM (1:53.85) ... broke league records in the 100 back (49.78 relay split) and 200 back (1:49.59) at the Big Ten championships ... also was part of third-place 200 medley relay (1:36.23) at Big Ten meet
2016-17 (Freshman): Earned honorable mention All-America honors by placing 12th in the 200 medley relay (1:36.62) at the NCAA championships ... also took 17th place in the 200 back (1:52.62) and 400 medley relay (3:32.78), 27th in the 100 back (52.55) and 40th in the 100 fly (53.33) ... earned a trio of third-place finishes at the Big Ten championships in the 100 back (52.18), 200 back (1:52.51) and 200 medley relay (1:36.41), also placing fourth in the 100 fly (52.36) and 400 medley relay (3:31.89) ... selected for USA College Challenge all-star event, placing seventh in the 100 fly (54.73), eighth in the 50 free (24.11), and fourth in the 400 medley relay (3:35.82) ... posted four top-15 individual finishes at the Texas Invitational, taking fifth in the 200 back (1:54.86), 12th in the 100 back (53.49), 13th in the 200 IM (1:59.89) and 15th in the 100 fly (53.82), while helping Badgers score runner-up finish in the 200 medley relay
Prep: Broke national public high school records as a sophomore, junior, and senior in 100 butterfly… broke eight individual state records and one relay state record during high school career … 12-time state champion … closed out high school career with four state titles in 100 butterfly (51.62), 100 backstroke (52.13), 200 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay … was state champion in 100 butterfly (51.70), 100 backstroke (53.15) and 200 freestyle relay as a junior … Wisconsin state champion in 100 butterfly (52.06), 100 backstroke (53.19), and 200 freestyle relay as a sophomore … claimed state titles freshman year in 50 freestyle (22.91) and 100 backstroke (53.73) … coached by Bill Wuerger at Verona … additionally, swam with Madison Aquatic Club under Shane Ryan since the age of 10 … holds national age group records in 100 butterfly for ages 13-14 and 15-16 … senior national qualifier/finalist and 2016 Olympic Trials qualifier … also competed in gymnastics for 10 years and diving during the summer … all-state in academics … participated in school food drive and was a member of student council
Personal: Parents are Loree and Andrew … has two sisters, Sammy and Madeleine … majoring in psychology
Why Wisconsin? “I chose Wisconsin for many reasons; the team and coaching staff made me feel at home, the academics are top notch, and this city is unlike any other. I could really go on and on.”
All-America (7)
2018-19 (4)
100 Backstroke: 1st (49.18) - American, U.S. open, collegiate record
200 Backstroke: 1st (1:47.24) - collegiate record
200 Individual Medley: 1st (1:50.79) - Big Ten record
800 Free Relay: 7th (6:57.54)
2017-18 (3)
100 Backstroke: 2nd (49.92)
200 Backstroke: 3rd (1:49.27)
200 Individual Medley: 6th (1:53.54)
Honorable Mention All-America (6)
2018-19 (2)
400 Free Relay: 12th (3:13.70)
200 Medley Relay: 14th (1:37.06)
2017-18 (3)
200 Free Relay: 13th (1:28.58)
200 Medley Relay: 11th (1:37.41)
400 Medley Relay: 11th (3:30.96)
2016-17 (1)
200 Medley Relay: 12th (1:36.62)
Big Ten Championships (5)
2018-19 (3)
100 Backstroke (49.83) - Big Ten meet record
200 Backstroke (1:48.47) - Big Ten record
200 Individual Medley (1:52.27) - Big Ten record
2017-18 (2)
100 Backstroke (51.05) - Also swam Big Ten-record 49.78 relay split
200 Backstroke (1:49.59)
