2015-16 Swimming and Diving Roster

Dana Grindall

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Orange, Ct.
  • Highschool Amity

Biography

2016-17: Placed 17th in the 400 medley relay (3:32.78), 42nd in the 100 fly (53.36) and 44th in the 200 fly (1:59.15) at the NCAA Championships ... finished fifth in the 100 fly (52.65), 10th in the 200 fly (1:56.49) and 35th in the 500 free (4:50.37) at the Big Ten Championships ... won the 200 free (1:52.58) and was third in the 200 free relay (1:36.99) against Green Bay ... notched four top-5 finishes at the Notre Dame Shamrock Invitational, winning the 200 fly (1:59.54), taking third in the 400 medley relay (3:41.15) and fourth in the 200 medley relay (1:43.33) and the 400 free relay (3:25.93), also placed sixth in the 100 fly (55.84), seventh in the 800 free relay (7:35.27) and 18th in the 200 IM (2:07.49) ... earned a trio of fourth-place finishes in the 400 medley relay (3:47.22), 200 butterfly (2:02.12) and 100 fly (56.15) while also taking fourth in the 400 freestyle relay (3:26.82) at USC ... posted four top-10 finishes at the Texas Invitational taking seventh in the 200 butterfly (1:58.32), 10th in the 100 fly (53.20) and eighth in the 200 medley relay (1:42.08) and the 400 free relay (3:21.74) ... placed third in both the 100-yard butterfly (54.83) and 200 fly (2:00.35) against Georgia while also helping the 400 medley relay team to a third-place finish (3:42.72) ... won the 100-yard fly (55.15) and placed third in the 200-yard fly (2:01.65) at NC State while also taking third in the 400-yard medley relay (3:40.75) and fourth in the 200-yard medley relay (1:43.66) ... earned a trio of runner-up finishes against Minnesota in the 100-yard butterfly (55.01), 200-yard butterfly (2:01.70), and 400-yard freestyle relay (3:24.23) while also placing fourth in the 200-yard medley relay (1:43.32) ... took third in the 200-yard butterfly (2:03.46) and fourth in the 100-yard butterfly (56.04) vs. Auburn while also helping the 200-yard medley relay team take first (1:41.44) and the 400-yard freestyle team take sixth (3:32.22)

2015-16: Reset her own school record in the 200 butterfly (1:56.40) to finish 19th overall at the NCAA Championship, while also finishing 20th in the 100 butterfly (52.46), 13th in the 200 medley relay (1:37.43), and 24th in the 400 medley relay (3:36.52) ... set a career-best time in the 200-yard IM (2:03.53) with a 48th-place finish at the Big Ten Championship, while finishing fourth in the 100-yard butterfly (52.61) and third in the 200-yard butterfly (1:56.60) ... grabbed a pair of runner-up finishes vs. Green Bay in the 100-yard freestyle (52.14) and 200-yard IM (2:05.02) ... finished third in the 200- and fourth in the 100-yard butterfly at Georgia with respective times of 2:00.14 and 55.58 in each event ... won the 100- (53.92) and 200-yard (1:58.86) butterfly events at Auburn while finishing runner-up in the 200-yard freestyle (1:49.46) ... claimed a fourth-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly (52.93) and a fifth-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly (1:57.11) at the Texas Invitational ... won the 100-yard butterfly at Northwestern with a time of 54.49 ... won the 200-meter butterfly (2:17.44) and finished runner-up in the 100-meter butterfly (1:02.74) at Indiana ... finished runner-up in the 200-yard butterfly vs. Minnesota with a time of 1:59.53.

2014-15: The first team All-Big Ten honoree broke the school record in the 200-yard butterfly at the Big Ten championships before lowering the mark at the NCAA championships (1:56.38) ... also recorded the second-fastest 100-yard butterfly time in program history (52.31) and placed third at the Big Ten championships ... swam the butterfly leg of the 400-yard medley relay (3:33.27) that touched out Michigan to earn the Big Ten title ... earned NCAA honorable mention All-America honors for helping the 400 medley relay to a 16th-place finish at the NCAA championships ... member of the 800-yard freestyle relay squad that placed sixth at the Big Ten championships and recorded the third-fastest time in program history (7:07.93).

2013-14:
Owns the second-best time in program history (1:58.45) in the 200 fly, which she set at the Big Ten championships ... Also swam 52.99 in the 100 fly at Big Tens, earning ninth-place and the fourth-best time in school history ... Placed second in the 500-yard freestyle (4:59.71) at the Minnesota Dual

Prep: The CIAC Swimmer of the Year and 100 Buttefly champion was the top-ranked prep swimmer in the state of Connecticut by CollegeSwimming.com... the five-time Connecticut high school state champion and four-time state champ in the 100-meter butterfly is also the state record holder in the event ... was a 2012 Olympic Trials qualifier in both the 100 and 200 butterfly ... placed third in the 100-meter butterfly at the 2012 U.S. Junior Nationals.

Personal: Born in New Haven, Ct. ... parents are Laura and James ... has one sibling, Kelly ... majoring in human development and family studies.

Top Times
50 Free: 24.60 (2/7/2014)
100 Free: 52.14 (2/5/2016)
200 Free: 1:49.61 (12/5/2014)
500 Free: 4:49.95 (2/19/2015)
100 Fly: 52.08 (2/17/2017)
200 Fly: 1:56.40 (3/19/2016)
200 IM: 2:03.53 (2/18/2016)
400 IM: 4:21.46 (12/5/2013)

School Records
200 Butterfly: 1:56.40 (3/19/2016)

NCAA Honorable Mention All-America Honors (2)
2016 (1)
200 Medley Relay: 13th (1:37.43)

2015 (1)
400 Medley Relay: 6th (3:34.92)

Honors
2017 Academic All-Big Ten
2016 Academic All-Big Ten
2015 First-Team All-Big Ten
2015 Academic All-Big Ten

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    Fly
    5'6"
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Fly
    5'6"
  • 2015-16Junior

    Fly/Free
    5'6"