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2014-15 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

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Avery Palardy

Avery Palardy

  • Position:
    Middle-Distance/Breaststroke
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Smithfield, RI
  • High School:
    Smithfield

Summary

Biography

At UR 2014-15: Returned to the pool with a strong senior campaign...Helped 800 freestyle relay set a new school record of 7:47.23 in a 4th place finish at the UAA Championships at Emory in February...Also, scored top-16 placements on 200 and 400 freestyle 'B' relays at UAA's while individually scoring in the 200 backstroke (20th), 200 freestyle (23rd) and 500 freestyle (23rd)...Had a great Liberty League Championships in front of home crowd, finishing 4th in the 200 and 500 freestyle events, 5th in the 200 backstroke and 7th in the 100 freestyle while also swimming on 400 free relay 'B' team which had the 4th fastest time...Posted UR's fastest 500 yard freestyle time in 2014-15, coming at UAA's where she earned a time of 5:11.11...Was 8th highest point scorer for Rochester during the year, recording 182 points (counting relays)...Named to UAA and Liberty League All-Academic teams while also being selected Phi Beta Kappa.

At UR 2013-14: Competed in one event for Rochester during her junior season before heading to Antarctica for a 5-week research trip drilling ice cores to analyze 100,000 year old greenhouse gases...Expedition earned national coverage, with stories in the Boston Globe and NCAA CHAMPION Magazine...Then studied abroad during spring semester in South Africa...UAA and Liberty League All-Academic selection.

At UR 2012-13: The sophomore earned five top 5 finishes as the Liberty League Championships, taking titles in two events, the 500 freestyle and on the 400 free relay...Individually, set UR top 10 times in the 200 and 500 freestyle and 200 backstroke on the year...Also, on the 200 free relay team that posted 2nd fastest time in UR history at the UAA Championships...The relay placed 4th in 1:36.83...Also ended 6th and 7th in 800 and 400 free relays at UAA's...Named to All-Academic teams by both UAA and Liberty League.

At UR 2011-12: As a freshman, finished in the top 8 of four events at the Liberty League Championships, the 200 and 400 free relays as well as the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle...Swam to a top 10 UR time in the 200 free split during the year.

HS: Earned letters in swimming and softball for the Smithfield HS Senteniels...Named swimming captain her senior year...Member of the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society.

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