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UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER YELLOWJACKETS

2018-19 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

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Shannon Cahalan

Shannon Cahalan

  • Position:
    Butterfly/IM
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    West Genesee
  • Hometown:
    Camillus, NY

Summary

Biography

At UR 2018-19: Capped off senior season by competing in four different events at the UAA Championships… Had second best team times in three events: 100 Fly (1:00.61), 200 IM (2:13.37), and 400 IM (4:44.65)… Finished with a team best in the 200 Fly (2:09.27)… Tenth on the team in points with 129.50… Secured five first-place finishes… Was named to the UAA All-Academic team for the winter season.

At UR 2017-18: Swam seven different events across nine meets in her junior season...Posted nine top-3 finishes including wins in the 200 fly against Geneseo and versus Nazareth and the 100 fly at Alfred...Ranked third on the team in scoring, totaling 124 points...Posted the fastest 200 fly time on the team with a fifth place finish in 2:07.89 at the Ithaca Bomber Invitational...Scored at the UAA Championship meet in the 200 fly, taking 13th place...Helped the 400 medley relay team to a 7th place finish at the UAA Championships.

At UR 2016-17: Ranked first on Rochester in three events as a sophomore and was third on the team in two others...Posted 165 individual points on the year, good for sixth among UR swimmers and was ninth in total points scored including relays with 174.25...Posted the 66th best time in NCAA Division III in the 200 butterfly, swimming 2:09.64 at the UAA Championships...Led Rochester with 2:12.72 200 IM time and 4:40.52 400 IM time...Scored for the Yellowjackets in five events at the Liberty League Championships, with a best finish of 3rd coming in the 200 butterfly...Was 5th in the 200 and 400 IM's and 6th in the 100 butterfly while also participating on UR's 'B' relay in the 400 medley relay which posted the 4th fastest time of the event...Finished 14th at UAA's in the 200 butterfly and was 16th in the 400 IM.

At UR 2015-16: Enjoyed a strong start to UR career in the pool...Scored in six events across UR's two championship meets...Was 10th at the UAA Championships in the 200 butterfly, swimming a UR season best 2:08.95 which ended up #71 in NCAA Division III...Also, was 21st in the 400 IM at UAA's and swam UR's 2nd fastest time this year (4:41.74)...At the Liberty League Championships, finished 3rd in the 200 butterfly, 6th in the 200 and 400 IM and 10th in the 100 butterfly, helping UR to capture its 7th straight league title...Ended up 9th on Rochester in points scored individually with 130 this season.

HS: Graduated from West Genesee HS where she earned five letters as a swimmer for the Wildcats...Swam the butterfly, backstroke and individual medley...Earned MIP honors in 2014...Was a state qualifier in four events (100 fly, 100 back, 400 FR, 200 MR)...Earned four 1st Team All-League honors and was two time All-State selection...Personal best in the 100 fly of 59.50 and 200 fly of 2:13.20...Contributed to five undefeated seasons and four Section III Class A Championships...Class Salutatorian and was West Genesee's Scholar Athlete of the Year...Member of the National and Spanish Honor Society.

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