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UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER YELLOWJACKETS

2015-16 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

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Ellen Swanson

Ellen Swanson

  • Position:
    Sprint Freestyle/Butterfly
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    New York, NY
  • High School:
    Beacon School

Summary

Biography

At UR 2015-16: The senior finished off her career by competing in eight meets...Scored in seven events at the Liberty League Championships in December, ranking 8th in the 50 freestyle, 12th in the 100 back, 14th in the 200 back and 20th in the 100 butterfly...Also, competed on three UR 'B' relays which had times within the top-8 at the meet...Posted season best times in three events at the LL champs, coming in the 100 back (1:02.50), 200 back (2:17.91) and 100 fly (1:02.89)...Participated on two UR 'B' squads at the UAA Championships scoring in 15th on both the 200 and 400 freestyle relays...Touched in a season best 25.20 seconds in the 50 free at UAA's...Named to UAA and Liberty League's All-Academic teams for the second straight year.

At UR 2014-15: Competed in seven meets as a junior...Enjoyed strong Liberty League Championships, scoring for UR in all seven events she entered, helping the Yellowjackets capture their 6th straight title...Was 4th in the 100 backstroke in a season best time of 1:02.01, 5th in the 50 freestyle, 6th in the 200 backstroke  and 11th in the 100 butterfly...Was also on three 'B' relays (200 and 400 free, 400 medley) which all ranked in among the top-5 in fastest times of the meet...Swam on four 'B' relays for UR at the UAA Championships in February while also scoring individually in the 200 backstroke (22nd, season best 2:15.17)...Ranked 10th in UR in scoring this season, recording 159.25 points (including relays)...Was named to UAA and Liberty League All-Academic teams.

At UR 2013-14: Had a great Liberty League Championship as a sophomore, earning four top-16 finishes as an individual...Placed 5th in both 100 and 200 backstrokes while also finishing 10th in the 100 butterfly and 11th in the 50 freestyle...Was on 200 freestyle relay B squad which swam the 2nd fastest time at the championships.

At UR 2012-13: The freshman was a member of the 200 freestyle relay that took home 1st at the Liberty League Championships...That squad earned a time of 1:37.78, ranking third on UR's top 10 times list...Also, swam to 5th as a member of the 400 freestyle relay at the LL Champs.

HS: Attended Beacon School in New York City...Co-captained team 2009-12...Earned 15th place at Metro Junior Olympics in the 200 fly, dropped five seconds to a 2:20...Member of the National Honor Society.

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