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2019-20 Swimming and Diving Roster

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Kristen Tzavelis

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-3
  • Hometown Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • High School Fort Hamilton

Biography

Honors and Awards
  • NE10 Academic All-Conference (2018-19, 2019-20)
  • NE10 Academic Honor Roll - Academic Distinction (Spring '19, Fall '19, Spring '20)
  • NE10 Academic Honor Roll - Academic Honors (Fall '18)
  • NE10 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall '16, Spring '17, Fall '17, Spring '18)
  • ECAC President's Honor Roll (Spring '18)
  • D2ADA Academic Achievement Award (2019-20)

2018-19
  • Won the 100-yard back in a time of 1:10.30, nearly five seconds clear of the field, and teamed with the 400-yard medley relay for a second first-place finish in season opener at Pace (11/3)
  • Helped break four school records at the ECAC Winter Championships in the 200 and 400-yard medley relay, the 800-yard freestyle relay and the 100-yard breaststroke (11/30-12/2)
  • Also helped the 400-yard medley relay set a new school best at the NE10 Championships (2/7-2/10), and set a new Adelphi best in the 200 yard breaststroke at the ECAC Spring Championships (5/1-5/3)

2017-18
  • Won the 100-yard breaststroke in a time of 1:11 in a tri-meet vs. Queens (N.Y.) and Baruch (11/9)
  • Came in third place in the 200-yard breaststroke at the USMMA Memorial Invitational (11/18)
  • Set personal-best times in both the 100-yard breaststroke and 100-yard freestyle events in the last meet of the season at the ECAC Spring Championships (2/23)

2016-17
  • Participated in all competitions in her freshman season
  • Member of the first-place 200-yard medley relay team vs. Queens (N.Y.) in a time of 1:59.74 (11/10)
  • Swam in six events, in two distances in the freestyle, three distances in the breaststroke and the 200-yard IM

At Fort Hamilton High School
  • Broke the 100 breast, 400 free relay record
  • Graduated in the top two percent of her class

Personal
  • Daughter of Peggy and Chris 
  • Nursing major, with career aspirations to become a pediatric nurse

Tzavelis' Career Bests
  • 50 Y Free: 26.22 (2/9/18)
  • 50 Y Breast: 32:45 (10/14/16)
  • 100 Y Free: 57.08 (2/23/18) 
  • 100 Y Breast: 1:07.47 (12/1/18)
  • 200 Y IM: 2:35.52 (10/14/16)
  • 200 Y Medley: 1:49.57 (12/1/18)
  • 200 Y Breast: 2:38.86 (2/19/17)
  • 200 Y Free: 2:02.59 (2/7/19)
  • 400 Y Free: 4:42.57 (12/1/18)
  • 800 Y Free: 8:03.28 (12/1/18)

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    5'3"
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    5'3"
  • 2018-19Junior

    5'3"
  • 2019-20Senior

    5'3"