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2016-17 Swimming and Diving Roster

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Kelly Whelan

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-5
  • Hometown Forest Hills, N.Y.
  • High School Archbishop Molloy

Biography

Honors and Awards
  • NE10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall '13, Spring '14, Fall '14, Spring '15, Fall '15, Spring '16, Fall '16)
  • D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award (2016, 2017)

2015-16
  • Top three performer for the women's squad in four of five events on the year
  • Set career-best times in four freestyle events (50, 100, 200 and 500)
  • Won the 500 free vs. William Patterson in career-best mark of 5:53.60 (12/12)
  • Member of the 200 free relay team that set a new school record at the ECAC Championships (2/28)

2014-15 
  • Member of the 400 and 800 freestyle relay 'A' teams that combined to rewrite school records (03:44.71 and 8:12.79, respectively) at the NE10 Championships (2/5)

2013-14
  • Competed in seven meets
  • Set personal bests at the NE10 Championships (2/7-9) with 1:10.91 in the 100 yard fly and 27.27 in the 50 yard freestyle
  • Set a new best of 1:01.10 at the Metropolitan Championships in the 100 yard freestyle

At Archbishop Molloy
  • Varsity swimmer for all four years
  • Named team captain of the swim team for her junior and senior years
  • Earned the Coach's Award in 2012 and the Career Swimmer Award in 2013
  • Listed on the honor roll from 2011-13

Personal
  • Daughter of Eilis and Gerry
  • Has one older brother and one younger sister 
  • Speech Pathology and Audiology Major 
  • Wants to pursue a masters' degree in speech pathology

Career Bests:
  • 1000 Y Free: 12:26.16 (12/13/14)
  • 500 Y Free: 5:53.60 (12/12/15)
  • 200 Y IM: 2:41.70 (11/23/13)
  • 200 Y Fly: 2:29.93 (2/8/15)
  • 200 Y Free: 2:02.59 (2/6/16)
  • 100 Y Fly: 1:06.04 (2/21/15)
  • 100 Y Back: 1:15.22 (10/24/13)
  • 100 Y Free: 56.03 (2/7/16)
  • 50 Y Free: 25.57 (2/26/16)

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

  • 2014-15Sophomore

    5'5"
  • 2015-16Junior

    5'5"
  • 2016-17Senior

    5'5"