Rutgers University Athletics

RUTGERS TOP TEN

• Seventh - 1000 Freestyle - 10:04.69 (2022, Big Ten Championships)
• Eighth - 1650 Freestyle - 16:45.98 (2022, Big Ten Championships)

2022-23 (Redshirt Senior)

• Third-place finish in 1000 free and 400 IM in first-ever victory over Purdue (10/28-29)
• Sixth-place finish in 200 IM in first-ever victory over Purdue (10/28-29)
• Fourth-place finish in 500 free in first-ever victory over Purdue (10/28-29)
• Runner-up in 500 and 1650 free in season-opener vs. LIU, Buffalo & Felician (10/7-8)
• Fourth-place finish in 400 IM in season-opener vs. LIU, Buffalo & Felician (10/7-8)
• Seventh-place in 400 free relay with "C" team in season-opener vs. LIU, Buffalo & Felician (10/7-8)

2021-22 (Redshirt Junior)

• Placed 22nd in 1650 free at Big Ten Championships (2/19)
• Took fourth in 200 IM at Nebraska (1/29)
• Finished fifth in 1650 free, 200 breast and with 200 free relay at Nebraska (1/28)
• Logged sixth in 500 free and with 400 free relay at Nebraska (1/28)
• Runner-up in 500 and1000 free and 400 free relay vs. Villanova (1/17)
• Placed second in C Final of 500 free at Big Al Invite (12/3)
• Finished third in 1000 free at Princeton (11/13)
• Claimed sixth in 100 back at Princeton (11/13)
• Took fifth in 1000 free at Princeton (11/13)
• Took seventh at the women's CSCAA Open Water National Championship 
• Placed third in 1000 free in home opener with Harvard (11/5)
• Touched the wall in fourth in the 500 free against Harvard (11/5)
• Finished sixth in 100 breast against Harvard (11/5)
• Runner-up in 500 and 1000 free at IUPUI (10/30)
• Took fourth in 200 fly at IUPUI (10/30)
• Runner-up in 1000 free at Purdue (10/29)
• Placed third in 500 free at Purdue (10/29)
• Logged sixth in 200 IM at Purdue (10/29)
• Won 500 free at Colgate Invite (10/9)
• Claimed seventh in 200 IM and with 400 free relay at Colgate Invite (10/9)
• Won 1000 free at Army (10/7)
• Placed sixth in 100 breast at Army (10/7)

2020-21 (Redshirt Sophomore)

• West Coast Open Water Championships participant

2018-19 (Freshman) - at Alabama

• SEC Academic Honor Roll
• Placed 5th in 1650 free against Texas A&M
• Runner-up in 1000 free to open the season against Delta State

Prior to Rutgers

• Swam for Brian Brown at FAST and Parkview High School
• Member of the USA World Championships Open Water team
• Member of the 2017-2018 National team
• Finished 10th at the 2017 FINA World Championships in the 25K Open Water event
• Placed 6th at the 2017 U.S. Open Water National Championship
• Took 7th at the 2016 U.S. Winter Nationals in the 1650 free
• Three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
• National Merit Scholar

Personal

• Daughter of Donald and Cheryl Salladin
• Has one brother, Andrew, and one sister, Nicole, who swims for New Mexico State
• Majoring in social work

Know Your Knights
Major: Masters in Social Work
I chose my major because: I chose my major because I am passionate about decreasing the stigma surrounding mental health and working to create a world where everyone has access to the support and services they may need to cope with mental illness
One word to describe your Coach: Supportive
Best player ever competed against: Ashley Twichell
The person I most admire is: My great grandpa Henry Wills. He was the strongest, most honorable man I've known, living through the Great Depression, serving in WWII, and being the first of a very long line of Christ-followers. He was an extremely hard worker who grew up as an orphan but ended up becoming someone who was admired by everyone who knew him, especially by the 62 (and counting) people in his lineage. He passed away in 2014 at the incredible age of 105, but his legacy lives on.
If I wasn’t swimming, I’d be: Doing theatre and writing musicals!
Favorite professional athlete: Aly Raisman
Favorite professional sports team: Los Angeles Dodgers
One word to describe myself in the pool: Diligent
One word to describe myself out of the pool: Passionate
Few people know that I: Can sing the entirety of Hamilton
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: My club coach, Rick Shipherd
I started swimming because…: As a baby, I loved the water so much that I would try to stay underwater as long as possible and would cry when my mom brought me up for air, so I learned to swim before I could walk. As a kid, after I tried every single sport on the planet and hated all of them, my parents put me in competitive swimming and it was love at first splash!
I chose Rutgers because…: I chose Rutgers because it offered me the best possible environment to pursue both my professional Social Work goals and my swimming goals.
Favorite cereal: Honey Bunches of Oats
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: Tangled
The best actress to play me in a movie is…: Saoirse Ronan
Favorite musician/group: Ben Platt
The first song I knew all the words to is: Tomorrow from "Annie"
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: Memorizing Broadway musicals and knowing random Broadway facts
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: I always pray before I get on the blocks then clap seven times after the long whistle 
Favorite all-time gift received: My family surprised me with Dear Evan Hansen tickets for my high school graduation
Pets I had growing up were: My cat, Puff, my tortoise Torti, and my beagles Charlotte and Wilbur
My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: One year my sister and I were elves and my brother was Santa
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Spain
The website I visit most often is: SwimSwam.com
My favorite teacher was: Professor McWaters, sophomore year of college, Creative Writing
The quote that most resonates with me is: "This one moment when you know you're not a sad story. You are alive, and you stand up and see the lights on the buildings and everything that makes you wonder. And you're listening to that song and that drive with the people you love most in this world. And in this moment I swear, we are infinite." - The Perks of Being a Wallflower
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: Yellow
My spirit animal is: A butterfly
One thing on my bucket list is: To hike the Pacific Crest Trail
Phone app you cannot live without: Spotify