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2018-19 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Francesca Stoppa

Francesca Stoppa

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Trento, Italy

Summary

Biography

SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER
  • 100 Butterfly | 53.16 (2017, Big Ten Championships)
  • 200 Butterfly | 1:55.95 (2018, Big Ten Championships)
2018-19 (Senior)
  • Finished third in 200 Fly at the Big Ten/ACC Challenge (11/11)
  • Broke the Rutgers Aquatic Center pool record in 200 Fly on the way to finish first at the Frank Elm Rutgers Invitational (12/1)
  • Claimed the 100 Fly title at the Rutgers Invitational (11/30)
  • Won the 100 Fly and 200 Fly on Senior Day against Princeton (1/11)
  • Touched first in 100 Fly against Villanova and Princeton (1/12)
  • Named Big Ten Swimmer of the Week (1/16)
2017-18 (Junior)
  • Named Academic All-Big Ten
  • Two-event qualifier for the 2018 NCAA Championships, placing 39th in the nation in the 200 Fly and 49th in the 100 Fly
  • Broke her own school record in the 200 Fly (1:55.95) at the 2018 Big Ten Championships (2/17), placing fourth in the event, and adding a 12th place performance in the 100 Fly (2/16)
  • Began 2018 with two runner-up finishes in the 100 Fly in dual meets against Yale (1/12) and Nebraska (1/27)
  • Made the A Final and placed eighth overall at the Texas Invitational (12/2) 
  • Won the 100 and 200 Fly events at Rutgers' Frank Elm Invitational (11/18-19)
  • Won the 200 Fly in five consecutive events to start the season 
  • Finished second in the 200 Fly and broke a New Jersey open record in the 100 Fly at the U.S. Open Championships (8/6).

2016-17 (Sophomore)
  • Named a CSCAA Scholar All-American and Winter Academic All-Big Ten selection
  • Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 100 and 200 Fly (3/17-18)
  • Won the B Finals in both the 100 and 200 Fly events at the 2017 Big Ten Championships (2/17-18) while setting new school records in both events
  • Also swam butterfly legs in both school record setting relays at the Big Ten Championships (200 and 400 Medley Relay)
  • Finished first in the 200 butterfly and 400 medley relay against Cincinnati and Virginia Tech (Jan. 21)
  • Placed second in the 200 butterfly and the 400 medley relay against Penn State and Yale (Jan. 13)
  • Secured three NCAA B cuts and two first-place finishes in the 100 and 200 butterfly during the Bruno Invitational (Dec. 2-4)
  • Had three NCAA B cuts and two first-place finishes in the 100 butterfly (54.04) and 200 butterfly (1:58.93) while helping RU secure a RU Aquatics pool record in the 400 medley relay (3:40.77) during the Frank Elm Invitational (Nov. 18-20)
  •  Competed at the Big Ten versus Team USA College Challenge (Nov. 12-13), where she produced NCAA B cuts in the 100 butterfly (53.74) and 200 butterfly (1:57.97) Collected three event titles, including wins in the 100 butterfly (1:04.27), 200 butterfly (2:18.70) and the 400 medley relay (3:45.51) during quad meet with Georgetown, Seton Hall and Villanova (Nov. 4-5)
  • Helped Rutgers produce a win in the 400 medley relay (3:47.03), finished first in the 100 butterfly (56.11) and third in the 200 butterfly (2:02.90) against Illinois and Northwestern (Oct. 29)
  • Finished second in the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:00.94 and fifth in the 100 butterfly with a time of 55:53 in road meet with Miami (Fla.), Notre Dame and Purdue (Oct. 28)

2015-16 (Freshman)
  • Secured a program record in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:56.34 at the 2016 NCAA Championships
  • Helped Rutgers secure a program record in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:39.57 at the 2016 Big Ten Women's Swimming and Diving Championships
  • Also finished fourth in the 200 butterfly with a then-school record time of 1:57.74, the highest finish for RU at the conference meet
  • Produced two NCAA "B" cuts in the 100 fly (54.18) and 200 fly (1:58.26) and helped RU secure a win in the 200 medley relay during dual meet with New Hampshire (Jan. 30)
  • Picked up first-place finish in the 100 fly (55.92) and second-place finish in the 200 fly (2:01.21) in her collegiate debut during tri-meet with Penn State and Yale (Jan. 15-16)
  • Joined the Scarlet Knights during the 2016 spring semester

Before Rutgers
  • Ranked fifth in Italy in the 100 LCM fly (59.98)
  • Ranked 14th in Italy in the 200 LCM fly (2:13.50)


Personal
  • A visual arts in design major
  • Plans on a career as a graphic designer and a CGI animator
  • Named the Rutgers 2016 Freshman Student-Athlete of the Year in 2016
  • Proudest sports moment is finishing third in the LCM Seniors Nationals in 2015 behind two Olympians, gaining a podium position for her club for the first time since 2005
  • Biggest sports influence is her team

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Fly/Free

  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Fly/Free

  • 2017-18Junior

    Fly/Free

  • 2018-19Senior

    Fly/Free
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