2019-20 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Francesca Bertotto
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Instituto Professionale Settore Servizi Indirizzo
- Hometown:
- Mestre, Italy
SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER
2017-18 (Redshirt freshman)
2016-17 (Freshman)
Personal
- 500 Freestyle | 4:43.32 (2018, Big Ten Championships)
- 400 Freestyle Relay (3rd Leg) | 3:21.68 (2019, vs. Princeton)
- Placed second in the 200 breast, 400 IM, 500 free, and 1650 free vs. Nebraska (2/1)
- Took second in the 1000 and 500 free vs. Villanova (1/17)
- Captured first place in the 500 free and with 800 free Relay at the Rutgers Invitational (12/7)
- Won the 500 and 1000 free at Iowa State (11/9)
- Finished third in the 400 free relay at Iowa State (11/9)
- Finished second in the 1000 free against Iowa (11/8)
- Claimed third in the 500 free and with 400 free relay at Iowa (11/8)
- Won the 500 free, 1650 free and the 400 IM at the Rutgers Pre-Season Tune-Up (10/12)
- Took second place with the 400 free relay and 200 medley relay at the Rutgers Pre-Season Tune-Up (10/12)
- Placed third in the 200 free at the Rutgers Pre-Season Tune-Up (10/12)
- Claimed the 1650 free event at the Rutgers Invitational (12/1)
- Touched in first at the the 500 free against Princeton (1/11)
- Won the 500 free against Villanova (1/12)
2017-18 (Redshirt freshman)
- Won the 500 free title at the ECAC Championships at Rutgers (2/23)
- Set a new school record in the 500 free in 4:43.32 while placing 18th at the 2018 Big Ten Championships (2/15)
- Took first in the 500 free in a dual meet win against Nebraska (1/26), adding a runner-up time in the 1,650 free
- Claimed the 500 and 1000 free events in a dual against Yale (1/12)
- Won the 500 and 1650 free at Princeton's Big Al Open (12/1-3)
- Claimed the 1650 free title at Rutgers' Frank Elm Invitational, while adding a third place finish in the 200 free (11/18-19)
- Touched in first in the 500 free in Rutgers' penta-meet with Georgetown, Pittsburgh, Seton Hall and Villanova for her first collegiate event victory, adding a runner-up in the 1000 free (11/3-4)
- Finished 10th in the 400 Free at the U.S. Open Championships
2016-17 (Freshman)
- Joined the program during the spring semester, but did not compete and took a redshirt season.
Personal
- A nutrition science major
- Hobbies include surfing, canoeing, rafting and boating
- Proudest sports moment was training with national champions in Livorno, Italy
- Greatest sports influence is Federica Pellegrini
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