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Lily Black
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Cinnaminson
- Hometown:
- Cinnaminson, N.J.
2018-19 (Sophomore)
Prior to Rutgers
Personal
Records
KNOW YOUR KNIGHTS
- Swam her personal best of 17:32.35 in 1650 Free at the Rutgers Invitational (12/1)
- Swam season best of 1:56.99 in 200 Free at the Big Ten Championships (2/20)
Prior to Rutgers
- An MVP swimmer at Cinnaminson High School under head coach Dave Schroeder
- Led Cinnaminson to the 2016 and 2017 divisional championships
- Named All-County and All-South Jersey
Personal
- A environmental science major
- Daughter of Sally and Mark Black
Records
| 50 Free - 24.07 100 Free - 53.04 200 Free - 1:54.06 500 Free - 5:02.22 1000 Free - 10:24.71 1650 Free - 17:44.84 |
KNOW YOUR KNIGHTS
| Nickname: | Lilz |
| Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: | Carli Lloyd |
| Best player ever competed against: | Katie Ledecky |
| Major: | Environmental Science |
| I chose my major because: | I want to work to clean up the planet from the effects of humans |
| Favorite place to hang out on campus: | IFNH Building |
| The person I most admire is and why: | My mom and dad because they’re the coolest parents ever |
| If I wasn’t swimming, I’d be: | Studying abroad |
| Favorite professional athlete: | Serena Williams |
| Favorite professional sports team: | Philadelphia Eagles |
| One word to describe myself in the pool: | Strong |
| One word to describe myself out of the pool: | Passionate |
| Few people know that I: | My research has been published |
| Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: | My coach Tom Wilkinson |
| I started playing my sport because…: | I liked competing and winning |
| I chose Rutgers because…: | It had the best pairing of academics and swimming |
| Favorite cereal: | Trix |
| The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: | Legally Blonde |
| The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…: | Saoirse Ronan |
| Favorite musician/group: | Tash Sultana |
| The first song I knew all the words to is: | Let it rock |
| If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: | Fun facts |
| Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: | Rub the insides and sides of my fingers |
| Favorite all-time gift received: | Orange cruiser bicycle |
| Pets I had growing up were: | Standard poodle |
| My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: | Glinda the good witch |
| The place in the world I would most like to visit is: | Patagonia |
| The website I visit most often is: | Sakai |
| My favorite teacher was/is:(name, grade, subject) | Keith Keston, 11-12th grade, French, AP French |
| The quote that most resonates with me is: | Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. -Thoreau |
| If my life was a book, the title would be: | There she goes again |
| If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: | Purple |
| My spirit animal is: | Orca |
| One thing on my bucket list is: | Go to Antarctica |
| Phone app you cannot live without: | Music |
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