2018-19 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
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Abbey Saunders
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Oakville Trafalgar
- Hometown:
- Oakville, Ontario, Canada
2018-19 (Senior)
2016-17 (Sophomore)
2015-16 (Freshman)
High School
Personal
- Swam season best times in 100 Fly and 100 Breast against Michigan State (10/26)
- Swam season best time in 100 Back against Toledo and Oakland (10/27)
- Named Academic All-Big Ten
- Reset her PR again in the 100 Fly in a time trial at the 2018 Big Ten Championships (2/17)
- Turned in a personal record in the 500 Free in RU's dual meet victory over Nebraska (1/26)
- Swam a personal best in the 100 Fly in the A Final, placing fourth overall at Rutgers' Frank Elm Invitational (11/18), while also posting PR's in the 200 Back, 200 Fly and 200 IM
- Produced personal best time in the 100 Breast in the penta-meet with Pittsburgh, Seton Hall, Villanova and Georgetown (11/3)
2016-17 (Sophomore)
- Won the 100 Back and 200 IM events at the Army Invitational.
2015-16 (Freshman)
- Competed in the 100 fly, 200 fly, 100 back and 200 medley relay during tri-meet with Penn State and Yale (Jan. 15-16)
- Appeared in the 100 back, 100 fly, 200 fly and 200 freestyle relay during tri-meet with Kansas and Miami (Fla.) (Jan. 9)
- Helped Rutgers win the 200 medley relay (1:46.29) against BU and UConn (Dec. 5)
- Finished third in the 50 back (28.20) and 100 back (1:00.66) against Wagner (Oct. 23)
- Produced third-place time of 28.28 in the 50 back during the Sonny Werblin Invite (Oct. 16-17)
- Made collegiate debut at the Florida Gulf Coast Invitational (Oct.2-3), finishing with a time of 58.70 in the 100 butterfly
High School
- Trials in the 200 butterfly event
- Served as a volunteer coach of Oakville Trafalgar since 2011
- Has also participated in hockey, field lacrosse and soccer
- Earned Honor Roll for academics all four semesters at Oakville Trafalgar
- PANAMA 10-year member of the Oakville Aquatic Club (OAK) … strongest events include 100 and 200 butterfly and 100 and 200 individual medley
- Helped OAK win its seventh consecutive Provincial Championships LCM in July 2014
- Aided OAK in earning the Women’s 2014 Age Group National Championship and the combined overall All-National Age Group Championship in August 2014
- Earned the 2014 National Team Award and the Perseverance Award
- In that same year, recognized as a top-ten swimmer in Canada … qualifier for the 2015
Personal
- A planning and public policy major with minor studies in psychology
- Daughter of Wendy and Steve
- Has a brother, Jacob
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