2018-19 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
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Francesca Stoppa
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Trento, Italy
SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER
2016-17 (Sophomore)
2015-16 (Freshman)
Before Rutgers
Personal
- 100 Butterfly | 53.16 (2017, Big Ten Championships)
- 200 Butterfly | 1:55.95 (2018, Big Ten Championships)
- 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)
- 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
Rutgers Athletics Launches the Athletic Excellence Fund
Monday, October 06
R Fund, Knights of the Raritan are YouKnighted | Million Dollar Match
Friday, February 28
Rutgers x Nike Apparel Partnership
Thursday, December 19
Rutgers Athletics 2023-24 Year in Review
Friday, July 12
