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Illinois State University Athletics

2015-16 Swimming and Diving Roster

Tara Gidaszewski

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  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Sycamore, Ill.

Biography

Junior Year (2014-15)

2015 recipient of the Rebecca Wade Award … set a personal-record in the 100-yard backstroke (1:00.710) at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships … named to the academic honor roll … swam a season-best in the 200-yard backstroke (2:09.34) at the MVC Championships ... earned a personal-best time at the Zippy Invitational in the 1650-yard freestyle (18:24.40).

Sophomore Year (2013-14)

Placed ninth in the 200-yard backstroke at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships (2:09.34) … recorded a season-best time in the 100-yard backstroke (1:00.18) at the MVC Championships … clocked a season-best time in 200-yard backstroke (2:09.56) at the Zippy Invite.

Freshman Year (2012-13)

Swam a season-best time in the 200-yard backstroke (2:08.25) at the MVC Championships ... earned a season-best time in the 500-yard freestyle (5:21.34) at the MVC Championships ... finished in sixth place during the 5K open-water race (1:11:51.00) at Southern Illinois ... finished in eighth place in the 1650-yard freestyle (18:27.06) at the Saluki Miler.

Sycamore HS

Illinois/Missouri State qualifier ... qualified for the swimming and diving national championships ... All-American national swimming finalist ... named team captain and most valuable senior year ... holds 100-yard backstroke record.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Sophomore

  • 2014-15Junior

  • 2015-16Senior