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2021-22 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Elsie Connell

  • Position Backstroke
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Oak Park River Forest
  • Hometown Oak Park, IL
  • Major History & Political Science

Biography

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Achievements and Accolades
  • Academic All-OAC: 2019, 2020, 2021
Career Top Times
  • 100 Back = 1:03.04 (11/17/18)
  • 200 Back = 2:16.64 (2/16/19)
  • 200 IM = 2:21.90 (11/16/18)
2021-2022
  • Competed in the 1-meter Diving and placed fourth in the 100 IM (1:11.73) in the victory against Baldwin Wallace (1/22)
  • Competed in her final OAC competition finishing sixth in the 3-meter diving

2020-2021
  • Earned season bests in the 100 Back (1:03.61) and 200 Back (2:18.77) at the OAC Championships (3/27)
  • Opened her junior year competing in the 100 Back (1:07.48) and 200 Back (2:29.15) against the Purple Raiders (2/6)
  • Took part in the 400 Medley Relay (4:32.75) and the 200 Freestyle relay (1:50.12) against Baldwin Wallace (2/13)
2019-2020
  • Competed in the 50 Free (26.97) at the Wabash Invitational (11/24)
  • Placed fifth in the 200 Breast with a time of 3:03.51 against Baldwin Wallace (1/18)
  • Finished sixth in the 100 Back against Ashland with a time of 1:06.24 (1/24)
2018-2019
  • At the OAC's, she finished ninth in the 200 Back (2:16.64), 12th in the 100 Back (1:04.27), and 14th in the 200 IM (2:22.56) (2/16/19)
  • Combined efforts with teammates to take first place in the 200 Yard medley relay (1:58.22) against Wilmington (1/26/19)
  • Placed fifth in the 200 Yard Back against Ashland (2:23.78) (1/25/19)
  • Finished seventh in the 200 Medley Relay (1:51.42) at the Wabash Invitational and placed 18th in the 200 Backstroke (2:16.72) (11/17/18)

High School 
  • Graduated as a Dean's List honoree
  • 4.2 GPA in high school
  • Swim team captain
  • Member of Latin Honor Society
  • Swam at Oak Park River Forest High School for Clyde Lundgren

Academics & Personal 
  • Daughter of Joseph and Dana Connell
  • Minoring in Leadership
  • Involved with the JCU Pre Law Society and JCU Club Sailing
  • Member of Sports Information Department
  • Has a 3.86 GPA
  • Deans List all semesters
  • Follows in the footsteps of sister Emma ('18)

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19First Year

    Butterfly / Backstroke
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Backstroke
  • 2020-21Junior

    Backstroke
  • 2021-22Senior

    Backstroke

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