2021-22 Swimming & Diving Roster
Biography
Kennedy's Career Best Times
| Event |
College Best |
Lifetime Best |
| 200 Freestyle |
1:54.10 (at House of Champions Invite, 11/19/21) |
| 500 Freestyle |
4:56.22 (at Big Ten Championships, 2/17/22) |
| 1000 Freestyle |
10:15.15 (at Wisconsin, 2/6/21) |
| 1650 Freestyle |
17:01.71 (at Big Ten Championships, 2/19/22) |
16.55.01 (at SE NAC Speedo Music City Invitational, 12/5/21) |
| 100 Backstroke |
1:02.30 (vs Iowa, 1/15/22) |
| 200 Backstroke |
2:09.22 (at Michigan State, 10/19/19) |
2:08.77 (at SE NAC Speedo Music City Invitational, 5/4/15) |
| 50 Butterfly |
30.33 (at Youngstown State & St. Francis, 1/18/19) |
| 100 Butterfly |
1:03.50 (at Youngstown State & St. Francis, 1/18/19) |
| 200 Butterfly |
2:08.21 (at House of Champions Invite, 11/24/19) |
| 200 IM |
2:15.05 (at Florida International/Miami, 11/1/19) |
2:14.99 (at SE NAC Music City Invitational, 5/3/16) |
| 400 IM |
4:47.88 (at NU/UIC & Chicago, 10/26/18) |
4:36.39 (at SE NAC Music City Invitational, 12/1/17) |
Senior - 2021-22
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Placed third in the 500 freestyle (5:07.42) at Indiana State on 10/15.
- Swam a college best time of 17:01.71 in the 1650 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships on 2/19.
- Clocked a lifetime best time of 4:56.22 in the 500 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships on 2/17.
Junior - 2020-21
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Clocked a personal best in the 200M freestyle preliminaries at the Big ten Championships on 2/25.
- Swam a personal best in the 1650 freestyle with a time of 17:08.77 at the Big Ten Championships on 2/27.
- Broke her personal best in the 1000 Free with a time of 10:15.15 versus Wisconsin and Northwestern on 2/6.
Sophomore - 2019-20
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
- 4.0 GPA Recognition in Fall 2019
- Recorded career-best time of 2:08.21 in the 200 butterfly at the House of Champions Invite (11/24)
- Swam a season-best 2:09.22 in the 200 backstroke at Michigan State (10/19)
Freshman - 2018-19
- Secured season-best times in the 200 freestyle (1:56.39), 500 freestyle (5:03.97), 1650 freestyle (17:29.56) and 200 backstroke (2:11.67) at the House of Champions Invitational
- Clocked season-bests in the 50 and 100 butterfly at Youngstown State/St. Francis in times of 30.33 and 1:03.50, respectively
- Competed primarily in distance freestyle events for the Illini
High School
- Attended University High School
- 2017 IHSA State Qualifier
- Club Team: Waves Bloomington/Normal YMCA Swim team
- USA Swimming Summer Junior National Qualifier
- USA Swimming Scholastic All-American 2015-16 & 2016-17
Personal
- Born February 18, 2000
- Hometown: Bloomington, Ill.
- Parents are Ross and Larissa Kennedy
- Majoring in Psychology
- Has one sister, Eliot
- Lists her biggest role models as her parents
- Her biggest thrill in sports is "competing and achieving a goal time"
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