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2020-2021 Swimming & Diving Roster

Michelle McCord

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Canton, Ga.
  • High School Creekview
  • Instagram mccord.michellel

Biography

Personal Bests

50 free: :24.99 (at ISU/SIU, 10/28/17)
200 free: 1:56.36 (at Missouri Invitational, 11/17/17)
50 back: :26.00 (at Missouri Invitational, 11/17/17)
100 back: :55.46 (at Missouri Invitational, 11/16/17)
200 back: 2:00.18 (at B1G Champs, 2/17/18)
50 breast: 30.52 (at House of Champions, 11/23/19)
100 breast: 1:02.16 (at Missouri Invitational, 11/17/17)
200 breast: 2:18.49 (at Big Ten Championships, 2/22/20) 
100 IM: :58.46 (at Iowa/Notre Dame, 1/12/18)
200 IM: 2:00.58 (at B1G Champs, 2/15/18)
400 IM: 4:19.77 (at Missouri Invitational, 11/17/17)

Junior - 2019-20

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
  • 4.0 GPA Recognition
  • Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee
  • Swam a personal-best 50 breaststroke time of 30.52 at the House of Champions Invite (11/23)
  • Career-best time of 2:18.49 in the 200 breaststroke at the Big Ten Championships (2/22)
  • Clocked season-best times in the 200 individual medley (2:02.40) and the 400 individual medley (4:23.53) at the Big Ten Championships

Sophomore - 2018-19

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Did not compete

Freshman - 2017-18

  • CSCAA Scholar All-American (HM)
  • Became the second-fastest individual in program history in the 100 breaststroke and 100 IM with times of 1:02.16 and :58.46, respectively
  • Ranks as the third-fastest individual in school history in the 200 IM after posting a time of 2:00.58 at the B1G Championships (2/15/18)
  • Fifth-ranked individual all-time in the 50 backstroke (:26.00) and 100 backstroke (:55.46)
  • Became the sixth-fastest individual in the 400 IM with a time of 4:19.77 at the Missouri Invitational (11/17/17)
  • Ranks as the eighth-fastest individual in the 200 backstroke after a 2:00.18 showing at the B1G Championships (2/17/18)
  • Swam the fourth and fifth-fastest 100 IM times in school history
  • Earned an NCAA B Standard time in the 200 IM with a time of 2:00.58 at the B1G Championships (2/15/18)
  • Top freshman performer for the Illini on the season
  • Won her first collegiate race with a 100 breaststroke time of 1:06.23 against Indiana State (10/13/18)
  • 11 race wins on the season in dual meets

High School

  • Attended Creekview High School

Personal

  • Born August 10, 1999
  • Parents are Michael and Beth McCord
  • Majoring in Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering
  • Has one sibling, Caitlyn
  • Lists her favorite hobbies as playing with dogs and listening to music
  • Biggest thrill in sports is going faster than expected at a meet and making the team and coaches proud with every swim
  • Lists Bethany Galat as her biggest role model because of her academic and athletic excellence

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Back/Breast/IM
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Back/Breast/IM
  • 2019-20Junior

    Back/Breast/IM
  • 2020-21Senior

    Back/Breast/IM