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University of Illinois Athletics

2018-19 Swimming & Diving Roster

Megan Vuong

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
  • High School Rick Hansen Secondary School

Biography

Personal Bests

50 free: :23.56 (at Missouri Invitational, 11/17/16)
100 free: :51.02 (at Big Challenge, 11/22/15)
200 free: 1:50.60 (at Big Challenge, 11/21/15)
500 free: 5:10.24 (at NU/UIC & Chicago, 10/26/18)
50 back: :27.40 (at FIU, 11/4/17)
100 back: :59.01 (at Missouri Invitational, 11/17/17)
50 fly: :25.37 (at B1G Champs, 2/22/19)
100 fly: :54.46 (at B1G Champs, 2/22/19)
200 fly: 2:02.05 (at B1G Champs, 2/20/16)
400 IM: 4:45.48 (at Indiana State, 11/5/16)

Senior - 2018-19

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Fighting Illini Female Spirit Award Finalist
  • Represented Illinois at the inaugural ACC/Big Ten Challenge
  • Swam a school-record time in the 100 butterfly with a 54.46 at the B1G Championships
  • Personal-best time of 25.37 in the 50 butterfly at the B1G Championships
  • Top Illinois swimmer on the season in both the 50 butterfly and 100 butterfly

Junior - 2017-18

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Major contributor in butterfly events, posting the team's fastest times in the 50 butterfly (:25.64), 100 butterfly (:55.05) and 200 butterfly (2:04.02)
  • Swam a leg on the fastest 200 medley relay (1:42.85) and 800 freestyle relay (7:24.82) on the season
  • Posted times that ranked in the top five for the Illini on the season in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle

Sophomore - 2016-17

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Swam a personal-best 50 freestyle time of :23.56, which was the fourth-best time in the event for the Illini
  • Swam a season-best :54.87 100 butterfly time, making her the fifth fastest individual in school history
  • Part of fastest 200 freestyle relay team that swam a 1:32.76 at the Big Ten Championships
  • Swam a leg on the fastest 200 medley relay (1:40.81) and 400 medley relay (3:41.73) teams for the season

Freshman - 2015-16

  • 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials competitor
  • Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Oct. 28)
  • Owned two times on the season best list in the 100 free, including a mark of 51.02
  • Time of 1:50.60 in the 200 free ranked in the top-10 times for Illinois on the season
  • Ranks as the fourth-fastest individual in the 100 fly for Illinois with a time of 54.81
  • Became the ninth-fastest individual in Illinois history in the 200 fly with a time of 2:02.05 at the Big Ten Championships
  • Part of the 800 free relay team that posted the second-fastest time in program history at the Big Ten Championships (7:14.31)

Prior to Illinois

  • Canadian Senior National qualifier
  • 2015 Canadian Pan-American Games Trials qualifier
  • Lifetime-best performances of :26.42 in the 50 freestyle, :57.66 in the 100 freestyle and 2:04.00 in the 200 freestyle
  • Personal-best times of 1:02.36 in the 100 butterfly and 2:17.21 in the 200 butterfly

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Fly/Free
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Fly/Free
  • 2017-18Junior

    Fly/Free
  • 2018-19Senior

    Fly/Free