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2023-24 Swimming & Diving Roster

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Taylor Michael

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Reno, Nev.
  • Major Marketing
  • High School Galena
  • Instagram tayymichael

Biography

NIL Opportunites

2023-24

  • Qualified for the NCAA Diving Zones on the three-meter boards
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2022-23

  • Recorded the program's eighth best platform dive (211.25) at Iowa
  • Dove the program's tenth best platform dive (205.80) at the Hawkeye Invitational
  • Placed third in the 1-meter dive (235.58) at Nebraska 
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2021-22

  • Placed third in the 3-meter diving with a score of 260.25 at Indiana State
  • Placed first in the 3-meter at SIU with a score of 262.35
  • Scored a personal best on the 1-meter with a score of 264.10, placing second at SIU
  • Has broken her personal best scores in the 3-meter three times this season so far
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2020-21

  • Made her Illini debut on 1/16 versus Purdue.
  • Placed second versus Purdue on the 3M diving with a personal-best score of 249.98 on 1/16.
  • Recorded a personal best in the 1M diving with a score of 234.30 versus Purdue on 1/16.

High School

  • Attended Galena High School
  • Three year Member of the All-State Academic Team for Girl's Swimming & Diving (2017, '18, & '19)
  • Named to Second Team All-Region in 2019
  • Three year varsity letterwinner

Personal

  • Born August 7, 2002
  • Hometown: Reno, Nev.
  • Majoring in Marketing
  • Parents are Jeffrey and Ellen Michael
  • Has a twin sister, Brooke
  • Sister, Brooke, is also a member of the Illinois Swim & Dive team

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Diving
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Diving
  • 2022-23Junior

    Diving
  • 2023-24Senior

    Diving