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2014-15 Swimming Roster

Bridgette McNally

  • Position Freestyle/IM
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool St. Mary's Academy H.S.
  • Hometown Lone Tree, Colo.

Biography

Top Times:
· 100 Freestyle: 53.40 (UNLV, 10/27/12)
· 200 Freestyle: 1:52.17 (Hawkeye Invitational, 11/30/12)
· 500 Freestyle: 4:48.53 (WAC Championship, 2/27/13)
· 200 Breaststroke: 2:16.79 (SBC Championships, 02/22/12)
· 200 IM: 2:08.73 (Utah, Seattle, NAU, 11/12/11)
· 400 IM: 4:19.34 (WAC Championships, 2/27/13)


2014-15:
  • Named NCAA Academic All-American Honorable Mention
  • NCAA Standard in 400 IM and 200 back.

2012-13:

· Won the 500 freestyle, placed fifth in the 400 IM and took 13th in the 200 breaststroke at the WAC Championships (2/27/13)
· Finished first in the 500 freestyle and third in the 200 breaststroke against Boise State (1/25/13)
· Placed first in the 200 freestyle and third in the 200 breaststroke at Wyoming (1/12/13)
· Won both the 200 freestyle and the 500 freestyle against Colorado State (10/20/12)
· Registered first-place finishes in the 200 freestyle and the 500 freestyle at BYU (1/19/13)
· Won the 500 freestyle and finished second in the 200 freestyle at FAU (12/19/12)
· Placed first in the 400 IM at Utah (1/18/13)
· Finished second in the 500 freestyle and second in the 200 freestyle at UNLV (10/27/12)
· Academic All-WAC

2011-12:

· Helped the Pioneers to a Sun Belt Conference title with her fourth-place finish in the 100 Back at the SBC Championships (02/22/12)
· Swam the third leg of the first-place 800 Freestyle Relay at the SBC meet
· Won the 200 Breaststroke and the 400 IM at UC Santa Barbara (10/28/11)
· Outswam the competition in the 500 Freestyle at Colorado State (10/22/11)
· Selected to SBC Commissioner's List for earning a GPA of 3.5 or higher

Before Denver:
· Swam club for 15 years and attended St. Mary's Academy
· Swam for coach Shawn Smith with the DU Hilltoppers
· Named a US Swimming Scholastic All-American
· Was a Western Zone Select Qualifier
· Was a National Select Camp Qualifier
· Was a Western Sectional Champion
· Was a Five-time US Open/National Qualifier

Personal:
· Born on September 17, 1992 in Aurora, Colo.
· Daughter of Peter and Cynthia McNally
· Has one brother, Alex and three sisters, Meghan, Amanda and Genna who all swam for DU
· Chose DU because it will provide her the opportunity to pursue all of her academic and extracurricular interests
· Also chose DU because her siblings came to DU and because she will be able to stay close to home
· Enjoys singing, baking and spending time with her family and dog
· Senior Class Vice President
· National Honor Society Member
· Spanish National Honor Society
· Volunteer at Anchor Center for Blind Children
· Member of St. Mary's Academy Honor Choir, SAIMARAC
· Member of the American Association for Cancer Research
· Major in Molecular Biology