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University of Denver Athletics

2016-17 Swimming Roster

Grace Sommerville

  • Position Freestyle/Butterfly
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Mount Hutt Academy
  • Hometown Ashburton, New Zealand

Biography

Top Times:

100 Free 56.78 10/22/16
200 Free 1:51.69 02/15/17
500 Free 4:49.64 02/18/15
1000 Free 10:22.13 01/23/15
1650 Free 16:57.74 12/05/14
100 Fly 56.90 12/02/16
200 Fly 2:00.97 12/05/14


2016-17:
Saw action in 13 meets in the campaign…Turned in the program’s third-best time in the 500 free, finishing with a 4:51.08 in the Sprint Eliminator…Also finished with the third-fastest DU time this season in the 1000 free, clocking in at 10:23.25 in a meet at Rice…One of three swimmers to swim the 1650 free for the Pioneers throughout the course of the season, touching in 17:02.72 at the Texas Invite…Third-best 200 fly time this year with a 2:02.13 at the Summit League Championships.

2015-16:
Helped team win 18 of 20 events at the 2016 Summit League Championships…Helped set nine Summit League Championship records…Named to the 2016 Summit All-League team.

Personal:
Born on January 19, 1996 in Thames, New Zealand…Daughter of Baden and Judith Sommerville…Has three siblings, Alice (24), William (22), and Campbell (21)…Recruited also by Villanova, Rice, and Pittsburgh…Grade 8 Theory of Music, Trinity College of Music…Majoring in Environmental Science and Ecology…Wants to work in research based science.

 

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Freestyle/Butterfly
    5'7"
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Freestyle/Butterfly
    5'7"
  • 2016-17Junior

    Freestyle/Butterfly
    5'7"