2015-16 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Sammi Bassman
Position Breaststroke Academic Year So.
Hometown Austin, Texas
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Madeline Blair
Position Sprint Freestyle Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Bethlehem, Pa.
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Danielle Bordes
Position Sprint Freestyle Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Alpharetta, Ga.
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Emily Boyko
Position Butterfly Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
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Jaimie Brookover
Position Backstroke Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Cherry Hill, N.J.
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Alexandra Butera
Position Diving Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Havertown, Pa.
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Emily Caplis
Position Breaststroke Academic Year So.
Hometown Chillicothe, Ill.
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Christina Cirillo
Position Backstroke Academic Year So.
Hometown Kinnelon, N.J.
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Caitlin Cole
Position Distance Freestyle Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Trumbull, Conn.
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Amanda Craig
Position Diving Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Woodbridge, Conn.
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Jordan Drake
Position Breaststroke/IM/Sprint Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Marietta, Ga.
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Michelle Faykes
Position Distance Freestyle Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Cherry Hill, N.J.
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Caroline Finkle
Position Butterfly Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Johns Creek, Ga.
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Annika Grewal
Position Backstroke/Freestyle Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Oakville, Ontario
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Madeleine Hoopes
Position Sprint/Butterfly Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Greensburg, Pa.
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Julie Hu
Position Breaststroke Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Cary, NC.
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Laura Hyland
Position Breaststroke Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Southport, England
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Darrah Jampo
Position Butterfly/Freestyle/Backstroke Academic Year Jr.
Hometown West Chester, Pa.
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Michelle Kalupski
Position Diving Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Chicago, Ill.
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Sophia King
Position Freestyle/Butterfly Academic Year So.
Hometown Chesterfield, Va.
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Margot Manning
Position Freestyle Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Frederick, Md.
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Monica Marcello
Position Diving Academic Year So.
Hometown Middletown, Conn.
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Alex McPherson
Position Freestyle Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Kennedy Meier
Position Backstroke Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Rachel Mulligan
Position Distance Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Raleigh, N.C.
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Sara Nestrowitz
Position Freestyle Academic Year So.
Hometown Washington Township, N.J.
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Sophie Nothnagle
Position Butterfly Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Victor, N.Y.
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Tara O'Prey
Position Sprint Freestyle Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Ridley Park, Pa.
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Emily Parillo
Position Butterfly/IM Academic Year So.
Hometown Phillipston, Mass.
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Samantha Park
Position Backstroke Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Washington Crossing, Pa.
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Deanna Parsons
Position Freestyle/IM Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Ellicott City, Md.
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Christine Pedersen
Position Backstroke Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Vinterbro, Norway
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Nicole Ricci
Position Backstroke Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Forest Hill, Md.
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Laura Ruttan
Position Breaststroke Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Stittsville, Ontario
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Taryn Urbanus
Position Diving Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Quincy, Mass.
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Jackie Van Lew
Position Backstroke/Freestyle Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Tinton Falls, N.J.Last School Red Bank Catholic
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Emilia Weihenig
Position Backstroke Academic Year So.
Hometown Upper Saddle River, N.J.
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Coaching Staff

Bob Goldberg
Women's Swimming and Diving Head Coach
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John Bransfield
Women's Swimming and Diving Diving Coach
john.bransfield@uconn.edu
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Matt Donovan
Women's Swimming and Diving Assistant Coach
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Breaststroke So.

Austin, Texas

Sprint Freestyle Fr.

Bethlehem, Pa.

Sprint Freestyle Fr.

Alpharetta, Ga.

Butterfly Sr.

Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

Backstroke Jr.

Cherry Hill, N.J.

Diving Jr.

Havertown, Pa.

Breaststroke So.

Chillicothe, Ill.

Backstroke So.

Kinnelon, N.J.

Distance Freestyle Sr.

Trumbull, Conn.

Diving Jr.

Woodbridge, Conn.

Breaststroke/IM/Sprint Jr.

Marietta, Ga.

Distance Freestyle Jr.

Cherry Hill, N.J.

Butterfly Jr.

Johns Creek, Ga.

Backstroke/Freestyle Fr.

Oakville, Ontario

Sprint/Butterfly Jr.

Greensburg, Pa.

Breaststroke Fr.

Cary, NC.

Breaststroke Sr.

Southport, England

Butterfly/Freestyle/Backstroke Jr.

West Chester, Pa.

Diving Jr.

Chicago, Ill.

Freestyle/Butterfly So.

Chesterfield, Va.

Freestyle Jr.

Frederick, Md.

Diving So.

Middletown, Conn.

Freestyle Fr.

Ann Arbor, Mich.

Backstroke Sr.

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Distance Jr.

Raleigh, N.C.

Freestyle So.

Washington Township, N.J.

Butterfly Jr.

Victor, N.Y.

Sprint Freestyle Jr.

Ridley Park, Pa.

Butterfly/IM So.

Phillipston, Mass.

Backstroke Jr.

Washington Crossing, Pa.

Freestyle/IM Jr.

Ellicott City, Md.

Backstroke Jr.

Vinterbro, Norway

Backstroke Jr.

Forest Hill, Md.

Breaststroke Sr.

Stittsville, Ontario

Diving Sr.

Quincy, Mass.

Backstroke/Freestyle Fr.

Tinton Falls, N.J. Red Bank Catholic

Backstroke So.

Upper Saddle River, N.J.

Coaching Staff

Women's Swimming and Diving Head Coach /Women's Swimming and Diving

Women's Swimming and Diving Diving Coach /Women's Swimming and Diving

john.bransfield@uconn.edu

Women's Swimming and Diving Assistant Coach /Women's Swimming and Diving


	Sammi Bassman	So.	Breaststroke	Austin, Texas
	Madeline Blair	Fr.	Sprint Freestyle	Bethlehem, Pa.
	Danielle Bordes	Fr.	Sprint Freestyle	Alpharetta, Ga.
	Emily Boyko	Sr.	Butterfly	Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
	Jaimie Brookover	Jr.	Backstroke	Cherry Hill, N.J.
	Alexandra Butera	Jr.	Diving	Havertown, Pa.
	Emily Caplis	So.	Breaststroke	Chillicothe, Ill.
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	Christina Cirillo	So.	Backstroke	Kinnelon, N.J.
	Caitlin Cole	Sr.	Distance Freestyle	Trumbull, Conn.
	Amanda Craig	Jr.	Diving	Woodbridge, Conn.
	Jordan Drake	Jr.	Breaststroke/IM/Sprint	Marietta, Ga.
	Michelle Faykes	Jr.	Distance Freestyle	Cherry Hill, N.J.
	Caroline Finkle	Jr.	Butterfly	Johns Creek, Ga.
	Annika Grewal	Fr.	Backstroke/Freestyle	Oakville, Ontario
	Madeleine Hoopes	Jr.	Sprint/Butterfly	Greensburg, Pa.
	Julie Hu	Fr.	Breaststroke	Cary, NC.
	Laura Hyland	Sr.	Breaststroke	Southport, England
	Darrah Jampo	Jr.	Butterfly/Freestyle/Backstroke	West Chester, Pa.
	Michelle Kalupski	Jr.	Diving	Chicago, Ill.
	Sophia King	So.	Freestyle/Butterfly	Chesterfield, Va.
	Margot Manning	Jr.	Freestyle	Frederick, Md.
	Monica Marcello	So.	Diving	Middletown, Conn.
	Alex McPherson	Fr.	Freestyle	Ann Arbor, Mich.
	Kennedy Meier	Sr.	Backstroke	Winnipeg, Manitoba
	Rachel Mulligan	Jr.	Distance	Raleigh, N.C.
	Sara Nestrowitz	So.	Freestyle	Washington Township, N.J.
	Sophie Nothnagle	Jr.	Butterfly	Victor, N.Y.
	Tara O'Prey	Jr.	Sprint Freestyle	Ridley Park, Pa.
	Emily Parillo	So.	Butterfly/IM	Phillipston, Mass.
	Samantha Park	Jr.	Backstroke	Washington Crossing, Pa.
	Deanna Parsons	Jr.	Freestyle/IM	Ellicott City, Md.
	Christine Pedersen	Jr.	Backstroke	Vinterbro, Norway
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	Nicole Ricci	Jr.	Backstroke	Forest Hill, Md.
	Laura Ruttan	Sr.	Breaststroke	Stittsville, Ontario
	Taryn Urbanus	Sr.	Diving	Quincy, Mass.
	Jackie Van Lew	Fr.	Backstroke/Freestyle	Tinton Falls, N.J.
	Emilia Weihenig	So.	Backstroke	Upper Saddle River, N.J.

STORRS, CONNECTICUT - October 10 - during the Blue-White meet at the Wolff-Zackin Natatorium on October 10 in Storrs, Connecticut.

Photo by Simon Asher

Huskies Dominate in Villanova

Tuesday, October 20

Huskies ready for Blue vs. White Intrasquad

Friday, October 09

Huskies place 2nd in opening meet of the season

Friday, September 25

Huskies hit the Road to kick off 2026-27 Season

Wednesday, September 23

Saturday, September 26

Sunday, January 18

Saturday, January 10

Wednesday, December 24

Coaching Staff
Image	Name	Title	Email	Phone Number
	Bob Goldberg	Women's Swimming and Diving Head Coach
	John Bransfield	Women's Swimming and Diving Diving Coach	john.bransfield@uconn.edu
	Matt Donovan	Women's Swimming and Diving Assistant Coach

University of Connecticut Athletics

Players

Sammi Bassman

Madeline Blair

Danielle Bordes

Emily Boyko

Jaimie Brookover

Alexandra Butera

Emily Caplis

Christina Cirillo

Caitlin Cole

Amanda Craig

Jordan Drake

Michelle Faykes

Caroline Finkle

Annika Grewal

Madeleine Hoopes

Julie Hu

Laura Hyland

Darrah Jampo

Michelle Kalupski

Sophia King

Margot Manning

Monica Marcello

Alex McPherson

Kennedy Meier

Rachel Mulligan

Sara Nestrowitz

Sophie Nothnagle

Tara O'Prey

Emily Parillo

Samantha Park

Deanna Parsons

Christine Pedersen

Nicole Ricci

Laura Ruttan

Taryn Urbanus

Jackie Van Lew

Emilia Weihenig

Coaching Staff

Bob Goldberg

John Bransfield

Matt Donovan

Players

Sammi Bassman

Madeline Blair

Danielle Bordes

Emily Boyko

Jaimie Brookover

Alexandra Butera

Emily Caplis

Christina Cirillo

Caitlin Cole

Amanda Craig

Jordan Drake

Michelle Faykes

Caroline Finkle

Annika Grewal

Madeleine Hoopes

Julie Hu

Laura Hyland

Darrah Jampo

Michelle Kalupski

Sophia King

Margot Manning

Monica Marcello

Alex McPherson

Kennedy Meier

Rachel Mulligan

Sara Nestrowitz

Sophie Nothnagle

Tara O'Prey

Emily Parillo

Samantha Park

Deanna Parsons

Christine Pedersen

Nicole Ricci

Laura Ruttan

Taryn Urbanus