Maddie Monroe - Swimming & Diving - Arkansas Razorbacks

Maddie Monroe

Sr | 5-7 | Freestyle | Godfrey, Ill. | Alton HS/ Edwardsville Breakers

#RazorFacts:

  • Holds the program record in the 200 freestyle (1:46.05) and 100 freestyle (48.71). Also holds records in the 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 800 free relay and 400 medley relay.
  • Member of Arkansas’ 800 free and 200 free relay teams that have clocked two of three relay ‘A’ cuts all time.
  • Has made two-consecutive NCAA Championship appearances.
Junior (2014-15)

Capped an impressive junior campaign with her second-consecutive appearance at the NCAA Championships… A member of Arkansas 800 freestyle relay team that clocked the Razorbacks third relay ‘A’ cut (7:05.96) in program history at the SEC Championships while touching the wall fourth, the highest relay finish in school history and breaking the school record… Participated in the 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 400 medley relay, 800 free relay, 200 free and 100 free at the NCAA Championships… Took 54th place at the NCAA Championships in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:48.29 and swam to a 55th place at NCAAs in the 100 free (49.64)… Placed seventh in the championship final of the 100 freestyle at the SEC Championships with a time of 48.98… Tied for 17th-place at the SEC Championships in the 200 free with a time of 1:46.05, a new school record… Member of Arkansas 400 free relay that took fifth at the SEC Championships (3:17.30)… At the Georgia Tech Invite, she took fourth as a member of Arkansas’ 200 freestyle relay (1:31.07), second in the 800 freestyle relay (7:16.84), third in the 400 freestyle relay (3:18.86) and fourth in the 200 freestyle relay (1:31.07)… Snagged an eighth-place finish in the 200 freestyle (1:49.45) and claimed sixth in the 100 freestyle (49.59) at the Georgia Tech Invite… Claimed first place in the 100 freestyle (51.87) and third place in the 200 freestyle (1:54.47) against the Huskers… Took first in the 100 freestyle at Kansas with a time of 51.03.

Sophomore (2013-14)

Was an integral part of Arkansas’ relay corps… Was a part of Arkansas’ top season relay times in the 200 freestyle, 400 freestyle and 400 medley relay…  Snagged a first-place finish in the 100 butterfly (58.32) against Missouri State… As a member of the 300-yard breaststroke relay team that took first at the North Texas Relay Invitational with a time of 2:50.32… Notched her first career win in the 200 IM in 2:07.53 to score for Arkansas at the North Texas Relay Invitational… Swam an NCAA ‘B’ cut time and best time at Arkansas (2:02.56) in the 200 IM prelims at the Missouri Invitational… Swam a personal best and NCAA ‘B’ cut time in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:46.92 at the SEC Championships… Recorded the fourth fastest 100 freestyle time in Arkansas history and a personal best (49.06) at the SEC Championships… Made first NCAA appearance as a member of the Arkansas’ three relays that all posted top-five program times… Contributed to Arkansas’ 800 freestyle medley relay that posted the second fastest time in Arkansas history (7:10.57), the 400 freestyle relay team that posted the fourth-fastest time in history (3:18.80) and the 400 medley relay team that clocked in the fifth fastest time in program history (3:37.60).

Freshman (2012-13)

Competed in the 50-, 100- and 200-yard freestyle events and also in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays… Individually tallied season-best times in all her freestyle events at the SEC Championships with a 23.36 in the 50 freestyle, 50.31 in the 100 freestyle and a 1:51.75 in the 200 freestyle… Was part of the school-record 200 freestyle relay team that recorded a time of 1:30.23, in addition to two of the top-five times in school history over the course of the season… Helped the Razorbacks take down the 400 freestyle relay record with a time of 3:18.47 in addition to swimming three of the top-five times in school history.

High School/Club

Was a four-time Telegraph Swimmer of the Year… Was a two-time sectional champion during her senior year at Alton High School… Throughout high school she was a sectional champion nine times…  Qualified for the YMCA National Championships four times.

Personal

Was born on February 16, 1994, to Timothy and Sandra Monroe in Alton, Illinois… Has one sister, Grace, and one brother, Matt… Is a mechanical engineering major with hopes to pursue a career in the engineering field one day.

2015-16 Season Bests

EventTimeMeetDate
50 Free22.83 (B)Georgia Tech Fall Invitational 11/19/15
100 Free48.73 (B)Georgia Tech Fall Invitational 11/19/15
200 Free1:45.84 (B)Georgia Tech Fall Invitational 11/19/15
100 Breast 1:12.83Rice Invite 10/23/15

Lifetime Bests

EventTimeMeetDate
50 Free22.83 (B)Georgia Tech Fall Invitational 11/19/15
100 Free48.73 (B)Georgia Tech Fall Invitational 11/19/15
200 Free1:45.84 (B)Georgia Tech Fall Invitational 11/19/15
100 Breast 1:12.83Rice Invite 10/23/15