| PERSONAL BESTS |
| 50 Free |
25.55 |
WVU Invitational (11.18.2021) |
| 50 Free (relay) |
25.59 |
High School |
| 50 Free (open) |
26.03 |
High School |
| 100 Free |
53.95 |
WVU Invitational (11.23.2019) |
| 200 Free |
1:51.46 |
BIG EAST Championships (2.24.2023) |
| 500 Free |
4:53.34 |
BIG EAST Championships (2.24.2022) |
| 1000 Free |
10:04.82 |
High School |
| 1650 Free |
16:47.33 |
BIG EAST Championships (2.29.2020) |
| 100 Back |
1:04.71 |
High School |
| 200 Back |
2:14.79 |
High School |
| 100 Fly |
1:00.68 |
High School |
| 200 Fly |
2:10.34 |
High School |
| 200 IM |
2:15.04 |
High School |
| 400 IM |
4:33.95 |
High School |
| CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS |
| 2021-22 (Junior) |
| All-BIG EAST |
500 Yard Freestyle |
| 2020-21 (Sophomore) |
| All-BIG EAST |
1650 Yard Freestyle |
| 2019-20 (Freshman) |
| BIG EAST Champion |
1650 Yard Freestyle (16:47.33) |
| All-BIG EAST |
500 Yard Freestyle |
| All-BIG EAST |
1650 Yard Freestyle |
| ACADEMIC HONORS |
| BIG EAST All-Academic Team (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22) |
| Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023) |
Villanova Career: One of the top performers for Villanova in the distance freestyle events … Four-time All-BIG EAST honoree and was the BIG EAST individual champion in the 1650 free as a freshman … Qualified for the CSCAA National Invitational Championship during her junior campaign, competing in seven events … Has competed in every freestyle distance from the 100 free through the 1650 free for the Wildcats … Three-time selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and has been named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in seven semesters of her collegiate career.
2022-23: BIG EAST Championships (2/22-25): Made three championship finals, finishing as high as fifth in the 1650 Free … Posted a personal best of 1:51.46 in the 200 Free prelims;
Rutgers (1/21): Recorded third-place finishes in the 1000 Free (10:42.68) and 500 Free (5:13.84);
Richmond (1/13): Touched second in the 1000 Free (10:36.15);
La Salle (11/22): Led Villanova in the 1000 Free with a second-place finish (10:26.57);
Penn (11/9): Swam the second leg (56.97) for the B team’s second-place finish in the 400 Free Relay (3:46.36);
UConn (10/20): Third in the 1000 Free (10:51.01).
2021-22: Swam to All-BIG EAST status in the 500 Free at the conference meet … Point-scorer in three races at the BIG EAST Championships … Competed in at the CSCAA National Invitational Championship … Posted personal-best times at the WVU Invitational and BIG EAST Championships;
CSCAA National Invitational Championship (3/10-12): Had a pair of top-20 individual swims … Tied for 14
th in the 1000 Free (10:22.54) and was 17
th in the 1650 (17:07.96) … Also competed in the 500 Free, 200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 800 Free Relay and 400 Free Relay;
BIG EAST Championships (2/23-26): Swam to All-BIG EAST status in the 500 Free with a bronze-worthy time of 4:53.34 after sitting third through the prelims with a 4:55.38 time … Point-scorer in both the 200 Free and 1650 Free … Finished 13
th in the consolation final of the 200 Free with a time of 1:52.19 … Was fourth in the 1650 Free with a time of 16:55.90;
Penn State (1/28): Landed fifth in the 100 Free with a time of 10:37.08 and was sixth in the 500 Free at 5:10.87 … Posted a third-leg split of 56.60 in the 400 Free Relay, helping the “C” team to a third-place finish;
West Virginia/Iowa State (1/22): Touched the wall fifth in the 1650 Free with a time of 17:54.63 … Landed ninth in the 500 Free at 5:13.68;
Pittsburgh (1/20): Turned in a fifth-place time of 10:47.55 in the 1000 Free while also touching seventh in the 500 Free at 5:24.13;
Rutgers (1/17): Posted third-place finishes in both the 1000 Free (10:42.80) and 500 Free (5:12.68) … Swam a second-leg split of 55.99 for the “B” team that finished fourth in the 400 Free Relay;
Richmond (1/14): Touched the wall third in the 1000 Free with a time of (10:40.93) … Was fourth in the 500 Free at 5:13.05;
La Salle (11/23): Finished second in the 1000 Free in 10:34.97 … Turned in a fourth-place time of 5:18.01 in the 500 Free;
WVU Invitational (11/18-11/20): Recorded a pair of top-10 showings on the week … Landed fifth in the 1650 Free with a 17:12.20 time;
Penn (11/10): Finished sixth in both the 500 Free (5:16.91) and 1000 Free (10:37.92);
Georgetown (10/30): Picked up a third-place finish in the 1000 Free (10:37.46);
UCONN (10/16): Swept third-place showings in the 500 Free (5:12.71) and 1000 Free (10:48.92).
2020-21: Tallied three top-eight finishes at the BIG EAST Championships and earned all-conference honors in the 1650 free … Recorded a personal best time in the 200 free during the BIG EAST meet … Competed in all four regular season meets during the abbreviated season of competition;
BIG EAST Championships (4/7-4/10): Recorded her third career All-BIG EAST honor with a third place finish in the 1650 free … Posted a time of 17:07.57 in the race on the final night of the conference championships as Villanova won its fourth straight league title … Earlier in the meet qualified for the championship final in both the 500 free and the 200 free … Recorded a fourth place finish in the 500 free with a time of 4:55.39 in the final … Established a new PR of 1:52.32 in the final of the 200 free and registered a seventh place finish;
Delaware (2/13): Opened the season by finishing third in the 1000 free (10:44.33) and fifth in the 500 free (5:15.78) against the Blue Hens;
Drexel (3/3): Placed third in the 1000 free (10:39.16) and fourth in the 500 free (5:18.65) in a home meet;
Seton Hall (3/7): Came in fourth in the 1000 free (10:50.56) and seventh in the 500 free (10:50.56) … Swam the third leg of the 400 free relay in the Wildcats “C” lineup and competed on a squad that finished fifth in the race in 3:48.21;
Loyola Md. (3/13): Finished third in the 1000 free (10:45.22) and fourth in the 500 free (5:18.67).
2019-20: Scored team points in three events at the BIG EAST Championships, including being the conference champion in the 1650 yard freestyle as a freshman … Also earned All-BIG EAST honors for a third place finish in the 500 yard freestyle and came in 14
th in the 200 yard freestyle … Her winning time in the 1650 free was 16:47.33 and marked the first time in three races in the event that she broke 17 minutes … Also tallied her lone first-place finish of the year … Posted a season-best time of 4:53.52 in the preliminary heats of the 500 yard free at the conference meet and touched the wall in 4:53.93 in the final … Recorded a season-best mark of 1:53.13 in the final of the 200 free … Notched top times of 53.95 in the 100 yard freestyle at the WVU Invitational and 10:19.45 in the 1000 yard freestyle at Penn … Tallied marks of 2:15.99 in the 200 yard backstroke and 2:17.77 in the 200 yard individual medley against La Salle … Swam five races in the 200 yard freestyle relay, four in the 400 yard freestyle relay and one each in the 800 freestyle relay and the 200 yard medley relay during the season.
Club Swimming: Competed for the Wilton Y Wahoos Swim Club … Junior National qualifier … Swam in the YMCA National Championships in 2018.
Lauralton Hall: Won a state title in the 500 yard freestyle and was an all-state, all-area and all-conference performer during her scholastic career … Winner of the Most Outstanding Performance award in 2015 and 2016 … Helped lead her team to a Class M state title … Named a Connecticut Scholar-Athlete.
Personal: One of three daughters of Dennis McLaughlin and Teresa Money-McLaughlin … Has two sisters, Haleigh and Katie … Hobbies include spending time with family at her grandparents’ beach house in the Outer Banks … Chose to attend Villanova for the coaching staff and the family atmosphere in the swimming & diving program, as well as the university’s academic reputation … Chemical Engineering major.
