| PERSONAL BESTS |
| 50 Free (relay) |
25.16 |
WVU Invitational (11.18.2021) |
| 50 Free (extracted) |
25.80 |
WVU Invitational (11.23.2019) |
| 50 Free |
25.84 |
High School |
| 100 Free |
52.85 |
WVU Invitational (11.23.2019) |
| 200 Free |
1:50.15 |
BIG EAST Championships (4.9.2021) |
| 500 Free |
4:49.63 |
BIG EAST Championships (2.21.2019) |
| 1000 Free |
9:59.54 |
High School |
| 1650 Free |
16:35.21 |
BIG EAST Championships (2.23.2019) |
| 100 Back |
1:00.42 |
High School |
| 200 Back |
2:13.73 |
High School |
| 100 Breast |
1:16.60 |
High School |
| 200 IM |
2:14.65 |
High School |
| CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS |
| 2021-22 (Senior) |
| BIG EAST Champion |
800 Yard Freestyle Relay (3rd Leg) - 7:14.72 (1:50.14 split) |
| BIG EAST Champion |
500 Yard Freestyle (4:55.14 prelim) (4:50.83 final) |
| BIG EAST Champion |
1650 Yard Freestyle (16:42.08) |
| All-BIG EAST |
800 Yard Freestyle Relay (3rd Leg) |
| All-BIG EAST |
500 Yard Freestyle |
| All-BIG EAST |
200 Yard Freestyle |
| All-BIG EAST |
1650 Yard Freestyle |
| 2020-21 (Junior) |
| BIG EAST Champion |
800 Yard Freestyle Relay (3rd Leg) - 7:19.35 (1:49.70 split) |
| All-BIG EAST |
200 Yard Freestyle |
| All-BIG EAST |
500 Yard Freestyle |
| All-BIG EAST |
1650 Yard Freestyle |
| All-BIG EAST |
800 Yard Freestyle Relay (3rd Leg) |
| 2019-20 (Sophomore) |
| BIG EAST Champion |
500 Yard Freestyle (4:51.31 prelim) (4:49.64 final) |
| BIG EAST Champion |
800 Yard Freestyle Relay (3rd Leg) - 7:16.85 (1:48.94 split) |
| All-BIG EAST |
500 Yard Freestyle |
| All-BIG EAST |
800 Yard Freestyle Relay (3rd Leg) |
| 2018-19 (Freshman) |
| BIG EAST Champion |
500 Yard Freestyle (4:50.08 prelim) (4:49.63 final) |
| BIG EAST Champion |
1650 Yard Freestyle (16:35.21) |
| All-BIG EAST |
500 Yard Freestyle |
| All-BIG EAST |
1650 Yard Freestyle |
| ACADEMIC HONORS |
| BIG EAST All-Academic Team (2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22) |
| PhillySIDA Academic All-Area Team (2021-22) |
| Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022) |
Villanova Career: Closed her career as an eight-time BIG EAST champion and a 12-time All-BIG EAST performer … Owns eight career individual top-eight finishes at the conference championships, including three gold medals in the 500 free twice and two in the 1650 free … Has been a part of three champion 800 free relay squads … During her collegiate career has recorded personal best times at every freestyle distance from the 100 free through the 1650 free … Four-time selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and PhillySIDA Academic All-Area Team and six-time member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
2021-22: Collected four All-BIG EAST swims with three coming as conference champion in the 500 Free, 1650 Free and as a part of the 800 Free Relay squad … Recorded the team’s fastest times on the year in the 500 Free, 1000 Free and 1650 Free all at the conference meet … Competed in all 11 events on the season;
BIG EAST Championships (2/23-26): Started her final conference meet swimming the third leg of the winning 800 Free Relay that posted a 7:14.72 time … Was second in the 500 Free prelims with a time of 4:55.14 before shaving five seconds off of that time in the championship final, taking the title with a 4:50.83 swim … Posted a winning time of 16:42.08 in the 1650 Free … Earned All-BIG EAST status in the 200 Free with a bronze time of 1:50.45;
Penn State (1/28): Swam third leg for the ”A” team in the 400 Free Relay, helping it to a winning 3:30.28 time … Touched second in both the 1000 Free (10:22.84) and 500 Free (5:03.09);
West Virginia/Iowa State (1/22): Won the 1650 Free in 17:30.75 … Went on to place second in the 500 Free (5:01.59) and helped the “B” team to a fifth-place finish (3:32.25);
Pittsburgh (1/20): Posted wins in both the 1000 Free (10:16.84) and the 500 Free (5:02.09) … Hit the lane third for the ”B” team that recorded a third-place swim in the 400 Free Relay (3:33.55);
Rutgers (1/17): Recorded victories in the 1000 Free (10:25.09) and the 500 Free (5:04.79) … Finished fifth in the 200 Free (1:59.18);
Richmond (1/14): Won both of her appearances against the Spiders, taking the 1000 Free in 10:20.02 and the 500 Free in 5:04.08;
La Salle (11/22): Won the 500 Free in 5:07.88 … Swam anchor for the 200 Free Relay group that finished third in 1:39.78;
WVU Invitational (11/18-11/20): Finished third in both the 500 Free (4:53.90) and 1650 Free (16:53.88) … Touched the wall fifth in the 200 Free (1:51.23) … Third leg of the 800 Free Relay team that finished with a runner-up time of 7:25.52;
Penn (11/10): Finished third in the 500 Free (5:06.01) and the 1000 Free (10:26.10) … Anchored the 400 Free Relay team that touched the wall second in 3:39.13;
Georgetown (10/30): Won the 1000 Free in 10:24.39 … Finished second in the 500 Free in 5:06.84 … Posted a 1:55.62 time for third place in the 200 Free … Part of the winning 400 Free Relay team that touched in 3:33.86 ;
UCONN (10/16): Won both the 500 Free (5:06.12) and the 1000 Free (10:31.99) … Swam runner-up in the 200 Free (1:54.99) … Anchor for the 400 Free Relay team that finished third (3:34.47).
2020-21: Captured four All-BIG EAST honors at the conference championships … Swam a leg of the champion 800 free relay and earned individual all-conference recognition in the 200, 500 and 1650 free events … Had the Wildcats fastest times of the season in the 500 free, the 1000 free and the 1650 free … Recorded a PR in the 200 free during the year … Competed in all four of the team’s regular season dual meets;
BIG EAST Championships (4/7-4/10): Opened the conference championships by swimming the third leg of the 800 free relay in which Villanova won the title with a time of 7:19.35 … Went on to win silver medals individually in the 200 free, the 500 free and the 1650 free … On the first full day of the meet led a field of 35 competitors with a time of 4:53.96 in the preliminaries before coming in second in the final with a time of 4:50.06 … That marked the fastest 500 free time by a Villanova swimmer during the season … Registered a PR of 1:50.15 in the final of the 200 free and surged to a second place finish after ranking fifth in the prelims in 1:50.97 … Closed the meet by finishing second in the 1650 free with a time of 16:53.38 on the final night of competition;
Delaware (2/13): Tallied a win in the 1000 free with a time of 10:27.99 and came in second in the 500 free in 5:00.79 … Swam the third leg of the 400 free relay in the Wildcats “B” lineup for a squad which came in third with a time of 3:37.79;
Drexel (3/3): Double winner in the 500 free (5:05.69) and the 1000 free (10:27.08) in a home meet versus the Dragons … Anchored the “B” lineup in the 200 free relay to a third place finish in 1:43.33;
Seton Hall (3/7): For the second straight meet won both the 500 free (5:08.99) and the 1000 free (10:26.21) … Her winning time in the 1000 free was the fastest by a Villanova swimmer during the season … Anchored the “B” lineup in the 400 free relay to a third place finish in 3:38.27;
Loyola Md. (3/13): Closed the regular season as a triple winner in the 200 free (1:53.94), the 5000 free (5:06.05) and the 1000 free (10:30.57) to go along with swimming the second leg of the 400 free relay in a lineup that finished second in 3:39.07.
2019-20: Was the BIG EAST individual champion in the 500 yard freestyle and swam the third leg of the Wildcats conference champion 800 yard freestyle relay at the BIG EAST Championships … Added a fifth place finish in the 1650 yard freestyle at the conference meet … Her winning time of 4:49.64 in the final of the 500 free was a season best and nearly two full seconds off the time she posted (4:51.31) in leading all competitors during the preliminary heats … Posted a split of 1:48.94 for her leg of the 800 free relay, with Villanova winning the race in 7:16.85 … Touched the wall in 17:09.14 in the 1650 free …Her top time of the season in the event was 17:05.34 in a fourth place finish at the WVU Invitational … Also swam the 100 yard freestyle (52.85) for the only time of the season and posted a season-best time of 1:51.44 in the 200 yard freestyle at that meet … Won the 1000 yard freestyle with a season-best time of 10:09.21 at Rutgers … Swept the 500 free and the 1000 free races five times during the season, including in the home opener against Georgetown and later in four consecutive meets versus Rutgers, Richmond, Connecticut and West Virginia … Double winner in the 200 free and the 500 free at La Salle … Also won the 500 free at Penn and the 1000 free at Penn State.
2018-19: Double winner at the BIG EAST Championships with conference titles in both the 500 yard freestyle and the 1650 yard freestyle as a freshman … Recorded season-best times of 4:49.63 in the final of the 500 free and 16:35.21 in the 1650 free to win both events … Also came in fourth in the 200 yard freestyle … Posted a season-best time of 1:50.35 in the preliminary heats of that event … Her other top times during the season were 54.05 in the 100 yard freestyle at the Bruno Invitational and 10:11.08 in the 1000 yard freestyle versus Connecticut … Was a double winner in the 500 free and the 1000 free in her collegiate debut against West Virginia … Duplicated that feat in dual meets versus Georgetown, Richmond and Connecticut, as well as a the Bruno Invitational … Won the 500 free against Penn and the 1000 free versus La Salle … Runner-up in the 1000 free against Penn and Penn State, in addition to finishing second in the 500 free in a triangular meet against Princeton and Rutgers … Placed third in the 500 free against Penn State.
Beverly High School: Earned four varsity letters in swimming … All-American performer in the 500 yard freestyle … Inducted to the National Honor Society.
Personal: Younger of two daughters of Tom and Carla Welch … Has an older sister, Sarah … Mother was a college swimmer at Connecticut and father played college water polo at Yale … Sister was a college swimmer at Brown … Enjoys spending spare time with her family … Chose to attend Villanova to be a part of the amazing spirit and determination of the swimming & diving program … Environmental Studies major.
