2024-25 Swimming & Diving Roster

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Danielle Whaley / Villanova Athletics
Kostas Lymperopoulos
Kostas Lymperopoulos
Danielle Whaley / Villanova Athletics
Danielle Whaley / Villanova Athletics
Danielle Whaley / Villanova Athletics

Francesca Raimondi

  • Class Senior
  • Position Free/Back
  • Highschool Manhasset
  • Hometown Manhasset, N.Y.

Biography

PERSONAL BESTS
200 Free (1:51.67)
500 Free (4:59.04)
1650 Free (17:28.35)
 
CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
ACADEMIC HONORS
BIG EAST All-Academic Team (2021-22, 2023-24)
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025)
 
Villanova Career: Has made an impact on the Main Line as a point scorer at the BIG EAST Championships and competing at the CSCAA National Invitational Championship as a freshman … Landed a spot on the BIG EAST All-Academic Team in 2021-22.
 
2024-25: Season bests: 200 Free (1:57.57), 500 Free (5:06.59) and  200 Back (2:04.06); La Salle (11/8): Saw a fourth-place finish in the 200 Back (2:09.83); Penn (11/6): Led Villanova in the 200 Back, finishing fourth (2:10.01) … Touched fifth in the 200 Back (2:10.10).
 
2023-24: Posted season bests in the 200 Free (1:56.42) and 500 Free (5:08.08); Rutgers (1/20): Swam a third-leg time of 57.22 in the C team’s third-place 400 Free Relay finish (3:42.15); Richmond (1/12): Led the team in the 200 Back with a third-place finish (2:10.04).
 
2022-23: BIG EAST Championships (2/22-25): Finished as high as 16th at the conference meet with a personal-best time of 17:28.35 in the 1650 Free; West Virginia (1/28): Posted a personal-best time of 2:21.14 in the 200 Fly; Georgetown (10/29): Helped the B team to a third-place finish in the 400 Free Relay (3:40.34) with a 56.21 split as the third leg.
 
2021-22: Competed at both the BIG EAST Championships and the CSCAA National Invitational Championship after taking part in each of Villanova’s 10 events during her freshman campaign; CSCAA National Invitational Championship (3/10-12): Anchored the 800 Free Relay team that finished 18th with a time of 7:34.77 … Swam opening leg for the 400 Free Relay crew that finished 27th with a time of 3:30.69 … Also anchored the 200 Free Relay team that posted a 1:37.92 for 40th … Individually swam to 47th in the 200 Back (2:06.41) and 49th in the 500 Free (5:10.50); BIG EAST Championships (2/23-26): Appeared the championship final of the 500 Free, finishing eighth with a time of 4:59.34 after clocking a personal-best time of 4:59.04 in the prelims … Finished 14th in the 200 Back (2:04.13) and 18th in the 200 Free (1:52.78); Penn State (1/28): Had a fourth-place showing in the 1000 Free with a 10:35.21 time … Touched eighth in the 200 Back with a time of 2:09.48 … Swam opening leg for the “C” team in the 400 Free Relay that finished third in 3:41.42; West Virginia/Iowa State (1/22): Posted an eighth-place time of 1:56.54 in the 200 Free and a ninth-place time of 2:09.17 in the 200 Back; Pittsburgh (1/20): Finished fifth in the 500 Free at 5:13.89 and was seventh in the 200 Free at 1:57.43 … Swam opening leg for the “B” team in the 200 Medley Relay that finished in 1:50.78 for sixth; Rutgers (1/17): Swept fourth-place showings against the Scarlet Knights … Touched in 10:44.77 in the 1000 Free and 5:16.33 in the 500 Free … Hit the lane first for the 400 Free Relay team that finished in 3:42.98; Richmond (1/14): Finished as high as fifth with a 54.86 time in the 100 Free … Landed sixth in the 500 Free (5:15.37) and the 200 Free (1:58.54); La Salle (11/22): Turned in a runner-up swim in the 500 Free (5:15.27) while finishing third in the 1000 Free (10:37.40) … Swam anchor for the 200 Medley Relay team that finished second (1:50.46) … Notched a 29.28 in the 50 Back that was good enough for fourth place; WVU Invitational (11/18-11/20): Swam in eight events throughout the week … Recorded a time of 4:59.53 in the 500 Free for a ninth-place … Anchor on the fourth-place 800 Free Relay squad that finished in 7:36.02; Penn (11/10): Third leg for the second-place 200 Free Relay that touched the wall in 3:39.13 … Finished seventh in the 200 Free (1:59.25) and 200 Back (2:11.29); Georgetown (10/30): Was fifth in the 200 Back at 2:07.75; UCONN (10/16): Second leg of the 400 Free Relay team that finished fifth in 3:41.34.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    Free/Back
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Free/Back
  • 2023-24Junior

    Free/Back
  • 2024-25Senior

    Free/Back