2020-21 Swimming & Diving Roster

Anna Turner

  • Class Sophomore
  • Highschool Ridgefield
  • Hometown Ridgefield, Conn.

Biography

PERSONAL BESTS
50 Free 24.83 High School
100 Free 52.41 High School
200 Free 1:51.25 High School
500 Free 4:56.80 High School
1000 Free (extracted) 10:17.56 BIG EAST Championships (2.29.2020)
1000 Free 10:20.98 High School
1650 Free 17:00.48 BIG EAST Championships (2.29.2020)
100 Back 1:04.09 High School
200 Back 2:19.34 High School
100 Breast 1:07.31 High School
200 Breast 2:23.15 High School
100 Fly 57.68 High School
200 Fly 2:04.77 High School
200 IM 2:07.10 High School
400 IM 4:33.88 High School
 
CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
2019-20 (Freshman)
All-BIG EAST 1650 Yard Freestyle
ACADEMIC HONORS
BIG EAST All-Academic Team (2019-20)
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020)

Villanova Career: Competed for the Wildcats during the 2019-20 season, earning All-BIG EAST honors in the 1650 free in addition to scoring in the 500 free and the 200 free … Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team in 2019-20 and was a three-time member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in each of her first three collegiate semesters.
 
2019-20: Earned All-BIG EAST honors in the 1650 yard freestyle with a third place finish in the event at the BIG EAST Championships … Also scored team points in the 500 yard freestyle and the 200 yard freestyle … Posted a time of 17:00.48 in the 1650 free at the conference meet, more than 29 seconds faster than she had swam the event earlier in the year at the WVU Invitational … Placed seventh in the ‘A’ final of the 500 free in 5:01.15 and finished 15th in the ‘B’ final of the 200 free with a time of 1:53.71 … Recorded a season-best time of 4:58.44 in the 500 free during the preliminary heats … Top time of the season in the free was 1:52.33 and came in a first place finish against Georgetown, against whom she also notched season-best marks of 53.88 in the 100 yard freestyle and 59.50 in the 100 yard butterfly … Other season-best times came in the 1000 yard freestyle (10:31.79 at Penn State) and the 200 yard butterfly (2:06.93 at the WVU Invitational) … Swam a leg of the first place 400 meter freestyle relay in the season opener at Pittsburgh and the 800 yard freestyle relay at the WVU Invitational.
 
Ridgefield High School: Earned four varsity letters in swimming and was the team MVP her junior and senior seasons … Garnered All-America honors as a sophomore and a senior … Earned FCIAC All-State recognition three straight years from her sophomore through senior seasons … Broke four school records during her scholastic career.
 
Personal: One of four children and the only daughter of John and Kate Turner … Has three brothers: John, Jimmy and Michael … Has volunteered her time with the Special Olympics … Chose to attend Villanova because it had the balance of academic and athletic programs she was looking for … Noted that she loved the focus on community by the student body and the importance of students giving back to the community … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Free
    5'7" 140 lbs
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Free
    0 lbs