Villanova Univeristy Athletics

PERSONAL BESTS

200 Free (1:52.49)

500 Free (4:55.06)

1650 Free (17:05.23)

100 Fly (55.83)

Villanova Career: Program’s 10^th fastest performer in the 100 IM (1:00.61) … Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team in 2021-22.
 
2024-25: Season bests in the 200 Free (1:52.49), 500 Free (4:59.80), 1650 Free (17:08.41) and 100 Fly (58.69); Florida State (1/8): Finished fourth in the 1000 Free (10:33.25); WVU Invitational (11/22): Finished eighth in the 1650 Free (17:15.72) … Made the B final in the 500 Free, finishing 13^th (4:59.96); La Salle (11/8): Touched third in the 500 Free (5:11.45).
 
2023-24: Posted season bests in the 200 Free (1:56.45), 500 Free (5:02.77), 1650 Free (17:19.02) and 100 Fly (58.03) before season was cut short due to injury; La Salle (11/4): Part of a 1-2-3 Villanova sweep in the 500 Free, touching third in 5:12.77.
 
2022-23: BIG EAST Championships (2/22-25): Reset personal bests at the conference meet in the 500 Free (4:55.06) and the 1650 Free (17:05.23); La Salle (11/22): Landed a pair of third-place finishes in the 1000 Free (10:35.16) and 100 Fly (58.15); Penn (11/9): Swam a 56.42 third leg in the B team’s second place 400 Free Relay (3:46.36); Georgetown (10/29): Swam second (55.07) for the B team in the 400 Free Relay with a third-place finish (3:40.34).
 
2021-22: WVU Invitational (11/18-11/20): Appeared in the B-final for the 500 Free, finishing 13^th with a 5:07.22 time; Penn (11/10): Finished fourth in the 500 Free (5:11.30) and fifth in the 1000 Free (10:37.71) … Swam second leg for the 400 Free Relay team that finished third (3:47.24); Georgetown (10/30): Was fourth in the 100 Fly, touching in 59.35 … Placed fifth in the 1000 Free in 10:44.49; UCONN (10/16): Finished fourth in the 500 Free in 5:12.93.

Moravian Academy: Earned two varsity letters in swimming as a junior and a senior … Was a two-time All-American during her scholastic career … Pennsylvania state silver medalist in the 500 free and the 100 fly … Won District XI titles in the 100 fly and the 500 free while swimming legs of district champion realys in the 200 medley relay and the 400 free relay … Named the District XI Dennis A. McGinley Girls’ Swimmer of the Meet … Holds school records in the 100 fly (55.83), the 100 back (1:01.77) and the 200 IM (2:11.41) … Her time in the 100 fly also stands as the District XI record … Part of lineups that set school records in the 200 medley relay (1:51.66) and the 400 free relay (3:41.01) … Set Wilson Pool records in the 200 IM, the 100 fly, the 500 free and the 200 free … Also part of Wilson Pool records in the 200 medley relay and the 200 free relay … Two-time winner of the Presidential Education Award as a junior and a senior … Four-time participant in the National French Contest all four years of high school … Winner of the Service to the School Award her senior year.
 
Personal: Born 4/20/03 in Bethlehem, Pa. … Oldest of four children of Julian and Tjasa Ritchey … Has three younger siblings: Zander (16), Oliver (14) and Sawyer (9) … Both parents were collegiate swimmers at Denison … Enjoys photography, yoga, hiking, volunteering and spending her spare time with family and friends … Chose to attend Villanova for its top-tier academics and athletics as well as the family-like atmosphere of the swim team and the school community … Plans to major in Biology.