Top Times:
50 Free - 23.25 (2/22/18 at the BIG EAST Championships)
100 Free - 50.65 (2/24/18 at the BIG EAST Championships)
200 Free - 1:52.27 (2/23/18 at the BIG EAST Championships)
50 Breast - 34.23 (10/24/15 at La Salle)
100 Breast: 1:04.88 (2/22/19 BIG EAST Championships)
200 Breast - 2:26.28 (2015 Big Al)
200 Free Relay: 1:31.19 (2/21/19 BIG EAST Championships)
2018-19: In her senior year, Cheruk competed in 10 different events, primarily in the freestyle. At the 2019 BIG EAST Championships she swam in four events. At the championships she recorded a new best in the 100-yard breaststroke. She clocked in at 1:04.88 and bested her previous time of 1:06.60 set in 2015. Cheruk also captured many of her season top times at the championships. She recorded a season best in the 50-free (23.29), 100-free (50.77) and 200-free relay (1:31.19). Her time in the 100-free placed her sixth overall in the BE. In the relay, with teammates Fabbri, Routledge and Wilson they earned a first-place finish. Cheruk was also named to the All-BIG EAST Team for her performance in the 200-freestyle relay at the championships.
2017-18: Competed in five events at the BIG EAST Championships.Cheruk broke a Villanova record in the 400 freestyle relay with teammates Goodwin, Wilson and Fabbri. They recorded a time of 3.18.51 in the 2018 BE Championships (2/24). She swam in a total of 11 events in 13 competitions and recorded new personal bests in the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyles and in the 100-yard backstroke. In the 50 free she clocked a time of 23.35 and 50.65 in the 100 free and a 1:04.71 in the 100-yard backstroke. She primarily competed in the individual and freestyle relay.
2016-17: Swam in three events at the BIG EAST Championships…Had a lifetime-best time of 23.77 in the 50-yard freestyle at the BIG EAST Championships…Also recorded a lifetime-best time in the 100-yard freestyle, touching the wall at 51.43…Improved her season-best time in the 100-yard backstroke, clocking in at 1:08.44…Primarily competed in the freestyle and breaststroke events during the season.
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2015-16: Swam in 10 meets on the year...Primarily in the 50 free, 100 free, 100 and 200 breast...Holds the sixth best 100 breast time of the season at 1:06.60...Holds the best 10th best freestyle time of the season at 51.92 at the Big Al Open on Dec. 6, 2015.Â
Westhill: Earned one varsity letter in swimming under head coach Rick Lewis…Connecticut scholar athlete, USA scholar athlete, and Scholastic All-American…Personal best high school times of 24.30 in the 50 free, 51.90 in 100 free, and 1:53.70 in the 200 free…National Honor Society, National Spanish Honors, Merit Scholar, and Wellesley Book Award.
Personal: Born March 10, 1997 in New York City…Daughter of Walt and Suzanne…Has a younger brother Noah…Environmental science major…Danced tap, jazz, and ballet for 15 years…She enjoys dancing in her free time…Chose to attend Villanova for its combination of academics and athletics.
