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2015-16 Swimming & Diving Roster

Hollie Smith

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Pickering, Ontario
  • High School Dunbarton

Biography

Senior - 2015-16

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Owned the fifth-fastest season mark for the Illini in the 50 breast (31.10)
  • Posted a pair of top-10 season times for Illinois in the 100 breast, including a reading of 1:03.89

Junior - 2014-15

  • Academic All-Big Ten honoree
  • Season best in the 100 breast (1:04.36) at the Missouri Invite; third-fastest individual mark for Illinois on the season
  • Posted Illinois’ fifth-fastest individual time in the 200 breast with a mark of 2:21.55 at the Missouri Invitational

Sophomore - 2013-14

  • Finished the 2013-14 season ranked sixth all-time in the 100 breast after recording a personal-best 1:03.97 at the Big Ten Championships
  • Set personal bests in 50 free (:24.98) and 200 breast (2:20.33) at the Big Ten Championships
  • Finished second in both the 100 breast (1:08.64) and 200 breast (2:29.42) at the Southern Illinois, Olivet Nazarene Dual Meet

Freshman - 2012-13

  • Posted a career best in the 100 breast (1:05.47) at the Big Ten Championships
  • Posted a career best in the 200 breast (2:23.18) at the Big Ten Championships
  • Posted a career best in the 50 free (:26.50) at the TYR Invitational

High School

  • Member of the Pickering Swim Club provincial and national qualifying team
  • In 2012, she qualified for the Olympic Trials of Canada
  • Four-year honor roll member

Personal

  • Born on December 31, 1994
  • Parents are Jon and Laurie Smith
  • Has a younger sister, Amy
  • Lists her favorite athlete as swimmer Annamay Pierse
  • Plans to teach abroad when she is done with school

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

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  • 2013-14Sophomore

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  • 2014-15Junior

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  • 2015-16Senior

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