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2021-22 Swimming & Diving Roster

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Abigail Cabush

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Sussex, Wis.
  • High School Arrowhead
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Biography

Cabush's Career Best Times
Event College Best Lifetime Best
50 Freestyle                                         23.38 (at House of Champions Invite, 11/18/21)
100 Freestyle                                         50.41 (at House of Champions Invite, 11/20/21)
200 Freestyle                                         1:47.71 (at House of Champions Invite, 11/19/21) *School Record
500 Freestyle                                         4:56.15 (at Big Ten Championships, 2/21/19)
100 Backstroke             57.08 (at Indiana State 10/15/21)  56.37 (at Wisconsin Swimming Short Course Championship 3/4/17)
50 Butterfly             26.75 (at Indiana State, 10/11/18)  26.10 (at WI Lake Fall Great Western Lakes Open, 11/19/16)
100 Butterfly             56.44 (vs Iowa, 1/15/22) 26.10 (at WI Lake Fall Great Western Lakes Open, 11/19/16)

Senior - 2021-22

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Broke her school record in the 200 Freestyle for the second time with a time of 1:47.71
  • Set the ARC Pool record in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:48.68 vs. Nebraska on 1/22/22.
  • Made the C-final in the 200 Freestyle at the Big Ten Championships.
  • Recorded lifetime bests in the 50 freestyle and the 100 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships 2/17-2/19 with times of 23.07 and 50.36, respectively.
  • Was a member of the winning 400 Freestyle Relay team (3:27.85) with teammates Olson, Yetter, and Bludgen on 10/29.
  • Recorded first place finishes in the 100 Freestyle (51.07) and the 200 Freestyle (1:51.07) at Vanderbilt on 10/30/21.
  • Placed first in all her events and relays on 1/15/22 vs Iowa.
  • Placed first in the 500 freestyle (5:02.47) and contributed to a first place finish in the 400 freestyle relay (Bludgen,  Olson, Yetter) at Indiana State on 10/15. 

Junior - 2020-21

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Broke her own school record set on 2/6 (1:47.90) in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:47.80 at the Big Ten Championships on 2/25/21.
  • Clocked a personal best in the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.49 at the Big Ten Championships on 2/24.
  • Contributed to a second-place finish in the 200 medley relay at Purdue on 1/16 with a time of 1:45.81.
  • Placed first in the 200 freestyle (1:51.34) and the 100 freestyle (51.77) at Purdue on 1/16.
  • Earned the Prairie Farms Scholar Athlete of the Week distinction for the week of 11/29-12/3

Sophomore - 2019-20

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • 2020 Oskee Award nominee for Female Spirit Award
  • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
  • Swam a season-best time of 23.86 in the 50 freestyle at the CSCAA National Invitational Championships (3/12)
  • Recorded a personal-best 200 freestyle time of 1:49.06 at the Big Ten Championships (2/21)

Freshman - 2018-19

  • Instant contributor in her first year, pacing all Illini in the 200 freestyle
  • Swam a PR time of 23.75 in the 50 freestyle at the House of Champions Invitational
  • Clocked a PR in the 200 freestyle at the B1G Championships with a time of 1:49.76
  • Personal-best 500 freestyle time of 4:56.15 at the B1G Championships

High School

  • Attended Arrowhead High School
  • Club Team: Lake Country Swim Team
  • USA Swimming Junior National Qualifier

Personal

  • Hometown: Sussex, Wis.
  • Majoring in Bioengineering

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    Free/Fly/Back
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Free/Fly/Back
  • 2020-21Junior

    Free/Fly/Back
  • 2021-22Senior

    Free/Fly/Back