Bolger's Career Best Times

Senior - 2021-22

• Academic All Big Ten
• Made her first appearance in the 100 breaststroke at Indiana State with a time of 1:10.54
• Swam a season-best time of 1:06.59 in the 100 breaststroke at the Big Ten Championships on 2/18
• Clocked a season-best time of 53.71 in the 100 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships on 2/19.

Junior - 2020-21

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Swam three personal bests in the Big Ten Championships Time Trials in the 50 Freestyle (24.32), the 100 Freestyle (53.06), and the 100 Breaststroke (1:05.11).
• Was a member of a second place 200 Medley Relay team on 1/16 versus Purdue.
• Contributed to a first place finish in the 200 Medley Relay on 1/23 versus Nebraska.

Sophomore - 2019-20

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Season-best time of 25.01 in the 50 freestyle, placing seventh in the event at Nebraska (1/25)
• Season-high time of 53.64 in the 100 freestyle prelims at the Big Ten Championships (2/22)

Freshman - 2018-19

• Swam PR time of 24.34 at Purdue's Last Chance Meet on March 2
• Personal-best time of 1:55.32 in the 200 freestyle at the B1G Championships
• Put together a season-best 53.10 100 freestyle time at the B1G Championships
• Part of Illinois' third-fastest 200 freestyle relay team on the season

High School

• Attended William Fremd High School
• NCSA Junior National Qualifier
• IHSA State Qualifier in 100 free, medley relay, 200 free relay, 400 free relay
• Club Team: Palatine Park District

Personal

• Born May 5, 2000
• Hometown: Palatine, Ill.
• Majoring in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
• Parents are Jennifer and Kevin Bolger
• Has one younger brother, Colin
• Biggest thrill in sports is "cheering for my teammates in a relay"
• Lists her mom as her biggest role model