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University of Illinois Athletics

2016-17 Swimming & Diving Roster

Gabrielle Bethke

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Champaign, Ill.
  • High School Henry M. Gunn H.S.

Biography

Personal Bests

50 free: 23.29
100 free: 50.43
200 free: 1:52.82
100 breast: 1:03.71
50 fly: 26.35
100 fly: 55.46
100 IM: 1:00.71

Junior - 2016-17

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Swam the second-fastest 50 freestyle on the season for the Illini with a time of :23.38, which places her seventh on the all-time fastest individuals list
  • Part of the fastest 400 freestyle relay team on the season that posted a time of 3:21.29, good for second all time in school history
  • Helped post the second-fastest 200 medley relay time in school history with a time of 1:40.81 at the Big Ten Championships
  • Posted the third-fastest 100 breaststroke time on the season (1:03.71)
  • Part of the top 200 freestyle relay team that posted a time of 1:32.76 at the Big Ten Championships

Sophomore - 2015-16

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Posted a personal-best time of 23.29 in the 50 free to rank as the fifth-fastest individual on the all-time list
  • Recorded the four fastest marks in the 100 free for the Illini on the season; top time of 50.43 makes her the fourth-fastest individual on the all-time list
  • Became the sixth-fastest individual on the all-time 100 IM list (1:00.71)
  • Part of the 200 free relay team that posted a season-best time of 1:32.41 for the ninth-fastest time in program history
  • Swam the opening leg for the school record-setting 400 free relay team (3.21.08)
  • Part of the 400 medley relay unit that posted the third-fastest time in program history of 3:42.47

Freshman - 2014-15

  • Set personal bests in the 50 free (:23.87) and 100 free (:51.20) at the Big Ten Championships
  • Part of season-best 400 free relay (3:22.32) at the Big Ten Championships
  • Part of school-record 200 medley relay (1:39.81) at the Big Ten Championships

High School

  • Earned a total of seven varsity letters at Henry M. Gunn High School, four in swimming and three in water polo
  • Three-time CCS qualifier, competing in 2011, 2012 and 2013
  • Member of 2012 & 2013 CCF League Champions
  • NSCA Junior National Qualifier
  • Three-time NISCA High School All-American, twice in 200 freestyle relay and once in 400 freestyle relay
  • Two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
  • Named to the all-league water polo first team in 2014
  • Member of 2014 water polo CCS finalist team
  • Received AP Scholar Award
  • Earned NCSA Academic All-American honors

Personal

  • Born October 18, 1995
  • Parents are Craig and Abigail Bethke
  • Majoring in engineering
  • Hobbies include scuba diving and traveling
  • Biggest thrill in sports comes from swimming in exciting relays
  • Plans to help save the environment following graduation
  • Her mom most influenced her athletic career by supporting her but not pushing her

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Free/Fly
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Free/Fly
  • 2016-17Junior

    Free/Fly