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2007-08 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Marissa Clapp

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Danville, Ill.
  • High School Bismarck Henning High School

Biography

2007-08 - Participated in the 200 breast and 200 IM at the U.S. Open meet over the summer ... Racked up 15 first-place finishes on the season ... Won seven out of eight races in the 200 breast during dual meets ... Achieved NCAA "B" time standards in two individual events (200 breast and 400 IM) ... Won three event titles against Nebraska in the 100 (1:05.72) and 200 (2:18.65) breast, and 200 IM (2:05.15) ... Had victories in the 200 breast and 200 IM against Oakland ... Won the 200 breast and 200 IM against Michigan State ... Took the 200 IM title (2:04.23) at the Mizzou Dual meet ... Set a pool record against Illinois State in the 200 breast (2:19.00) and won the 200 fly ... Had three top-five finishes at the Ohio State Invitational ... Swam to fourth place in the 200 breast (2:17.92) at the Notre Dame Invitational ... Had victories in the 200 IM and 200 breast at Iowa ... Became the fifth-fastest individual in the 200 IM (2:03.62) and third-fastest individual in the 400 IM (4:20.14) in school history at the Big Ten Championships ... Received CSCAA 2007-08 Honorable Mention Academic All-American Honors ... Selected to the Academic All-Big Ten Team ... Earned the team's Athlete of the Year Award.

2006-07 - Qualified for the U.S. Senior National Championships in the 200 breast ... Achieved NCAA "B" time standards in two individual events (200 breast and 200 IM) ... Scored in two individual events at the Big Ten Championships, taking 14th in the 200 IM and 15th in the 200 breast ... The 200 IM time of 2:03.26 ranks as the fourth-fastest performance all-time at Illinois ... Also was a member of the 400 medley relay at the Big Ten Championships ... Finished the year ranked third in the 200 breast (2:17.24) and 400 IM (4:23.42), fourth in the 200 IM (2:03.26), and eighth in the 50 breast (30.73) and 100 breast (1:05.02) in school history ... Went undefeated in the 200 breast in dual meets ... Racked up 15 first-place finishes on the season, sweeping her events at Michigan State, Illinois State and Scots Collegiate Invitational ... Set two pool records at Illinois State, one in the 200 breast and the other in the 200 IM ... Made the championship final in three individual events at the Texas A&M Reveille Invitational, finishing sixth in the 200 IM, eighth in the 400 IM and fourth in the 200 breast ... Named Big Ten Swimmer of the Week (10/24/06) ... Received CSCAA 2006-07 Honorable Mention Academic All-American Honors ... Selected to the Academic All-Big Ten Team.

2005-2006 - As a freshman, posted five top times that landed in the school record book ... Qualified for the U.S. Open at the USA Swimming Spring Championships, where she placed 35th in the 400 IM preliminaries ... Made an impressive statement in her debut meet when she captured first place in the 200 IM and second place in the 200 breast at Kentucky ... Collected seven first-place finishes ... Finished seventh in the 100 breast and fifth in the 200 breast at the Big Ten Quad meets ... Top time (2:17.40) in the 200 breast came at the Big Ten prelims, placing 63rd in the nation among top college swimmers and earning an NCAA "B" cut time ... Finished sixth in the 200 breast at the Big Ten Championships ... Named to the 2005-06 USA Swimming Scholastic All-American Team and CSCAA 2005-06 Academic Honorable Mention All-American Team ... Selected as Newcomer of the Year by teammates ... Earned a 2006 George Huff Award.

High School - A talented three-sport athlete, competed in cross country, track and field and swimming her senior year ... State qualifier in swimming and track and field during her senior year ... Set four club team records in 2005.

Personal - Born July 20, 1987 ... Parents are David and Lisa Clapp ... Has three younger siblings, Brian (17) and twins, Kevin (6) and Kelsie (6) ... Father played baseball at Illinois, earning a letter in 1979 ... Majoring in kinesiology ... Hobbies include badminton, golf and skydiving. ... Names her biggest thrill in sports as swimming in the championship heat of the 200 breast her freshman year at the Big Ten Championships.

Historical Player Information

  • 2006-07Junior

    IM/Breast/Back
  • 2007-08Junior

    IM/Breast/Back