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2019-20 Swimming & Diving Roster

Monica Guyett

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown St. Charles, Ill.
  • High School St. Charles North

Biography

Personal Bests

50 free: :24.85 (at House of Champions Invite, 11/16/18)
100 free: :53.74 (at Ohio State Winter Invite, 2/16/20)
200 free: 1:49.66 (at B1G Champs, 2/16/18) 
500 free: 4:51.14 (at Missouri Invitational, 11/16/17) 
1000 free: 10:06.15 (at B1G Champs, 2/17/18) 
1650 free: 16:46.88 (at B1G Champs, 2/17/18)
50 back: 31.27 (at Ohio State Winter Invite, 2/14/20)
100 back: 1:01.97 (vs. Indiana State, 10/13/17)
200 back: 2:09.87 (at Missouri Invitational, 11/19/16)
100 breast: 1:15.28 (at Indiana State, 11/5/16)
100 IM: 1:04.57 (at Iowa/Notre Dame, 1/12/18) 
400 IM: 4:43.05 (at Indiana State, 11/5/16)

Senior - 2019-20

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Swam a personal-best time in the 100 freestyle (53.74) and in the 50 backstroke (31.27)  at the Ohio State Winter Invite
  • Clocked a season-best 25.35 in the 50 freestyle at the Ohio State Winter Invite (2/14/20)

Junior - 2018-19

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Top Illinois swimmer in all three distance freestyle events
  • Swam the team's top 500 freestyle at the House of Champions Invitational (4:54.44)
  • Clocked the fastest 1000 freestyle time on the team at the House of Champions Invitational with a time of 10:09.22
  • Secured the team's best 1650 freestyle time of 16:48.63

Sophomore - 2017-18

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Led the Illini in the 500 freestyle (4:51.14), the 1000 freestyle (10:06.15) and 1650 freestyle (16:46.88), all personal bests
  • Swam the second-fastest 200 freestyle (1:49.66) on the team at the Missouri Invitational, marking a personal best
  • Posted a personal-best time in the 50 free (:25.43) at the Missouri Invitational
  • Came away with the best 100 freestyle time of her career at the Illini Tri Meet, finishing in a time of :54.25
  • Lifetime-best time of 1:01.97 in the 100 backstroke against Indiana State (10/13/17)
  • Swam a career-best 1:04.57 in the 100 IM against Iowa/Notre Dame (1/12/18)
  • Part of the fastest 800 freestyle relay team that posted a time of 7:24.82 at the Missouri Invitational

Freshman - 2016-17

  • Led the Illini in freestyle distance competition all year long
  • Finished with the three best 1000 freestyle times on the season for the Illini, highlighted by a season-best 10:10.11 time which places her tied for sixth on the school's all-time fastest individuals list
  • Held the two quickest times in the 1650 freestyle on the season for the team, headlined by her season-best 16:53.90 showing at the Big Ten Championships (eighth on all-time fastest individuals list)

High School

  • US Open qualifier
  • USA Swimming Junior National qualifier
  • NCSA Junior National qualifier
  • Four-year varsity letter winner in swimming and water polo
  • Four-time UEC All-Conference honoree
  • IHSA Senior Swimmer of the Year nominee
  • Member of 2015 IHSA third place finishing team
  • Personal-best time of 1:49.94 in the 200 freestyle
  • Lifetime-best of 4:49.24 in the 500 freestyle
  • Top time of 10:08.89 in the 1000 freestyle
  • Top mark of 16.38.72 in the 1650 freestyle

Personal

  • Born October 16, 1997
  • Parents are Ed and Therese Guyett
  • Has three sisters, Kalli, Nicole and Audrey
  • Hobbies include reading, watching movies and hanging out with family and friends
  • Lists her biggest thrill in sports as competing and having fun
  • Her biggest role models are her parents

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Free
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Free
  • 2018-19Junior

    Free
  • 2019-20Senior

    Free