2017-18 Women's Swimming Roster

Grace Connelly

  • Position Freestyle
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Grants Pass, Ore.

Biography

College Career Personal Best


  • 50 Yard Freestyle - 27.78 (UPS Sprint Pentathlon)
  • 50 Yard Backstroke - 29.96 (NW Championships)
  • 100 Yard Freestyle - 57.52 (NW Championships)
  • 100 Yard Backstroke - 1:04.63 (NW Championships)
  • 100 Yard IM - 1:07.84 (UPS Sprint Pentathlon)
  • 200 Yard Freestyle - 2:04.35 (NW Championships)
  • 200 Yard Backstroke - 2:20.68 (NW Championships)
  • 500 Yard Freestyle - 5:47.62 (Whitman vs Pacific Dual)

 
High School


  • Swam at Grants Pass High School for four years
  • Swam under head coach Marlo Manzanares
  • Played two years of tennis
  • Played tennis under head coach Rebecca Clark
  • Named MVP freshman and sophomore year
  • Was swim team captain senior year
 

Personal


  • Daughter of Teresa and Victor Connelly
  • Has one sibling
 

Getting to Know Grace


  • Favorite Movie: Anne of Green Gables
  • Favorite bands: Hall & Oates and Oasis
  • Favorite TV Show: 30 Rock
  • Favorite Book: Beloved by Toni Morrison
  • Favorite Food: Mac and Cheese and Falafel
  • Hobbies & Activities: Hiking, likes to Pet Dogs, and swimming
  • Other Pacific Activities/Clubs: Orchestra, RHA, and SEA
  • Career Ambition: Physical Therapist in the U.S. Navy
  • Volunteer Activities: Coached for Special Olympics and Adaptive Swimming
  • Best Athletic Moment: Breaking her High Schools 200 free record