Secondary Concentration: African American Studies
Top Collegiate Times
50-Yard Freestyle: 23.65 (12/3/21)
100-Yard Freestyle: 53.01 (12/7/19)
50-Yard Backstroke: 25.91 (12/1/21)
100-Yard Backstroke: 56.30 (12/2/21)
200-Yard Backstroke: 2:04.92 (12/4/21)
100-Yard Butterfly: 55.52 (1/29/23)
2022-23 (Senior)
Set a personal record in the 100 fly (55.52) at the annual HYP meet ... Posted the team's third-best 50-free time of the season vs. Yale and Princeton (23.80) ... Top 100-free time came at Dartmouth with Cornell (54.17) ... Swam a season-best 56.51 in the 100 back at the HYP meet ... Set a season best in the 200 back with a time of 2:05.12 at the Minnesota Invitational ... Competed in the 200 and 400 free and medley relays.
2021-22 (Junior)
Swam season-best times of 23.65 in the 50 freestyle, 54.02 in the 100 free, 25.91 in the 50 back, 56.30 in the 100 back, 2:04.92 in the 200 back, and 56.58 in the 100 butterfly … Also competed in the 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 200 medley relay, and 400 medely relay … Helped the Crimson win the 2022 Ivy League title.
2020-21 (Sophomore)
Season canceled due to COVID-19.
2019-20 (First-Year)
Posted as season-best time of 23.75 to place 13th in the 50-yard freestyle at the annual H-Y-P meet ... Finished fourth in the 100-yard backstroke against Penn with a time of 57.54 ... Competed in the 100-yard backstroke and freestyle against Brown, posting times of 57.78 and 57.33, respectively .... Competed in four events at the Minnesota Invitational, registering season-bests in the 100-yard backstroke (57.14), 50-yard butterfly (26.50) and 100-yard butterfly (56.58).
Before Harvard
Illinois Swimming and Diving Association’s Senior Swimmer of the Year in 2019 … Metro Conference Senior Swimmer of the Year in 2018 … Nine-time Illinois state champion from 2016-19 … 15-time Illinois state finalist (2016-19) … Named team captain in her senior campaign … Won the “Ideal Bead” Award in 2017 and 2018, and the Carol Schalz MVP Award in 2018, while at Rosary … Led the Beads to an undefeated dual-meet record in her four seasons … Helped the team to three state titles … Owns four school records … Two-time National Swim Club Association (NCSA) finalist and two-time NCSA champion … Swam for Dekalb County Swim Team (2007-16) and Academy Bullets Swim Club (2016-19) … Earned the Certificate of Academic Achievement from 2015-19, for earning a 4.00 GPA for consecutive semesters) … Named an AP Scholar, National Commended Scholar, Scholar-Athlete (2015-19) and Math Team Illinois State Qualifier (2015-18) … Won the Yearbook Excellence Award (2018-19) and Cum Laude National Latin Exam Award … Earned a spot on the Honor Roll (2015-19) … Sister, Angelina ‘20, played on the Harvard women’s tennis team … Brother, Allen, played tennis at Case Western Reserve and graduated in 2009 … Daughter of Zhuan Ye and Mei Chen.
