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2014-15 Swimming Roster

Jenna Ballinger

Jenna Ballinger

  • Position:
    Free/Back
  • Height:
    0-0
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Lexington, Ky.

Summary

Biography

2014-15 Top Times:

50 Free- 24.64- 2015 CCSA Championship
100 Free- 53.90- 2015 CCSA Championship Time Trail
200 Free- 2:00.26- 2014 Wingate Fall Frenzy
500 Free- 5:42.98- 2014 Wingate Fall Frenzy
100 Back- 58.51- 2015 CCSA Championship
200 Back- 2:18.08- 2014 CCSA Championship

2012-13 at Gardner-Webb: Two-time individual finalist at 2013 CCSA Championships … Anchored the fifth place 400 medley relay team (3:47.69) at CCSA's, bringing the relay home with a season best split time of 51.68 … Recorded an eighth place individual finish at CCSA's in the 200 back, achieving a season best time during finals (2:03.60) … Part of the sixth place 800 free relay quartet that finished in 7:36.79 at CCSA Championships, recording a split time of 1:54.97 in the event … Placed 12th in the 200 free at CCSA Championships, finishing finals with a season best time of 1:52.62 … Member of the 400 free relay that placed sixth at CCSA's, splitting 52.91 for her third Top 8 relay finish of the meet … Led GWU in the 100 free at the Conference Championship meet, racing to a season best time of 52.72 during prelims … Anchored the first place 400 free relay in the dual meet win over Davidson, splitting 53.95 … Also finished second in the 1,000 free (10:43.87) and the 500 free (5:16.07) to help knock off the Wildcats … Member of the 2012-13 CCSA All-Academic Team.

2011-12 at Gardner-Webb: Seven-time finalist at 2012 CCSA Championships ... Earned All-CCSA honors with a 2nd place finish in the 200 free (1:50.91) at 2012 CCSA Championships ... Established a new personal best with a 5th place showing in the 200 back at 2012 CCSA Championships (2:03.14) ... Achieved a personal best time of 51.75 in the 100 free at 2012 CCSA Championships (11th) ... Led off GWU's 4th place 400 free relay team which timed in at 3:28.93 ... Anchored the Runnin' Bulldogs' 4th place 400 medley relay team (3:47.67) at 2012 CCSA Championships ... Led off the 4th place 800 free relay team, helping the team record a season best time of 7:35.95 ... Led off GWU's 5th place 400 free relay team (3:28.93) at the end-of-year Conference meet ... Won the 200 back (2:11.18) in the dual meet vs. Queens College ... Won the 200 back vs. Campbell ... Won the 500 free (5:20.55) vs. College of Charleston ... Led off the 1st place 800 free relay at the Wingate Fall Frenzy ... Won the 200 free (1:52.78) at the Wingate Fall Frenzy ... Took 4th in the 100 back (59.25) at the Wingate Fall Frenzy ... Led off the 2nd place 400 free relay (3:31.20) at the Wingate Fall Frenzy ... Moved up in finals to finish 2nd in the 100 free (52.45) at the Wingate Fall Frenzy ... Took 2nd in the 200 back (2:06.22) at the Wingate Fall Frenzy ... Anchored the winning 400 medley relay (3:55.43) at the Wingate Fall Frenzy ... Member of the 2012 CCSA All-Academic Team.

High School/Club: Swam for Paul Laurence Dunbar H.S. (Lexington, KY) under coach Eddie Clement ... First-team all-region ... Team MVP ... Team Captain ... Regional champion in the 200 fr ... Part of All-American-consideration 200 and 400 fr relay teams for Dunbar ... Academic All-America ... Also competed for Highbridge Aquatics under coach Chris Fugmann.

Personal: Born November 15, 1992 in Lexington, KY ... Daughter of Greg and Cindy Ballinger ... Brother Chase (22) plays baseball at Georgetown College (Georgetown, KY) ... Majoring in Graphic Design.

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