2016-17 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Olivia Knowles
- Position:
- Breaststroke/IM/Sprint Freestyle
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Dubuque Senior
- Hometown:
- Dubuque, Iowa
2017-18: MVC Scholar Athlete…..Top 50 free time was at the Kansas Classic, timing in at 24.82….Top 100 breast time was a 1:06.44 (MVC Championships)…Competed in the 200 IM against Sioux Falls, swimming a 2:19.62 for fourth place….Top finish in the 200 breast was a first place finish against Sioux Falls, swimming a 2:29.99
2016-17: Competed in the 50 freestyle at MVC Championships, timing in at 24.49 (2/15-2/18)….Swam a time of 1:05.28 in the 100 breaststroke….Timed in at 2:25.90 in the 200 breaststroke....Swam to a time of 24.87 in the 50 freestyle at the Big Challenge (11/18-11/20)....Competed in the 200 breaststroke, swimming a 2:26.74 (11/18-11/20)....Season best time in the 100 breaststroke, swimming a 1:06.08 at the UNO Invite (12/1-12/3)....Timed in at 2:15.47 in the 200 IM against South Dakota State (11/11).....Swam in the 100 IM to a time of 1:01.71 (12/1-12/3)
2015-16: Named to the Scholar-Athlete Team….Named to the Honorable Mention Team….Top-8 finish in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:26.95 (2/20).....Top-8 finish in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:05.58 (2/19)....Swam a 1:09.08 in the 100 Breaststroke (1/23)….Second place in the 200 IM with a time of 2:20.97 and competed with Mariah Holmes, Bailey Moulden and Taylor Ostrowski for a time of 4:22.59 in the 400 Medley Relay (1/16)…Fourth place in the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 1:08.61 and in the 200 Breaststroke with a time of 2:29.31 (1/15)…..Swam a time of 2:26.76 in the 200 Breaststroke and a 25.15 in the 50 Freestyle. Also competed in the 100 Freestyle with a time of 55.61 and in the 200 Breaststroke a time of 2:26.02 (12/4-6)…Competed in the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 1:06.89 and a 200 IM time of 2:16.97 (11/20)….Third place in the 200 Breaststroke with a time of 2:33.37 and fourth place in the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 1:09.32 (11/14)….Fourth place in the 50 Freestyle with time of 25.2 (11/5)…Competed with Sierra Sachtjen, Kelsey Ostrowski and Abby Meyer for a time of 1:55 in the 200 Medley Relay and a time of 2:31.75 in the 200 Breaststroke (10/30)….Second place finish in the 200 Medley Relay with Madison Rinaldi, Crystal Florman and Molly Lembezeder for a time of 1:49.18 and swam into a time of 1:10.55 in the 100 Breaststroke. Competed in the 200 Breaststroke with a time of 2:33.05 (10/23)…Swam a time of 1:18.07 in the 100 Backstroke and a time of 2:51.37 in the 200 Breaststroke. Also competed in the 200 IM with a time of 2:37.27 (10/22)
High School: Senior year Team Captain…2013 All-State & All-Academic Selection… 200 Medley Relay & Freestyle Relay School Record Holder… 4-year State Qualifier…4-year letterwinner… First team All-Conference (2012, 2013)... 8th place at State in the 100 breaststroke (2013)
Personal: Born Aug. 31, 1995, in Dubuque, Iowa… Daughter of Mike and Vickie Knowles… Has two brothers, Grant (16) and Garrett (13)… Majoring in Biology… Hobbies include spending time with friends and family and watching Netflix.
Getting to Know Olivia
Favorite Movie: The Last Song
Favorite Song: A Thousand Miles - Vanessa Carlton
Favorite Book: 13 Reasons Why
Best Sports Memory: "Meeting best friends and competing at the state swim meet four years!"
