University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2021-22 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
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Chambers, Olivia
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Olivia Chambers
- Position:
- IM
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Mount St. Mary Academy
- Hometown:
- Little Rock, Ark.
Bio
2024-25: First Team All-Conference ... CSC Academic All-District ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team ... MVC Board of Directors and MVC Commissioners' Academic Excellence Awards and MVC Honor Roll ... First in the 400-yard individual medley (4:34.77) at the Huskies (Coyotes) Invite ... Placed 18th in the 500-yard freestyle (4:57.04) and 12th in the 1,650-yard freestyle (17:01.70) at the Hawkeye Invite ... Placed second in the 1,000-yard free (10:49.69) and second in the 400-yard I.M. (4:43.24) against Iowa State ... Placed first in the 400-yard I.M. (4:35.79), first in the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:35.76), and second in the 500-yard freestyle (5:13.14) against Illinois State ... Placed second in the 200-yard I.M. (2:06.62), first in the 200-yard freestyle (1:53.70), and fourth in the 100-yard I.M. (59.68) at the Coyote Invite ... Contributed to a sixth-place finish in the 800-yard freestyle relay (7:23.37), 14th in the 500-yard freestyle (4:56.81), third in the 400-yard I.M. (4:20.70), and tenth in the 1,650-yard freestyle (17.09.45) at the MVC Championships.Â
PARA SWIMMING (S13): 2024 Paralympic gold medalist in the S13 400-meter freestyle with silver medal performances in the SM13 200-meter individual medley and SB13 100-meter breaststroke, and fifth-place finishes in the S13 100-meter butterfly, S13 50-meter freestyle and mixed 4x100-meter freestyle relay ... Won the 400-meter freestyle and 200-meter individual medley, while finishing second in the 50-meter freestyle, 100-meter breaststroke at the 2024 U.S. Paralympic Trials ... Earned six medals at the 2023 Para Swimming World Championships in Manchester, England as a member of the U.S. National Team, claiming silver in the 400-meter free and 200-meter I.M., and bronze in the 100-meter fly, 100-meter breaststroke, 100-meter free and 50-meter free ... three-time U.S. Paralympic Swimming national champion, being named the Swimmer of the Meet of the 2022 national championship meet, and setting her first world records in the S13 1,500-meter freestyle in 2023, as well as the S13 1,500-meter freestyle and S13 800-meter freestyle in 2024 ... Seven-time Para Swimming World Series medalist, winning her first gold medal in the 200-meter IM at the 2023 Para Swimming World Series USA meet in Minneapolis ... Won the 100-meter breaststroke and 200-meter IM at the 2024 Para Swimming World Series USA meet in Indianapolis ... Broke five American records during her first season of para swimming, including the 400-meter IM (5:21.68) at the 2022 USA Swimming Futures Championships in Minneapolis and again at the 2023 BLAST Summer Sizzler (5:12.62), the 200-meter butterfly at the 2023 BLAST Summer Sizzler (2:31.50), the 400-yard IM (4:29.27) at the 2022 Kansas Classic in Topeka, the 200-yard butterfly (2:10.99) at the 2023 Coyote Invite in Sioux Falls, S.D., and the 50-yard backstroke (26.52) and 1,000-yard freestyle (10:20.93) at the 2023 MVC Championships in Iowa City.
2023-24: MVC Most Courageous Award winner ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team ... MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVC Honor Roll ... MVC Swimmer of the Week (1/24/24) ... Scored a third place finish in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:41.65) in the first meet of the season at Iowa, clinching fourth place in the 500-yard freestyle (5:12.52) and eighth in the 200-yard individual medley (2:14.90) ... Won the 500-yard freestyle (5:11.85) and placed second in the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:40.08) and 1,650-yard freestyle (18:22.67) at the Coyote Extravaganza ... Finished in 11th place in the 400-yard individual medley (4:27.77), 13th in the 1,650-yard freestyle (17:20.99) and 18th in the 500-yard freestyle (4:58.42) at the West Virginia Invitational ... Took third-place in the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:48.73) and fourth in the 500-yard freestyle (5:19.65) in home dual vs. Iowa State ... Won both the 400-yard individual medley (4:30.73) and 1,000-yard freestyle (10:29.51), with a second-place effort in the 500-yard freestyle (5:09.00) in road dual at Illinois State ... Second-place in the 200-yard freestyle (1:53.83), eighth in the 100-yard individual medley (1:00.65) and 12th in the 50-yard freestyle (24.70) ... Finished in 12th place in the 1,650-yard freestyle (17:11.46), 13th place in the 400-yard individual medley (4:29.11) and 19th in the 500-yard freestyle (5:01.90) at the MVC Championships.
2022-23: All-MVC Honorable Mention ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team ... MVC Swimmer of the Week (12/21/22) ... MVC Honor Roll ... Finished the season ranked in the top-ten in four events in school history (500, 1,000, 1,650 free and 400 IM) ... Opened the season placing second in the 200 IM (2:14.01) and 3rd in the 400 IM (4:36.10) at the MVC Showcase ... Won the 400 IM (4:37.38) and 500 free (5:11.88) at the Coyote Extravaganza, while also finishing 2nd in the 1650 free (18:06.85) ... Set the Para Swimming S13 American Record in the 400 IM at the Kansas Classic in 17th place, while also finishing 8th in the 1650 free (17:21.74) ... 2nd in the 200 free at the Coyote Invitational (1:58.07), while also earning 4th in the 200 IM (2:11.62) ... Made the podium in the 1650 free at the MVC Championships with a career-best time of 17:10.48 in 7th place, swimming 6 personal-bests during the meet.
2021-22: Placed second in her first meet as a Panther against the University of Iowa in the 1000 free (10:53.80)…Recorded her first, first place finish against Valparaiso in the 400 IM (4:42.17)…Placed first in the 1650 free at the Coyote Extravaganza (18:28.14)…Swam three personal bests at the 2022 MVC Championship meet in Iowa City including the 400 IM (4:33.53), 1650 free (17:24.98), and 500 free (5:03.70)…Also competed in the 200 medley relay, 800 free relay, and the 400 free relay in the MVC Championships ... earned a spot on the MVC Honor Roll for a GPA of 3.2 or higher.
BEFORE UNI: Swam at Mount St. Mary Academy for Coach Carl Auel ... named the Arkansas Outstanding Distance Swimmer of the Year.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Alison and Brad Chambers ... two siblings, Mason and Emerson ... majoring in biology.
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PARA SWIMMING (S13): 2024 Paralympic gold medalist in the S13 400-meter freestyle with silver medal performances in the SM13 200-meter individual medley and SB13 100-meter breaststroke, and fifth-place finishes in the S13 100-meter butterfly, S13 50-meter freestyle and mixed 4x100-meter freestyle relay ... Won the 400-meter freestyle and 200-meter individual medley, while finishing second in the 50-meter freestyle, 100-meter breaststroke at the 2024 U.S. Paralympic Trials ... Earned six medals at the 2023 Para Swimming World Championships in Manchester, England as a member of the U.S. National Team, claiming silver in the 400-meter free and 200-meter I.M., and bronze in the 100-meter fly, 100-meter breaststroke, 100-meter free and 50-meter free ... three-time U.S. Paralympic Swimming national champion, being named the Swimmer of the Meet of the 2022 national championship meet, and setting her first world records in the S13 1,500-meter freestyle in 2023, as well as the S13 1,500-meter freestyle and S13 800-meter freestyle in 2024 ... Seven-time Para Swimming World Series medalist, winning her first gold medal in the 200-meter IM at the 2023 Para Swimming World Series USA meet in Minneapolis ... Won the 100-meter breaststroke and 200-meter IM at the 2024 Para Swimming World Series USA meet in Indianapolis ... Broke five American records during her first season of para swimming, including the 400-meter IM (5:21.68) at the 2022 USA Swimming Futures Championships in Minneapolis and again at the 2023 BLAST Summer Sizzler (5:12.62), the 200-meter butterfly at the 2023 BLAST Summer Sizzler (2:31.50), the 400-yard IM (4:29.27) at the 2022 Kansas Classic in Topeka, the 200-yard butterfly (2:10.99) at the 2023 Coyote Invite in Sioux Falls, S.D., and the 50-yard backstroke (26.52) and 1,000-yard freestyle (10:20.93) at the 2023 MVC Championships in Iowa City.
2023-24: MVC Most Courageous Award winner ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team ... MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVC Honor Roll ... MVC Swimmer of the Week (1/24/24) ... Scored a third place finish in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:41.65) in the first meet of the season at Iowa, clinching fourth place in the 500-yard freestyle (5:12.52) and eighth in the 200-yard individual medley (2:14.90) ... Won the 500-yard freestyle (5:11.85) and placed second in the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:40.08) and 1,650-yard freestyle (18:22.67) at the Coyote Extravaganza ... Finished in 11th place in the 400-yard individual medley (4:27.77), 13th in the 1,650-yard freestyle (17:20.99) and 18th in the 500-yard freestyle (4:58.42) at the West Virginia Invitational ... Took third-place in the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:48.73) and fourth in the 500-yard freestyle (5:19.65) in home dual vs. Iowa State ... Won both the 400-yard individual medley (4:30.73) and 1,000-yard freestyle (10:29.51), with a second-place effort in the 500-yard freestyle (5:09.00) in road dual at Illinois State ... Second-place in the 200-yard freestyle (1:53.83), eighth in the 100-yard individual medley (1:00.65) and 12th in the 50-yard freestyle (24.70) ... Finished in 12th place in the 1,650-yard freestyle (17:11.46), 13th place in the 400-yard individual medley (4:29.11) and 19th in the 500-yard freestyle (5:01.90) at the MVC Championships.
2022-23: All-MVC Honorable Mention ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team ... MVC Swimmer of the Week (12/21/22) ... MVC Honor Roll ... Finished the season ranked in the top-ten in four events in school history (500, 1,000, 1,650 free and 400 IM) ... Opened the season placing second in the 200 IM (2:14.01) and 3rd in the 400 IM (4:36.10) at the MVC Showcase ... Won the 400 IM (4:37.38) and 500 free (5:11.88) at the Coyote Extravaganza, while also finishing 2nd in the 1650 free (18:06.85) ... Set the Para Swimming S13 American Record in the 400 IM at the Kansas Classic in 17th place, while also finishing 8th in the 1650 free (17:21.74) ... 2nd in the 200 free at the Coyote Invitational (1:58.07), while also earning 4th in the 200 IM (2:11.62) ... Made the podium in the 1650 free at the MVC Championships with a career-best time of 17:10.48 in 7th place, swimming 6 personal-bests during the meet.
2021-22: Placed second in her first meet as a Panther against the University of Iowa in the 1000 free (10:53.80)…Recorded her first, first place finish against Valparaiso in the 400 IM (4:42.17)…Placed first in the 1650 free at the Coyote Extravaganza (18:28.14)…Swam three personal bests at the 2022 MVC Championship meet in Iowa City including the 400 IM (4:33.53), 1650 free (17:24.98), and 500 free (5:03.70)…Also competed in the 200 medley relay, 800 free relay, and the 400 free relay in the MVC Championships ... earned a spot on the MVC Honor Roll for a GPA of 3.2 or higher.
BEFORE UNI: Swam at Mount St. Mary Academy for Coach Carl Auel ... named the Arkansas Outstanding Distance Swimmer of the Year.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Alison and Brad Chambers ... two siblings, Mason and Emerson ... majoring in biology.
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COLLEGIATE BEST TIMES (Yards)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
| 50 Freestyle | 24.70 | Coyote Invite (Feb. 2, 2024) |
| 100 Freestyle | 54.40 | MVC Championships (Feb. 18, 2023) |
| 200 Freestyle | 1:53.78 | MVC Championships (Feb. 15, 2023) |
| 500 Freestyle | 4:58.42 | West Virginia Invitational (Nov. 16, 2023) |
| 1000 Freestyle | 10:19.74 | MVC Championships (Feb. 24, 2024) |
| 1650 Freestyle | 17:10.48 | MVC Championships (Feb. 18, 2023) |
| 50 Backstroke | 26.53 | MVC Championships (Feb. 15, 2023) |
| 100 Backstroke | 1:01.81 | vs. Iowa State (Oct. 9, 2021) |
| 200 Backstroke | 2:11.39 | Kansas Classic (Nov. 20, 2022) |
| 50 Breaststroke | 33.84 | vs. Valparaiso (Oct. 29, 2021) |
| 200 Butterfly | 2:08.61 | West Virginia Invitational (Nov. 18, 2023) |
| 100 IM | 1:00.65 | Coyote Invite (Feb. 3, 2024) |
| 200 IM | 2:11.62 | Coyote Invitational (Feb. 3, 2023) |
| 400 IM | 4:29.2711 | MVC Championships (Feb. 23, 2024) |
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