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2018-19 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Marissa Purdum

  • Position Sprint Free
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Burlington Community
  • Hometown Burlington, Iowa

Biography

CAREER BESTS
50 Free:
 23.95 on 2/15/18 at the 2018 Summit League Championships (school record)
100 Free: 53.30 at the 2017 Summit League Championships (ninth in school history)
200 Free: 1:56.81 at the 2017 Summit League Championships
100 Back: 1:06.08 on 10/8/16 at IUPUI
100 Breast: 1:20.01 on 10/8/16 at IUPUI
100 Fly: 1:05.75 on 10/8/16 at IUPUI
200 Free Relay: 1:37.28 on 2/15/18 at the 2018 Summit League Championships (second in school history)
400 Free Relay: 3:32.44 at the 2017 Summit League Championships (second in school history)  
800 Free Relay: 7:46.50 at the 2017 Summit League Championships (second in school history)
200 Medley Relay: 1:48.51 at the 2016 House of Champions
400 Medley Relay: 3:53.35 on 2/16/18 at the 2018 Summit League Championships (third in school history)

JUNIOR (2017-18): Set a school record in the 50-free (23.95) at The Summit League Championships... Finishes her career also ranked ninth in program history in the 100-free (53.30)... Placed 11th in the 50-free (24.17), 13th in the 100-free (53.36) and 16th in the 200-free (2:01.22) at The Championships... Earned second in the 100-free (55.33) on Oct. 21 at IUPUI... Registered an individual victory in the 50-free (25.01) and took second in both the 100-free (55.20) and 200-free (2:02.47) on Nov. 4 vs. Valparaiso and Olivet Nazarene... Secured another Leathernecks individual triumph with a time of 25.90 on Dec. 2 vs. Truman State... Compiled second in the 50-free (25.13) on Jan. 20 vs. Northern Iowa... Touched second in the 50-meter free (28.19) on Jan. 27 at South Dakota... Soared for second in the 50-fly (27.99) at Feb. 2 at Iowa.

SOPHOMORE (2016-17): Summit League Academic Honor Roll... Registered seventh-best time in school history in the 50-free (24.37) at The Summit League Championships...Also set ninth-fastest mark in WIU history in the 100-free (53.30) at The Summit League Championships...Member of 200-free relay team that set second-best mark in event in school history (1:37.62) at The Summit League Championships...Part of 400-free relay squad that recorded second-best time (3:32.44) in school history at The Summit League Championships...Helped 800-free relay team to second-best time (7:46.50) in school history at The Summit League Championships... Recorded a second-place touch in the 50-free (25.14) on 1/28/17 at Washington University... Swiped second in the 50-free (25.35) on 1/20/17 vs. South Dakota... 

FRESHMAN (2015-16): 2016 Summit League Spring Academic Honor Roll, Distinguished Scholar... Set three personal records at The 2016 Summit League Championships... Ranks 10th in school history in the 50-free and eighth in the 100-free.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Sprint Free
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Sprint Free
  • 2017-18Junior

    Sprint Free
  • 2017-18Junior

    Sprint Free
  • 2017-18Junior

    Sprint Free
  • 2018-19Senior

    Sprint Free