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2024-25 Swimming Roster

Olivia Dower

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Yonkers, NY
  • High School New Rochelle
  • Major Political Studies/Theater & Performance

Biography

CSC Academic All-America Team (2023-24)
2-Time Liberty League All-Academic (2022-23, 2023-24) 
2022-23 Women’s Swimming Athletic Award 


Best Times:
50 Y Free: 28.36
100 Y Free: 59.17
200 Y Free: 2:14.50
100 Y Fly: 1:04.89
200 Y Fly: 2:28.05
100 Y Breast: 1:24.59
200 Y IM: 2:27.19

2023-24: Achieved a season-best time of 1:04.89 in the 100 Y Fly at the Liberty League Championships, finishing 27th… Recorded a season-best time of 2:27.47 in the 200 Y IM at the Liberty League Championships, placing 32nd… Finished 1st in the 100 Y Breast with a time of 1:25.91 at the William Paterson dual meet… Recorded a season-best time of 30.11 in the 50 Y Fly at the Vassar Sprint Invite, finishing 10th…Named to the Liberty League All-Academic team.

2022-23: Achieved a season-best time of 1:04.96 in the 100 Y Fly at the Liberty League Championships, finishing 25th… Recorded a season-best time of 2:27.19 in the 200 Y IM at the Liberty League Championships, placing 31st… Swam a time of 1:09.75 in the 100 Y Fly at the Sarah Lawrence Invitational, placing 3rd… Also performed well in the 200 Y IM with a time of 2:39.59 at the MSMC dual meet, finishing 1st…Named to the Liberty League All-Academic team.

2021-22: Achieved a season-best time of 1:06.14 in the 100 Y Fly at the Liberty League Championships, finishing 27th… Recorded a season-best time of 2:28.97 in the 200 Y IM at the Liberty League Championships, placing 26th… Finished 2nd in the 200 Y Free with a time of 2:16.20 at the WPUNJ dual meet… Recorded a time of 1:09.25 in the 100 Y Fly at the Sarah Lawrence/SUNY-Maritime tri meet, placing 2nd.

New Rochelle High School: Competed in women’s swimming, specializing in the 100 and 200 Butterfly and the 200 IM…Coached by Kip Fierro for the Huguenots and John Yearwood for the Middies…Earned recognition for outstanding athletic achievement in a women’s fall sport in 2020.  

About Dower: Double majoring in Political Studies and Theater and Performance…Was on the High Honor Roll (Principles List) and a member of the National Honor Society…Daughter of Laura and Rich Dower, and has two brothers, Myles and Nate.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22First Year

  • 2022-23Sophomore

  • 2023-24Junior

  • 2024-25Senior