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Olivia Arnold

Distance Freestyle

Junior

Rutherglen, Australia

Rutherglen High School

 

2006-07 (Sophomore): Finished ninth in the Horizon League Championships in the 1,650 free with a season-best time of 18:03.32 ... also placed 17th in the 1,000 free (11:04.93) and 10th in the 400 IM (4:44.54) at the league meet ... posted a personal-best time of 4:42.19 to win the 400 IM at UIC ... that time ranks second in school history ... also recorded a personal-best time of 2:32.56 in the 200 breast at UIC, which ranks as the third-fastest in YSU history ... swam a season-best time of 5:19.12 in the 500 free at the Radford Invitational ... won the 500 free at UIC for her second victory at the meet ... earned six wins in the 1,000 free, including a win over Cleveland State with a season-best time of 10:50.36.

2005-06 (Freshman):
Named the team's Swimming MVP in her first season ... set the school record in the 1,000-yard freestyle, and swam the second-fastest times in school history in the 500 and the 1,650 ... also ranks in the top 10 all-time in the 200 free, 100 breast, 200 breast and 200 IM ... was the squad's top swimmer in the distance freestyle ... earned Horizon League Swimmer of the Week honors twice ... won 17 total races in five different events during the year ... earned seven victories in the 1,000 free, six in the 500 free, two in the 1,650 free, two in the 200 IM and one in the 200 free ... placed 10th in the 1,650 (18:14.91), 12th in the 1,000 (10:51.76) and 16th in the 500 (5:18.47) at the Horizon League Championship ... swam a school-record time of 10:42.71 in the 1,000 free in one of three wins at Akron (1/14) ... turned in a personal-best time of 5:14.95 in the 500 free in one of three victories against Cleveland State (11/10) ... also swam a personal-best and winning time of 2:16.51 in the 200 IM against the Vikings ... swam a personal-best time of 18:00.54 in the 1,650 free against Marshall (10/29)..

 

High School: Set school records in the breaststroke and butterfly ... also set the 400m freestyle record at the Victorian Eastern Zone ... was the 400m freestyle Victorian all school champion and 200m free VSSSA champion ... won a bronze medal at the 2005 Victorian Open Short Course Championships in the 800m freestyle.

 

Personal: Awarded the Robert and Marilyn O'Leary Scholarship for the 2007-08 academic year ... serving as a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee for the academic year ... daughter of Gary and Anita Arnold ... has one sister (Tara) ... major is political science ... born 12/9/86.

Team Information
Horizon League Championship
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