Stephanie Szekely Season 2020-21

CAREER BESTS

Event	Time	Date	Site/Opponent
500 Free	4:49.06	2/15/18	Big Ten Championships
1000 Free	10:05.40	2/17/18	Big Ten Championships
1650 Free	16:39.65	2/17/18	Big Ten Championships
100 Back	55.12	12/07/19	Princeton Invitational
200 Back	1:56.73	2/22/20	Big Ten Championships
200 IM	2:00:07	2/20/20	Big Ten Championships
400 IM	4:16.16	2/22/19	Big Ten Championships

 
Career Accolades

• Holds eighth-fastest 200 back (1:56.73) time in Penn State history.
• Scored at the Big Ten Championships in the mile (2018), 400 IM (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021), 200 IM (2020), and 200 back (2019, 2020).
• CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention (2019, 20).
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2020).
• Academic All-Big Ten (2019, 20).

 
2020-21 (Senior Year)

• Big Ten Championships (2/23-28): Scored in the C-finals of the 400 IM with a personal best time (18^th, 4:15.63).
• Ohio State/Rutgers (1/16): Placed second in the 200 back (1:57.96) and third in the 200 IM (2:03.59).
• Northwestern/Iowa (1/22-23): Swam for second in the 200 back (1:59.82) and fourth in the 400 IM (4:22.00).
• Michigan State (2/5-6): Won the 400 IM (4:18.80) and placed second in both the 200 back (1:59.62) and 200 IM (2:03.43).

 
2019-20 (Junior Year)

• Awards: CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention…Big Ten Distinguished Scholar…Academic All-Big Ten.

• Big Ten Championships (2/19-22): Scored in the 200 back (16^th, 1:57.73), 200 IM (23^rd, 2:00.70) and 400 IM (21^st, 4:17.66). Achieved personal bests in the 200 back (1:56.73) and 200 IM (2:00.07) in the prelims and swam a season best and B-cut time in the 400 IM (4:16.62).
• Liberty/St. Bonaventure (10/4): Placed second in the 500 free (5:00.24).
• West Virginia (10/11-12): Won the 1000 free (10:13.39).
• Ohio State/Virginia Tech (11/1-2): Won the 200 back (1:59.18) and placed fourth in the 400 IM (4:24.98).
• Princeton Invitational (12/6-8): Placed second in the 200 back (1:56.89), fourth in the 400 IM (4:18.65) and sixth in the 500 free (4:51.12). Swam a season best in the 500 in prelims (4:50.44).
• Buffalo (1/10-11): Finished first in the 400 IM (4:24.83).
• Villanova (1/31): Placed second in the 200 IM (2:06.48).

 
2018-19 (Sophomore Year)

• Awards: CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention…Big Ten Distinguished Scholar…Academic All-Big Ten.
• Big Ten Championships (2/20-23): Swam a personal-best and NCAA B-cut in the 400 IM (4:16.16) to place 19^th. Also scored in the 200 back, placing 23^rd and swimming a personal-best time in the preliminaries (1:58.80), and swam the 1650 free (16:54.37).
• at Virginia (10/6): Placed third in the 1000 free (10:13.34).
• George Washington (10/12): Won the 500 free (4:59.62) and placed second in the 200 fly (2:06.13).
• Big Al Invitational (11/9-11/10): Placed third in the 400 IM (4:23.89), fourth in the 1650 free (17:01.64), sixth in the 500 free (4:58.70) and seventh in the 200 back (2:01.39).
• Tennessee Invitational (11/29-12/02): Placed seventh in the 400 IM (4:18.22), eighth in the 200 back (1:59.19), 10^th in the 1650 free (16:51.07) and 13^th in the 500 free (4:51.92).
• Bloomsburg (1/19): Won the 200 back (2:01.59) and 200 IM (2:02.12), and placed second in the 100 breast (1:08.26).
• at Villanova (2/1): Placed second in the 200 breast (2:25.19) and third in the 1000 free (10:18.02).

 
2017-18 (Freshman Year)

• Awards: CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention.
• Big Ten Championships (2/14-2/17): Scored in the mile (16:39.65, 20th) and 400 IM (4:17.58, 20th), setting personal bests in both and achieving the ‘B’ cut in the 400 IM.
• Virginia (10/14): Won the 1000 free (10:09.11) in collegiate debut.
• North Carolina/vs. Navy (1/13): Placed second in the 400 IM (4:27.26) and third in the 1000 free (10:16.44).
• Villanova (2/2): Placed second in the 200 fly (2:04.14) and 200 back (2:00.55).

 
High School

• Four-year letterwinner swimming in the freestyle and backstroke at Gwynedd Mercy Academy for head coach Heather Norman.
• State champion in the 200 IM relay and 400 freestyle relay as a junior.
• State runner up in the 500 free as a junior and senior.
• 200 free runner up as a junior.
• Named Team MVP as a senior.
• Swam for Central Bucks Swim Team.
• Also lettered once in both cross country and track.

 
Personal

• Full name is Stephanie Ildiko Szekely.
• Born May 25, 1999 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
• Parents are Les and Jeanne Szekely.
• Has two brothers, Chris (older) and Matt (younger), and an older sister, Allie.
• Parents Les and Jeanne both swam at Bowling Green State University.
• Brother, Chris, swam at West Point, and sister, Allie, swims at Stanford.
• Majoring in child and early adolescent education.
• Aspires to have a career in elementary education.