CAREER BESTS
Event | Time | Date | Site/Opponent |
100 Back | 52.71 | 12/07/19 | Princeton Invitational |
200 Back | 1:53.37* | 2/22/20 | Big Ten Championships |
100 Fly | 51.64 | 2/21/20 | Big Ten Championships |
200 Fly | 1:56.26 | 3/23/19 | NCAA Championships |
* = School Record
Career Accolades
- NCAA qualifier in the 100 fly (2019), 200 fly (2019) and 100 back (2019).
- Big Ten Championships finalist in the 100 fly (2018, 2019) and 200 fly (2019) and scorer in the 100 back (2018, 2019) and 200 fly (2018).
- CSCAA Scholar All-America (2019)
- CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention (2018).
- Two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
- Two-time Academic All-Big Ten.
- Big Ten Women’s Swimmer of the Week (2017-18).
- Big Ten Freshman of the Week (2017).
National
- Phillips 66 National Championships (2019): Set a personal record in the 200m fly (2:16.08)…Swam a personal best and trials cut of 59.09 in the 100m fly to place 15th.
2019-20 (Senior Year)
- Liberty/St. Bonaventure (10/4): Won the 50 (25.19) and 100 fly (55.93).
- West Virginia (10/11-12): Placed first in the 200 fly (2:02.86).
- Ohio State/Virginia Tech (11/1-2): Placed first in the 100 fly (54.47), second in the 100 back (55.22) and third in the 200 fly (2:01.30).
- Princeton Invitational (12/6-8): Won the 100 fly (52.78), 100 back (53.21) and 200 back (1:55.05) with NCAA B-Cut times. Moved up to second on the Penn State All-Time Performers List in the 200 back.
- Buffalo (1/10-11): Won the 200 IM (2:07.31) and placed second in the 200 back (2:00.57) and 200 fly (2:03.71).
- Villanova (1/31): Finished second in the 100 back (55.13) and 200 back (2:00.37) in the final home meet of her career.
2018-19 (Junior Year)
- Awards: CSCAA Scholar All-America…Big Ten Distinguished Scholar…Academic All-Big Ten.
- NCAA Championships (3/20-23): Swam a career-best 1:56.26 (25th) in the 200 fly and also swam the 100 fly (52.24; 25th) and 100 back (53.70; 51st).
- Big Ten Championships (2/20-2/23): Placed fifth in the 100 butterfly (52.46) and 200 butterfly (1:57.43) and 14th in the 100 back (53.75)…Achieved NCAA B-cut times in all three…Set a personal-best in the 100 fly preliminaries (52.09)…Swam a season-best 100 back time (53.19) leading off the 4x100 medley relay…Swam a personal-best in the 200 back (1:55.78) in a time trial.
- at Virginia (10/6): Won the 100 fly (56.39) and took third (56.38) in the 100 back in season opener.
- George Washington (10/12): Won the 200 fly (2:03.03) and placed fourth in the 500 free (5:11.51) in the home opener.
- at Virginia Tech/vs. Ohio State (10/26-10/27): Won the 100 fly (55.43), placed second in the 200 back (2:00.51) and third in both the 100 back (55.98) and 200 fly (2:04.02).
- Tennessee Invitational (11/29-12/10): Placed second in the 200 fly (1:58.10), fifth in the 100 back with a season-best prelim time of 53.64 and sixth in the 100 fly (52.26).
- at Navy/vs. North Carolina (1/12): Came in second for the 100 fly (55.56) and third for both the 200 fly (2:01.96) and 200 back (2:01.12).
- Bloomsburg (1/19): Placed second in the 200 fly (2:04.63).
- Villanova (2/1): Won both the 100 back (55.47) and 100 fly (55.78) in the final regular-season meet.
2017-18 (Sophomore Year)
- Awards: CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention…Big Ten Distinguished Scholar…Academic All-Big Ten.
- Big Ten Championships: Scored in three individual events, highlighted by a championship final appearance in the 100 fly (53.03, 8th)…Prelim time in 100 fly (52.71) was a personal best and “B” cut. Also scored in the 200 fly (1:57.82, 12th) in personal best and “B” cut time and in the 100 back (53.45, 13th)…Swam a personal best in the 100 back (52.72) during the 400 medley relay.
- Villanova (2/2): Named Big Ten Women’s Swimmer of the Week after winning the 200 fly (2:00.82) and 200 back (personal best 1:58.96), and leading off a winning 200 medley relay (1:42.70) against
- Virginia (10/14): Won the 100 fly (55.99).
- NC State/Duke (10/20): Won the 100 fly (55.21).
- Ohio State Last Chance Qualifier (2/25): Won both the 100 back (53.88) and 100 fly (52.85).
2016-17 (Freshman Year)
- Towson (10/6): Named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week in her debut, joining the Nittany Lions’ winning 200 medley effort and also touching first in the 100 butterfly (56.66) and 100 back (56.08). 100 back time was a season best and ranked second on the team for the year.
- Big Ten Championships (2/15-2/18): Earned season bests in the 200 back (2:00.03) and 100 fly (54.50) to rank third on the team for the season in both events.
High School
- Four-year letterwinner and team MVP swimming the backstroke and butterfly for Coach Matt Stewart at Haverford H.S.
- NISCA All-American (2012-2016) and PIAA All-State.
- Two-time PIAA State Champion in 100 butterfly (2015 & 2016), two-time PIAA State Runner-Up in 100 backstroke (2015 & 2016) and member of state finalist and district champion 200 medley relay team as a sophomore.
- Three-time PIAA District One Champion, claiming titles in the 100 back as a junior and senior and 100 fly as a junior and district runner-up in the 100 fly as a senior.
- Central League Swimmer of the Year (2012- 2016), District One Swimmer of the Year (2015) and Delaware County Swimmer of the Year (2015-2016).
- Holds school records in the 100 fly (53.35), 100 back (54.65), 100 free (52.01) and 200 free (1:55.94).
- Team captain as a senior.
- Also earned one letter playing field hockey.
- Swam for Baldwin Swim Club.
- Two-year captain of club team.
- Academic All-American (2015-16).
- Honor roll member, inducted into National Honor Society and member of Future Business Leaders of America.
- Volunteer for Special Olympics Swimming Program and Baldwin Swim Club Mini-Team Volunteer, Hilltop Swim Club Volunteer Coach and Philabundance volunteer.
Personal
- Full name is Madison Anne Hart.
- Born March 12, 1998 in Bryn Mawr, Pa.
- Parents are David and Nancy Hart. Father, David, was an All-American swimmer at Auburn. Mother, Nancy, is a 1982 graduate of Penn State.
- Has three older siblings: Brother, Alex, who competed in triathlons at Pitt; sister, Taylor, who swam for Akron; brother, Connor swims for George Washington University.
- Majoring in early childhood education with a minor in special education.
- Aspires to be an elementary school teacher for third or fourth grade.
- Hobbies include photography and baking.