CAREER BESTS
Event | Time | Date | Site/Opponent |
100 Breast | 1:01.97 | 2/22/19 | Big Ten Championships |
200 Breast | 2:15.23 | 2/23/19 | Big Ten Championships |
200 IM | 2:01.05 | 11/17/17 | Ohio State Invitational |
Career Accolades
- Scored at the Big Ten Championships in the 100 breast (2019) and 200 breast (2019).
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
- Academic All-Big Ten (2019, 20).
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2020).
2020-21 (Senior Year)
- Did not compete.
2019-20 (Junior Year)
- Awards: Academic All-Big Ten.
- Did not compete.
2018-19 (Sophomore Year)
- Awards: Big Ten Distinguished Scholar…Big Ten Distinguished Scholar…Academic All-Big Ten.
- Big Ten Championships (2/20-23): Scored in both the 100 (1:01.97, 22nd) and 200 (2:15.93) breaststrokes, swimming a personal-best in the 200 breast of 2:15.23 in the preliminaries. Also swam a season best of 2:02.44 in the 200 IM.
- Tennessee Invitational (11/29-12/1): Made season debut, reaching the B-finals of the 100 breast (1:03.48), 200 breast (2:18.73) and 200 IM (2:03.10).
- Bloomsburg (1/19): Placed second in 100 backstroke (58.57) and 200 IM (2:06.68).
- Villanova (2/1): Won the 200 breast (2:22.21 and placed third in the 100 breast (1:05.70).
2017-18 (Freshman Year)
- Big Ten Championships (2/14-17): Competed in the in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.17).
- No. 13 Virginia (10/14): Earned three top-four finishes in her collegiate debut, including a victory in the 200 IM in a Big Ten, freshman-best 2:03.83. Also placed third in the 100 breast (1:03.34) and fourth in the 200 breast (2:18.18). Named the Big Ten Women’s Freshman of the Week afterwards.
- NC State and Duke (10/20): Won the 100 breast (1:03.32) and 200 breast (2:15.63), achieving a personal best and “B” cut in the 200.
- Ohio State Invitational (11/17-19): Reached B-finals in the 100 breast (1:02.38, 10th), 200 breast (2:16.67, 16th) and 200 IM (2:01.05, 16th). 100 Breast and 200 IM times were “B” cuts and personal bests.
High School
- Four-year letterwinner swimmer at Christ the King Catholic for head coach and father Thomas Donahue.
- Three-time All-American and two-time scholastic All-American.
- Five-time state champion.
- Led team to state championship as a senior.
- Two-time North Carolina All-Star.
- 2017 Charlotte Observer All-Mecklenburg Swim second team 100 Breaststroke. Named to Huntersville Herald’s All-Lake Swim first team once and second team three times.
- Four-time All-South Piedmont Athletic Association.
- Owns school records in 50, 100 and 200 freestyles, 100 back, 100 breast and 200 IM.
- Member of Swimmac Carolina.
- Fifth-place finisher at Winter Junior Nationals East in 2016 (200 breast) and 2015 (100 breast).
- Competed at U.S. Nationals and World Championship Trials in 2017.
Personal
- Full name is Jane Margaret Donahue.
- Born June 1, 1999 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- Parents are Thomas and Karen Donahue.
- Has two sisters, Erin (older) and Annie (younger).
- Majoring in rehabilitation & human services.