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 (18th, 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 (16th, 1:57.73), 200 IM (23rd, 2:00.70) and 400 IM (21st, 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 19th. Also scored in the 200 back, placing 23rd 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), 10th in the 1650 free (16:51.07) and 13th 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.