University of Tennessee Athletics
2005-06 Women's Swimming Roster
Roster
Sam Maccherola
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Mount Airy, Md.
- High School:
- South Carroll
| KREDICH ON MACCHEROLA: | |
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'Sam is coming into her sophomore year with some great experience and a clear sense of direction for this year. She saves her best performances for relays - she was a huge part of our 800 free relay at SECs and NCAAs last year. This year she is going to focus more on her speed to help her 200 and 500. If she can work to bring the same focus to her individual events as her relays, she[apos]s going to have a real impact in the SEC and at NCAAs.' |
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| CAREER HIGHLIGHTS | |||||||
AT TENNESSEE: 2005-06: Qualified for the NCAA Championships as member of school record-setting 800y freestyle relay...That group finished in seventh place, matching the program[apos]s second-highest finish in the event...The quartet had advanced to NCAAs following an impressive runner-up showing at the Southeastern Conference Championships at which it set obliterated the program standard in the event by more than nine seconds...Scored points for Team Orange in both individual events at the league meet, claiming 10th in the 1650y freestyle and 15th in the 500y free...Placement in both events was result of season-best times...Picked up a victory at her first collegiate meet, topping the field in the 500y freestyle to help Tennessee dispatch Louisville...Followed that performance with a triumphant outcome in the 500y free against Kentucky the next day...Played a crucial role in the Big Orange romp at Alabama, winning both the 500 and 1000y freestyles...Tasted victory again against Northwestern, sweeping the distance free events...Dipped into the win column against perennial power Georgia, touching the wall first in the 500y free...Swam with three relays which scored points for the Orange and White at the Purdue Invite...Contributed toward the Big Orange point total in every meet on the season. |
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| PERSONAL FILE | |
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HIGH SCHOOL: Garnered selection to the All-Maryland team from 1997-2004...Was open-water 1K champion in 2001 and was a national qualifier at the U.S. Open in 2004...Recorded top-16 reportable times...Member of the Green Terror Aquatic Club, earning scholastic All-America honors from 2003-05. PERSONAL: Pursuing a degree in journalism and electronic media with a minor in political science...Performing to her potential is Maccherola[apos]s highest swimming ambition...Enjoys reading and watching movies in her spare time...Aspires to become an anchor for a major news organization when her swimming career concludes...Has two brothers, Austin, 18 and Andrew, 18...Daughter of Sam and Tracy Maccherola...Born Samantha Ann Maccherola on April 15, 1987, in Mount Airy, Maryland.
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