AS A SENIOR IN 2011-12: Named to America East All-Academic Team ... Posted two individual top five finishes at the America East Championship including second in the 200 breaststroke (2:16.95) and fifth in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.56) while also swimming on the 200 and 400 medley relay teams ... Won the 100 breaststroke in five dual meets ... Claimed first in the 200 breaststroke in three meets and finished no lower than third in that event during the season ... Member of three winning 200 medley relay teams and two victorious 400 medley relay teams.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2010-11: Placed second in three separate events at the AE Championships, the 200 medley relay (1:43.31), 100 breaststroke (1:03.18) and the 200 breaststroke (2:17.80) ... Was a member of the third-place 400 medley relay team (3:46.91).
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2009-10: Swan in five events at the 2010 AE Championships, finishing in the top 10 in four events, including two relays ... Set a school record on the 100 breaststroke, finishing in 1:03.27 during a preliminary race and going on to place second in the event ... Also placed fourth in the 200 breast, and was a member of the second-place 200- and 400-medley relay teams.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2008-09: Swam in six events during the 2009 America East Championships finishing in the top 10 in five events ... Set personal records in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.20) placing second, the 200 breaststroke (2:19.12) placing second and 400 individual medley (4:31.22) finishing eighth ... Also competed in the 200 and 400 medley relay, where the teams finished second and third.
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY: Appeared at the 2008 Olympic Trials and competed in the 100 and 200 breaststroke, posting a lifetime best in the 200 with a time of two minutes, 34.41 seconds ... Four-year letter winner at Bishop Feehan High School ... As a senior, was a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American, qualified for the Olympic Trials and was a Boston Globe All-Scholastic honoree ... Also earned all-scholastic honors by the Boston Globe as a junior ... Two-year member of the Bluefish Swim Club ... Member of the French, Art and Science Honor Society.
PERSONAL: Born on May 15, 1990 ... Daughter of Jim and Karen Connors ... Enrolled in the College of Fine Arts ... Older brother Jim Connors is a member of the Boston University wrestling team.
