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2016-17 Swimming & Diving Roster

Olivia Garrett

  • Height 5-2
  • Class Senior
  • High School Hinsdale Central
  • Hometown Clarendon Hills, Ill.
  • Major Economics

Biography

2016-17 • Senior
• Was SLU's top sprinter in her senior season.
• Posted the top time of the season in the 50-yard freestyle at 23.88. 
• At the A-10 Championships, swam the 100-yard butterfly in 56.63. 
• Came in at 59.51 in the 100-yard backstroke at the TYR Invitational

2015-16 • Junior
• Was SLU's top sprinter in her junior campaign
• Had the Billikens' top time of the year with a 23.78 in the 50-yard freestyle at the A-10 Championships, second all-time at SLU. 
• Her time of 51.91 as the leadoff split of the 400-yard freestyle was SLU's second-best 100-yard freestyle time of the season, fourth all-time
• Had the top time of the season in the 100-yard butterfly at 58.32, the fifth best time in Billiken history. 

2014-15 • Sophomore
• Was a solid sprinter across a variety of strokes for the Billikens
• Set PRs in four different events at the Atlantic 10 Championships: 50-yard freestyle (23.83), 100-yard freestyle (52.78), 100-yard backstroke (58.38) and 100-yard butterfly (58.69)
• Was second on SLU's season-best list in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle events
• Her 50-yard freestyle time is the second-fastest time ever for a Billiken
• Sixth all-time in the 100-yard freestyle
• Seventh all-time in 100-yard backstroke

2013-14 • Freshman
• Impressed in her rookie campaign as one of the Bills' top sprinters
• At the Atlantic 10 Championship, turned in times of 24.38 in the 50-yard freestyle (sixth-fastest time in SLU history) and 53.56 in the 100-yard freestyle(14th fastest time in SLU history)
• Also competed in the 100-yard butterfly at A-10s, finishing at 1:00.09.

At Hinsdale Central
• Swam in the sprint freestyle and butterfly events for the Red Devils, earning four letters
• Was named an All-State and All-America honoree in 2010
• Set personal bests of 24.79 in the 50-year freestyle and 54.10 in the 100-yard freestyle
• Led Hinsdale to conference and sectional championships in each of her four years of competition, finishing as high as sixth at the Illinois state meet
• Academically, earned the IHSA Scholastic Achievement award in 2011-12, as well as being named a Scholar Athlete...

GARRETT'S CAREER BESTS

50 Free 23.78 Atlantic 10 Championship, 2/17/16
100 Free 51.91 Atlantic 10 Championship, 2/17/16
100 Back 58.38 Atlantic 10 Championship, 2/18/15
100 Fly 56.32 Atlantic 10 Championship, 2/17/16

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    5'2"
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    5'2"
  • 2015-16Junior

    5'2"
  • 2016-17Senior

    5'2"