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Coleen Gillilan 2021-22 Swimming and Diving Roster

Fly/IM

Class Senior
Hometown Fort Collins, CO
High School Fossil Ridge
Coleen Gillilan - Swimming and Diving - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Bio

Honors & Awards

  • 2023 Blanchard Award
  • 2023 All-ACC Academic Team
  • 2023 Weight Room Warrior
  • 2023 NCAA Qualifier
  • 2021 Honorable Mention All-America (100 Fly, 200 Fly)
  • 2021 NCAA Qualifier
  • 2021 All-ACC Academic Team
  • 2021 Notre Dame Women’s Swimming MVP
  • 2021 Notre Dame Women’s Team Swiss Army Knife Versatility Award
  • Broke school records in 100 fly (51.60) and 200 fly (1:53.94) in 2021
  • 2020 CSCAA All-American – 100 Fly, 200 Fly, 200 IM
  • 2020 NCAA Championships Qualifier
  • 2020 ACC Medalist (200 Fly)
  • 2020 Program Swiss Army Knife Award for Versatility
  • 2020 Program Rookie of the Year
  • 2020 All-ACC Academic Team

As a Senior (2022-23)

  • Ranks in the top 10 in program history in six events: 50 free (8th – 22.53), 100 breast (4th – 1:00.02), 100 fly (1st – 51.60), 200 fly (1st – 1:53.94), 200 IM (2nd – 1:56.69) and 400 IM (5th – 4:14.06)
  • Finished 26th in the 100 fly (52.10), 28th in the 200 fly (1:56.15) and 37th in the 100 breast (1:00.15) at NCAAs
  • Finished 11th in the 100 fly (52.34), 14th in the 200 fly (1:58.39) and 16th in the 200 IM (1:59.39) at ACCs
  • Swam the fly leg (22.80) of the 200 medley relay at ACCs, which finished ninth (1:37.40). Swam free leg (49.43) of 400 medley relay, which took seventh
  • Was Notre Dame’s top female swimmer against Pitt/Penn State winning both the 100 breast (1:02.44) and 200 IM (2:04.23) and taking silver in the 100 (54.49) and 200 fly (2:02.38)
  • Won the 200 fly (1:59.12) against Louisville and took second and third in the 100 fly (53.36) and 200 IM (2:03.10), respectively
  • Took second in the 100 fly (52.24) and 200 fly (1:55.54) and seventh in the 200 IM (1:58.67) at the Ohio State Invitational
  • Won the 100 breast (1:00.59) and 100 fly (52.41) against Navy and Princeton

As A Junior (2021-22)

  • Competed at the 2022 ACC Championships in 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly, 200 IM, 200 freestyle relay (1:30.07), 200 medley relay (1:37.53) and 400 medley relay (3:34.11).
  • She qualified for the A Finals in the 100 butterfly and finished sixth overall with a time of 52.13. She also qualified for A Finals in the 200 butterfly and finished eighth overall with a time of 1:55.85. She also qualified for the B Finals in the 200 IM and finished 14th overall with a time of 1:57.24.
  • Finished runner-up in the 100 backstroke (55.08) in the dual meet against UIC.
  • Won the 100 butterfly (51.76), 200 butterfly (1:55.55) and 200 IM (1:55.55) at the Tim Welsh Classic.
  • Finished second in the 100 butterfly finals (52.04) and seventh in the 200 IM finals (1:58.91) at the Ohio State Invitational.
  • Won the 100 breaststroke (1:01.95) and the 200 IM (2:01.85) at the dual meet against Purdue.
  • Won the 100 butterfly (53.94) and 200 butterfly (2:00.76) in the season-opening meet against Pittsburgh and Cleveland State.

As A Sophomore (2020-21)

  • Placed second in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Bayley Stewart, Sophia Bradac, and Skylar Fore (1:40.13). Placed first in the 200-yard IM (1:59.44). Placed second in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:58.93). Placed second in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay with Sydney Whiting, Rachel Wittmer, and Carly Quast (3:21.90). Placed first in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay with Cailey Grunhard, Carly Quast, and Rachel Wittmer (1:31.33). Placed first in the 100-yard Butterfly (52.07). Placed first in the 400-yard IM (4:15.34). Placed first in the 400-yard Medley Relay with Bayley Stewart, Cailey Grunhard, and Sydney Whiting (3:37.16) in the virtual meet vs. West Virginia (Nov. 6-7, 2020).
  • Placed first in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Carly Quast, Cailey Grunhard, and Rachel Wittmer (1:38.88). Placed first in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:56.95). Placed first in the 100-yard Butterfly (52.27). Placed first in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay with Sydney Whiting, Skylar Fore, and Rachel Wittmer (3:20.88) in the dual meet win vs. Cincinnati (Dec. 4, 2020).
  • Placed second in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Carly Quast, Ellie Jew, and Cailey Grunhard (1:42.09). Placed first in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:56.62). Placed first in the 100-yard Butterfly (53.52). Placed first in the 200-yard IM (2:00.37) in the dual meet win over No. 14 Louisville (Jan. 9, 2021).
  • Placed first in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay with Carly Quast, Cailey Grunhard, and Rachel Wittmer (1:30.78). Placed first in the 200-yard IM (1:57.46). Placed first in the 400-yard Medley Relay with Carly Quast, Cailey Grunhard, and Skylar Fore (3:35.90). Placed first in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Carly Quast, Ellie Jew, and Cailey Grunhard (1:39.27). Placed first in the 100-yard Butterfly (52.47). Placed first in the 100-yard Breaststroke (1:01.40). Placed first in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:55.37). Placed first in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay with Rachel Wittmer, Skylar Fore, and Carly Quast (3:19.51) in the win over No. RV Akron in the Shamrock Invitational (Jan. 21-23, 2021).
  • Placed first in the 400-yard Medley Relay with Carly Quast, Cailey Grunhard, and Rachel Wittmer (3:38.09). Placed first in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Carly Quast, Cailey Grunhard, and Rachel Wittmer (1:39.39) in the dual meet win over West Virginia (Jan. 29-30, 2021).
  • Placed fifth in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Carly Quast, Cailey Grunhard, and Rachel Wittmer (1:37.37). Placed eleventh in the 200-yard IM (1:57.21). Participated in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay with Rachel Wittmer, Cailey Grunhard, and Carly Quast (1:31.00). Placed twelfth in the 100-yard Butterfly (52.90). Placed fifth in the 400-yard Medley Relay with Carly Quast, Ellie Jew, and Rachel Wittmer (3:35.93). Placed eighth in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:56.12). Placed seventh in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay with Rachel Wittmer, Carly Quast, and Skylar Fore (3:19.21) in Notre Dame’s fifth-place finish at the ACC Championships (Feb. 17-20, 2021).
  • Placed 14th in the 100 Fly (52.14) and 12th in the 200 Fly (1:54.78) at the NCAA Championships (March 18-20, 2021).

As A Freshman (2019-20)

  • Placed first in the 100-yard Butterfly (53.32). Placed first in the 200-yard IM (1:59.60).  Placed second in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Carly Quast, Cailey Grunhard, and Abbie Dolan (1:41.46). Placed second in the 100-yard Breaststroke (1:01.24) vs. Florida State.
  • Placed first in the 100-yard Butterfly (53.11).  Placed first in the 200-yard IM (1:58.57).  Placed third in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Carly Quast, Cailey Grunhard, and Rachel Wittmer (1:42.92).  Placed third in the 100-yard Breaststroke (1:01.97) vs. Kentucky and IU.
  • Placed first in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Carly Quast, Cailey Grunhard, and Abbie Dolan (1:41.32).  Placed first in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:58.50).  Placed first in the 100-yard Butterfly (52.70).  Placed first in the 200-yard IM (1:59.22) vs. Purdue.
  • Placed first in the 100-yard Breaststroke (1:00.60).  Placed first in the 100-yard Butterfly (52.84).  Placed first in the 200-yard IM (1:59.36).  Placed second in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Carly Quast, Cailey Grunhard, and Rachel Wittmer (1:40.53) vs. Louisville.
  • Placed first in the 100-yard Butterfly (53.19).  Placed first in the 100-yard Breaststroke (1:01.33).  Placed first in the 400-yard Medley Relay with Carly Quast, Sammie Eyolfson, and Abbie Dolan (3:43.19).  Placed first in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Carly Quast, and Erin Sheehan, and Rachel Wittmer (1:42.24).  Placed first in the 200-yard IM (2:00.93).  Placed first in the 200-yard Breaststroke (2:15.65) in the win over Pittsburgh.
  • Placed second in the 100-yard Butterfly (52.73).  Placed third in the 800-yard Freestyle Relay with Abbie Dolan, Lauren Heller, and Luciana Thomas (7:12.96).  Placed third in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Carly Quast, Cailey Grunhard, and Rachel Wittmer (1:38.94).  Placed third in the 400-yard Medley Relay with Carly Quast, Cailey Grunhard, and Abbie Dolan (3:35.20).  Placed fourth in the 200-yard IM (1:57.87).  Placed fourth in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay with Abbie Dolan, Carly Quast, and Rachel Wittmer (3:17.91).  Placed fifth in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:57.42).  Participated in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay with Erin Sheehan, Katie Smith, and Sydney Winters (1:32.36) in the third place finish at the Ohio State Fall Open Invitational.
  • Participated in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Carly Quast, Cailey Grunhard, and Rachel Wittmer (1:40.67). Placed first in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:56.02). Placed first in the 100-yard Butterfly (52.33). Placed first in the 200-yard IM (1:58.55) in the win against Iowa and Illinois.
  • Placed first in the 200-yard IM (1:57.38). Placed first in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:55.94). Placed first in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay with Abbie Dolan, Carly Quast, and Rachel Wittmer (3:21.84) in the win against No.25 Northwestern.
  • Placed first in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay with Abbie Dolan, Carly Quast, and Rachel Wittmer (1:30.56).  Placed first in the 200-yard IM (1:56.84).  Placed first in the 400-yard Medley Relay with Carly Quast, Cailey Grunhard, and Abbie Dolan (3:34.94).  Placed first in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Carly Quast, Cailey Grunhard, and Rachel Wittmer (1:38.73).  Placed first in the 100-yard Butterfly (52.13).  Placed first in the 100-yard Breaststroke (1:00.02).  Placed first in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:56.06).  Placed first in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay with Abbie Dolan, Lauren Heller, and Rachel Wittmer (3:18.61).  Placed second in the 800-yard Freestyle Relay with Abbie Dolan, Skylar Fore, and Lauren Heller (7:15.47) in the Shamrock Invitational.
  • Placed first in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Carly Quast, Cailey Gruhhard, and Rachel Wittmer (1:40.97).  Placed first in the 50-yard Freestyle (22.84) in the win against Michigan State, Ball State, and Indiana State.
  • Placed third in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:54.79).  Participated in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Carly Quast, Cailey Grunhard, and Rachel Wittmer (1:37.44).  Participated in the 800-yard Freestyle Relay with Abigail Dolan, Lauren Heller, and Skylar Fore (7:07.89).  Participated in the 200-yard IM (1:57.29).  Participated in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay with Carly Quast, Rachel Wittmer, and Abigail Dolan (1:29.72).  Participated in the 100-yard Butterfly (52.86).  Participated in the 400-yard Medley Relay with Carly Quast, Cailey Grunhard, and Abigail Dolan (3:33.74) at the ACC Championship.

Prep & Personal

  • Swam for Fort Collins Area Swim Team
  • Daughter of Chi-Yen and Kelly Gillilan; has four siblings, Loren, Renee, Leland and Callum
  • Sister, Renee, swims for Notre Dame
  • Majoring in computer science