2014-15 Swimming and Diving Roster

Melissa Scott 2013-14 Swimming and Diving Roster

Fly / IM


Height 5'7''
Class Senior
Hometown Rochester Hills, MI
High School Rochester Adams
Melissa Scott - Swimming and Diving - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Bio

AS A SENIOR (2014-15): Wrapped up career with an appearance at the ACC Championships … claimed 24th in the 200 fly (2:02.57) at ACC’s … swam a leg of the second-place 200 medley relay team (1:50.06) against Michigan State … best individual times included 55.07 in the 100 fly (Texas), 2:00.45 in the 200 fly (Texas), 2:06.45 in the 200 IM (Shamrock) and 4:26.43 in the 400 IM (Shamrock) … earned Dean’s List honors during the spring 2015 semester … named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll … earned a monogram.

AS A JUNIOR (2013-14): Swam to an 18th-place finish in the 200 fly at the ACC Championships (2:01.42) … also competed in the 200 and 400 IM at the championships, placing 21st in the 400 IM (4:24.32) … notched two top-three finishes in the 100 and 200 yard back against Valparaiso … finished sixth out of 33 swimmers in the 200 yard fly at the Hawkeye Invitational (2:01.69) … brought home the bronze in the 200 fly at the Shamrock Invitational (2:03.32) … selected to the ACC Academic Honor Roll … earned a monogram.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2012-13): Swam to a seventh-place finish in the 200 fly at the 2013 BIG EAST Championships (2:00.74) … also registered a 14th-place showing in the 400 IM (4:21.58) and a 16th-place performance in the 200 IM (2:04.70) … both of the IM performances were career-best times … recorded a career-best time of 1:59.93 and a seventh-place showing in the 200 fly at the Ohio State Invitational … during that swim, set a career-best 100 fly time when she split 55.51 in the first 100 yards of the race … also competed in the 200 IM (2:04.57) and the 400 IM (4:22.84) at the Ohio State Invitational … the 200 IM performance was a career-best time … earned four top-three finishes in the 200 fly over the course of the dual meet slate (Shamrock Invitational, at Auburn, vs. Purdue and vs. Pittsburgh) … added bronze medal finishes in the 200 breast at the Shamrock Invitational and in the 400 IM at the Shamrock Invitational … was a member of the gold-medal winning 400 medley relay at the Shamrock Invitational and the 400 free relay vs. Pittsburgh … earned a monogram.

AS A FRESHMAN (2011-12): Specialized in the butterfly and IM events in first year with the Irish … finished eighth in the 200 fly (2:02.38) at the BIG EAST Championships … also competed individually at BIG EAST in the 100 fly (56.03) and 400 IM (4:22.17), turning in season-best times in both events … recorded best 200 fly and 200 IM results at the Ohio State Invitational, finishing the races in 2:00.70 and 2:05.88, respectively … posted a second place finish in league dual meet action against Pittsburgh in the 200 fly … placed third in the 100 fly against Ball State … gained another bronze in the 400 IM in a dual meet against Auburn … earned a monogram.

HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL: Graduated from Rochester Adams High School (Mich.) in the spring of 2011 … competed for the Oakland Live Y’ers club team during high school years … won six state championships in the 100 and 200 backstroke, 100 and 200 fly and 200 and 400 IM … held three team records at time of graduation … competed in the U.S. Open and was a Senior and Junior National Qualifier … team won 2008 and 2009 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Combined championship … team also won 2009 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Women’s championship and was a runner-up in 2010 … also a strong performer in the classroom, earning three Academic All-American citations … member of the National Honor Society and Student Council in high school … named an international finalist in an Essay Writing and Problem Solving contest by University of Colorado … born to Alan and Carol Scott in Plymouth, England … has an older brother, Keiran, and a younger brother, Nicholas … graduated from the College of Arts and Letters with a degree in English (Honors Track) and a minor in studio art … earned Dean’s List honors once during Notre Dame career … finished with a 3.531 GPA.

Scott’s Career Bests

Event Time Meet
100 Fly 55.07 Texas Invitational, 2014
200 Fly 1:59.93 Ohio State Invitational, 2012
200 IM 2:04.57 Ohio State, 2012
400 IM 4:21.58 BIG EAST, 2013