2012-13 Swimming and Diving Roster

Jenny Chiang 2011-12 Swimming and Diving Roster

Diving


Height 5'8''
Class Freshman
Hometown Fairport, NY
High School Fairport
Jenny Chiang - Swimming and Diving - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Bio

AS A SENIOR: Completed career sweep of the BIG EAST 3-meter dive event at the conference meet by scoring 329.85 points … also finished third in the 1-meter dive (297.60) to earn two all-BIG EAST scrolls and secure BIG EAST Women[apos]s Most Outstanding Diver honors … ended career by earning honorable mention All-America honors on the 3-meter board at the NCAA Championships by finishing 12th (330.75) … also placed 23rd (273.05) in the 1-meter discipline … totaled a school-record 338.25 points on the 1-meter board to earn first place against Louisville in a dual meet … won 10 events throughout season between the 1- and 3-meter boards … a member of the BIG EAST All-Academic team … earned a monogram.

AS A JUNIOR:Capped off a sterling season with a 17th place finish (289.50) at the NCAA Championship meet in the 1-meter dive, just missing out on All-America honors by one spot … also qualified in the 3-meter dive … became the first diver since 2009 to compete for the Irish on the ultimate collegiate stage … won the 3-meter dive (313.10) at the BIG EAST Championships for the third year in the row, becoming only the second diver in Irish history (Meghan Perry-Eaton) to achieve such a feat … also earned All-BIG EAST accolades in the 1-meter dive (280.80), securing third place … turned in the meet of her life on the brightest dual meet stage against Auburn, posting career bests in both the 1-meter (313.28) and 3-meter (348.53) dives, placing first in both … took home the gold in a tri-meet against Michigan and Northwestern in the 1-meter dive (313.05) … earned top honors in the 3-meter dive (342.83) in a dual meet against Michigan State … won the 1-meter dive (308.80) in a tri-meet against TCU and Oakland … earned a monogram.

AS A SOPHOMORE:Specialized in the 1- and 3-meter dives … won the BIG EAST 3-meter dive for second year in a row with a score of 337.40, which set a new BIG EAST meet record … also earned All-BIG EAST accolades in the 1-meter dive (301.60), finishing second … competed in the 1 and 3-meter dives at the NCAA Zone Diving Championships … finished 12th in the 3-meter (578.85) and 14th in the 1-meter (532.85) … won the 3-meter dive (307.55) and placed second in the 1-meter dive (291.80) at the Shamrock Invitational … won the 1-meter (290.10) and 3-meter (316.73) dives in a dual meet against Utah … won the 1-meter dive (297.75) in a dual meet versus Ball State … placed sixth in the 1-meter dive (266.10) and fourth in the 3-meter dive (291.80) at the Hawkeye Invitational … earned a monogram.

AS A FRESHMAN:Claimed her first BIG EAST title with a gold medal off the 3-meter spring board at the league meet … her performance of 313.35 points was her second best performance on the year … also topped out at the 1-meter height at the league meet with a score of 280.85 … the 1-meter finals performance was over 25 points better than her preliminary session while the 3-meter finals total was greater than 50 points higher than the preliminary session … top 3-meter performance was recorded at the Hoosierland Invitational with a total of 335.55 points, which was good for a third place finish … claimed three top three finishes on the dual meet season, two of which were at the 3-meter height … dove to a ninth place finish at the NCAA Zone Championships … earned a monogram.

THE CHIANG FILE:Four-year letter winner at Fairport (N.Y.) under head coach Dave Saimon … four- time conference champion … team captain during senior season … earned All-America honors in each of her four varsity seasons … set school, area and New York[apos]s Section 5 record for six and 11 dives (1-meter) … placed fifth on the 1-meter at Junior Nationals … member of National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society … daughter of Alice and Joe Chiang … born in Rochester, N.Y. … has one sister, Tiffany … graduated from the Mendoza College of Business with a degree in finance … named to the Dean[apos]s List twice during college career.

Chiang[apos]s Career Bests

Event Time Meet
1-Meter (6) 338.25 (Louisville, 2012- ND Record)
3-Meter (6) 348.53 (Auburn, 2011)
Platform (5) 188.00 (BIG EAST, 2013)