Ellie Berdusco 2017-18 Swimming and Diving Roster

AS A FRESHMAN (2015-16): One of several freshmen to make the ACC Championship travel roster in first season at Notre Dame … at ACC meet, swam in 500 free (5:03.06), 400 IM (4:33.63) and 200 fly (2:07.74) … began the year at Dennis Stark Relays, taking first with 1,500 free relay (5:12.28 leadoff split), fifth with 300 fly relay (59.57 split) and exhibitioning in 800 free relay (1:58.04 split) and 400 medley relay (54.97 split) … at Florida Gulf Coast, took second in 1,000 free (10:21.10), fourth in 500 free (5:04.84) and fifth in 400 free relay (54.71 split) … against Michigan State, touched the wall third in 200 fly (2:07.35), sixth in 200 free (1:55.62) and exhibitioned with 200 free relay (25.30 split) … at Purdue against the Boilermakers and Ohio State, finished ninth in 1,000 free (10:33.48) and 11th in 500 free (5:14.57), taking sixth place with 400 free relay (55.66 split) … at Virginia Tech, clocked in at 17:55.21 in 1,650 free, 5:14.79 in 500 free and 2L08.62 in 200 fly, splitting 1:59.73 as leadoff swimmer on sixth-place 800 free relay … at Purdue Invitational, swam on 200 free relay (24.12 split) that finished 19th and 800 free relay (1:52.97 split) that finished ninth … individually, swam in 500 free (4:57.84 finals, 4:59.54 prelims), 400 IM (4:31.62 finals, 4:32.27 prelims), 200 free (1:54.21 finals, 1:52.73 prelims) and 200 fly (2:02.82 finals, 2:03.66 prelims) … at Virginia, claimed fourth in 400 IM (4:40.81) and eighth in 200 fly (2:10.46) … versus Northwestern, finished fourth in 1,000 free (10:24.14), fifth in 400 free relay (54.93 leadoff split) and seventh in both 500 free (5:10.33) and 200 fly (2:07.44) … finished regular season in Shamrock Invitational … won 800 free relay (1:54.93 split), touched in sixth in 500 free (5:04.60), and came in seventh with both 200 medley (24.68 split) and 400 medley (53.24 split) relays … finished eighth in 200 fly (2:07.51), ninth in 400 IM (4:37.63) and split 54.88 on 400 free relay team that finished 10th … earned a monogram.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Saint Stephenson’s Episcopal School (Florida) in the spring of 2015 … middle and distance free specialist … earned four letters in swimming … is a world championship trials and a senior nationals qualifier … tabbed her school’s athlete of the year as a senior … won the 500-yard freestyle state championship as a sophomore while earning team MVP honors … named the All-Area Swimmer of the Year and team MVP as a junior … best times include 1:48.03 in the 200 free, 4:47.17 in the 500 free, 9:57.91 in the 1,000 free and 16:37.03 in the 1,650 free … competed for the Sarasota YMCA Sharks club team that won the overall YMCA national championship award … member of the National Honor Society … recipient of the Dartmouth Book Award and was on the Head of School’s List for a GPA that’s 4.0 or higher … member of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church … Ellen Jean Berdusco was born in Dallas, Texas to Roger and Amy Berdusco … has an older brother, Michael, an older sister, Annie, and two younger brothers, Brian and Russell … cousin of Notre Dame graduates Elizabeth (’06) and Michael O’Connor (’03) … mother, Amy, competed in gymnastics at Southern Connecticut State University … father, Roger, played soccer at Miami (OH) … sister, Annie, swam at College of Charleston … cousin, Patrick O’Connor, played football at Dickinson … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.