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Megan Moroney

Free/Fly
Position
Redshirt Sophomore
Class
Deerfield Beach, Fla.
Hometown
Saint Andrew's School
High School
Megan Moroney - Swimming & Diving - Virginia Cavaliers

2018 Phillips 66 National Championships Qualifier
Finished 11th in the 200 Back at US National Championships

All-American (17)
2020: 200 Free, 100 Back, 200 Back, 800 Free Relay
2019: 200 Back, 400 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay (HM), 200 Free (HM)
2018: 200 Free, 800 Free Relay, 200 Back (HM)
2016: 200 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 200 Free (HM), 200 Back (HM), 400 Free Relay (HM)

ACC Champion
2020:
800 Free Relay
2019: 800 Free Relay
2016: 800 Free Relay

All-ACC (11)
2020:
200 Free, 800 Free Relay
2019: 800 Free Relay, 100 Back, 200 Back, 200 Free
2018: 200 Free, 100 Back, 200 Back
2016: 200 Free, 800 Free Relay

Virginia Career Bests
50 Free:
22.41 (8th all-time at UVA)
100 Free: 48.15 (5th all-time at UVA)
200 Free: 1:43.60 (5th all-time at UVA)
500 Free: 4:42.65
100 Back: 51.83 (3rd all-time at UVA)
200 Back: 1:51.28 (2nd all-time at UVA)
100 Fly: 53.19

2019-20
• NCAA Championships cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
• Earned All-America honors in the 200 free, 100 back, 200 back and 800 free relay for advancing to the NCAA Championships in each event
• Tied for fourth all-time in program history for most All-America honors with 17 career All-America honors
• Won an ACC title with the 800-yard freestyle relay
• Earned All-ACC honors in the 200-yard freestyle with a third-place finish in the event at the ACC Championships
• Placed fourth in the 200-yard backstroke and sixth in the 100-yard backstroke at the ACC Championships
• Recorded two top five finishes at the Tennessee Invitational, placing third in the 100-yard backstroke and fifth in the 200-yard backstroke
• Finished second in the 100-yard backstroke and third in the 200-yard backstroke at the USC Trojan Invite
• Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll

2018-19
Five-time All-American, earning first-team honors in the 200-yard back, 400-yard medley relay and 400- yard freestyle relay, and honorable mentions in the 800-yard freestyle relay and 200-yard freestyle
• Finished seventh in the 200-yard backstroke and helped both the 400-yard medley relay and 400-yard freestyle relay to  eight-place finishes
•  Placed ninth with the 800-yard freestyle relay and 16th in the 200-yard freestyle, earning honorable mentions All-American at the NCAA Championships
• Four-time All-ACC honoree, finishing first in the 800-yard freestyle relay, second in the 100 and 200-yard backstroke and third in the 200-yard freestyle
• Set an ACC meet record with the 800-yard freestyle relay
• Represented Virginia at the SMU Classic, finishing 2nd in the 200-yard backstroke and eighth in the 200-yard freestyle
• Helped the 400-yard medley relay, 800-yard freestyle relay, 200-yard medley relay and 200-yard freestyle relay teams to  third-place finishes at the SMU Classic
• VaSID first-team All-State honoree
• Named to the CSCAA All-Academic Team

2017-18
• Three-time All-American, recording the honor in the 200-yard freestyle and 800-yard freestyle relay and honorable mentions in the 200-yard backstroke
• Finished seventh in the 200-yard freestyle and 10th in the 200-yard backstroke at the NCAA Championships
• ACC runner-up in the 200-yard freestyle at the ACC Championships, in addition to finishing third in the 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard backstroke
• Advanced to the finals in the 200-yard backstroke (11th) in addition to competing in the 100-yard freestyle (43rd), 200-yard freestyle (31st), 50-yard backstroke (48th) and 100-yard backstroke (43rd) at the 2018 Phillips 66 National Championships
• Recognized on the ACC Academic Honor Roll
• Recorded a career-best swim in the 200-yard backstroke (1:51.28) at the NCAA Championships and a career-best swim in the 100-yard backstroke (51.83) at the ACC Championships

2016-17
• Did not compete

2015-16
• Earned All-America honors with fifth-place 800-yard freestyle relay and sixth-place 200 free relay at NCAA Championships
• Placed 11th in 200 free and 200 backstroke at NCAAs to earn honorable mention All-America honors
• Took home honorable mention All-America honors with 10th-place 400 free relay at NCAAs
• ACC Champion as part of 800 free relay
• Earned All-ACC honors with third-place finish in 200 free at ACC Championships
• Also placed fourth in 200 back and 10th in 500 free at ACCs
• Set season-best marks in 50 free (22.41), 100 free (48.15), 200 free (1:44.32), 500 free (4:42.65) and 200 back (1:52.02) at NCAAs
• Posted season-best times in 100 back (53.00) and 100 fly (53.19) at UGA Fall Invitational
• Won 200 free against Virginia Tech and Towson

Background
• Seven-time Florida state champion (4x-100 fly, 3x-200 free)
• NISCA/Speedo High School All-American
• USA Scholastic All-American
• Two-time Sun-Sentinel Swimmer of the Year
• Placed 13th in the 100m free and 15th in the 200m free at he 2015 Phillips 66 National Championships

Personal
• Daughter of Tracy and Daniel Moroney