2014-15 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Keane, Anna
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Anna Keane
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- First-Year
- High School:
- Meadowdale
- Hometown:
- Edmonds, Wash.
Bio
2017-18: Helped earn the second best time in Northwestern history in the 400 medley relay at the Big Ten Championships, taking first place in the B-final ... Also contributed to two sixth place freestyle relay finishes, in the 200 and 400 yard events, with Northwestern's third all-time best in the 400 free relay ... Set a season-best time in the 200 free, taking 13th at the Big Tens ... Started off the season with a win in thee 100 free against No. 4 Georgia (10/20) ... Contributed to two pool records wins in the 400 medley relay and the 800 free relay at the TYR Invitational, along with a career best in the 50 breast (11/17-19) ... Took home three more wins at the TYR Invite in the 200 and 400 free relays, and the 200 free ... Earned a first place finish in the 200 free and a second in the 100 free, contributing to Northwestern's win over FGCU (12/17) ... In the Cats' win over Iowa, took home three third place finishes (1/20).
2016-17: Junior freestyle swimmer… Fourth on the Wildcat top time list in the 50 and 100 free…also on the list in five other events…Swam a career-high 100 free (50.94) at the Big Ten Championships (2/15)… Also finished with a season high 50 free (23.47) and 200 free (1:49.40) at the Big Ten Championships…Finished seventh at the Notre Dame Dual (1/14) in the 50 and 100 free…Member of the 200 free relay team that took seventh at the Big Ten Championships…Came in eighth in the 50 free and 200 back at the Chicago Quad-Dual (10/22)… Placed seventh in the 50 and 100 free against Notre Dame (1/14)… Came in seventh in the 50 free and eighth in the 100 free against Iowa (1/21).
2015-16: Sophomore who swam predominantly with the freestyle unit ... Swam in preliminaries of the 50 free, 100 free, and 200 free at the Big Ten Championships (2/18-20) ... Scored season-best times in the 50 free, 200 free, and 200 back versus Iowa (1/23) ... Placed fifth in the 200 free (1:55.25) at Illinois (10/30) ... Finished second in the 400 free medley (3:27.17), missing first place by only one tenth of a second ... Turned in a fifth-place time of 2:08.93 in the 200 back at the Chicago Quad (10/24) ... Also finished sixth in the 50 free (24.76) ... She and three other 'Cats placed first in the 400 free relay (3:29.59).
2014-15: Member of Northwestern's sprint freestyle group while occasionally dabbling in the backstroke … Ranked in five different events on Northwestern's top times list following the season … Was second in the 200 free, third in the 100 back and 100 free, and fourth in the 50 free and 200 back … Also swam with the Wildcats' top 200, 400 and 800 free relays of the year … Broke Norris Aquatics Center pool records with the 200 and 400 free relays during the season … Swam with the second-fastest 200 free relay in school history at the Big Ten Championships … Individually at the Big Ten Championships, had season- and career-bests in all three of her events … Earned a bonus final swim in the 200 free where she finished 21st … Also competed in the 50 free (39th) and the 100 free (55th) at the B1G meet … Earned four second-swims at Northwestern's home TYR Invitational (11/21-11/13) … Her best finish came in the 100 free where she touched in third place overall with a 51.13 … Was fifth in the 100 back at the TYR … Won the consolation final of the 200 free with a 1:51.04, finishing ninth after dropping 2.95 seconds from her preliminary time in the race … Won the bonus final of the 50 breast at the TYR … Missed out on a second-swim in the 50 free at the TYR, but made up for it as the lone freshman member of Northwestern's AT&T U.S. Winter Nationals delegation, where she cut half a second from her previous season best to swim a 23.72 at the meet to place 55th … Also competed in the 100 free (44th) and 200 back (77th) at Winter Nationals … Had six top-five dual meet race finishes to score points for NU … On Senior Night against Milwaukee (1/16), swam the second leg of NU's pool record 200 free relay.
High School: Varsity-lettered all four years ... All-WESCO (district) ... District records for 50 and 100 yard free events ... State Champion for 50 and 100 Free in 2011 and 2012, also achieving second place in 2010 ... Four-time All-American ... Team MVP for four years ... Five team records: 50, 100, and 200 Free, 200 IM and 100 Back ... Three school district records: 50 and 100 Free, 100 Back ... Member of Bellevue Club Swim Team for four years ... Edmonds Community College Dean's List (2012-13).
Personal: Born Anna C. Keane ... Daughter of Peter and Deborah Keane ... Older brother, Jon, was member of Santa Clara's men's golf team, playing professionally for three years after graduation; went on to start his career in finance ... Chose Northwestern over Rice, Air Force and Liberty ... Home-educated for 12 years ... Junior and senior year of high school participated in a dual credit program at a community college ... Major is Chemical Engineering.
2016-17: Junior freestyle swimmer… Fourth on the Wildcat top time list in the 50 and 100 free…also on the list in five other events…Swam a career-high 100 free (50.94) at the Big Ten Championships (2/15)… Also finished with a season high 50 free (23.47) and 200 free (1:49.40) at the Big Ten Championships…Finished seventh at the Notre Dame Dual (1/14) in the 50 and 100 free…Member of the 200 free relay team that took seventh at the Big Ten Championships…Came in eighth in the 50 free and 200 back at the Chicago Quad-Dual (10/22)… Placed seventh in the 50 and 100 free against Notre Dame (1/14)… Came in seventh in the 50 free and eighth in the 100 free against Iowa (1/21).
2015-16: Sophomore who swam predominantly with the freestyle unit ... Swam in preliminaries of the 50 free, 100 free, and 200 free at the Big Ten Championships (2/18-20) ... Scored season-best times in the 50 free, 200 free, and 200 back versus Iowa (1/23) ... Placed fifth in the 200 free (1:55.25) at Illinois (10/30) ... Finished second in the 400 free medley (3:27.17), missing first place by only one tenth of a second ... Turned in a fifth-place time of 2:08.93 in the 200 back at the Chicago Quad (10/24) ... Also finished sixth in the 50 free (24.76) ... She and three other 'Cats placed first in the 400 free relay (3:29.59).
2014-15: Member of Northwestern's sprint freestyle group while occasionally dabbling in the backstroke … Ranked in five different events on Northwestern's top times list following the season … Was second in the 200 free, third in the 100 back and 100 free, and fourth in the 50 free and 200 back … Also swam with the Wildcats' top 200, 400 and 800 free relays of the year … Broke Norris Aquatics Center pool records with the 200 and 400 free relays during the season … Swam with the second-fastest 200 free relay in school history at the Big Ten Championships … Individually at the Big Ten Championships, had season- and career-bests in all three of her events … Earned a bonus final swim in the 200 free where she finished 21st … Also competed in the 50 free (39th) and the 100 free (55th) at the B1G meet … Earned four second-swims at Northwestern's home TYR Invitational (11/21-11/13) … Her best finish came in the 100 free where she touched in third place overall with a 51.13 … Was fifth in the 100 back at the TYR … Won the consolation final of the 200 free with a 1:51.04, finishing ninth after dropping 2.95 seconds from her preliminary time in the race … Won the bonus final of the 50 breast at the TYR … Missed out on a second-swim in the 50 free at the TYR, but made up for it as the lone freshman member of Northwestern's AT&T U.S. Winter Nationals delegation, where she cut half a second from her previous season best to swim a 23.72 at the meet to place 55th … Also competed in the 100 free (44th) and 200 back (77th) at Winter Nationals … Had six top-five dual meet race finishes to score points for NU … On Senior Night against Milwaukee (1/16), swam the second leg of NU's pool record 200 free relay.
High School: Varsity-lettered all four years ... All-WESCO (district) ... District records for 50 and 100 yard free events ... State Champion for 50 and 100 Free in 2011 and 2012, also achieving second place in 2010 ... Four-time All-American ... Team MVP for four years ... Five team records: 50, 100, and 200 Free, 200 IM and 100 Back ... Three school district records: 50 and 100 Free, 100 Back ... Member of Bellevue Club Swim Team for four years ... Edmonds Community College Dean's List (2012-13).
Personal: Born Anna C. Keane ... Daughter of Peter and Deborah Keane ... Older brother, Jon, was member of Santa Clara's men's golf team, playing professionally for three years after graduation; went on to start his career in finance ... Chose Northwestern over Rice, Air Force and Liberty ... Home-educated for 12 years ... Junior and senior year of high school participated in a dual credit program at a community college ... Major is Chemical Engineering.
KEANE'S CAREER BESTS
| Event | Career Best |
| 50 free | 23.24 |
| 100 free | 51.00 |
| 200 free | 1:48.51 |
| 100 back | 57.20 |
| 200 back | 2:02.92 |
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