Megan Purdy

Height:
5-4
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Boulder City
Hometown:
Boulder City, Nev.

2016-17: Senior Wildcat free and fly swimmer… Third on the Northwestern top times list in the 200 fly, 500 free and 1650 free… Also on the list in three other events… Competed at the Big Ten Championships (2/15) in the 500 free, 1650 free and 200 fly… Swam a career high in both the 1650 free and 200 fly… Finished 22^nd in the 1650 free… Came in fourth in the 1650 free at the TYR Invitational (11/20)… Also finished ninth in the 200 fly and 17th in the 500 free… Placed fourth in the 500 free and 1000 free against Iowa (1/21)… Turned in a fifth place finish in the 500 free and sixth place finish in the 1000 free at the Illinois/Rutgers Triple Dual (10/29)… Took fifth in both the 500 free and 200 fly against Notre Dame (1/14)… Placed sixth at the Purdue Triple Dual in the 500 free… Academic All-Big Ten

2015-16: Junior distance freestyler ... Swam season-best times in the 200 free, 500 free, and 1,660 free at the Big Ten Championships (2/18-20) ... Registered a season-best time in the 200 free versus Iowa (1/23), finishing in 1:54.81 ... Improved her time in the 200 free to 1:55.50 with her sixth-place performance in the 200 free at Notre Dame (1/16) ... Swam the 1,650 free for the first time this season at the TYR Invitational (11/20-22) with a time of 17:26.49 ... Took home fifth place in both the 500 free (5:07.52) and 1,000 free (10:29.34) at Illinois (10/30) ... Competed in the 200 free and 500 free at Northwestern's sweep at the Chicago Quad (10/24) ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2014-15: Member of Northwestern's distance freestyle group … Academic All-Big Ten … Ranked on NU's top times list in four different events helped by three career-best swims at the Big Ten Championships … Ranked second on the team in the 500 free, third in the 1,000 free and 1,650 free, and fourth in the 200 free … Swam with NU's top 800 free relay of the year, as well … Earned a bonus final lane in the 500 free at the Big Ten Championships with a career-best 4:48.40 in the prelims before placing 23^rd overall … That prelim swim placed Purdy fifth on NU's all-time top times list in the event … Also had career-best swims in the 1,650 free (16:47.84; 26^th) and the 200 free (1:50.22; 43^rd) at the B1G meet … qualified for the championship finals of the 200 free and 500 free at Northwestern's home TYR Invitational (11/21-11/23), finishing eighth overall in the 500 free and scratching the lane in the 200 free … Won the 200 free and was second in the 500 free in a double dual sweep of UIC and Oakland (10/25) … Took second in the 200 free in a win at No. 21 Iowa (1/24) … All told, scored dual-meet points for the Wildcats with 14 different top-five event finishes.

2013-14: Made quick impact as a freshman at Northwestern. .. Ranked on five of NU's top times categories, ranking No. 5 in 200 free, 500 free, 1,000 free, 1,650 free and 200 fly ... Swam in 200 free, 500 free and 1,650 free at Big Ten Championships (2/20-2/22)...Finished No. 35 in 500 free (4:51.57) at Big Tens ... Finished No. 45 in 200 free at Big Tens on 2/21 with time of 1:50.97 ... Finished No. 32 in nation in the mile at Big Tens, posting time of 17:01.26 ... Set season- and career- best time in 200 free at Big Tens with time of 1:50.97 ... Swam fastest 500 free time of 4:53.29 at Big Tens (2/20) ... Posted season and career best time in 1,000 free with 10:18.80 time vs. Iowa (1/25) ... Posted season- and career-best time in 1,650 free with 17:01.26 time at Big Ten Championships (2/21) ... Finished No. 5 for NU in 200 fly, posting season- and career-best time of 2:08.50 vs. Wisconsin (11/15) ... Made college debut vs. Illinois/Eastern Michigan (10/18), finishing No. 4 in 500 free and No. 7 in 200 fly ... Reached finals of TYR Invite in 500 free, 400 IM and 1,650 free.

High School: Ranked as the No. 2 overall recruit in the state of Nevada by Collegeswimming.com ... Holds All-America status reportable times individually in the 500 free and with relays in the 400 free and 200 medley ... Helped Boulder City high school to a second-place finish in the 2012 Nevada state meet, establishing a state record with the 400 free relay and a regional record with the 200 medley relay ... Named Athlete of the Season and Swimmer of the Week ... Freshman/Sophomore meet high point scorer ... Has swum 12 years of club with Boulder City Henderson ... Holds short course records in the 200 free, 500 free, 200 fly, 200 IM and 400 IM ... Has long course records in the 100, 200 and 400 freestyles along with the 200 and 400 fly, and 200 and 400 IM ... Nevada All-State Academic Team ... Scholastic All-American ... Class Valedictorian ... National Honor Society member ... High Honors Distinction and AP Scholar.

Personal: Born Megan Hellen Purdy ... Daughter of Joseph and Joan Purdy ... Chose Northwestern over Princeton, Ohio State, Virginia Tech and Purdue ... Major is biological sciences.

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