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2021-22 Swimming Roster

Gillian Manning

  • Class Senior
  • Event(s) Fly/Free
  • Hometown Fayetteville, N.C.
  • High School Fayetteville Academy

Biography

AS A SENIOR (2020-21)
Season Bests: 100 Free (52.20), 200 Free (1:50.51), 500 Free (4:58.07), 100 Back (59.07), 100 Fly (56.03), 200 Fly (2:03.22), 200 IM (2:11.12)
NCAA qualifier in four events (100 Fly, 200 Fly, 200 Free, 500 Free) … GMAC/MEC Championship Swimmer of the Meet … 7-time Mountain East Conference champion (200 Free, 500 Free, 100 Back, 200 Fly, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay) … All-Mountain East Conference (200 Free, 500 Free, 100 Back, 200 Fly, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay) … Captured 17 individual event titles, including four each in the 200 Free, 500 Free and 100 Fly disciplines … Broke school records in five individual events (100 Free, 200 Free, 500 Free, 100 Back, 100 Fly, 200 Fly) … Also swam leg on five school record-breaking relay squads (200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay).

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Fayetteville Academy for coach Oscar Roverato … Earned all-conference and swimmer of the year accolades as both a junior and senior … Won state championship in both 100 Free and 100 Fly as a senior … Logged state tiles in both the 50 Free and 100 Free as a junior … Has also competed with Fayetteville Aquatic Swim Team and North Carolina Aquatic Club organizations.
 
PERSONAL: The daughter of Brynn and Dr. Kenneth Manning … Has an older brother, Colin … Maintained a 3.8 cumulative grade point average at Fayetteville Academy and graduated fifth in her 32-member senior class … Earned her bachelor’s degree in art history from UNC Chapel Hill in 2017 … Hobbies include reading, baking and crafts … Names Mary Berry as her hero … Favorite movie is When Harry Met Sally and her favorite sports team is UNC Chapel Hill basketball … Favorite food is her mom’s macaroni & cheese … Pursuing her master’s of business administration at UNCP.


 

PERSONAL BESTS AT UNCP (Updated: 2/21/2022)
50 Free 24.45
100 Free 51.50
200 Free 1:50.51
100 Fly 55.53
200 Fly 2:03.22
100 Back 57.79
200 Back 2:07.86
200 IM 2:09.65
400 IM 4:26.73
500 Free  4:56.07
200 Free Relay 1:36.29
200 Medley Relay 1:47.78
400 Free Relay 3:31.46
400 Medley Relay 3:30.14
800 Free Relay 7:39.95

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Senior

    Fly/Free
    5'9"
  • 2021-22Senior

    Fly/Free
    5'9"