2014-15 Women's Swimming Roster

Monica McNamara

  • Position Freestyle, Butterfly
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Alameda, Calif.
  • Highschool Bishop O'Dowd High School

Biography

WASHINGTON STATE CAREER

Freshman (2014-15) – Swam personal bests in the 500 free and 1000 free at home dual with Seattle…clocked a time of 5:28.81 in the 500 free to finish fifth…also took fifth in the 1000 free with a time 11:05.54 to earn WSU two points in the dual.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB CAREER

Earned four varsity letters under coach Neal Hamilton…helped the Bishop O’Dowd Dragons qualify for the California Interscholastic Federation North Coast Section Championships all four years…named team MVP three times…competed in the 400 freestyle relay all four years for the Dragons…as a junior, competed in the 500 freestyle…during junior and senior campaigns, also swam the 200 individual medley, …as a senior clocked a leadoff leg of 57.17 in the 400 free relay as the team finished in 3:47.88…also compete for coach Dan Cottam and the Crow Canyon Sharks Swimming Club.

PERSONAL

Born in San Francisco, Calif…logged over 200 hours of volunteer work while in high school…father Peter…mother Margaret swam at California…older sister Megan.