2021-22 Women's Swimming Roster

Taylor McCoy

  • Position Backstroke/IM
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Pullman, Wash.
  • Highschool Pullman HS
  • Major MA - Sport Management

Biography

WASHINGTON STATE 
WSU CAREER: Earned 43 career individual wins…set WSU records in 200 Back (1:55.86) and 400 IM (4:14.58)…recorded four WSU Top-10 times; 100 Back (7th, 54.75), 200 Back (1st, 1:55.86), 200 IM (4th, 2:00.51) and 400 IM (1st, 4:14.58)…competed at U.S. Olympic Trials (2021 Olympics)…program record five-time CSCAA Scholar All-America selection…earned bachelor’s degree in political science and master’s degree in sport management.
 
SENIOR (2021-22): Competed in all 12 meets…led team with 13 individual wins; six in 200 Back (at Idaho, Arizona, No. 22 Arizona State, Grand Canyon, at Nevada, at CSCAA NIC), three in 200 IM (at Idaho, Arizona, Grand Canyon), three in 400 IM (at UCLA, Phill Hansel Invite, at Nevada) and one in 100 Back (at Idaho)…set school records in 200 Back (1:55.86) and 400 IM (4:14.58)…won 100 Back, 200 Back and 200 IM at Idaho (10/2)…won 200 Back and 200 IM in WSU’s first win over Arizona (10/15) in program history…won 200 Back and finished second in 100 Back and 400 IM against No. 22 Arizona State (10/16)…finished second in 200 Back and 200 IM at No. 17 USC (10/29)…won 400 IM and finished second in 200 Back at UCLA (10/30)…won 200 Back and 200 IM in victory over Grand Canyon (11/12)…won 400 IM with NCAA “B” time and WSU record (4:14.48) at Phill Hansel Invite in Houston (11/18-20)…won 200 Back and 400 IM in victory at Nevada (1/28)…finished eighth in 400 IM and record NIC-A time in 50 Back at Pac-12 Conference Championships (2/23/26)…selected to compete in CSCAA National Invitational Championships (3/10-12), closed career with school record and CSCAA NIC title in the 200 Back (1:55.86)…named to Pac-12 Conference Winter Academic Honor Roll (Master’s, Sport Management)...named to CSCAA Scholar All-America Second Team.

SENIOR (2020-21): Competed in all five events…led team with nine individual wins (100 Back – IDAHO; 200 Back – at Idaho, IDAHO; 200 Free – at Seattle U; 200 IM – at Idaho, UTAH, at Seattle U; 400 IM – at Idaho, IDAHO)…won 200 IM (2:03.75) and 400 IM (4:23.17) at Idaho (11/20)…won 200 IM (2:02.31) and finished second in 200 Back (1:59.94) against Utah (1/15)…won 200 Free (1:57.55) and 200 IM (2:09.58) at Seattle U (1/23)…won three races against Idaho (1/29), 100 Back (55.95), 200 Back (2:02.27) and 400 IM (4:24.47)…recorded a pair of NCAA “B” and WSU Top-10 times at the Pac-12 Conference Championships (2/24-27), recorded NCAA “B” time and second-fastest 400 IM time (4:15.07) in WSU history, posted NCAA “B” time and sixth-fastest 200 Back time (1:57.09) in WSU history…competed in the 200 Back at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials in June, finished second in WAVE I prelims (2:14.00) to advance to the final where she finished fourth (2:14.82)…named CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention and to the Pac-12 Conference Winter Academic Honor Roll (Political Science, 4.00 GPA).

JUNIOR (2019-20): Recorded three individual wins in the 200 back and 200 IM against Idaho and 400 IM at Wyoming/Colorado State…finished second in the 500 free (5:11.49) and 200 back (2:05.28) against Nevada (9/28)…finished fourth in the 200 IM (2:06.56) at the Chick-Fil-A-Invitational in Fresno, Calif. (10/11-12)…claimed two wins in the 200 back (2:04.57) and the 200 IM (2:07.19) against Idaho (10/18)…finished second in the 200 back (2:04.51) and 400 IM (4:27.49) against No. 8 Stanford (10/23)…finished second in the 200 back (2:04.40) against No. 12 California (10/24)…won the 400 IM (4:22.83) at Wyoming/Colorado State (11/8-9)…recorded CSCAA National Invitational times in the 100 back (55.46) and 200 IM (2:00.51, 4th-fastest in WSU history), also finished second in 400 IM (4:15.39) and third in the 200 back (1:56.81) at the Phil Hansel Invitational in Houston (11/21-23)…competed at the U.S. Open in Atlanta (12/4-7), finished 19th in the 200 back (2:15.67)…recorded CSCAA National Invitational time in the 50 back (27.13) of the 200 medley relay and finished second in both the 200 back (2:02.63) and 400 IM (4:28.67) against No. 8 USC (1/10)…finished second in three events against No. 31 UCLA (1/11), 100 back (57.35), 200 back (2:05.22) and 200 IM (2:06.95)…finished second in 200 back and third in 200 IM (2:06.45) at Utah (1/17)…finished second in the 1000 free (10:29.52) at Boise State (2/1)…recorded personal-bests and NCAA B times in the 200 back (1:56.53, 2nd-fastest in WSU history) and 400 IM (4:17.16, 2nd-fastest in WSU history) at the Pac-12 Conference Championships (2/26-29)…earned a trip to the CSCAA National Invitational in Cleveland (3/12), won the 400 IM (4:22.00), finished third in the 100 back (55.50, 10th-fastest in WSU history) and fourth in the 200 IM (2:01.14)…named to Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll (Political Science) and CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention…in Summer 2019, recorded U.S. Olympic Trial time in the 200 back (2:14.46).

SOPHOMORE (2018-19): Led the team in four individual events...clocked the second-fastest time in program history in the 200 back, touching the wall in 1:56.86...recorded a career-best 55.56 in the 100 back for ninth-fastest in program history...clocked the sixth-fastest time in program history in the 400 IM, touching the wall in 4:20.29...recorded the ninth-fastest time in program history in the 200 IM, touching in 2:02.78...placed fourth in the 200 back at the NIC Championships...recorded a team-high 14 wins...won the 100 back and 400 IM over then-No. 14 Arizona...won the 200 IM over Arizona and then-No. 24 Arizona State...member of two winning relays...earned Pac-12 All-Academic First Team accolades...named CSCAA Scholar All-American Honorable Mention (3.86).

FRESHMAN (2017-18): Earned two wins during the season in the 200 back, against UC Santa Barbara and Oregon State…recorded career-best and third fastest time in program history at the Pac-12 Championships in the 200 back, touching the wall in 1:57.52, an NCAA “B” Standard…finished 20th at Pac-12 Championships in 200 back…notched career-best 55.92 in the 100 back at the Ohio State Invite for ninth fastest in program history…recorded season-best times in the 200 and 400 IM, touching the wall in 2:04.78 and 4:25.94, respectively…placed 17th at Ohio State Invite in the 200 back, touching the wall in 1:58.28...named CSCAA Scholar All-American Honorable Mention.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB CAREER
Earned four varsity letters at Pullman High School under coach Ed Davis...four-Time Great Northern League All-Conference...Four-Time Team MVP...as a FRESHMAN, school record in 100 Back, 200 IM, 200 Medley Relay, and 400 Free Relay...State Champion in 100 Back, 200 IM, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay, and overall team State Champions... as a SOPHOMORE State Champion in 100 Back and 200 IM...as a JUNIOR, Team Most Inspirational...State Swimmer of the Meet (2A)...District 5,6,7 Record in 100 Back...State Champion in 100 Back and 200 IM...as a SENIOR, named team captain...set school record in 100 Back, 200 Free Relay, and 400 Free Relay...District 5,6,7 Record in 100 Back and 200 Free Relay...State Champion in 100 Back..a member of Gold Medal Swim Club under coach Dan Lawson...2016 Olympic Trials Qualifier and Competitor in 200 Back...Two-time US Open Competitor...2016 and 2017 US Open finalist in 200 Back...2017 US Open Finalist in 100 Back...finished 14th at Summer Junior Nationals in 200 Back...13th place finish in 200 Back at 2016 Summer Junior Nationals...8th place finish in 200 Back at 2016 Winter Junior Nationals...finished 18th in the 200 Back at 2015 Winter Junior Nationals...USA Swimming Top-100 All-Time and Western Zone record holder in Girls 13-14 200 Back.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Brian and Anne McCoy...brother, Jake...three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American...four-year member of Athletic Counsel at Pullman HS...Army Reserve Scholar Athlete...Presidential Academic Excellence Award....Washington State Honors...enjoys swimming, reading, and spending time with family...majoring in Political Science.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Backstroke, IM
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Backstroke, IM
  • 2019-20Junior

    Backstroke, IM
  • 2020-21Senior

    Backstroke/IM
  • 2021-22Graduate Student

    Backstroke/IM