Tara Chapman '16 Recruiting Profile
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2015 HighlightsPersonal Statement
Hi, I'm Tara, and I am working hard to prepare myself for college sports and academics as I start my junior year. I have been swimming on the Great Wolf Swim Team since I was 5 years old, and I plan to continue competing in college. I swim the 100 Breaststroke, the 200 IM, and all of the relays for my high school team. I also love to compete in the 100 and 200 freestyle. I look forward to representing my college in these and other events, too. It is important to me to maintain a balance between swimming and academics, as I care very much about both. In high school, I take AP and honors classes and have a GPA of 4.0, so I believe that I will be a great student athlete on my college team.
My junior year, I hope to again achieve All-American status, as I did my 9th grade year in the 100 Breaststroke. I look forward to taking a leadership role on my high school team as an upperclassman, by setting a good example both in the pool and out of the pool, during practice and meets, and helping my team to reach its highest potential. I love swimming and I spend a lot of time with my team, where I've made many of my best friends. I'm exited to see what I can do during the last year as a Captain on my high school swim team, and I look forward to swimming in college. I appreciate your time reviewing my profile and look forward to being a possible asset to your team and to your student body in 2016.
Athletics
High School Information
- Years w/ Varsity
- 6 years
- 2015 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
- Captain
- 2014 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
- Set True Team State record in 200 IM., 1st Team All-Conference, 1st Team All-State
Team Awards
- Conference Champs, 6th place in AA True Team State Meet., Sectional 2nd Place
- 2013 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
- 1st Team All-Conference, 1st Team All-State, MVP, Section Swimmer of the Meet, All-American Consideration, All-State Honors: 100 Breaststroke, 200 IM
Team Awards
- Conference Champs, Sectional 2nd Place
- 2012 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
- MVP, Hardest Worker, All-American Honors 100 Breaststroke, All-State Honors: 200 IM, 100 Breaststroke, 200 MR, 1st Team All-State, 1st Team All-Conference
Team Awards
- Conference Champs, Sectional 2nd Place
- 2011 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
- 1st Team All-Conference, , 1st Team All-State
Team Awards
- Sectional 2nd Place, Conference 2nd Place
- 2010 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
- 1st Team All-Conference
Team Awards
- Sectional 2nd Place, Conference 2nd Place
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 8 seasons
- 2014 The Great Wolf Swim Team (National Team)
- Attended, SCY State, NASA Junior National Championships
- 2013 The Great Wolf Swim Team (National Team)
- Attended: SCY State, NCSA Juniors, LCM Speedo Champs, LCM State
- 2012 The Great Wolf Swim Team (National Team)
- Attended: SCY State, LCM State, Central Zone Championship
- 2011 The Great Wolf Swim Team (National team)
- Attended: SCY State (50, 100 and 200 breast State Champion), LCM State
- 2010 The Great Wolf Swim Team
- Attended: SCY State, LCM State
- 2009 The Great Wolf Swim Team
- Attended: SCY State (2nd place high point, 100 breast state champion), LCM State
- 2008 The Great Wolf Swim Team
- Attended: SCY State, LCM State, Central Megazone Championship
- 2007 The Great Wolf Swim Team
- Attended: SCY State (2nd place high point), LCM State
Coach References
- Club Coach
- David Bentz
- High School Head Coach
- Chip Fechter
- High School Assistant Coach
- Pete Crawford
- Club Coach
- Zack Strumbell
Events
- Camp/Event
- Total Performance Elite Breaststroke Camp
- 6/08/13 to 6/12/13
- We had swim practice and dryland in the morning, and olympic breaststroker, Carlos Almeida, and his coach held sessions with us on breaststroke technique in the afternoons. The Kenyon coaches also analyzed breaststroke videos for us and the whole experience was fun and informational.
Additional Sports
- Track
- 1 year
- Varsity Team
- Competed on the 4 x 800 relay, winning first place in our conference and sectional meets, and qualifying and competing in the Minnesota HS State Meet.
Statistics
| Event | 2014 Varsity Team | 2014 The Great Wolf | 2013 The Great Wolf | 2012 The Great Wolf | 2011 The Great Wolf | 2010 The Great Wolf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100M Free | 53.03 | 1:00.45 | 1:04.12 | |||
| 200M Free | 1:55.76 | 2:10.28 | 2:19.87 | 2:22.36 | ||
| 100Y Back | 100.90 | 1:04.53 | 1:06.13 | |||
| 100Y Fly | 59.91 | |||||
| 50Y Free | 24.37 | 24.85 | 26.68 | 27.86 | ||
| 100Y Free | 52.09 | 54.01 | 56.12 | 59.34 | ||
| 200Y Free | 1:52.83 | 1:53.79 | 2:01.87 | 2:03.61 | ||
| 500Y Free | 5:09.24 | 5:11.00 | 5:27.85 | 5:30.39 | ||
| 50Y Breast | 30.31 | 31.78 | 33.99 | |||
| 100Y Breast | 1:05.73 | 1:06.26 | 1:03.99 | 1:07.82 | 1:13.47 | |
| 200Y Breast | 2:23.63 | 2:22.15 | 2:29.21 | |||
| 200Y IM | 2:08.17 | 2:07.04 | 2:19.74 | 2:26.33 | ||
| 400Y IM | 4:34.43 | 4:32.54 | 4:41.73 | |||
| 50M Free | 28.18 | 30.28 | ||||
| 400M Free | 4:36.24 | 5:00.63 | ||||
| 100M Breast | 1:14.78 | 1:19.13 | 1:25.61 | |||
| 200M IM | 2:24.07 | 2:31.37 | 2:39.49 | |||
| 400M IM | 5:19.97 | 5:22.19 | ||||
| 200M Breast | 2:52.32 | |||||
| 50Y Fly | 29.55 |
| Event | 2009 The Great Wolf |
|---|---|
| 50M Free | 33.40 |
| 100M Free | 1:13.22 |
| 50Y Back | 32.42 |
| 100Y Back | 1:09.06 |
| 50Y Breast | 34.84 |
| 100M Breast | 1:31.65 |
| 100Y Breast | 1:16.42 |
| 50Y Fly | 31.24 |
| 200Y IM | 2:31.55 |
Academics
Grades
Test Scores
Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
Yes. English 9, English 10, Wind Ensemble Band, Physics, Chemistry, Geometry, and Algebra 2, Pre-Calculus, CIS German 3 & 4Are you in AP/IB classes?
Yes. AP World History, AP Literature, AP Micro, AP CalculusRegistered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
YesAwards and Activities
- Awards2013-14 Swimming Scholastic All-American, Academic letter winner, "A" Honor Roll, and Spotlight on Scholarship award (student athlete academic achievement award)
- ActivitiesMarching Band, Church youth leadership group, and AFS international student exchange program (host sister for two school years), Peer Leader.
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