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2022-23 Women's Swimming Roster

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Players

  • Freestyle Free 5'6"

    Caraline Baker

    Sr. Louisville, KY Sacred Heart
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    Senior Louisville, KY Sacred Heart
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  • Breaststroke/Freestyle Br/Free 5'4"

    Morgan Bender

    Jr. Lexington, KY Lexington Catholic
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    Junior Lexington, KY Lexington Catholic
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  • IM/Distance IM/Distance 5'5"

    Luiza Bonardi

    Fr. Curitiba, Brazil Colegio Positivo
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    Freshman Curitiba, Brazil Colegio Positivo
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  • Freestyle Free 5'2"

    Abby Caudill

    Fr. Louisville, Ky. Kentucky Country Day
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    Freshman Louisville, Ky. Kentucky Country Day
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  • Backstroke/Butterfly/IM Back/Fly/IM 5'4"

    Mackenzie Conger

    Jr. Port Orange, FL New Smyrna Beach
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    Junior Port Orange, FL New Smyrna Beach
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  • Backstroke/IM Back/IM 5'9"

    Lauren Diercks

    Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. North Central
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    Freshman Indianapolis, Ind. North Central
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  • Backstroke/Freestyle Back/Free 5'4"

    Kayla Effinger

    Sr. Noblesville, IN Springboro
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    Senior Noblesville, IN Springboro
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  • Freestyle Free 5'4"

    Kerry Effinger

    Sr. Westfield, IN Westfield
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    Senior Westfield, IN Westfield
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  • IM/Backstroke IM/Back 5'4"

    Johnnise Garcia

    So. Floyd Knobs, IN Floyd Central
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    Sophomore Floyd Knobs, IN Floyd Central
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  • Freestyle/Butterfly Free/Fly 5'4"

    Anna Holt

    Sr. Lakeside Park, KY Notre Dame Academy
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    Senior Lakeside Park, KY Notre Dame Academy
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  • Backstroke/IM Back/IM 5'6"

    Olivia Hopper

    Sr. Fort Thomas, KY Highlands
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    Senior Fort Thomas, KY Highlands
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  • Backstroke/Breaststroke Back/Br 5'3"

    Emily Kuprion

    Jr. Louisville, KY Mercy Academy
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    Junior Louisville, KY Mercy Academy
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  • Breaststroke/Freestyle Br/Free 5'8"

    Grace Lough

    Jr. Indianapolis, IN North Central
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    Junior Indianapolis, IN North Central
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  • Butterfly/Freestyle Fly/Free 5'8"

    Megan McEwen

    Jr. Sellersburg, IN Jeffersonville
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    Junior Sellersburg, IN Jeffersonville
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  • Backstroke/IM Back/IM 5'8"

    Caroline McMillin

    Jr. Lexington, KY Paul Laurence Dunbar
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    Junior Lexington, KY Paul Laurence Dunbar
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  • Distance Freestyle D-Free 5'3"

    Ashley Owen

    Jr. Louisville, KY Sacred Heart
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    Junior Louisville, KY Sacred Heart
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  • Mid-Distance Freestyle/Backstroke MD-Free/Back 5'7"

    Lauren Peters

    Fr. Huntington, WV Spring Valley
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    Freshman Huntington, WV Spring Valley
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  • Breaststroke/IM Br/IM 5'6"

    Alexandra Pierce

    So. Erie, PA McDowell High School
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    Sophomore Erie, PA McDowell High School
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  • Freestyle/Backstroke Free/Back 5'8"

    Lauren Rowe

    Sr. Westfield, IN Westfield
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    Senior Westfield, IN Westfield
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  • Sprint Freestyle/Backstroke S-Free/Back 5'4"

    Liz Stevenson

    Jr. Southampton, NJ Seneca High School
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    Junior Southampton, NJ Seneca High School
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  • Freestyle/IM Free/IM 5'6"

    Megan Wills

    So. Cincinnati, OH Seton
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    Sophomore Cincinnati, OH Seton
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Staff Roster

Women's Swimming Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach, Men's and Women's Swimming

    John Brucato

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  • Assistant Coach, Swimming

    Gord Veldman

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  • Assistant Coach, Swimming

    Grace McCormick

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  • Assistant Coach, Swimming

    Mariia Astashkina

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2022-23 Women's Swimming Roster
# Full Name Pos Ht. Academic Year Hometown / High School
Caraline Baker Free 5-6 Sr. Louisville, KY / Sacred Heart
Morgan Bender Br/Free 5-4 Jr. Lexington, KY / Lexington Catholic
Luiza Bonardi IM/Distance 5-5 Fr. Curitiba, Brazil / Colegio Positivo
Abby Caudill Free 5-2 Fr. Louisville, Ky. / Kentucky Country Day
Mackenzie Conger Back/Fly/IM 5-4 Jr. Port Orange, FL / New Smyrna Beach
Lauren Diercks Back/IM 5-9 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. / North Central
Kayla Effinger Back/Free 5-4 Sr. Noblesville, IN / Springboro
Kerry Effinger Free 5-4 Sr. Westfield, IN / Westfield
Johnnise Garcia IM/Back 5-4 So. Floyd Knobs, IN / Floyd Central
Anna Holt Free/Fly 5-4 Sr. Lakeside Park, KY / Notre Dame Academy
Olivia Hopper Back/IM 5-6 Sr. Fort Thomas, KY / Highlands
Emily Kuprion Back/Br 5-3 Jr. Louisville, KY / Mercy Academy
Grace Lough Br/Free 5-8 Jr. Indianapolis, IN / North Central
Megan McEwen Fly/Free 5-8 Jr. Sellersburg, IN / Jeffersonville
Caroline McMillin Back/IM 5-8 Jr. Lexington, KY / Paul Laurence Dunbar
Ashley Owen D-Free 5-3 Jr. Louisville, KY / Sacred Heart
Lauren Peters MD-Free/Back 5-7 Fr. Huntington, WV / Spring Valley
Alexandra Pierce Br/IM 5-6 So. Erie, PA / McDowell High School
Lauren Rowe Free/Back 5-8 Sr. Westfield, IN / Westfield
Liz Stevenson S-Free/Back 5-4 Jr. Southampton, NJ / Seneca High School
Megan Wills Free/IM 5-6 So. Cincinnati, OH / Seton

Women's Swimming Coaching Staff

Women's Swimming - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Brucato2022 John Brucato Head Coach, Men's and Women's Swimming
Gord Veldman Gord Veldman Assistant Coach, Swimming
Grace McCormick Grace McCormick Assistant Coach, Swimming
mariia Mariia Astashkina Assistant Coach, Swimming

Staff Roster

Women's Swimming Coaching Staff