2022-23 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Biography
BEST TIMES:
- 50yd Freestyle: 24.66 (2/8/23 @ MAAC Championships)
- 100yd Freestyle: 54.68 (12/222 @ ECAC Winter Championships Preliminaries)
- 50yd Backstroke: 27.99 (12/2/22 @ ECAC Winter Championships Finals)
- 100yd Backstroke: 1:00.05 (12/2/22 @ ECAC Winter Championships Preliminaries)
- 200yd Backstroke: 2:12.02 (2/12/22 @ MAAC Championship Preliminaries)
- 100yd Butterfly: 59.26 (12/2/22 @ ECAC Winter Championships Preliminaries)
- 200yd Butterfly: 2:13.59 (2/8/23 @ MAAC Championships Preliminaries)
- 100yd IM: 1:03.05 (1/28/23 vs. Stonehill)
2022-23 (SENIOR):
- One of Siena's nominees for the prestigious NCAA Woman of the Year award
- Named a 2023 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar
- CSC Academic All-District Honoree
- MAAC All-Academic Team & MAAC Academic Honor Roll member
- Named Leo Dufort Student-Athlete of the Month for January 2023
- Finished the season on the Program All-Time Top-Ten Performers List in 100 Back (tenth) and 100 fly (eighth)
- MAAC Finalist in the 100 Back (fifteenth)
- Won the 100 Fly at Tri-Meet vs. Merrimack and New Hampshire on 11/05/22
- Part of 200 Medley Relay that finished eleventh at 2022 ECAC Championships
- Part of 200 Free Relay that won at Quad Meet versus Saint Peter’s, St. Francis Brooklyn and Stonehill on 1/14/23
- Part of 200 Free Relay that won at meet versus Vermont on 1/15/23
- Won the 100 Fly at meet vs. Saint Francis (PA) on 1/21/23
- Part of 200 Medley Relay who won at meet vs. Stonehill on 1/28/23
- Won the 100 Fly at meet vs. Stonehill on 1/28/23
2021-22 (JUNIOR) :
- Named a 2022 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar
- MAAC All-Academic Team & MAAC Academic Honor Roll member
- Swan personal bests in the 50 free (25.18) and 100 fly (1:00.17) at the Blue Devil Invite
- Part of the 200 free relay that placed first at the Blue Devil Invite on December 4
- Swam a personal best in the 100 free (56.44) at the 2022 MAAC Championships
- Swam a personal best in the 100 back (1:00.25) at the 2022 MAAC Championships with an 18th place finish
- Swam a personal best in the 200 back (2:12.02) at the 2022 MAAC Championships with a 19th place finish
- Finished the season on the Program All-Time Top-Ten Performers List in both the 100 and 200 back
2020-21 (SOPHOMORE):
- Named a 2021 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar
- MAAC All-Academic Team & MAAC Academic Honor Roll member
- Competed in the 100 back, 200 back and 50 free at the Siena Classic Time Trials
2019-20 (FRESHMAN):
- MAAC Academic Honor Roll member
- Part of the 200 free relay that placed first in a tri-meet against Monmouth & Manhattan on November 16
- Swam a personal best in the 100 fly (1:01.20) at the ECAC Winter Championships on December 7
- Swam a personal best in the 200 back (2:15.82) at the ECAC Winter Championships on December 8
- Set a personal best in the 50 free (26.50) at Sacred Heart on January 18
- Swam a personal best in the 100 back (1:01.25) at the MAAC Championship Preliminaries on February 14
BEFORE SIENA:
- First West Coast swimmer to come to Siena in the Paul Kueterman era
- Served as a team captain at Foothill High School
- Was part of a 200 yard free relay team that set the school record
- Also competed for the Pleasanton Seahawks Swim Club
- Was the Northern California representative at the Diversity Select Swim Camp in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Also participated in soccer and karate
PERSONAL:
- Born on September 27
- Daughter of Steven & Sheryl Balicanta
- Has a brother - Oliver, and a sister - Emily
- Sister is a diver at Boston University
- Majoring in communications with a focus in journalism
- Chose Siena because of the inclusive and fun swim team in the strong academics
Historical Player Information
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2019-20Freshman
Fly/Back
5'3"
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2020-21Sophomore
Fly/Back
5'3"
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2021-22Junior
Back/Free
5'4"
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2022-23Senior
Back/Free
5'4"
