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2019-20 William Smith Swimming and Diving Roster

KEVIN COLTON
KEVIN COLTON
KEVIN COLTON
KEVIN COLTON
KEVIN COLTON
KEVIN COLTON
KEVIN COLTON
ANDREW MARKHAM '10
ANDREW MARKHAM '10

Anna Leffler

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-6
  • Hometown Williston, Vt.
  • Highschool Vermont Commons
  • Major Biology

Biography

2019-20: Anne Richardson Rowley '82 Swimming & Diving Award ... Cynthia Oyler '93 Award ... Liberty League All-Academic ... College All-American Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year ... Named Liberty League Swimmer of the Week ... Broke the William Smith College 200 freestyle record in the morning prelims with a time of 1:55.0 and again in the finals, bettering her mark to 1:54.54 to finish third at the Liberty League Championships ... Broke the 200 backstroke Bristol Pool record with a time of 2:09.43 ... Broke the 400 individual medley Bristol Pool record with a time of 4:42.89 ... Won the 200 individual medley in a meet against Utica and Cazenovia ... Won the 200 IM, 100 free, and 100 breaststroke against Alfred ... Won the 200 and 500 free, 100 IM and the 200 medley relay in a meet against SUNY Cobleskill and SUNY Delhi ... Won the 200 and 400 IM, and the 100 and 200 backstroke at the Don Richards Invitational ... Won the 1,000 free, 200 IM, and 200 free relay in a meet against RIT ... Won the 200 free, 200 backstroke, 400 IM, and 400 medley relay in a meet against Cazenovia and Wells ... Finished sixth in the 200 IM and ninth in the 200 medley relay at the Liberty League Championships ... Finished fifth in the 200 free relay and seventh in the 800 free relay at the league championships ... Finished sixth in the 200 backstroke and the 400 free relay at Liberty League Championships.

2018-19: Dean's List ... Biology Honors ... Anne Richardson Rowley '82 Most Valuable Swimming and Diving Award ... Two-time Liberty League Swimmer of the Week ... Liberty League All-Academic ... Broke the Bristol Pool record in the 400 IM, posting a time of 4:50.36, and broke the 200 backstroke Bristol Pool record posting a time of 2:13.03 against Utica College ... Won the 200 IM, the 100 backstroke, and the 200 medley relay against Alfred ... Won the 200 IM and the 400 IM, breaking her own record for the 400 IM with a time of 4:40.82 at the Don Richards Invitational ... Posted a first place finish in the 200 freestyle relay, finished second in the 200 IM and the 100 backstroke against Rochester Institute of Technology ... Broke the Bristol Pool record in the 800 freestyle relay with a time of 8:15.39 and finished first in the 400 IM against Cazenovia and Wells ... Won the 100 freestyle, finished second in the 100 IM and 50 breaststroke, and placed second in the 200 medley relay at the Skidmore Sprint Invitational ... Finished second in the 200 IM at the Liberty League Championships ... Broke the school record in the 400 IM twice posting an initial time of 4:38.42, and bettering her mark to 4:36.05 to finish third at the Liberty League Championships ... Broke the school's 200 freestyle record posting a time of 1:56.05, helping break the 30 year-old 800 freestyle relay record with a time of 7:49.74, placing second at the Liberty League Championships ... Placed eighth in the 200 backstroke at the Liberty League Championships.

2017-18: Liberty League All-Academic ... Anne Richardson Rowley'82 Most Valuable Swimming and Diving Award ...  Broke school record in the 100-yard backstroke with a third place finish at the Liberty League Championships, stopping the clock at 58.80 ...  Established new school record in the 200 backstroke, twice, at the Liberty League Championships, finishing fourth overall with a time of 2:07.22 ... Broke the school record in the 400 individual medley with a second place finish at the Don Richards Invitational posting a time of 4:44.41 ... Helped the Herons 400 freestyle relay team lower the school record at the Liberty League Championships, stopping the clock at 3:37.83 ... Established a new Bristol pool record in the 400-yard Medley Relay in the final dual meet of the season ... Finished second in the 200 IM at the Liberty League Championships with a time of 2:08.73 ... Finished in the top eight in all six events she swam in at the conference championships ... Named to the Liberty League Weekly honor roll four times.

2016-17: Stephanie Christie Award ... Three-time Liberty League Rookie of the Week ... Two-time ECAC North Rookie of the Week ... Had a hand in six top-10 finishes and four school records at the UNYSCSA Championships  .... Broke a 34-year old 100 backstroke record with her leadoff split of 59.50 in the 400 medley relay at UNYSCSA Championships ... Matched a 34-year old 50 backstroke record with her leadoff split of 28.10 in the 200 medley relay at state meet ... The 200 medley relay team twice broke the school record, lowering the mark to 1:50.28 ... The next day the 400 medley relay broke the school record twice, lowering the standard to 3:58.27 ... Finished eighth in the 100 backstroke at UNYSCSA Championships, lowering her own school record to 59.38 ... Touched the wall second in the consolation final, 10th overall, in the 200 backstroke ...  Finished 13th in the 200 individual medley on the opening day of the state meet ... Compiled seven top-10 finishes at the Liberty League Championships ... Won the 50 and 100 backstrokes at the Skidmore Invitational ... Had a hand in three victories in her collegiate debut against Utica and SUNY-Delhi.

Vermont Commons School: Coached by Caleb Hall-Potvin ... Three-time Vermont Swimming Association State Champion in the 200 IM ... Captured three state championships in the 200 freestyle ... 2015 VSA State Champion in the 100 butterfly ... Also played volleyball Flying Turtles ... Two-time team captain ... All-state setter in volleyball

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17First-Year

  • 2017-18Sophomore

  • 2018-19Junior

    5'6"
  • C

    2019-20Senior

    5'6"
    C