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2022-23 MIT Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Gil Talbot

Kaleigh Spears

  • Height 5-9
  • Year Sophomore
  • Hometown Fairhope, Ala.
  • High School Fairhope High School
  • Event Fly, Free
  • Major Urban Planning and Computer Science

Biography

Collegiate Personal Bests
50-Back 28.54
100-Back 58.73
200-Fly 2:08.68
100 IM 1:00.85
200 IM 2:06.89

In the Record Books:
- 100 IM - 4th (1:00.85)
- 200 IM - 9th (2:06.89)
Accolades:
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference (2022-23)
2022-23:
- Finished 7th in the 100-back at the MIT Invite
- Posted the 6th fastest time in the 100-fly at the BU Winter Open
2021-22:
- Swam in six meets
- Finished 7th in the 200-Yard IM at NEWMACs
Out of the Pool at MIT:
- Urban Planning and Computer Science
- Summer internship with Boston nonprofit Communities Responding to Extreme Weather working toward climate resilience for marginalized communities in Greater Boston
- Orientation Leader and Resident Peer Mentor
High School
- Graduate of Fairhope High School
- 2019 Alabama State Champion 100 Yard Butterfly
- 5-time State Meet qualifier
- First State Champion Swimmer from Fairhope
- 2020 Team Captain
- National Honor Society
- Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society
- Fairhope Junior City Council Vice President (2018 - 2020)
- Lego Robotics Teacher Assistant (teaching 4th grade students Lego Robotics programming and design)
- Key Club - 4 years (50+ annual service hours)
- French Club
- Positive Coaching Alliance Triple Impact Competitor Scholarship winner
- Hawkins Educational Foundation Scholarship winner (2021)
- Aspirations in Computing Scholarship winner - Rising Star (2021)
Club Team
- TNT Swimming
- 3-time NCSA Junior Nationals Individual Qualifier
- 12-time Southeastern Swimming Championship Individual Qualifier
- Southeastern Swimming Champion (1st Place) in Women's 4x100 Yard Freestyle and 4x100 Yard Medley Relays
- 3rd Place in Women's 4x50 Yard Medley Relay and 4x100 Yard Medley Relay at 2021 Spring NCSAs

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22First Year

    Fly, Free
    5'9"
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Fly, Free
    5'9"