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2016-17 Women's Swimming and Diving

Tammy Tai

  • Height 5-4
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Sunnyvale, Calif.
  • High School Fremont
  • Event Breast, IM
  • Major Biological Engineering

Biography

Collegiate Personal Bests
200-Free - 1:59.56
500-Free - 5:14.00
1000-Free - 11:13.20
100-Breast - 1:12.96
200-Breast - 2:33.68
100-Fly - 1:01.78
200-Fly - 2:12.33
100-IM - 1:03.96
200-IM - 2:10.34
400-IM - 4:39.34

2016-17: CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-American … at the NEWMAC Championship, placed sixth in the 400 IM (4:41.55), seventh in the 200 IM (2:11.44), 11th in the 800 free relay (7:42.76) and 15th in the 200 fly (2:17.02) … at the MIT Winter Invitational, touched the wall third in the 800 free relay (7:41.10), fourth in the 400 IM (4:36.09), seventh in the 200 IM (2:12.29) and eighth in the 500 free (5:14.00) and the 400 free relay (3:39.14) … during regular season dual meets, registered eight top-5 finishes in her respective events … individually swam one NCAA “B” cut time as a senior which came at the MIT Winter Invitational in the 400 IM as she notched a time of 4:36.09, which was a new collegiate best for her.

2015-16:
At the NEWMAC Championship (2/18-21), individually finished sixth in the 400-IM in 4:40.15, eighth in the 200-IM in a time of 2:10.70 after swimming a 2:10.34 in the prelims of the event and eighth in the 200-fly in 2:15.15 … aided the “B” 400 Medley Relay team to 12th overall (second in the B-final) with a time of 4:00.99 at the conference meet … at the MIT Winter Invitational  (12/4-6), had her best individual finish come as a ninth place spot in the 200-IM (2:12.76) … also touched the wall 14th with the 800 Free Relay team in 8:00.96 and swam to sixth in the B-final (16th overall) of the 400-IM in 4:44.72.

2014-15: At the NEWMAC Championship (2/19-22), individually finished sixth in the 200-IM in 2:10.85 and seventh in the 200-fly in a time of 2:15.46 … began the third day of NEWMACs strong with a fifth place finish in the 400-IM in 4:40.88 … also aided the “B” 800 Free Relay team to 12th in a time of 7:59.77 at the conference meet … at the MIT Winter Invitational (12/5-7), finished seventh in the 200-fly in 2:14.82.

2013-14
: Against Wellesley (11/22), she won the 200 IM with a time of 2:12.49 and, against Bowdoin and Babson (11/23), she was first in the 400 IM in 4:41.40 … at the MIT Winter Invitational (12/6-7), she improved her time in the 200 IM to a 2:11.60 to take sixth, while also finishing in ninth in the 200 breast with a 2:30.91 … at the NEWMAC Championships (2/20-23), she came in eighth in the 200 IM with a time of 2:11.83, took fourth in the championship final of the 400 IM in 4:41.52 and was 18th in the 200 breast in 2:34.89.

Out of the Pool at MIT: Majoring in biological engineering … interned at Stanford Medical School … completed research on GI drug delivery and release devices in the Langer Lab … Kappa Alpha Theta Chief Education Officer … Certified EMS and MedLinks at MIT … Baker Desk Captain.

High School: A 2013 graduate of Fremont High School … four-time team MVP … Scholar Athlete … school record holder in the 200 IM and 100 fly … National Honor Society … National Merit finalist.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14First Year

    Breast, IM
    5'9"
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Breast, IM
    5'9"
  • 2015-16Junior

    Breast, IM
    5'9"
  • 2016-17Senior

    Breast, IM
    5'4"