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2024-25 Swimming & Diving Roster

Lia Bottone

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool ThunderRidge
  • Hometown Mount Pleasant, S.C.

Biography

Top Scores (CollegeSwimming.com)

2023-24 (Junior): Participated in the season-concluding ECAC Open Championships, swimming both backstroke events and the 200 IM… Posted a personal best time of 57.55 in the 100 freestyle in the meet vs. Army West Point in late January… Produced a pair of top-eight finishes in the 200 backstroke (7th) and 200 IM (8th) against Lafayette in October.

2022-23 (Sophomore): Posted a personal best in the meet against William & Mary, posting a time of 58.36 in the 100 Free ... Competed at the ECAC Open Championships in the 50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Back, 200 Back and 200 IM. 

2021-22 (Freshman): Posted a personal best time in the 50 back (29.48) at the ECAC Open Championships ... Posted another personal best time in the 100 Free (58.60) at the Thomas Murphy Invitational ... Posted two 3rd place finishes in the 200 Back in the meets against Lafayette and Colgate ... Posted a season best time in the 200 Back against Lafayette with a 2:14.29 time.

Before Loyola: Was a four-year state qualifier and scorer at ThunderRidge HS … four-year CHSAA All-State performer (first team as a junior and senior, second team in her first two years) … also a CHSAA All-State Academic Athlete … served as team captain for a program ranked in the top 10 in Colorado … swam club for Highlands Ranch Aquatics, and is now a member of South Carolina Swim Club.

Personal: Is the daughter of Rachel and Michael … has one sibling, Gianni … totaled 50+ hours of community service in high school … member of the National Art Honor Society.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

  • 2022-23Sophomore

  • 2023-24Junior

  • 2024-25Senior