University of Minnesota Athletics
2024-25 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
Kennedy, Eliot
Eliot Kennedy
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- University HS
- Hometown:
- Bloomington, Ill.
Bio
Career Notes
2023-24 Junior Season: Academic All-Big Ten honoree... winner of Outstanding Student-Athlete Award (GPA of 3.50+) and Hardest Worker at team banquet NCAAs: finished 27th in the 1650 free (16:10.13) and 58th in the 500 free (4:46.39)... Last Chance Meet: got second in the 1650 free (16:28.57)... Big Tens: finished ninth in the 1650 free (16:11.50), 18th in the 500 free (4:45.54) and 29th in the 400 IM (4:21.71)... Purdue/Iowa/Northwestern Quad-Dual: won both the 500 free (4:44.15) and 1000 free (9:40.52), placed seventh in the 400 IM (4:22.06)... Pitt Dual: captured second in both the 500 (4:59.57) and the 1000 free (10:12.63)... Tampa Dual: placed second in the 500 free (5:08.22)... Minnesota Invite: finished third in the 1650 free (16:27.36), fifth in the 500 free (4:45.53) and 10th in the 400 IM (4:1.86)... Wisconsin Dual: got fifth in both the 500 free (5:00.03) and the 1000 free (10:08.16)... St. Thomas/SDSU Tri-Dual: finished sixth in the 200 back (2:08.12)... SMU Dual: placed second in the 1000 free (10:25.34), third in the 500 free (4:59.84) and sixth in the 400 IM (4:34.09)... Nebraska/South Dakota Tri-Dual: came in second in the 500 free (5:03.80) and third in the 1000 free (10:11.61)
2022-23 Sophomore Season: CSC Academic All-District honoree ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... winner of Outstanding Student-Athlete Award (GPA of 3.50+) at team banquet ... Big Tens: came in 11th in the 1650 free (16:18.98), 23rd in the 500 free (4:50.74) and 28th in the 400 IM (4:24.37) ... Northwestern/Purdue/Iowa Quad-Dual: took fourth in the 500 free (4:48.76) and 1000 free (9:49.96) ... Minnesota Invite: came in ninth in the 1650 free (16:31.74), 17th in the 500 free (4:49.91) and 27th in the 400 IM (4:23.45) ... Iowa Dual: placed third in the 1000 free (10:24.98) and fourth in the 500 free (5:04.59) ... Wisconsin Dual: claimed sixth in the 1000 free (10:19.99) and seventh in the 500 free (5:04.59) ... St. Thomas/South Dakota State Tri-Dual: took third in the 200 fly (2:09.11) and swam the 200 IM as an exhibition (2:12.90) ... SMU Dual: finished second in the 1000 free (10:18.51), third in the 500 free (5:07.34) and seventh in the 400 IM (4:40.82); also part of the 400 free relay that finished eighth (3:45.23) ... Nebraska/South Dakota Tri-Dual: tied for fifth in the 500 free (5:09.11) and swam the 1000 free (10:30.01) and 400 free relay (3:38.76)
2021-22 Freshman Season: Winner of Outstanding Student-Athlete Award (GPA of 3.50+) at team banquet • won the 500 free (4:48.70) and 1650 free (16:35.21) at the Minnesota First Chance Meet • came in second in the 1000 free (9:51.13) and fourth in the 500 free (4:52.45) in a tri-dual against Northwestern and Iowa • touched seventh in the 1000 free (10:14.66) and 11th in the 500 free (5:01.34) in a tri-dual versus Wisconsin and Michigan • at the Minnesota Invite, finished 18th in the 1650 free (16:51.02), 23rd in the 400 IM finals (4:26.97) and 33rd in the 500 free finals (4:52.87) • placed fifth in the 400 free relay (3:35.89), sixth in the 1000 free (10:13.43) and seventh in the 500 free (5:04.93) versus Wisconsin • touched second in the 1000 free (10:18.57) against Nebraska • in her collegiate debut, won the 1000 free (10:18.76) at Iowa.
High School/Club: A 2021 graduate of University High School • solely competed for the Bloomington Normal YMCA Waves where she swam for coach Charles Yourd • placed fourth in the 500 freestyle at the 2020 Illinois Senior Championships • finished seventh in the 800m free at the 2019 Speedo Junior National Championships • notched silver medal finishes in the 800m and 1500m free at the 2019 Illinois Swimming Senior Long Course Championships • claimed silver in the 500 and 1650 free at the 2019 Illinois Senior Championships • member of the 2016-17 USA Swimming National Junior Team • three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All American • graduated with a non-weighted GPA of 3.947.
Personal: Daughter of Larissa and Ross Kennedy • her sister, Sidney, swam for the University of Illinois • enjoys traveling in her free time.
- Ranks 4th in team history for the 1000 free (9:33.64), 4th in the 1650 free (15:54.05) and 9th in the 500 free (4:39.82)
- 2025 All-American in the 1650 Free
- 2x CSC Academic All-District honoree (2023, '25)
- 2023 CSCAA Second Team Scholar All-American
- 3x Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2023-25)
- Tabbed Swimmer of the Year and winner of the Jean K. Freeman Award at 2025 team banquet
- 4x winner of Outstanding Student-Athlete Award (GPA of 3.50+) at team banquets (2022-25)
- Twice named Most Improved at team banquets (2024, '25)
- 2025 CSCAA Spring Scholar All-American First Team
2023-24 Junior Season: Academic All-Big Ten honoree... winner of Outstanding Student-Athlete Award (GPA of 3.50+) and Hardest Worker at team banquet NCAAs: finished 27th in the 1650 free (16:10.13) and 58th in the 500 free (4:46.39)... Last Chance Meet: got second in the 1650 free (16:28.57)... Big Tens: finished ninth in the 1650 free (16:11.50), 18th in the 500 free (4:45.54) and 29th in the 400 IM (4:21.71)... Purdue/Iowa/Northwestern Quad-Dual: won both the 500 free (4:44.15) and 1000 free (9:40.52), placed seventh in the 400 IM (4:22.06)... Pitt Dual: captured second in both the 500 (4:59.57) and the 1000 free (10:12.63)... Tampa Dual: placed second in the 500 free (5:08.22)... Minnesota Invite: finished third in the 1650 free (16:27.36), fifth in the 500 free (4:45.53) and 10th in the 400 IM (4:1.86)... Wisconsin Dual: got fifth in both the 500 free (5:00.03) and the 1000 free (10:08.16)... St. Thomas/SDSU Tri-Dual: finished sixth in the 200 back (2:08.12)... SMU Dual: placed second in the 1000 free (10:25.34), third in the 500 free (4:59.84) and sixth in the 400 IM (4:34.09)... Nebraska/South Dakota Tri-Dual: came in second in the 500 free (5:03.80) and third in the 1000 free (10:11.61)
2022-23 Sophomore Season: CSC Academic All-District honoree ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... winner of Outstanding Student-Athlete Award (GPA of 3.50+) at team banquet ... Big Tens: came in 11th in the 1650 free (16:18.98), 23rd in the 500 free (4:50.74) and 28th in the 400 IM (4:24.37) ... Northwestern/Purdue/Iowa Quad-Dual: took fourth in the 500 free (4:48.76) and 1000 free (9:49.96) ... Minnesota Invite: came in ninth in the 1650 free (16:31.74), 17th in the 500 free (4:49.91) and 27th in the 400 IM (4:23.45) ... Iowa Dual: placed third in the 1000 free (10:24.98) and fourth in the 500 free (5:04.59) ... Wisconsin Dual: claimed sixth in the 1000 free (10:19.99) and seventh in the 500 free (5:04.59) ... St. Thomas/South Dakota State Tri-Dual: took third in the 200 fly (2:09.11) and swam the 200 IM as an exhibition (2:12.90) ... SMU Dual: finished second in the 1000 free (10:18.51), third in the 500 free (5:07.34) and seventh in the 400 IM (4:40.82); also part of the 400 free relay that finished eighth (3:45.23) ... Nebraska/South Dakota Tri-Dual: tied for fifth in the 500 free (5:09.11) and swam the 1000 free (10:30.01) and 400 free relay (3:38.76)
2021-22 Freshman Season: Winner of Outstanding Student-Athlete Award (GPA of 3.50+) at team banquet • won the 500 free (4:48.70) and 1650 free (16:35.21) at the Minnesota First Chance Meet • came in second in the 1000 free (9:51.13) and fourth in the 500 free (4:52.45) in a tri-dual against Northwestern and Iowa • touched seventh in the 1000 free (10:14.66) and 11th in the 500 free (5:01.34) in a tri-dual versus Wisconsin and Michigan • at the Minnesota Invite, finished 18th in the 1650 free (16:51.02), 23rd in the 400 IM finals (4:26.97) and 33rd in the 500 free finals (4:52.87) • placed fifth in the 400 free relay (3:35.89), sixth in the 1000 free (10:13.43) and seventh in the 500 free (5:04.93) versus Wisconsin • touched second in the 1000 free (10:18.57) against Nebraska • in her collegiate debut, won the 1000 free (10:18.76) at Iowa.
High School/Club: A 2021 graduate of University High School • solely competed for the Bloomington Normal YMCA Waves where she swam for coach Charles Yourd • placed fourth in the 500 freestyle at the 2020 Illinois Senior Championships • finished seventh in the 800m free at the 2019 Speedo Junior National Championships • notched silver medal finishes in the 800m and 1500m free at the 2019 Illinois Swimming Senior Long Course Championships • claimed silver in the 500 and 1650 free at the 2019 Illinois Senior Championships • member of the 2016-17 USA Swimming National Junior Team • three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All American • graduated with a non-weighted GPA of 3.947.
Personal: Daughter of Larissa and Ross Kennedy • her sister, Sidney, swam for the University of Illinois • enjoys traveling in her free time.
Vivi Del Angel Wins NCAA Bronze
Monday, March 24
Del Angel Earns B1G Platform Diving Silver
Saturday, February 22
Vivi Del Angel Wins NCAA Title
Monday, March 25
Megan Van Berkom Wins 400 IM
Monday, February 26
