University of Minnesota Athletics
2024-25 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
Eliot Kennedy
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- University HS
- Hometown:
- Bloomington, Ill.
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.
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