Northwestern women’s swimming and diving head coach Abby Steketee has announced the addition of Australian National Champion Calypso Sheridan to the program for the 2017-18 season.
Sheridan was a finalist at the 2017 Australian Open Championships and 2016 Olympic Trials. She won the 400 individual medley short course national championship in 2016, while also finishing second in the 200 breaststroke and third in the 200 IM.
“We are extremely excited to add a swimmer of Calypso’s caliber to our Class of 2021,” Steketee said. “It’s very important that we add the right people to our Northwestern family and Calypso undoubtedly fits that mold. As an Australian National Champion, she will bring a high-level of experience and competition to our pool daily. We are thrilled to help her take the next steps as she chases her dreams in the pool, classroom and life.”
As a member of the Australian Junior National Team in 2015, she advanced to the semifinals of the 100 breaststroke at the Junior World Championships and won a gold medal in the 400 IM at the Commonwealth Youth Games, while at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games, she finished second in the 200 IM and third in the 200 backstroke. A native of Brisbane, Sheridan was the Australian Age champion in the 200 IM, 400 IM and 200 breaststroke in 2015.
Calypso Sheridan • 5-9 • Breaststroke/Medley
Hometown: Brisbane, Australia
High School: Mount Saint Michael’s College
Club: Brisbane Grammar
| Top Times | |||||
| 200 IM | 400 IM | 100 Breast | 200 Breast | 100 Back | 200 Back |
| 2:10.77 | 4:34.42 | 1:08.06 | 2:23.35 | 1:02.57 | 2:14.73 |
| Short Course Yards | Long Course Meters | ||||
Sheridan joins the Class of 2021 that already features Sophia Angus (Weston, Conn./Weston), Sarah Gardner (Holland, Mich./Hudsonville), Becky Kamau (Nairobi, Kenya/Tudor Grande Academy (United Kingdom)), Ilektra Lebl (Athens, Greece), Shaunmei Lim (Palo Alto, Calif./Henry M. Gunn), Melissa Melnick (St. Louis, Mo./Ladue Horton Watkins), Sophia Schott (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Marian) and Rachel Tseng (Singapore/Anglo-Chinese School).
Press release courtesy of Northwestern Athletics.
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