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Career Accolades

  • Member of 2019 NCAA championship team
  • Member of three Pac-12 championship teams (2019-20, 2022)
  • Eight-time All-American: 200 free (2020, 2022- 8th), 500 free (2019- 14th; 2020, 2022- 8th), 1650 free (2020); 800 free relay (2020; 2021- 8th)
  • Two-time Pac-12 Champion in the 1650 free (2020, 2021)
  • Three-time CSCAA Scholar All-American (2019, 2021, 2022)
  • Three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022)
  • Ranks fifth all-time at Stanford in the 1650 free (15:50.81)
  • Ranks seventh all-time at Stanford in the 500 free (4:35.99)

Lifetime Bests

  • 200 Free- 1:44.22
  • 500 Free- 4:35.99
  • 1650 Free- 15:50.81

As a Senior (2021-22) • Pac-12 Champions

  • Two-time All-American: 200 free (8th), 500 free (8th)
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • CSCAA Scholar All-American
  • Won the 1000 free against Utah (Oct. 15)
  • Part of Stanford's winning 200 free relay team against Arizona (Jan. 22)
  • Part of Stanford's winning 800 free relay team at UCLA (Jan. 28)
  • Was second in the 1000 free at USC (Jan. 29)
  • Scored at the Pac-12 Championships in the 200 free (third) and 500 free (second)
  • Also took 32nd in the 1650 free at the NCAA Championships

As a Junior (2020-21) 

  • All-American in the 800 free relay (eighth)
  • Pac-12 Champion in the 1650 free (16:03.27)
  • CSCAA Scholar All-American
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Swam at the NCAA championships in the 500 free (28th) and 1650 free (21st)
  • Reached the podium in the 500 free (second) and the 800 free relay (second), and was fourth in the 200 free and 400 free relay

As a Sophomore (2019-20) • Pac-12 Champions

  • All-American in the 500 free (14th, 4:38.43)
  • Pac-12 champion in the 1650 free (15:50.81)
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Also scored at Pac-12 championships in three events: 500 free (second, 4:35.99), 800 free relay (third, 6:56.88), 200 free (eighth, 1:45.92)
  • Championship performance in the 1650 free at the Pac-12 Championships ranks fifth in program history
  • Runner-up effort in the 500 free at the conference meet ranks seventh on the Stanford record book (Feb. 27)

As a Freshman (2018-19) NCAA ChampionsPac-12 Champions

  • All-American in the 500 free (14th, 4:38.43)
  • 2019 CSCAA Scholar All-American
  • Also competed at NCAA Championships in the 200 free (23rd, 1:45.27) and 1650 free (19th, 16:08.35)
  • Scored at the Pac-12 Championships in three events: 200 free (fifth), 500 free (fourth) and 1650 free (third)

Prior to Stanford

  • Two-time state champion
  • All-America honors all four years
  • 2016-17 Swimming World Female National Swimmer of the Year
  • 2015 Bright House Athlete of the Year
  • 2016 Spectrum Sports Athlete of the Year
  • Two-time Hillsborough County Swimmer of the Year (2015, 2016)
  • Set three state records (100 free, 200 free and 500 free) and seven school records
  • Served as team captain as a senior
  • Led team to three state titles, four county championships and four district championships
  • Competed for Team USA at Mel Zajac International in Canada
  • Also competed for Greater Tampa Swimming Association

Personal

  • Daugther of Merrie and Vance Tankersley
  • Mother and father swam at Florida State
  • Has one sibling, Kerry
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