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Career Accolades

  • Member of two Pac-12 championship team (2020, 2022)
  • 11-time All-American: 50 free (2021- 13th), 100 fly (2020; 2021- 10th), 200 free relay (2020; 2021- 8th, 2022- 6th), 400 free relay (2021- 12th), 200 medley relay (2020; 2021- 5th, 2022- 10th), 400 medley relay (2021- 8th)
  • 2020 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year
  • Two-time Pac-12 Champion in the 200 medley relay (2020, 2022)
  • Three-time CSCAA Scholar All-American (2020-22)
  • Two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022)
  • Ranks ninth in program history in the 50 free (21.97)
  • Ranks 10th in program history in the 100 fly (51.83)

Lifetime Bests

  • 50 Free- 21.97
  • 100 Free- 48.75
  • 200 Free- 1:51.05
  • 100 Fly- 51.83

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

  • Pac-12 Champion in the 200 medley relay
  • Two-time All-American: 200 free relay (6th), 200 medley relay (10th)
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • CSCAA Scholar All-American
  • Swam a B standard in the 50 free to finish second in the dual against San Jose State (Oct. 1)
  • Won the 100 fly and 200 medley relay, and finished second in the 50 free against Arizona State (Jan. 21)
  • Part of Stanford's winning 200 medley relay team and finished second in the 50 free against Arizona (Jan. 22)
  • Part of the winning 200 medley relay and 400 free relay teams at UCLA (Jan. 28)
  • Second in the 50 free and 100 fly at USC, also winning 200 medley relay teams (Jan. 29)
  • Also scored at the Pac-12 Championships in the 50 free (12th), 100 free (10th) and 100 fly (third)
  • Also swam at the NCAA Championships in three events, taking 25th in the 50 free (22.12), 59th in the 100 free (49.89), and 20th in the 100 fly (51.91)

As a Sophomore (2020-21) 

  • Six-time All-American: 50 free (13th), 100 fly (10th), 200 free relay (eighth), 200 medley relay (fifth), 400 free relay (12th), 400 medley relay (eighth)
  • CSCAA Scholar All-American
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Moved to ninth on the program record book in the 50 free with a 21.97 at the NCAA Championships
  • Moved to 10th on the program record book in the 100 fly with a 51.83 at the NCAA Championships
  • Reached the podium in the 200 free relay (second), 200 medley relay (second) and 400 medley relay (second)

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

  • Three-time All-American:100 fly, 200 free relay, 200 medley relay
  • Pac-12 Freshman of the Year
  • Pac-12 Champion in the 200 medley relay (1:35.93)
  • CSCAA Scholar All-American 
  • Also scored at Pac-12 championships in four events: 200 free relay (second, 1:28.32), 100 fly (fourth, 52.16), 50 free (eighth, 22.42) and 100 free (14th, 49.56
  • Recorded the most points (104.5) of any freshman at Pac-12 Championships, and was 12th overall

Prior to Stanford

  • Four-time All-American
  • Four-time all-state
  • 2019 team MVP
  • Team captain as a senior
  • Set school records in the 50 free and 4x50 free relay
  • Team won 2016 state championship and finished as runner-up in 2017
  • Qualified for 2019 Olympic trials in the 50 free (LCM)
  • 2018 Summer Junior Nationals bronze medalist in the 50 free (LCM)
  • Fourth place at 2018 Winter Junior Nationals in the 50 free (SCM)
  • Finalist at 2018 U.S. Nationals
  • Set South Texas records in the 50 free and 50 fly (LCM)
  • Competed for Team USA at 2019 Mel Zajac in Canada
  • Competed for Western Hills Athletic Club (2015-19)
  • Awarded two silver keys and three honorable mentions at Scholastic Fine Arts competition (2018, 2019)

Personal

  • Daughter of Julie and Jamie Wheal
  • Has one brother, Lucas
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