2017-18 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
Chelsea Pond
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-1
- Hometown:
- Fairfield, Conn.
- Position:
- Sprint Free
- Prev School:
- Fairfield Warde HS
2016-17 (Jr.)
• Freestyle and relay specialist
• Enters junior year tied for fifth in program history in 200 free (1:49.88)
• Qualified for one A Final (200 free) and two B Finals (50 free, 100 free) at CCSA Championships
• Swam 1:49.53 during third leg of Liberty’s program-record-setting relay, which finished second at CCSA championships in 7:16.50
• Earned A Final swim for 200 free at CCSA Championships in 1:50.50 before swimming 1:50.08 in finals to finish in fourth place
• Swam a season-best 51.18 in 100 free qualifying at conference meet, finishing 15th overall with a 52.18 during finals
• Finished 16th overall in CCSA 50 free in 23.99 after qualifying in season-best 23.70
2015-16 (So.)
• CCSA All-Academic Team selection
• Named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll
• Freestyle and relay specialist
• Qualified for one A Final (200 free), one B Final (100 free) and one C Final (50 free) at CCSA Championships
• Swam 23.00 during third leg of Liberty's runner-up 200 free relay at conference meet (1:31.08)
• Turned in 50.50 anchor leg of team's second-place 400 medley relay at CCSA Championships (3:44.14)
• Anchored CCSA 400 free relay in 50.29, which Liberty placed second in 3:21.33
• Clocked a lifetime-best 1:49.88 in CCSA 200 free prelims, before placing eighth in 1:53.23 during championship final
• Earned B Final appearance in 100 free with a 51.46 during CCSA prelims, before earning 11th overall in 51.35.
• Placed 17th overall in 50 free at CCSA Championships, swimming personal-best 23.58 in C Final
2014-15 (Fr.)
• CCSA All-Academic Team selection
• Freestyle and relay specialist
• Swam on pair of CCSA runner-up relays, the 800 free relay and 400 free relay
• Clocked 51.94 in 100 free prelims at CCSA Championships, before placing ninth overall with lifetime-best 51.05 in B Final
• Posted a 1:50.60 third leg of 800 free relay, as Liberty placed second in CCSA at 7:21.10
• Swam 50.48 for third leg during Liberty's runner-up 400 free relay (3:21.94) at conference meet
• Earned a C Final swim in 50 free at CCSA Championships with 23.71, before winning consolation final in 23.74
• Placed 28th overall in CCSA 200 free in 1:57.19
Prep
• Graduated from Fairfield Warde High School
• All-FCIAC and all-state member
• Holder of three school records
• Swam for Shoreline Elite Aquatics
• Also competed in track & field as a junior
• Lifetime bests entering college: 50 Free SCY – 24.19; 100 Free SCY – 52.58; 200 Free SCY – 1:55.57
Personal
• Daughter of Thomas and Wendy Pond
• Majoring in interdisciplinary studies, with the goal of working in collegiate athletics
• Birthday is Aug. 27
Top Efforts in a Liberty Uniform
50 Free - 23.51
100 Free - 50.90
200 Free - 1:49.88
