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2016-17 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Amber Hunter

  • Position Butterfly/Freestyle
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Major English (College of Arts and Science)
  • Hometown Cooper City, FL
  • High School West Broward

Biography

2015-16: Swam a season best in the 100-yard butterfly (58.35) at the MIT Invitational (12/4-6)…did not compete during the spring semester while studying abroad…IAAC Fall Honor Roll.

2014-15:  Earned All-America Honorable Mention as a member of the Violets’ 400-yard freestyle relay (10th place, team-record 3:26.96) and 800-yard free relay (12th place, team-record 7:34.95) at the NCAA Championships (3/18-21)...posted a season best in the 50 free (15th place, 25.57) at the ECAC Championships (12/5-7)…took 10th in the 100-yard backstroke (58.72), 13th in the 100-yard free (52.81) and 17th in the 100-yard butterfly (57.59), and was a member of the Violets’ fourth-place 400-yard free relay (3:28.94) at the UAA Championships (2/11-14)…placed second in the 100-yard backstroke vs. Iona (1/24)…CSCAA Scholar All-American…Intercollegiate Athletic Advisory Committee Fall and Spring Honor Rolls.

High School: Four-year team member…captain as a senior…Rookie of the Year and Outstanding Achievement Award recipient…Principal's Top Ten Award…AP Scholar with Distinction…National Merit Commendation…received the BCAA Scholar-Athlete Scholarship and Journalism Leader Scholarship…member of the National Honor Society and the National English Honor Society…also a member of the South Florida Aquatic Club.

Personal: Enjoys writing, reading and fashion…father played football at Syracuse University…aspires to work in publishing.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Butterfly/Freestyle
    5'7"
  • 2016-17Senior

    Butterfly/Freestyle
    5'7"