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2014-15 Women's Swimming and Diving

Gailyn Portelance

Gailyn Portelance

  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Ballard High School
  • Hometown:
    Seattle, WA

Summary

Biography

At Pomona-Pitzer: Finished her senior season as a member of the Pomona-Pitzer Swimming team, where she competed in the individual medley, as well as the breaststroke and butterfly events...Ranks third in school history in the 400 IM (4:35.08), fifth in the 200 IM (2:10.79) and fifth in the 200 fly (2:10.26).

2014-15: All-SCIAC (400 IM)...SCIAC All-Academic team...Came in third place in the 400 IM at the SCIAC Championships to earn all-league honors, finsihing in 4:37.27...Also won the consolation heat in the 200 IM, setting a personal best with a 2:10.79 to finish 10th...Earned a fourth place finish at SCIACs in the 200 fly, after qualifying for finals with a 2:10.26.

2013-14: SCIAC All-Academic team...Qualified for the finals of the 400 IM, finishing seventh with a time of 4:42.06...Finished 14th in the 200 IM with a time of 2:14.26.

2012-13: All-SCIAC (400 IM)...SCIAC All-Academic team selection...Was part of a 1-2 finish in SCIACs in the 400 IM, coming in second to teammate Ellena Basada with a 4:35.08, both of whom broke the old school record which had held since 1985...Qualified for the finals in the 200 IM, coming in sixth with a 2:11.22.

2011-12: Qualified for the finals in the 400 IM at the SCIAC championships, finishing in fifth place at the event with a 4:41.18, breaking her time in the prelims by over seven seconds and moving into the top 10 in school history (eighth)...Also came in tenth place at the SCIAC Championships in the 200-yard IM with a 2:13.66...Was tenth in the 200 fly at SCIACs as well with a 2:14.67.

High School: Attended Ballard High School in Seattle, where she competed on the swimming team...Helped the Beavers to a thrid place finish in the states her freshman year (9-1 record) and a fourth place finish as a senior...Her 200-yard medley relay team finished second in the state her senior year, while the 400-yard free relay team was fifth...AP Scholar with Honors...National Honors Society member...Class valedictorian...Also competed for the Cascade Aquatics club team.

Personal: Attending Pomona College...Has two sisters...Father, uncle and grandfather all swam for the University of Washington...Cousin Dylan swims for Tufts University.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Freshman

    IM
  • 2012-13Sophomore

    Breaststroke
  • 2013-14Junior

    IM
    5'6"
  • 2014-15Senior

    IM
    5'6"