Completed Event: Swimming & Diving versus Richmond on January 25, 2025 , Win , 174, to, 124
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James Madison
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2010-11 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
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Hannesdottir, Eva
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Eva Hannesdottir
- Position:
- Freestyle
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Kvennaskolinn
- Hometown:
- Seltjarnarnes, Iceland
Bio
As a senior:
- Became first member of JMU Swimming and Diving team to qualify for the Olympic Games by making the Icelandic National Team as a member of the 400-meter medley relay team.
- Icelandic National Champion in both the 100-meter and 200-meter freestyle events at the Icelandic National Championships.
- CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major All-America Honorable Mention
- Won 50 freestyle (24.11) against Rutgers
- Won 100 freestyle against Rutgers (51.65) and at CAA pod meet (52.40)
- Finished 2nd at CAA Championships in the 50 freestyle, breaking the school record with a time of 22.99
- Placed 1st and broke the school record in the 100 freestyle (49.54) at the CAA Championships
- Won the 200 freestyle at the CAA Championships in a school record time of 1:47.28
- Helped her team win the 200 freestyle relay (1:30.80) at the CAA Championships in the fastest time in school history.
- Helped her team win the 800 freestyle relay (7:19.29) at the CAA Championships in the fastest time in school history.
- Helped her team win the 400 medley relay (3:40.53) at the CAA Championships in the fastest time in school history.
As a Junior:
- Mid-Major All-American by CollegeSwimming.com
- Ranked fourth overall in points earned (52.5) at the CAA Championships
- CAA Champion in the 100 freestyle in a school-record time of (50.19)
- Earned All-CAA honors in the 50 freestyle after finishing third with a school-record time of 23.14
- Earned All-CAA honors in the 200 freestyle after finishing second with the second-fastest time in school history (1:48.59)
- Part of All-CAA teams in the 200 (1:31.95) and 400 (3:23.96) freestyle relays, both of which set school records
- Part of 400 medley relay team that finished fifth at the CAA Championships with a school record time of 3:44.20
Before JMU:
- Transfer student-athlete from the University of New Orleans Privateers
- In International Competition, won the 100 fly in a time of 1:03.87 at the Iceland National Championships in 2009
- Third-place finish in the 50 free and fourth-place finish in the 100 free and 50 fly
- As a freshman at New Orleans, placed sixth in the 100 free at the conference meet and a sixth-place finish in the 200 free setting UNO school records of 51.06 and 1:50.75
- Three podium placements as a member of the 200 free, 400 medley and 800 medley relay events at Sun Belt Conference championship
- The third Privateer female to go 24 seconds or faster in the 50 free when she swam a 24.00 at the SBC meet
- Broke the previous school marks in the 100 free and in the 200 free
- Took first place in the 200 free against Western Kentucky and the University of the Cumberlands
- Posted a time of 5:09.91 in the 500 free at the Delta State Christmas Invite, which was the second-fastest in school history
- Won the 200 free against DSU twice
- Before UNO, was a member of Icelandic National Team
- Competed at European Junior Championships, European Short Course Championships and Small Nation Games
Personal:
- Daughter of Dagny Thorfinnsdottir and Hannes Gardarsson
- Dietetics major
- Interested in sky diving after graduation
- Enjoys traveling and knitting
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