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2024-25 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

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Connar Melcher

  • Position Free/Back
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Governor Mifflin
  • Hometown Mohnton, PA

Biography

2024-25
- Finished 38th in the 100-free at the MAAC Championships with a time of 54.93
- Finished 39th in the 100-back at the MAAC Championships with a season-best time of 1:04.30
- Finished 52nd in the 50-free at the MAAC Championships with a time of 25.69
- Swam a season-best 24.89 in the 50-free at the Bruno Invitational
- Swam a season-best 53.64 in the 100-free at the Bruno Invitational
- Member of the MAAC All-Academic Team

2023-24
- ECAC qualifier in the 50-free.
- ECAC qualifier in the 100-free.
- ECAC qualifier in the 100-back.
- Finished 14th in the 100-back at the MAAC Championships with a time of 58.98.
- Finished 16th in the 50-free at the MAAC Championships with a time of 24.09.
- Finished 18th in the 100-free at the MAAC Championships with a time of 53.05.
- Swam a season-best 52.53 in the 100-free as a relay leadoff at the ECAC Championships.
- Swam a season-best 24.09 in the 50-free as a relay leadoff at the MAAC Championships.
- Swam a season-best 58.72 in the 100-back in the prelims at the MAAC Championships.
- Member of the MAAC All-Academic team.

2022-23
- ECAC qualifier in the 50-free.
- ECAC qualifier in the 100-free
- Finished fourth in the 50-free at the MAAC Championships with a personal-best time of 23.72.
- Finished fourth in the 100-back at the MAAC Championships with a personal-best time of 56.95.
- Finished fifth in the 100-free at the MAAC Championships with a personal-best time of 52.36.
- Member of the MAAC All-Academic team.

2021-22
- ECAC B-Final qualifier in the 50-free.
- Finished fourth in the 50-free at the MAAC Championships with a personal-best time of 23.80.
- Finished fifth in the 100-back at the MAAC Championships with a personal-best time of 57.52.
- Finished 10th in the 100-free at the MAAC Championships with a personal-best time of 52.43.
- Member of the MAAC All-Academic team.

2020-21
- Finished sixth in the 50-free at the MAAC Virtual Championships with a time of 24.35.
- Finished 10th in the 100-free at the MAAC Virtual Championships with a time of 53.71.
 
Before Rider
Four-year member of the water polo and swimming & diving teams…2018,19, and 20 All-American in the 200-free relay… 2018,19 & 20 All-State… 2018 & 19 All-County…Five-Time First-Team All-League... Second-Team All-State Water Polo.
 
Personal
Daughter of Jennifer Deppen…Has a younger sister, Mackenzie and younger brother, Greyson… mother Jennifer is inducted in the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame… Member of the National Honors Society and Spanish National Honors Society.
 
Connar Melcher College Swimming bio - https://www.swimcloud.com/swimmer/622703/

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Free/Back
    5'10"
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Free/Back
    5'10"
  • 2022-23Junior

    Free/Back
    5'10"
  • 2023-24Senior

    Free/Back
    5'10"
  • 2024-25Graduate Student

    Free/Back
    5'10"