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2014-15 Swimming & Diving Roster

Gess Charniga

  • Position Breast/Free
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool South Brunswick
  • Hometown Kendall Park, N.J.

Biography

At Rider:
Graduated as an English/American Studies dual major...three-time Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference All-Academic honoree…
as a senior, swam her best 50 free (24.32) and 100 free (52.80) times at Brown University Invitational…as a junior, was on the 200 free relay (1:36.18) that took bronze at the 2014 MAAC Championships as Rider finished runner-up…also posted season-best times of 24.22 in the 50 free and 52.92 in the 100 free at MAACs…swam 1:07.38 in the 100 breast at Princeton’s Big Al…as a sophomore, finished fifth in the 100 free (52.64), eighth in the 50 free (24.44), and 10th in the 100 breast (1:07.03) at the 2013 MAAC Championships…in a dual-meet against conference rival Marist, finished second in the 50 free and 100 breast…in a dual-meet against Seton Hall, finished second in the 50 free… sixth in the 100 free (52.64), seventh in the 100 breast (1:06.96) and eighth in the 50 free (24.40) on the Short Yard Course top 10…as a Rider rookie, swam 24.40 in the 50 free at Princeton's Big Al Open...competed at the 2012 MAAC Championships, finishing with a time of 1:06.96 in the 100 breast and 2:27.33 in the 200 breast.

At: South Brunswick High School:
Four-year letterwinner for swimming, competing in the 100 and 200 breast and 50 and 100 free... Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) champion in the 100 free as a junior as South Brunswick won the team title...academic honor roll all four years of high school...daughter of Steve and Robyn Charniga.

Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Freshman

    Breast/IM/Free
    5'8"
  • 2012-13Sophomore

    Breast/IM/Free
    5'8"
  • 2013-14Junior

    Breast/IM/Free
    5'8"
  • 2014-15Senior

    Breast/Free
    5'8"