Meg Richardson

Position:
Sprt. Free/Breast
Class:
Senior
High School:
Springfield
Hometown:
Springfield, Ohio

Record Books
50-Free—23.09 (1st) at 2010 MACs
100-Free—50.36 (1st) at 2010 MACs
200-Free—1:49.82 (1st) at 2010 MACs
100-Breast—1:04.26 (5th) at 2009 MACs
200-Free Relay—1:32.72 at 2009 MACs
400-Free Relay—3:24.52 at 2009 MACs
800-Free Relay—7:23.27 at 2010 MACs
200-Medley Relay—1:41.83 at 2009 MACs
400-Medley Relay—3:45.15 at 2009 MACs

Awards & Honors
2010 All-MAC First Team
2010 Academic All-MAC

2009-10
Named captain of 2009-10 squad for the second year in a row … at 2010 MACs, Richardson broke three individual school records and aided in one record-breaking relay race … set school records in the 50-Free (23.09), taking ninth; the 100-Free (53.06), taking sixth; the 200-Free (1:49.82), taking seventh; and the 800-Free Relay (7:23.27), taking seventh … earned All-MAC First Team and Advisory All-MAC honors … was president of the Student-Athlete Academic Committee (SAAC).

2008-09
Was co-captain for the season ... at the OSU Invitational ... took 12th in the 50-Free and 16th in the 100-Breast ... at the 2009 MACs, she set two new BGSU records, three new personal bests and was a member of four record-breaking BGSU relays ... set a BGSU record in the 50-Free and the 100-Free ... swam a new personal best time in the 100-Breast, the second fastest time in BGSU history ... in relays, Richardson aided the Orange and Brown to record-breaking times in the 200-Medley Relay, the 400-Freestyle Relay, the 400-Medley Relay and the 200-Free Relay.

2007-08
Member of the 5th place BGSU record-breaking 200 IM relay and 6th place BGSU record breaking 200 free relay team at the MAC meet ... placed 20th in the 100 breaststroke at the OSU Invitational.

2006-07
Placed 12th in the 50-Free ... was part of the third place 200-Medley Relay squad and the fifth place 200-Free Relay squad at the MAC Championships...member of the sixth place 200-Medley Relay squad, seventh place 200-Free Relay squad, eighth place 400-Free Relay squad and ninth place 400-Medley Relay squad at the OSU invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letter winner...four-time All-Ohio swimmer the in 50- and 100-Free ... four-time Southwest Sectional champ in the 50-Free ... three-time Southwest District Champ in the 50-Free ... finished third in the 50-Free All-Ohio ... four-year letter winner in track and one-year varsity letter winner in volleyball ... English, Social Studies and Foreign Language Academic Award recipient.

PERSONAL
Full name is Megan Linn Richardson ... daughter of Randy and Karen Richardson ... born Dec. 15, 1987...has one brother, Brad...majoring in secondary education.