Victoria Griffin

Photo by: Ruben Kappler, BGSU Marketing & Communications

Photo by: Brad Phalin, BGSU Marketing and Communications

Position:
Freestyle
Height:
5-3
Class:
Senior
High School:
Delone Catholic
Hometown:
Littlestown, Pa.

2015-16: Academic All-MAC … Second team All-MAC … Qualified for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials … Posted the Falcons’ fasted 50 freestyle time of the season … Qualified for three individual championship finals at MAC Championships … Set a school record in the 200 free at the MAC Championship, swimming 1:48.42 … Earned four first place finishes in the 50 free throughout the season … Finished 12^th at MAC Championship in the 50 free … Posted the Falcons’ fastest 100 free time of the season with an NCAA B cut qualifying time of 49.89 at the Pittsburgh Invitational … Earned seven first place finishes in the 100 free … Posted the Falcon’s fastest 200 free time of the season, setting a new school record … Earned four first place finishes in the 200 free on the season … At Oakland/YSU, took home first place in the 50, 100 and 200 free … Swam on the second place relay team in the 200 and 400 medley relay at the Pittsburgh Invitational… Earned two first place finishes in the 400 free relay … Swam on the first place 800 free relay team at the Pittsburgh Invitational … Swam on the second place team in the 200 medley at the Pittsburgh Invitational … Participated in the 400 medley relay, placing second at the Pittsburgh Invitational … Swam on the fourth place 800 medley team at the MAC Championships.

2014-15: Academic All-MAC … All-MAC First Team … Three-time MAC Swimmer of the Week … Qualified for three individual championship finals, placing in the top five in all three races at MAC Championships … Set a school record in the 50 freestyle, swimming a 23.04 and finishing third … Placed second in the 100 freestyle with a season best and an NCAA B cut qualifying time of 49.88 … Claimed fifth place in the 200 freestyle … Crucial part of BG’s relay teams, as she competed in all three freestyle relays, helping the team to two third place and one fourth place ?finishes … Swam the freestyle leg of the 400 medley relay where BG placed fourth at the conference meet … At YSU, swam the 200 IM for the first time this season and won (2:08.13) … Also placed second in the 200 freestyle at the meet … Swam on the winning 200 medley relay team (1:44.65) at Buffalo … Finished third in the 50 freestyle (23.69) and second in the 100 freestyle (51.83) and 400 freestyle relay against UB … Remained undefeated in the 50 freestyle through the Akron dual meet, where she won the event with a time of 23.49 … Also won the 100 freestyle (51.06) and was a member of both winning relay teams against Akron … Had two individual wins (50 and 100 free) and one relay win (200 free relay) against Toledo/Marshall … Grabbed first place finishes in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle against MSU/Marshall … At EMU Invite, swam first leg on the winning 400 freestyle relay team (3:24.96) and took first in the 50 freestyle (23.38) … Also recorded second place finishes in the 200 freestyle, 800 freestyle relay and 200 freestyle relay … Qualified for the consolation final in the 50 and 100 freestyle at the GT Invite, where she placed fifth (23.27) and second (50.19), respectively … Member of the 400 medley relay team that finished fifth … Qualified for the C final of the 200 freestyle and finished first … Against EMU/Oakland, she won the 50 and 100 freestyle … Also swam on the second-place 400 freestyle relay team … In first dual meet of season, won the 50 and 200 freestyle.

2013-14: First-team All-Conference … Four-time MAC Swimmer of the Week … Made an immediate impact on the Falcons, breaking the school record in the 100 freestyle and tying the record in the 50 freestyle … Also swam on three school-record breaking relay teams … Tied the 50 freestyle school record in the prelims at the MAC Championships with a time of 23.09 seconds … Finished sixth in the championship heat at 23.48 seconds … Broke the school record in the 100 freestyle at the TYR Invitational to place first with a time of 49.87 seconds … Improved upon that time at the MAC Championships, placing second in the championship final with a time of 49.83 seconds … Won the 50 freestyle at Marshall and placed second four times in dual meets … Undefeated in dual meets in both the 100 and 200 freestyle, going 7-0 in each event … Posted a third-place finish at the MAC Championships in the 200 freestyle … Also an important cog in the program’s relay teams, swimming the lead leg on the 200 freestyle relay team that finished third at the MAC Championships … Also picked up a first-place finish in the 200 freestyle relay at the TYR Invitational and won 3-of-4 dual meets that she swam the event in … Swam the leadoff leg of the 400 freestyle relay that shattered the school record and ended second at the MAC Championships in 3:20.49 … Went 3-0 in dual meets in the 400 freestyle relay and also picked up a second place result at the TYR Invitational … Also set the school record in the 800 freestyle relay at the MAC Championships with a time of 7:20.05 to end second … Grabbed a second-place finish in the 800 free relay at the TYR Invitational … Swam the anchor leg on the 400 medley relay team that broke the school record and finished third at the MAC Championships in 3:40.79.

Personal/Prior to BGSU: Daughter of Allen and Joann Griffin ... born on February 17, 1995 ... placed first four times at high school districts ...medaled at YMCA nationals in the 100 free ... has one sister, Ashley ... swam for the York YMCA club team.

Personal Bests
50 Freestyle: 23.04, at MAC Championships (2/25/15)
100 Freestyle: 49.83, at MAC Championships (3/1/14)
200 Freestyle: 1:48.42, at MAC Championships (2/27/16)
100 Butterfly: 58.57, Youngstown State (2/8/14)
50 Backstroke: 27.87, at TYR Invitational finals (11/24/13)
100 Backstroke: 1:00.34, at Xavier (11/2/13)