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2023-2024 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

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Melody Espin

  • Class Senior
  • Event(s) Fly / Free
  • Height 5-2
  • Hometown Colonia, N.J.
  • High School Colonia

Biography

2023-24 SEASON
NJAC Championship (2/15-18/23)
  • Finished 28th in the 1,650 free finals (23.50.42)
  • Helped the Pioneers place ninth in the 200-medley relay (1:55.66)
Individual Victories
  • 1,000 free: 14:53.71 (at Moravian, 11/11/23)
Relay Victories
  • 200 medley: 2:06.91 (vs. Purchase, 11/04/23)
  • 200 free: 1:57.86 (at Maritime, 12/05/23), 2:16.56 (at Western Connecticut State, 1/27/24)

2022-23 SEASON
Metropolitan Conference Championships (2/16-19/23)
  • Helped WP finish 11th in the 800 free relay (9:47.75)
  • Competed in the 200 free (2:25.01) and 500 free (6:42.40) preliminary rounds
Relay Victories
  • 200 Free: 2:04.13 (at Montclair State, 1/31/23), 2:11.55 (at Purchase, 11/5/22)
  • 200 Meter Free: 2:20.67 (at Baruch, 10/28/22)
 
2021-22 SEASON
Relay Victories
  • 200 Medley: 2:21.71 (vs. Baruch, 10/29/21)
 
2020-21 SEASON (COVID BLANKET WAIVER)
  • Posted season-best times during the 50 (38.43) and 100 (1:26.09) backs against The College of New Jersey (2/13/21)
  • Had season-best times in the 100 free (1:12.59), 500 free (7:17.59) and 50 fly (34.45) against Kean and Ramapo (2/27/21)
 
PRIOR TO WILLIAM PATERSON
  • A graduate of Colonia H.S.
 
ACADEMICS
  • A Spring 2021, Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 Dean’s List student       
  • Majoring in criminology and criminal justice


Espin’s Personal Bests
Event Time Season
50 Back 34.98 2023-24
100 Back 1:20.63 2022-23
100 Breast 1:45.14 2021-22
200 Breast 3:29.49 2023-24
50 Fly 34.22 2023-24
100 Fly 1:28.91 2021-22
50 Free 29.98 2023-24
100 Free 1:06.76 2023-24
200 Free    2:25.01 2022-23
500 Free 6:42.40 2022-23
1,000 Free 14:18.92 2023-24
1,650 Free 23:26.19 2022-23
200 IM 2:52.43 2023-24

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-2021Freshman

    Fly / Free
    5'2"
  • 2021-2022Sophomore

    Fly / Free
    5'2"
  • 2022-2023Junior

    Fly / Free
    5'2"
  • 2023-2024Senior

    Fly / Free
    5'2"