Virginia Marsh

Position:
Free
Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
High Point, N.C.
High School:
Westchester Country Day

Career Best Times
100-yard Freestyle — 49.89 • 200-Yard Freestyle — 1:47.28

2017-18 at Richmond: At the A-10 Championship, helped the 800 free relay team take second with a new school record and broke the school record in the 200 free (1:47.76) during prelims before finishing second in the finals • Also part of the silver medal 400 medley relay team and finished fifth in the 100 free (50.41) and 12th in the 50 free (23.49) • Competed in the second-ever CSCAA Open Water 5K Championship clocking a time of 1:11:28.19 • Logged two top-three finishes in the 100 and 200 free with times of 52.24 and 1:54.86, respectively, in the tri-meet with Queens and Davidson • Won the 100 free at the Richmond Duals while taking second in the 50 free and third in the 200 IM and 1650 free • Clocked a career-best 23.77 in the 50 free in a swim-off at the Patriot Invitational and finished seventh overall in the finals (23.94) • Finished in a second place in the 100 free (50.44) and had a ninth place finish in the 200 free (1:51.87) at the Patriot Invitational • Took two top-three finishes in the dual meet with George Washington, placing second in the 100 free (53.13) and third in the 50 free (24.49) • Was the first Spider to touch the wall in the 50 free at JMU (24.58) and recorded a top-five finish in the 100 free (54.32) • Won a pair of events - 200 free (1:52.81) and 100 free (51.42) vs. Fordham and La Salle • Logged three second-place finishes vs. Villanova in the 200 free (1:51.50), 50 free (23.97) and the 100 free (51.71) • Won the 500 free (5:04.55), besting the field by five seconds vs. Campbell • Registered two top-10 performances in the 100 free (50.36) and 200 free (1:48.18) at the CSCAA National Invite • Was also 19th in the 500 free (5:00.69).

2016-17 at Richmond: Took silver in the 200 Free at the A-10 Championship • Part of the 200 Medley Relay team that won silver at the A-10 Championship • Also placed fourth in the 100 free and finished sixth in the 500 free at the A-10 Championship • Made her debut against Queens and Gardner-Webb, where she swam the leadoff leg of the 400 free (11/5) • Recorded season-best performances at the Patriot Invitational: 100 Free at 51.14 in the finals, 100 back at 59.53 in the prelims, 500 free at 5:00.75 in the prelims - fastest time by a Spider this season.

Prep: Four-time state record holder • Six-time State Champion • 2014 and 2015 Conference Swimmer of the Year • Three-time MVP Swimmer of the Year • National Honor Society • Member of Student Government • Four-year Honor Roll.

Club: Coached by Aaron Reeves of High Point Swim Club.

Personal: Full name is Virginia Marsh • Daughter of Kenneth and Catherine Marsh • Born March 21 in High Point, N.C.