Caroline Baldwin

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Caroline Baldwin 100 back 2nd place 2018 ACC meet

Caroline Baldwin 50 free 2nd place 2018 ACC meet

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Caroline Baldwin U.S. Nationals Freestyle

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Caroline Baldwin U.S. Nationals Backstroke

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Position:
Back/Free
Height:
5-11
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Westfield, N.J.
High School:
Westfield

CAROLINE BALDWIN BIO
Freestyle, Backstroke, 5-11, Westfield, N.J.
Career Best Times: 21.78 in the 50-yard freestyle; 47.70 in the 100-yard freestyle; 51.38 in the 100-yard backstroke; 25.02 in the 50-meter freestyle; 54.57 in the 100-meter freestyle; 1:00.34 in the 100-meter backstroke.
General: School record holder in the 50-yard freestyle at 21.78 and in the 100-yard freestyle at 47.70 while ranking second in Tar Heel history in the 100-yard backstroke at 51.38...swam long course school records in the 50- and 100-meter freestyles at 25.02 and 54.57 at the 2017 World University Games…led off four Tar Heel relays which established University records in 2017 – the 200 free, 400 free, 200 medley and 400 medley units.
2017-18: Team co-captain with Emily Slabe…coming off a summer in which she excelled at the World University Games, winning a gold medal in the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 25.02 seconds…swam the anchor leg on the U.S.’s 400-meter medley relay team which captured a silver medal…led off the Americans’ 400-meter freestyle relay at the WUG that claimed a bronze medal… member of 2017-18 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee…finished 10^th in the 50-meter freestyle at June 2017 U.S.S. Nationals in a then school record time of 25.19…in the same meet she finished sixth in the 100-meter backstroke with a school record time of 1:00.34, breaking her own school record she had set at the Santa Clara Arena Pro Series by going 1:01.15 just a few weeks earlier…she was also eighth in the 100-meter freestyle at the Nationals, going 54.91 in the prelims and 54.98 in the finals.
2016-17: Team co-captain with Hellen Moffitt…first-team All-America in 50-yard freestyle at 2017 NCAA Championships…earned All-ACC honors in 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke…placed fourth in the 100-yard freestyle at conference meet with time of 48.23 while taking second in the 100-yard backstroke at 51.38 and second in the 50-yard freestyle at 21.93…led off 400 free relay and 200 medley relay which claimed third at league meet…member of Veteran Leaders in Carolina Leadership Academy…named to ACC Academic Honor Roll and tapped for All-ACC Academic Team for women’s swimming…won a pair of team awards – merited the Richard E. Jamerson Memorial Award as the most improved swimmer and the Andrea Erben Memorial Award as the squad’s most dedicated performer…qualified fifth in 50-yard freestyle at NCAAs, going 21.80…placed seventh in championship final in 21.82, earning first-team All-America honors…swam leadoff leg on 400-yard medley relay team which placed 14^th in both the prelims and the finals…qualified 11^th and finished 12^th in the 100-yard freestyle at the NCAA Championships, going 47.70 in the prelims and 47.72 in the finals…led off UNC’s 11^th place 400-yard freestyle relay team at NCAAs with a split of 48.48…finished 26^th in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 52.47…led off 200-yard medley relay team which tied for 19^th at the NCAA Championships…placed third in 100-yard freestyle, second in the 100-yard backstroke and second in the 50-yard freestyle at December 2016 AT&T U.S. Swimming winter nationals…member of 200-yard freestyle relay team which won national championship in the event at the December 2016 U.S. Swimming AT&T Nationals…took first place in the 50-yard freestyle in a school record time of 21.98 seconds as well as cpaturing second place in 100-yard freestyle and fourth in 100-yard backstroke at 2016 GAC Invitational…won both 50 and 100 freestyle events in dual meet against Tennessee.
2015-16: 2016 NCAA qualifier and honorable mention All-America…member of 400 free relay team which copped NCAA finish of 12^th place…swam on 200 freestyle relay which placed 15th at NCAA Championships…led off 400 medley relay at NCAA meet which finished 12th…also led off 200 medley relay which placed 16th…at the 2016 ACC Championships, she tied for seventh place in 50 free (22.46), while placing fourth in the 100 back (52.79) and ninth in the 100 freestyle (48.76)…won the 50 free (22.74) and swam on the winning 400 free relay in dual meet against Georgia…named to ACC Academic Honor Roll…won the 50-yard freestyle in four-way meet against Indiana, Tennessee and Kentucky with a time of 22.65…against Louisville, she won the 50 free (22.72) and swam on winning 200 free and 400 free relays…against Texas, she won the 50 freestyle (22.63) and swam on winning 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay teams…was tapped as ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Year on November 17, 2015…excelled at 2015 Nike Cup where she placed fifth in the 50 free (22.82), sixth in 100 back (54.65) and eighth in 100 free (50.42)…in victory over Navy, she won the 100 free (50.23) and swam on winning 200 medley relay and 400 free relay… named to ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2014-15: An honorable mention All-America honoree as a member of UNC’s 200-yard and 400-yard freestyle relay teams...the 400 free relay placed 12th at NCAAs while the 200 free relay captured 15th...swam on 200 free relay which set new school record...finished fourth in the ACC Championships in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 22.44...also placed sixth in the 100 freestyle (49.01) and 10th in the 100 backstroke (53.76)...swam on UNC 200 free relay which placed second at ACCs...won a pair of events in dual meet win over Virginia Tech and captured three events in dual meet win versus Duke...at summer 2015 USA National Championships she took 13th place in the 100-meter backstroke in a career best time of 1:01.55...named to ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Prep: Graduated from Westfield High School, attending from 2010-14…swam on her high school team for four years…coached by Jeff Knight…awarded New Jersey swimmer of the year honors in 2012, 2013 and 2014…won individual state championships in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke in 2012 and 2013…team captain during her senior year…led her team to state championships in 2011, 2012 and 2013…named first team All-County for four years and first team All-State for three years…Union County Scholar-Athlete as a representative of Westfield High School…has been swimming for Westfield YMCA for six years…coached by Brian Guidera…won nine state championships in club swimming, including the 50 freestyle in 2012 & 2013, the 100 freestyle in 2013 and the 100 and 200 backstrokes in 2012, 2013 & 2014…at the YMCA Nationals in 2013, she finished fourth in the 50 freestyle, fifth in the 100 freestyle and sixth in the 100 backstroke…the following year she placed second in the 50 freestyle, fifth in the 200 backstroke and 10th in the 100 backstroke…member of the National Honor Society…attended church mission trips to Louisiana, Alabama, Arizona and New Mexico…mentor for at-risk freshmen…named to distinguished honor roll.
Personal: Full name is Caroline Grace Baldwin…stands 6-0 tall…daughter of Jack and Denise Baldwin…was born on February 26, 1996 in Summit, N.J. …sports administration major…from a family of five…has two brothers…Sam, who is an alumnus of Miami University of Ohio, and Charlie, who is a senior in high school…both of her parents attended the University of Delaware…traveled to Vietnam with Coach for College in the summer of 2016.