2014-15 Swimming & Diving Roster
Abby Fisher
- Position:
- Breast/IM
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Kinnelon, N.J.
- High School:
- Kinnelon
ABBY FISHER BIO
Career Best Times: 1:01.73 in the 100-yard breaststroke; 2:10.78 in the 200-yard breaststroke; 2:02.90 in the 200-yard individual medley; 4:13.18 in the 400-yard individual medley; 1:11.52 in the 100-meter breaststroke; 2:30.66 in the 200-meter breaststroke; 4:53.57 in the 400-meter individual medley.
General: Ranks third all-time in UNC history in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:10.78…stands eighth on UNC depth chart in the 100-yard breaststroke at 1:01.73…ranks eighth all-time in the 400 IM at 4:13.18…at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials she established a school record in the 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 2:30.63.
2015-16: 2016 NCAA qualifier…at the 2016 ACC Championships, she was a championship finalist in the 200 breaststroke (2:11.71) while she captured 11th place in 400 IM (4:13.18) and 13th in 100 breaststroke (1:02.15)…recipient of the Andrea Erban Award as UNC’s most dedicated women’s swimmer…co-recipient of the squad’s Patrick & Mary Louise Earey Service Award with Katie McKay…elected to Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s most prestigious academy honorary society…named to UNC’s 4.0 club in fall semester 2015…ACC All-Academic Team selection…CSCAA Scholar All-America honoree…at 2016 Nike Cup, she placed 14th in the 200 IM (2:05.06), 13th in 400 IM (4:23.80), 16th in the 100 breaststroke (1:05.96) and 12th in the 200 breaststroke (2:19.66)…won the 200 breaststroke (2:16.05) in dual meet win over Navy… named to ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2014-15: A Rising Star in the Carolina Leadership Academy…served as a CREED Mentor in the CLA...member of UNC’s 4.0 Club for 2014-15 academic year...named to 2014-15 All-ACC Academic Team...Dean’s List selection in both semesters...named to 2014-15 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2013-14: NCAA qualifier…recorded four Top 15 finishes at the Nike Cup, including 3rd in the 200-yard breaststroke at 2:13.50, 4th in the 400-yard IM at 4:18.13, 6th in the 200-yard IM at 2:03.99 and 14th in the 100-yard breaststroke at 1:04.80…swam in three events at the ACC Championships…she finished 7th in the 200-yard breaststroke at 2:13.85, 18th in the 400-yard IM at 4:20.59 and 21st in the 100-yard breaststroke at 1:02.79…posted her career best time in the 200 breast at the Bulldog Invitational… at the NCAA Championships, she competed in three events…initially was an alternate for the meet but qualified on the basis of her 200 breast time at the Georgia last chance meet…in the summer of 2013 at the Arena Grand Prix, she won the consolation final in the 200-meter breaststroke at 2:34.91…placed second in the 200 breast and ninth in the 400 IM at the Speedo Champions Series of Southern Zones in Greensboro…named a member of the UNC “4.0 Club” for both semesters of her freshman year…honored with a first-team CSCAA Individual Scholar All-America Award…2013-14 ACC Honor Roll selection…named to the Dean’s List both semesters.
Prep: Attended Kinnelon High School where she was coached in swimming by Brian Boardman and Steve Papendick…competed for the Lakeland Hills YMCA team which was coached by Keira Cruz…excelled at YMCA national and USA Swimming national and junior national levels…two-year captain of Kinnelon High School swimming team…holds six individual and three relay records at KHS…five-time NISCA high school All-America selection…2011 high school All-America in the 200 IM and 100 breast…2012 high school All-American in the 200 IM and as a member of the 200 medley relay…named first-team All-County all four years…second-team All-Public three years and third-team All-Public one season…2010-11 and 2011-12 Newark Star Ledger Morris County Swimmer of the Year…2012 Olympic Trials qualifier in the 200-meter breaststroke…won the 200-yard breaststroke at the YMCA National Championships in both 2011 and 2013…a 12-time YMCA Nationals individual finalist…two-time USA Senior National qualifier…seven-time USA Junior National individual finalist, including a third-place finish in the 200 breaststroke in 2012…chosen for 2010 YMCA Altitude Camp and the 2011 National Select Camp…at Kinnelon H.S. she was vice president of the National Honor Society, French Honor Society and Social Outreach Club…AP Scholar with honors.
Personal: Full name is Abigail Bishop Fisher…goes by Abby…daughter of Jim and Cathy Fisher...stands 5-9 tall…was born April 16, 1995 in Kinnelon, N.J. …majoring in nutrition, pursuing a B.S. in public health in the Gillings School of Public Health…older sister Mary is a Cornell graduate and now attends graduate school at University of Washington…a two-year assistant coach of the Fayson Lakes Swim Team…elected to Phi Beta Kappa...founding co-captain of Carolina Athletics Relay For Life Team…Coach for College in Vietnam participant…family currently lives in Wilmington, N.C.
