Zhada Fields

Photo by: UNC Athletic Communications

Position:
Back/Free
Height:
5-10
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Toledo, Ohio
High School:
St. Ursula Academy

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITOR • 2-TIME HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICA

Career Best Times
100-yard Backstroke — 54.94 • 200-yard Backstroke — 1:58.00 • 100-yard Butterfly — 54.24 • 50-yard Freestyle — 22.29 • 100-yard Freestyle — 48.90 • 200-yard Freestyle — 1:44.70 • 500-yard Freestyle — 4:45.38 • 100-meter Backstroke — 1:03.27 • 50-meter Freestyle — 25.89 • 200-meter Freestyle — 2:03.02 • 400-meter Freestyle — 4:25.04

2018-19: Team Co-Captain.

2017-18: Swam seven times at the 2018 NCAA Championships in four relays and three individual events • Helped the 200-yard freestyle relay earn honorable-mention All-America honors with a 10th-place finish and a time of 1:28.22 in the NCAA B final • Also finished 17th in the 200-yard medley relay and 22nd in the 200-yard free, 400-yard free relay and the 400-yard medley relay • Swam the 500-yard free in 4:50.51 at the NCAA Championships • Made nine ACC Championship appearances in the preliminaries and finals of six events • Finished sixth in the 200-yard free A final, clocking in at a career-best 1:44.70 which ranks second all-time in school history • Placed third, fourth and sixth in the 400-, 200- and 800-yard free relays at ACCs • Ranks seventh all-time at UNC in the 100-yard free after she earned 14th-place accolades with a personal-best time of 49.01 in the B final at ACCs • Swam a personal best 500-yard free in 4:45.38 at ACCs for 17th in the C final • Claimed three 200-yard free titles against NC State, Duke and Penn State and Navy.

2016-17: Swam the third leg on Carolina’s 800-yard freestyle relay at the NCAA Championships • placed ninth in 200-yard freestyle and 16th in the 500-yard freestyle at 2016 GAC Invitational.

2015-16: 2016 NCAA qualifier and honorable mention All-America • Swam on 800 freestyle relay team which garnered 13th place NCAA finish • Won the 500 free (4:48.82) and the 200 free (1:46.92) at Carolina College Invitational • Placed fourth in 100 free in the event in 50.90.

Prep: An alumna of St. Ursula Academy in Toledo, Ohio • Coached in high school by Dave Eisenstein and Brent Ransom • All-America and All-Ohio honoree as well as a district champion • Also played water polo • Member of National Honor Society...won school’s foreign language award • Active in community service • Volunteered with Josh Project and St. Ursula Day of Caring.

Club: Swam for the Greater Toledo Aquatic Club where she was coached by Brent Ransom and Dave Eisenstein.

Personal: Full name is Zhada Lee Fields • Daughter of William and Erika Fields • Born September 20, 1997 in Toledo, Ohio • Majors in psychology with a minor in neuroscience • One of six siblings • Grew up in Ohio but family currently lives in Summerville, S.C.