WASHINGTON - Georgetown University Swimming & Diving Head Coach Jack Leavitt has announced the addition of six incoming freshmen to the women's program. The six student-athletes, who hail from four different states, will join the Blue & Gray this fall as members of Georgetown's Class of 2022.

"We are so excited to bring this class to the Hilltop," Leavitt said. "They are going to bring so much to our team and the Georgetown community, even beyond their swimming ability. This group personifies the type of people that we want representing Georgetown swimming & diving."

Grace Chen
Backstroke / Freestyle
Fairport, N.Y. / Fairport
Four-year member of the Fairport High School swimming & diving team, serving as a team captain her senior year ... Was twice named the Monroe County Division 1 Swimmer of the Year and a four-time All-Greater Rochester Athlete selection ... Helped lead Fairpoint to two division championships ... Holds the school record in the 100-yard backstroke and the 200-yard medley relay ... Placed second in the 100-backstroke and the 200-yard IM at Section V Championships ... Placed fourth in the 100-yard backstroke and eighth in the 100-yard freestyle at the New York State Meet ... Also swam for the Fairport Area Swim Team for four years, holding the club records in the 100- and 200-yard backstroke and all relay events ... Won the 50-yard backstroke and placed sixth in the 100-yard backstroke at ISCA Junior Championship Cup, and finished 10th in the 100 back at the Futures Championships ... In the classroom, was a two-time Scholastic All-American.

Lillian Clisham
Freestyle / Butterfly
Greenwich, Conn. / Greenwich
Four-year member of the Greenwich High School swimming & diving team, serving as a team captain her senior year ... Helped lead Greenwich to three-straight Connecticut State Open Championships (2015-17) and four-consecutive Class LL Championships (2014-17) ... Named an All-American and set school and state records in the 400-yard freestyle relay, winning both the 2017 LL Championships and Connecticut State Open Championships ...Holds the school record and placed second at the 2017 LL Championships and Connecticut State Open Championships in the 200-yard freestyle ... Also swam for the Chelsea Piers Athletic Club, helping win back-to-back Short Course Speedo Sectional Ithaca Championships (2017-18) ... Outside of the pool, was a member of the National Honors Society.

Lauren Cox
Butterfly / IM
Oak Brook, Illinois / Saint Ignatius
Four-year member of the Saint Ignatius College Prep swimming & diving team, serving as a team captain her senior year ... Broke four Saint Ignatius records in her career ... Also swam for the Chicago Wolfpack Aquatic Club for four years, winning the Senior State Championship in 2016 and took third in 2017 ... In the classroom, earned honors with distinction all four years.

Noelle Fimbres
Freestyle
La Mirada, Calif. / Sonora
Four-year member of the Sonora High School swimming & diving team, serving as a team captain her junior year ...Recipient of Sonora's Coaches Award ... Helped Sonora win four-straight league championships (2014-18) ... Advanced to the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) finals in both the 200- and 500-yard freestyles ... Was also a member of the cross country, soccer, volleyball, basketball and softball teams ... Also swam for the La Mirada Armada Swim Club, winning the 1,500-yard freestyle at the Speedo Futures Championship.

Shaun Johnson
Backstroke / Freestyle / Butterfly
Mount Vernon, N.Y. / Suffield Academy
Four-year member of the Suffield Academy swimming & diving team, serving as a team captain her junior and senior years ...Recipient of Suffield's Coaches Award (2018), Dedication Award (2017-18) and Valuable Point-Scorer (2015-16) ... Three-time All-American in the 400-yard freestyle relay and the 200-yard medley relay ... Holds the school record in the 50-yard freestyle and the Jamaican National Girls 50-meter butterfly record for ages 15-17 ... Also competed on the track, water polo and field hockey teams ... Served as a field hockey team captain and helped the water polo team place second in the New England Prep School Championships ... Also swam for the Westchester Aquatics Club ... In the classroom, was an honor roll student and earned high honors as a senior.

Gabriella Meringolo
Butterfly / IM
Garden City, N.Y. / Garden City
Six-year member of the Garden City High School swimming & diving team, making the varsity team as a seventh grader and serving as a team captain her senior year ... Named Garden City's Most Outstanding Female Swimmer as a junior and senior ... Earned all-division, all-county, and All-Long Island honors for five years ... Was a five-time New York State Championship qualifier and finalist ... Was a three-time top-10 finalist in the 100-yard butterfly ... Holds the school record in the 100-yard butterfly, 200-yard medley relay and the 200- and 400-yard freestyle relays. Holds the Nassau County Record in the 200 freestyle relay ... Was Nassau County Champion in the 200-yard freestyle relay as a junior year, and the 100-yard butterfly, 200-yard medley relay and 400-yard freestyle relay as a senior year ... Helped lead Garden City to six-consecutive Nassau County Championships (2012-17) ... Also was a member of the Long Island Express Swim Team ... Was a four-time National Club Swimming Association (NCSA) Junior National Qualifier (2015-18) ... 2017 New York State Scholar Athlete.

The GU women finished second at the 2018 BIG EAST Championships for the fifth-consecutive season, while the men placed third. Over the four-day meet, the Hoyas set a total of 13 new school records and won six gold medals. Freshman Drew Carbone (Chelmsford, Mass./Central Catholic) was named the championship's Most Outstanding Male Swimmer and Elizabeth Miller (Wayland, Mass./Wayland) earned the championship's Most Outstanding Women's Diver honor. The Hoyas had a program-record 22 student-athletes selected to the All-BIG EAST Team, including a conference-high 13 women.