University of Delaware Athletics
2018-19 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
Gabby Acker
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Germantown Academy
- Hometown:
- New Hope, Pa.
- Major:
- Nursing
AT DELAWARE
• Second-year member of the Blue Hen swimming team
• One of the team's top performers in the distance events.
2018-19 SEASON
• Took home third-place in the 500 yard freestyle vs. George Mason.
• Champion in 1000 yard freestyle vs. George Mason.
2017-18 SEASON
• Placed eighth and swam a personal-best 17:06.01 in the 1650 yard freestyle at the CAA Championships.
• Swam a personal-best 10:21.08 in the 1000 yard freestyle at the CAA Championships.
• 3x Champion in the 1000 yard freestyle.
2016-17 SEASON
• Placed second in the 500 yard freestyle vs. Iona finishing the race in 5:17.93.
• Swam a season-best 10:28.04 in the 1000 yard freestyle at the CAA Championships.
• Champion in the 1000 yard freestyle.
2015-16 SEASON
• Finished in eighth place in the 1650 freestyle (17:06.88) at the Colonial Athletic Association Championships
• Also placed 30th in the 200 freestyle (1:59.56) and 31st in the 500 freestyle (5:10.59)
• At the conference meet • swam the 1000 freestyle in a team-best 10:21.30 at Towson
• Swam the 200 freestyle in 1:58.20 at Franklin & Marshall and the 500 freestyle in 5:06.46 at Towson
• Also competed in the 400 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay, and 100 breaststroke
• Named to CAA Academic Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL
• Attended Germantown Academy High School
• Was an All-Inter Ac conference swimmer
• Member of Kids Teach Kids program and was a science tutor
• Named team's Most Improved Swimmer twice for her club team.
PERSONAL
• Gabrielle Christine "Gabby" Acker
• Born Aug. 10, 1996
• Daughter of Jen and Matt Acker
• One of six children in family, including two sets of twins
• Her twin, Alison, is a freshman at Delaware who swam briefly for the Blue Hens during the 2016-17 season.
• Honor student as a biology major at Delaware
• Worked in a law firm during the summer
• Her aunt swam in college and her father played basketball in college.
