Madeline Maher

Position:
Breast/IM
Height:
5-4
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
High School:
Germantown Academy
Hometown:
Richboro, Pa.
Major:
Nursing & Psychology

AT DELAWARE
• Third-year member of the squad after transferring from Indiana University
• Standout for Delaware in the breaststroke and individual medley events
• Will serve as team tri-captain with Annie Nunes and Alyssa Santangelo in 2016-17
• Enters the season ranked on the UD all-time top 10 list in three events
• Holds the school-record in the 200 breaststroke (2:16.29) and 400 IM (4:18.74) and ranks No. 2 in the 200 IM (2:02.77)
• Has posted five career top five finishes at the Colonial Athletic Association Championships.

2016-17 SEASON
• Two-time 200 medley relay champion.

2015-16 SEASON
• Posted three top 10 finishes at the CAA Championships
• Finished third in the 400 IM (4:19.96), fifth in the 200 breaststroke (2:16.53), and ninth in the 200 IM (2:04.85)
• Named All-CAA in the 400 IM
• Won the 400 freestyle relay at the Franklin & Marshall Invitational
• Also swam as a member of the 200 medley relay team.

2014-15 SEASON
• NCAA Provisional B Qualifier
• All-CAA honoree
• At CAA Championships, finished ninth in the 200 breaststroke (2:17.03), fifth in the 200 IM (2:03.04), and qualified for the NCAA B Cut with a third place finish in the 400 IM (4:18.74)
• Swam the 200 breaststroke in a season-best time of 2:17.03
• Second on the team with her time of 2:02.77 in the 200 IM
• Led the team with her time of 4:18.74 in the 400 IM
• Participated in the 200 medley relay (1:49.80) and 400 medley relay (3:59.12).

2013-14 SEASON

AT INDIANA
2012-13 SEASON
• Finished 11th in the 400 individual medley at the Big Ten Championships in a career-best time of 4:16.83
• Ninth in the 200 breaststroke at 2:12.46, 13th in the 100 breaststroke at 1:02.50
• Set career bests at the Hoosierland Invitational in the 100 breaststroke at 1:02.20, 200 breaststroke (2:11.54), and 200 IM (2:00.44)
• Fourth in the 100 breaststroke vs. Notre Dame (1:03.62) and at Louisville (1:04.15)
• Second in the 200 breaststroke in a dual meet with Texas and Michigan (2:15.79)
• Also second in the 200 breaststroke vs. Notre Dame (2:16.03)
• 16th in the 200 breaststroke at USA Swimming Short Course Nationals (2:16.06)
• Sixth in the 400 IM vs. Texas/Michigan (4:23.77).

HIGH SCHOOL:
• Eleven-time NISCA high school All-American
• Eastern Interscholastic swimming champion in the 100 breaststroke (2011, 2012) and 200 individual medley (2009, 2011, 2012)
• Won Germantown Academy's Beard Award for swimming achievement in 2010 and the Wickenhaver Award for sportsmanship and achievement in 2012
• Team captain as a senior
• Doylestown Intelligencer Swimmer of the Year in 2012
• Helped team to Eastern Interscholastic titles in 2011 and 2012
• Lost just one dual meet during her four-year career
• Undefeated her freshman, sophomore and senior seasons
• School record-holder in the 200 medley relay
• Olympic Trials qualifier in the 100 breaststroke
• Competed at the U.S. Summer Nationals and Junior Nationals
• Swam for Richard Shoulberg, who has trained numerous Olympians.

PERSONAL
• Madeline M. Maher ("Mar")
• Daughter of William and Veronica Maher
• Father rowed at Villanova
• Has two sisters, Bernadette and Natalie
• Bernadette played lacrosse at American University
• Natalie plays lacrosse at George Washington University
• Born July 30, 1993
• Graduated from Delaware with a psychology degree and is currently in the accelerated nursing program
• Enjoys the beach and surfing
• Lists the Philadelphia Eagles and Phillies as her favorite professional sports teams
• Volunteers at Christiana (Del.) Hospital during the summer.