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2019-20 Women's Swimming and Diving

Abbey Holmes

  • Height 5-6
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Laurel, MD
  • High School Archbishop Spalding
  • Events Breaststroke/Freestyle/Butterfly
  • Major Graphic Design

Biography

Top times
50 Freestyle - 23.84 (2/6/20-2/9/20)
100 Freestyle - 52.10 (2/6/20-2/9/20)

50 Breastroke - 32.70 (10/29/16)
100 Breastroke - 1:03.43 (2/6/20-2/9/20)

100 IM - 1:01.66 (12/2-4/16)
200 IM - 2:12.84 (11/18-19/16)

2019-20: Named NE10 Most Outstanding Swimmer... Named NE10 Swimmer of the Week twice... Won the 50 free at the NE10 Championships in 23.84 for a new school and conference record... Contributed to the 200 free relay victory at the NE10 Championships who finished in 1:35.01 for a new school and conference record... Part of the 400 medley relay team that took second at the NE10 Championships in 3:56.18... Won the 100 breaststroke at the NE10 Championships in 1:03.43 to set a new school and conference record... Part of the 200 medley relay team that placed second in 1:46.29 at the NE10 Championships... Won the 100 free at the NE10 Championships in 52.10 for a new school and conference record.. Contributed to the NE10 Championship victory in the 400 free relay in 3:29.31 that set a new school and conference record... Finished third in the 50 free in 27.66 at the Providence College Meet... Placed second in the 50 free in 24.05 at the Harold Anderson Invitational and won the 100 breaststroke in 1:05.22 and took fourth in the 100 free in 52.87... Claimed third in the 100 free against Sacred Heart in 55.00... Finished fifth in the 100 breaststroke in 1:10.12 and ninth in the 50 free in 25.04 at the NE Catholic Invite. 

2018-19: Named NE10 Most Valuable Swimmer… Named NE10 Swimmer of the Week twice… Earned first in the 50 free at the NE10 Championships (23.94), which set a new school record… Swam to first in the 100 breaststroke at the NE10 Championships (1:04.70), which set a new school record… Earned first in the 100 free at the NE10 Championships (52.34)… Contributed to the 200 free relay first place finish (1:36.64), the 400 medley relay second place finish (3:52.59), the 200 medley relay first place finish (1:44.68) and the 400 free relay second place finish (3:31.83) all at the NE10 Championships where all set a new school record and the 200 medley relay set a new conference record.

2017-18:  Named NE10 Swimmer of the Week (12/5)… Named to NE10 Relay of the Week on 10/31 along with three other teammates… Member of the 200 free relay that took second at NE10 Championships (2/10)… Member of 400 medley relay that placed third at NE10 Championships …Placed second in the 100 breast at the NE10 Championships (2/10).

2016-17: Placed 7th in the 100 Breast at The Harold Anderson Invitational... Part of the 400 Free relay that won the NE10 Relay of the Week... Assisted her team in capturing 2nd place in the 200 Medley as well as 400 Free Relay in times of 1:48.08 and 3:32.31 at the NE10 Champs respectively... Placed 5th in the 100 Breast in a personal best time of 1:07.52 at the Champs... Part of the team that finished 1st in the 200 Free Relay in a time of 1:37.49 and set a new team record...

Prior to Assumption: Swam at Archbishop Spalding high school… Swam all events for her club swimming team.

Personal: Daughter of Anginette and David Holmes… Born on April 3… Has one sister Natalie (16)… Her father, David Holmes, played semi-pro soccer for the Barons in the 1990s. He was also inducted into the Hall of Fame for his college, Methodist University, and his conference Hall of Fame as well.

Fun Facts: Favorite athlete: Neymar…Dream job: Graphic Artist in NYC... #1 Song on her iPod: Pure Grinding - Avicii... If she could meet anyone, living or dead: Her dads mother... Favorite sports memory: Either claiming silver in the 100 breaststroke my sophomore year or watching my sister win her high school soccer championship on PKs... Favorite Food: Pasta.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    freestyle, backstroke, butterfly
    5'6"
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Freestyle, Backstroke, Butterfly
    5'6"
  • 2018-19Junior

    Breaststroke/Freestyle/Butterfly
    5'6"
  • 2019-20Senior

    Breaststroke/Freestyle/Butterfly
    5'6"