2020-21 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Sheridan, Calypso
Calypso Sheridan
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Mount Saint Michael's College
- Hometown:
- Brisbane, Australia
Bio
2019-20: Big Ten champion in the 200 breast (2:06.85) and 400 IM (4:03.18) and took silver in the 200 IM at the Big Ten Championships ... Part of school record breaking 200 and 400 medley relay teams at the Big Ten Championships ... Earned the meet MVP award at the SMU Invite with a nation leading time of 4:05.33 in the 400 IM and more first place finishes in the 100 back, 200 back (set personal and school best 1:52.86) , 200 IM and 200 medley relay (Oct. 11-12) ... Took first place in the 100 and 200 back in win against Oakland (11/1) ... Finished first in the 200 back and set a personal best with a win in the 200 fly against Michigan State (11/2) ... Swam the fastest 200 fly in Northwestern history with a time of 1:56.91 at the TYR Invitational earning an NCAA 'B' cut and setting a pool record in the process (11/24) ... Placed second in the 200 IM and third in the 200 back against Notre Dame (1/17) ... Took gold in both the 100 and 200 back against Iowa (1/18).
2018-19: Earned her first NCAA All-American honors with a fourth place finish at the 2019 NCAA Championships in the 400 IM... Set Big Ten and School Record in 400 IM at the NCAA Championships.... Totaled five top-10 finishes at the 2019 Big Ten Championships with five school records including 200 Breast. 400 IM, 200 IM, 400 Medley Relay and 200 Medley Relay... Finished 2nd in the 400 IM, 4th in the 200 Breast and 5th in the 200 IM at the 2019 Big Ten Championships... Fastest Wildcat in 100 back (52.44), 200 back (1:54.11), 200 breast (2:07.98), 200 IM (1:55.77) and 400 IM (4:05.93) ... Kicked off the season with a collection of top-two finishes, leading the 200 medley relay to a win, taking the top spot in the 100 and 200 back, and finishing second in the 50 breast, 50 fly, and 200 IM (10/19-20) ... Tallied another 200 medley relay first place finish and added on a 400 IM win in quad-dual against UIC/Illinois/Chicago (10/26) ... Earned an NCAA 'B' Cut time with a second place finish in the 200 breast at the ACC/B1G Challenge (11/10) ... Smashed records at the TYR Invitational: Sheridan now sits at the top of the school and pool record lists for the 200 IM, 400 IM, and 200 back, and shares the spotlight with the 200 and 400 medley relay teams ... Tallied four NCAA 'B' cut times with wins in the 200 IM, 400 IM, and 200 back, and a second place finish in the 100 breast ... Added on one more win in the 100 IM to round out the Invite (11/16-18) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2017-18: First-year phenom swimmer ... Set a school record in the 500 medley relay, contributing a backstroke leg to the team's fifth place finish at the Big Ten Championships ... Posted two more school records at the Big Tens, with a B-final win in the 200 breast, and 10th place in the 200 IM ... Also placed seventh in the 400 IM ... Qualified for her first NCAA Championships in the 200 breast and 400 IM ... Posted her first solo event win in the 200 breast against No. 4 Georgia (10/20) ... Recorded two wins against Georgia Tech, in the 100 and 200 back (10/21) ... Took the top spot in three individual events against Illinois/Rutgers, the 100 back, 200 breast, and 200 IM (10/27) ... Followed up with another solo victory in the 100 breast versus Chicago/UIC (10/28) ... Posted a win in the 400 IM and a second place finish in the against Wisconsin (11/11) ... Set five pool records and tallied six wins at the TYR Invitational (11/17-19) ... Records include 200 and 400 IM, 200 and 400 medley relay, and 200 breast, with another win in the 100 IM. Set four additional career highs ... Took home three individual wins in the 200 back, breast, and IM, and contributed to the 400 medley relay win in Northwestern's defeat of FGCU (12/17) ... Followed by again winning every event she competed in during the Cats' win over Iowa, with first place finishes in 100 and 200 back, 200 IM, and 200 medley relay (1/20), earning her Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors.
High School: Finalist at the 2017 Australian Open Championships and 2016 Olympic Trials ... Won the 400 individual medley short course national championship in 2016, while also finishing second in the 200 breaststroke and third in the 200 IM ... As a member of the Australian Junior National Team in 2015, she advanced to the semifinals of the 100 breaststroke at the Junior World Championships and won a gold medal in the 400 IM at the Commonwealth Youth Games, while at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games, she finished second in the 200 IM and third in the 200 backstroke ... A native of Brisbane, Sheridan was the Australian Age champion in the 200 IM, 400 IM and 200 breaststroke in 2015.
SHERIDAN'S CAREER BESTS
*relay
2018-19: Earned her first NCAA All-American honors with a fourth place finish at the 2019 NCAA Championships in the 400 IM... Set Big Ten and School Record in 400 IM at the NCAA Championships.... Totaled five top-10 finishes at the 2019 Big Ten Championships with five school records including 200 Breast. 400 IM, 200 IM, 400 Medley Relay and 200 Medley Relay... Finished 2nd in the 400 IM, 4th in the 200 Breast and 5th in the 200 IM at the 2019 Big Ten Championships... Fastest Wildcat in 100 back (52.44), 200 back (1:54.11), 200 breast (2:07.98), 200 IM (1:55.77) and 400 IM (4:05.93) ... Kicked off the season with a collection of top-two finishes, leading the 200 medley relay to a win, taking the top spot in the 100 and 200 back, and finishing second in the 50 breast, 50 fly, and 200 IM (10/19-20) ... Tallied another 200 medley relay first place finish and added on a 400 IM win in quad-dual against UIC/Illinois/Chicago (10/26) ... Earned an NCAA 'B' Cut time with a second place finish in the 200 breast at the ACC/B1G Challenge (11/10) ... Smashed records at the TYR Invitational: Sheridan now sits at the top of the school and pool record lists for the 200 IM, 400 IM, and 200 back, and shares the spotlight with the 200 and 400 medley relay teams ... Tallied four NCAA 'B' cut times with wins in the 200 IM, 400 IM, and 200 back, and a second place finish in the 100 breast ... Added on one more win in the 100 IM to round out the Invite (11/16-18) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2017-18: First-year phenom swimmer ... Set a school record in the 500 medley relay, contributing a backstroke leg to the team's fifth place finish at the Big Ten Championships ... Posted two more school records at the Big Tens, with a B-final win in the 200 breast, and 10th place in the 200 IM ... Also placed seventh in the 400 IM ... Qualified for her first NCAA Championships in the 200 breast and 400 IM ... Posted her first solo event win in the 200 breast against No. 4 Georgia (10/20) ... Recorded two wins against Georgia Tech, in the 100 and 200 back (10/21) ... Took the top spot in three individual events against Illinois/Rutgers, the 100 back, 200 breast, and 200 IM (10/27) ... Followed up with another solo victory in the 100 breast versus Chicago/UIC (10/28) ... Posted a win in the 400 IM and a second place finish in the against Wisconsin (11/11) ... Set five pool records and tallied six wins at the TYR Invitational (11/17-19) ... Records include 200 and 400 IM, 200 and 400 medley relay, and 200 breast, with another win in the 100 IM. Set four additional career highs ... Took home three individual wins in the 200 back, breast, and IM, and contributed to the 400 medley relay win in Northwestern's defeat of FGCU (12/17) ... Followed by again winning every event she competed in during the Cats' win over Iowa, with first place finishes in 100 and 200 back, 200 IM, and 200 medley relay (1/20), earning her Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors.
High School: Finalist at the 2017 Australian Open Championships and 2016 Olympic Trials ... Won the 400 individual medley short course national championship in 2016, while also finishing second in the 200 breaststroke and third in the 200 IM ... As a member of the Australian Junior National Team in 2015, she advanced to the semifinals of the 100 breaststroke at the Junior World Championships and won a gold medal in the 400 IM at the Commonwealth Youth Games, while at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games, she finished second in the 200 IM and third in the 200 backstroke ... A native of Brisbane, Sheridan was the Australian Age champion in the 200 IM, 400 IM and 200 breaststroke in 2015.
SHERIDAN'S CAREER BESTS
| Event | Career Best |
| 50 breast | 28.50 |
| 100 breast | 1:01.31 |
| 200 breast | 2:07.98 |
| 100 IM | 54.87 |
| 200 IM | 1:55.77 |
| 400 IM | 4:01.35 |
| 50 bac | 28.25 |
| 100 back | 52.58* |
| 200 back | 1:52.86 |
| 200 free | 1:52.27 |
| 500 free | 5:05.05 |
| 50 fly | 24.72 |
| 200 fly | 2:06.11 |
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