2021-22 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Vovk, Tara
Tara Vovk
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ljubljana, Slovenia
Bio
2021-22: Finished fifth in the 200 breast and 200 IM against Indiana (10/16) ... Took bronze in the 100 breast versus Illinois and UIC (10/23) ... Won the 100 breast, took silver in the 200 IM and placed fourth in the 200 breast at the Purdue Invitational (11/20).
2020-21: Finished fifth in the 100 breast and sixth in the 200 breast against Michigan and Indiana (1/16) ... Took bronze in the 100 and 200 breast in 1-2-3-4 Northwestern finishes in both events against Iowa and Penn State (1/23) ... Placed third in the 100 breast with an NCAA 'B' cut time of 1:00.42 and took bronze in the 200 breast against Illinois and Wisconsin (2/6) ... Finished 10th in the 100 breast, 13th in the 200 breast and 20th in the 200 IM at the Big Ten Championships (2/23-2/27).
2019-20: Placed 17th in the 100 breast at the Big Ten Championships with an NCAA 'B' cut time of 1:00.85 ... Finished third in the 100 breast in dual meet win over Oakland (11/1) ... Finished second in the 200 IM and placed third in both the 100 and 200 breast against Iowa (1/18).
2018-19: Fastest Wildcat in 100 breast (59.94) and second fastest Wildcat in 100 free (50.88), 200 breast (2:10.67) and 200 IM (1:58.81) ... Swam in her first collegiate meet against Michigan, earning four fourth place finishes in the 100 and 200 breast and 100 and 200 IM (10/19-20) ... Took second in the 100 breast in quad dual win over UIC/Illinois/Chicago (10/26) ... Tallied two more top-three finishes at the Big Al Invitational with a second in the 200 IM and third in the 200 breast (11/9-11) ... Notched her first three collegiate event wins at the TYR Invite, earning NCAA 'B' cut times in the 100 and 200 breast and also taking the top spot in the 50 breast ... Tallied her third 'B' cut time with a second place finish in the 200 IM (11/16-18).
High School: Swam for Swimming Club Ljubljana in Slovenia ... Won the national championship and holds national records in the 50 breaststroke and 100 breaststroke ... Also holds 19 records in club ... Medaled at the European Junior Swimming Championships.
Personal: Daughter of Karmen Vovk ... Competed against Ilektra Lebl and Miriam Guevara at the World Junior Championships... Chose Northwestern over UCLA ... anticipated major is chemical engineering
2020-21: Finished fifth in the 100 breast and sixth in the 200 breast against Michigan and Indiana (1/16) ... Took bronze in the 100 and 200 breast in 1-2-3-4 Northwestern finishes in both events against Iowa and Penn State (1/23) ... Placed third in the 100 breast with an NCAA 'B' cut time of 1:00.42 and took bronze in the 200 breast against Illinois and Wisconsin (2/6) ... Finished 10th in the 100 breast, 13th in the 200 breast and 20th in the 200 IM at the Big Ten Championships (2/23-2/27).
2019-20: Placed 17th in the 100 breast at the Big Ten Championships with an NCAA 'B' cut time of 1:00.85 ... Finished third in the 100 breast in dual meet win over Oakland (11/1) ... Finished second in the 200 IM and placed third in both the 100 and 200 breast against Iowa (1/18).
2018-19: Fastest Wildcat in 100 breast (59.94) and second fastest Wildcat in 100 free (50.88), 200 breast (2:10.67) and 200 IM (1:58.81) ... Swam in her first collegiate meet against Michigan, earning four fourth place finishes in the 100 and 200 breast and 100 and 200 IM (10/19-20) ... Took second in the 100 breast in quad dual win over UIC/Illinois/Chicago (10/26) ... Tallied two more top-three finishes at the Big Al Invitational with a second in the 200 IM and third in the 200 breast (11/9-11) ... Notched her first three collegiate event wins at the TYR Invite, earning NCAA 'B' cut times in the 100 and 200 breast and also taking the top spot in the 50 breast ... Tallied her third 'B' cut time with a second place finish in the 200 IM (11/16-18).
High School: Swam for Swimming Club Ljubljana in Slovenia ... Won the national championship and holds national records in the 50 breaststroke and 100 breaststroke ... Also holds 19 records in club ... Medaled at the European Junior Swimming Championships.
Personal: Daughter of Karmen Vovk ... Competed against Ilektra Lebl and Miriam Guevara at the World Junior Championships... Chose Northwestern over UCLA ... anticipated major is chemical engineering
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