2016-17 Swimming & Diving Roster

Colleen Lord

  • Class Senior
  • Position Back/Free
  • Highschool Clements
  • Hometown Sugar Land, Texas

Biography

Top Times:
50 Freestyle -- 23.62 (2/23/17 at the BIG EAST Championships)
100 Freestyle -- 51.60 (2/25/17 at the BIG EAST Championships)
200 Freestyle -- 1:52.72 (2016 BIG EAST Championships)
500 Freestyle -- 4:57.90 (2014 BIG EAST Championships)
50 Backstroke -- 26.90 (2015, Big Al Open)
100 Backstroke -- 56.04 (2/24/17 at the BIG EAST Championships)
200 Backstroke -- 2:01.54 (2/25/17 at the BIG EAST Championships)

2016-17: Competed primarily in freestyle and backstroke events during the season…Swam in four events at the BIG EAST Championships…Finished with a time of 23.62 in the 50-yard freestyle at the meet…Recorded a time of 52.03 in the 100-yard freestyle time trial…Earned personal best times in the 100-yard backstroke (56.04) and 200-yard backstroke (2:01.54) at the meet.

2015-16: Swam in two events at the BIG EAST Championships 100 back (56.87) and 200 free (1:52.72)...Primarily swam in 100 and 200 backstrokes, occasionally swam in the 400 freestyle relay and the 200 and 400 medley relays...Swam in 11 meets on the year.

2014-15: Swam in three finals events at the BIG EAST Championships in Ithaca, N.Y. including the 100 and 200 backstrokes and the 500 freestyle ... Swam in all 11 meets on the year ... Competed at the Winter National Championships in Greensboro, N.C. in December 2014 ... Primarily swam in 100 and 200 backstrokes, occasionally swam in the 400 freestyle relay and the 200 and 400 medley relays ... Recorded 14 top-five finishes including four second-place marks and 10 fourth and fifth-place finishes.

2013-14: Named to the All-BIG EAST Team ... Competed in five events at the BIG EAST Championship; finished second in the 100 backstroke (56.48), third in the 200 backstroke (2:01.56), fourth in the 500 freestyle (4:57.90) and swam legs in the 200 medley relay (1:42.76) and 400 medley relay (3:46.46) wins in Swell, N.J. to help the Villanova women's swimming team win 14 out of 18 events to capture its first BIG EAST Championship since 1996 ... Placed third in the 1000 freestyle (10:50.85) at home against Providence ... Swam legs in the second-place 200 freestyle relay (1:43.10) and third-place 200 medley relay (1:48.85) finishes at home versus Penn State ... Earned third in the 200 backstroke (2:11.21) and anchored the second-place 200 freestyle relay (1:43.36) finish at NC State ... Finished third in the 100 backstroke (59.68 and 200 backstroke (2:09.25) in the Rutgers Quad Meet against Georgetown, Seton Hall and Rutgers ... Placed third in the 100 backstroke (59.84) and swam legs in the second-place 200 medley relay (1:49.43) and third-place 400 freestyle relay (3:37.37) finishes at Connecticut ... Won the 200 backstroke (2:10.33) and placed third in the 400 medley (4:05.36) in Villanova's victory at La Salle for her first collegiate meet.

Clements: Earned three varsity letters in swimming ... named to All-State First Team ... All-District member ... USA Swimming Scholastic All-American ... graduated cum laude.

Personal: Born Aug. 6, 1994 in Bryn Mawr, Pa. ... parents are Paul and Lori Lord ... two siblings, Annie and Ryan ... Majoring in Marketing and Management in the Villanova School of Business ... Co-hosts a radio show with teammate Megan Conrad on Villanova Radio WXVU 89.1. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2005-06Sophomore

    Back/Free
  • 2013-14Freshman

    Freestyle/Backstroke
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Back/Free
  • 2015-16Junior

    Back/Free
  • 2016-17Senior

    Back/Free