2021-22 Swimming & Diving Roster

Kostas Lymperopoulos
Kostas Lymperopoulos
Kostas Lymperopoulos

Abbey Berloco

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Notre Dame
  • Hometown Cranbury, N.J.

Biography

PERSONAL BESTS
50 Free 23.13 BIG EAST Championships (2.24.2022)
100 Free 50.03 High School
200 Free 1:50.16 High School
500 Free 5:04.39 Bruno Invitational (11.30.2018)
1650 Free 18:01.00 High School
100 Back 59.77 High School
100 Breast 1:08.95 High School
200 Breast 2:32.05 High School
50 Fly 26.25 La Salle (11.23.2021)
100 Fly 56.84 High School
200 IM 2:09.64 High School
400 IM 4:37.91 High School
 
CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
2021-22 (Senior)
BIG EAST Champion 200 Yard Freestyle Relay (Anchor) - 1:31.66 (22.72 split)
BIG EAST Champion 400 Yard Medley Relay (Anchor) - 3:40.16 (50.05 split)
BIG EAST Champion 400 Yard Freestyle Relay (First Leg) - 3:20.68 (50.62 split)
BIG EAST Champion 800 Yard Freestyle Relay (2nd Leg) - 7:14.72 (1:49.74 split)
All-BIG EAST 800 Yard Free Relay
All-BIG EAST 50 Yard Freestyle
All-BIG EAST 200 Yard Free Relay
All-BIG EAST 400 Yard Medley Relay
All-BIG EAST 100 Yard Freestyle
All-BIG EAST 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
2020-21 (Junior)
BIG EAST Champion 200 Yard Freestyle Relay (Anchor) - 1:32.49 (22.61 split)
BIG EAST Champion 400 Yard Freestyle Relay (2nd Leg) - 3:22.21 (50.42 split)
BIG EAST Champion 800 Yard Freestyle Relay (2nd Leg) - 7:19.35 (1:51.22 split)
All-BIG EAST 50 Yard Freestyle
All-BIG EAST 100 Yard Freestyle
All-BIG EAST 200 Yard Freestyle Relay (Anchor)
All-BIG EAST 400 Yard Freestyle Relay (2nd Leg)
All-BIG EAST 800 Yard Freestyle Relay (2nd Leg)
All-BIG EAST 400 Yard Medley Relay (Freestyle Leg)
2019-20 (Sophomore)
BIG EAST Champion (tie) 400 Yard Freestyle Relay (2nd Leg) - 3:21.62 (50.80 split)
All-BIG EAST 200 Yard Freestyle Relay (2nd Leg)
All-BIG EAST 400 Yard Freestyle Relay (2nd Leg)
ACADEMIC HONORS
BIG EAST All-Academic Team (2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22)
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022)

Villanova Career: Competes in the sprint freestyle events and has been one of the Wildcats top performers both individually and in the relays over the past three seasons … Eight-time BIG EAST champion in the relays and a 14-time All-BIG EAST performer during her career … Her all-conference honors include runner-up BIG EAST finishes in both the 50 free and the 100 free as a junior … Four-time selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and has been a member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll all eight semesters of her collegiate career.
 
2021-22: Won four BIG EAST relay titles and had six All-BIG EAST performances … Added runner-up showings in the 50 Free and 100 Free to her championship outings for those six performances … BIG EAST Championships (2/23-26): Earned gold with all four relay teams she swam on and scored in her other three individual performances …  Hit the lane third in the 800 Free Relay that Villanova won in 7:14.72 and anchored the 200 Free Relay squad that posted a winning time of 1:31.66 … Anchored the 400 Medley Relay crew to a 3:40.16 winning time and finished the week as the opening leg for the 400 Free Relay team that won in 3:20.68 … Earned silver in the 50 Free (23.13) and 100 Free (50.42) … Earned a spot in the championship final of the 200 Free where she finished seven in 1:50.70 after touching in 1:50.70 in the prelims; Penn State (1/28): Led off the 400 Free Relay team that won in 3:30.28, posting a 52.02 split in the race … Anchored the “A” team that finished third in the 200 Medley Relay with a 1:43.59 time … Was seventh in the 50 Free (23.86) and eighth in the 200 Free (1:54.48); West Virginia/ Iowa State (1/22): Finished no lower than third in all four of her appearances in both relay and individual action … Was second in the 100 Free (51.81) and third in the 200 Free (1:53.62) … Part of two winning relay teams for the Wildcats … Anchored the 200 Medley Relay team that won in 1:43.90, posting a 23.36 split … Swam opening leg for the winning 400 Free Relay group, touching in 51.29 for a team that won in 3:26.91; Pittsburgh (1/20): Finished third in the 200 Free (1:52.97) and the 100 Free (52.01) … Posted a 51.36 third-leg split for the 400 Free Relay team that won in 3:24.34; Rutgers (1/17): Was second in both the 200 Free (1:53.19) and the 100 Free (51.78) … Also had a 51.61 second-leg split for the winning 400 Free Relay “A” team that posted a 3:28.42 time; Richmond (1/14): Won the 100 Free in 52.22 … Anchored the “A” team to a 1:45.56 win in the 200 Medley Relay with a 23.30 split … Was third in the 200 Free with a time of 1:54.38; La Salle (11/22): Finished in the top three of all three events she swam in … Won the 100 Free in 51.57 … Was runner-up in the 50 Fly at 26.25 … Part of the third-place 200 Free Relay team that came in third (1:36.28); WVU Invitational (11/18-11/20): Part of the 400 Free Relay team that won in 3:21.79 … Swam second leg for the runner-up 200 Free relay team that finished in 1:32.69 … Made two A-Final appearances … Finished seventh in the 100 Free at 51.40; Penn (11/10): Touched the wall fourth in both the 50 Free (24.44) and 100 Free (53.32); Georgetown (10/30): Landed top-two swims in all three individual performances …. Won the 100 Free in 52.43 … Was runner-up in the 50 Free (24.37) and 200 Free (1:54.56); UCONN (10/16): Opening leg of the 400 Free Relay team that won in 3:31.16 … Notched runner-up swims in the 50 Free (24.37) and 100 Free (52.96).
 
2020-21: Three-time BIG EAST relay champion and recorded a total of six All-BIG EAST performances at the conference championships … Four of those performances came in the relay events and she was also the runner-up in both the 50 free and the 100 free … During the four regular season meets had a total of 10 top-three finishes in her individual events, including two victories in the 100 free … Recorded the team’s fastest time of the year in the 50 free (23.38) at the BIG EAST Championships; BIG EAST Championships (4/7-4/10): Swam legs on all three freestyle relays which won BIG EAST titles … Took the second leg of the 800 free relay which had a winning time of 7:19.35, anchored the 200 free relay with a split of 22.61 s Villanova won in 1:32.49 and swam the second leg of the 400 free relay which came in first in 3:22.21 in the final race of the conference meet … Anchored the 400 medley relay to a runner-up finish with a time of 3:42.42 … Came in second in both the 50 free and the 100 free to go along with a sixth place finish in the 200 free … Her time of 23.38 in the final of the 50 free was the fastest on the team during the season and moved her up a spot from third place in the preliminaries … Led a field of 31 competitors in the preliminaries of the 100 free with a time of 50.87 before placing second in the final in 50.94 … Posted times of 1:50.88 in the prelims and 1:51.34 in the final of the 200 free while notching a sixth place finish in the final; Delaware (2/13): Tallied a victory in the 100 free with a winning time of 52.53 in the season opener … Also came in second in the 200 free (1:54.62) and third in the 50 free (24.31) versus the Blue Hens … Swam the second leg of the 400 free relay which finished first in 3:31.28; Drexel (3/3): Finished third in both the 50 free (24.29) and the 100 free (53.18) … Swam the second leg of the 200 free relay which Villanova won in 1:37.07; Seton Hall (3/7): Runner-up in the 100 free (53.49), came in third in the 50 free (24.71) and placed sixth in the 100 fly (1:00.73) … Swam the second leg of the 400 free relay which had a winning time of 3:34.81; Loyola Md. (3/13): Winner in the 100 free (52.55) while finishing second in both the 50 free (24.23) and the 200 free (1:54.49) … Anchored the 400 free relay to a first place finish with a winning time of 3:34.22.
 
2019-20: Won a BIG EAST title as part of the team’s 400 yard freestyle relay which tied for first place with a time of 3:21.62 … Swam the second leg of the relay in 50.80 … Earned All-BIG EAST honors in both the 200 yard freestyle relay and the 400 free relay … Swam the second leg of the 200 free relay in 23.78 and Villanova finished second in the race with a time of 1:33.29 … Competed individually in the 50 yard freestyle, the 100 yard freestyle and the 200 yard freestyle at the conference championships … Posted a season-best time of 51.47 in the final of the 100 free and tallied a ninth place finish … Also came in 16th in the final of the 50 free and finished 17th in the preliminaries of the 200 free … Her other top times for the season were 23.80 in the preliminaries of the 50 free at the WVU Invitational and 1:53.48 in the 200 free at Princeton … Came in first in the 50 free against La Salle … Swam on six relays that posted first place finishes during the year.
 
2018-19: Scored team points and recorded season-best times in all three of her individual events at the BIG EAST Championships as a freshman … Her best finish was a fourth place result in the 50 yard freestyle, in which she tallied a time of 23.30 in the final … Came in sixth in the final of the 100 yard freestyle after ranking fifth in the preliminary heats with a time of 50.76 … Qualified for the ‘B’ final in the 200 yard freestyle and came in ninth with a season-best time of 1:50.68 in the final … Her other top times during the season were 5:04.39 in the 500 yard freestyle at the Bruno Invitational and 1:00.83 in the 100 yard butterfly against Princeton and Rutgers … Top individual finish of the year was a second place showing in the 100 free against Richmond and the 50 free against Penn State … Placed third in both the 100 free and the 200 free against Georgetown … Also third in the 50 free and the 500 free versus La Salle, as well as in the 100 free against Connecticut.
 
Notre Dame High School: Earned three varsity letters in swimming … Three-time state champion during her scholastic career … Garnered all-state honors as a sophomore and a junior … Three-time Mercer County MVP from her freshman through junior seasons … Was a Junior National finalist her junior year … Selected as her team’s Rookie of the Year as a freshman and was the team’s MVP her sophomore and junior years … Two-year member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish Honor Society.
 
Personal: One of three children of Anthony and Diane Berloco … Siblings are Alison and Anthony … Enjoys baking in her spare time and also likes dogs and peanut M&Ms … Chose to attend Villanova for its school spirit and the family environment on campus … Psychology major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    Free
    5'9" 150 lbs
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Freestyle
    5'9" 150 lbs
  • 2020-21Junior

    Free
    0 lbs
  • 2021-22Senior

    Free
    0 lbs