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2021-2022 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Taylor Friedman

  • Class Senior
  • Event(s) Fly / Back / IM
  • Height 5-4
  • Hometown South Amboy, N.J.
  • High School Sayreville War Memorial

Biography

2020-21 SEASON (COVID BLANKET WAIVER)
  • Posted season-best times in the 100 free (59.58), 100 back (1:08.14), 50 fly (28.32) and 100 IM (1:09.21) against Kean and Ramapo (2/27/21)
  • Had a season-best time of 1:06.11 in the 100 fly and 2:32.50 in the 200 IM against The College of New Jersey (2/13/21)
  • Swam a season-best 50 back (32.25) against Montclair State (2/20/21)
  • Played in seven singles matches and six doubles matches for the WP tennis team
 
2019-20 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
Metropolitan Conference Championships (2/21-23/20)
  • Touched eighth during the 100 fly B Final (1:05.85), seventh during the 200 back C Final (2:25.79) and eighth during the 100 back C Final (1:08.01)
  • Helped WP place second during the 200 free relay B Final (1:47.45), second during the 200 medley relay B Final (1:58.66), second during the 400 medley relay B Final (4:23.74) and 10th during the 800 free relay (8:58.59)
Individual Victories
  • 100 Back: 1:13.16 (vs. SUNY Cobleskill, 1/14/20), 1:11.76 (vs. Lehman, 1/11/20), 1:07.31 (vs. Kean, 12/3/19), 1:11.67 (at Purchase, 11/12/19), 1:10.48 (at Maritime, 10/29/19), 1:12.05 (vs. Old Westbury, 10/15/19), 1:11.72 (vs. Western Connecticut, 10/12/19)
  • 200 Back: 2:27.59 (at Ramapo, 1/28/20)
  • 100 Fly: 1:08.77 (at SUNY Delhi, 12/7/19), 1:09.95 (at Brooklyn, 11/23/19), 1:05.17 (vs. FDU-Florham, 11/2/19)
  • 200 IM: 2:29.01 (at Bard, 1/18/20), 2:39.72 (vs. Lehman, 1/11/20), 2:27.77 (vs. Kean, 12/3/19), 2:35.92 (at Maritime, 10/29/19), 2:32.69 (vs. Baruch, 10/22/19). 2:35.82 (vs. Old Westbury, 10/15/19), 2:32.51 (vs. Western Connecticut, 10/12/19)
Relay Victories
  • 200 Medley: 2:01.51 (at Bard, 1/18/20), 2:12.70 (vs. SUNY Cobleskill, 1/14/20), 2:09.87 (vs. Lehman, 1/11/20), 1:58.23 (vs. Kean, 12/3/19), 2:11.81 (at Brooklyn, 11/23/19), 2:08.33 (at Purchase, 11/12/19), 2:00.83 (vs. FDU-Florham, 11/2/19), 2:08.56 (at Maritime, 10/29/19), 2:07.67 (vs. Old Westbury, 10/15/19)
  • 400 Medley: 4:39.58 (at SUNY Delhi, 12/7/19)
 
2018-19 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
Honors
  • Named the Jan. 14 NJAC Rookie of the Week
Metropolitan Conference Championships (2/22-24/19)
  • Touched eighth during the 100 back (1:04.90) and 200 back (2:22.55) C Finals
  • Helped WP finish first during the 200 free relay B Final (1:44.37), third during the 400 free relay B Final (3:54.05) and 12th during the 800 free relay (9:04.37)
Individual Victories
  • 100 Fly: 1:08.72 (vs. Immaculata, 12/1/18), 1:07.96 (at FDU-Florham, 10/19/18), 1:09.36 (at Old Westbury, 10/15/18)
  • 100-Meter Fly: 1:16.19 (at Baruch, 10/23/18)
  • 200 IM: 2:38.85 (vs. Purchase, 1/22/19), 2:36.22 (vs. Bard, 1/19/19), 2:39.04 (at SUNY Cobleskill, 1/15/19), 2:26.67 (vs. Brooklyn, 12/8/18), 2:34.22 (at Kean, 12/4/18), 2:33.06 (vs. Maritime, 10/30/18), 2:36.34 (at FDU-Florham, 10/19/18)
Relay Victories
  • 200 Free: 2:56.32 (at Kean, 12/4/18)
  • 400 Free: 4:17.94 (vs. Immaculata, 12/1/18)
  • 200 Medley: 2:11.87 (vs. Purchase, 1/22/19), 2:12.43 (vs. Bard, 1/19/19), 2:09.18 (at SUNY Cobleskill, 1/15/19), 2:05.35 (vs. Brooklyn, 12/8/18), 2:14.39 (at FDU-Florham, 10/19/18)
 
PRIOR TO WILLIAM PATERSON
  • A four-year letterwinner in swimming at Sayreville War Memorial H.S.
  • Was named MVP her senior year and served as a team captain
  • Swam for the Fog Hollow Swim Team for 11 years
 
ACADEMICS
  • A Spring 2020 Dean’s List student
  • Named to the 2019-20 and 2020-21 Academic All-NJAC Honorable Mentions
  • Majoring in communication disorders
 
FRIEDMAN'S PERSONAL BESTS
Event Time Season
50 Back 30.05 2019-20
100 Back 1:04.43 2018-19
200 Back 2:20.46 2018-19
50 Fly 28.32 2020-21
100 Fly 1:03.95 2019-20
200 Fly 2:44.70 2018-19
50 Free 26.05 2018-19
100 Free 57.50 2018-19
200 Free 2:09.78 2018-19
100 IM 1:09.21 2020-21
200 IM 2:26.67 2018-19
400 IM 5:42.67 2018-19

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-2019Freshman

    Fly / Back
    5'4"
  • 2019-2020Sophomore

    Fly / Back / IM
    5'4"
  • 2020-2021Junior

    Fly / Back / IM
    5'4"
  • 2021-2022Senior

    Fly / Back / IM
    5'4"