2023-24 Swimming & Diving Roster
Menear, Ella
Ella Menear
- Position:
- Sprint Free/Backstroke/IM
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Greensboro, Pa.
- High School:
- Mapletown Junior Senior High
Bio
2024-25
- Reached the finals at the SEC Championships in the 100 backstroke and the 200 backstroke, finishing 20th and 23rd, respectively
- Invited as a relay alternate to the NCAA Championships
- Competed against Delta State, Florida State, LSU, Tennessee and Auburn
2024 Summer
- Swam a personal-best 100m backstroke time at the U.S. Olympic Trials with a 1:02.03
2023-24
- Currently ranks second all-time at Alabama in the 100 backstroke and fourth in the 200 backstroke
- Clocked career-best times in the 100 backstroke (52.11) and 200 backstroke (1:54.71) at the NCAA Championships
- Posted top-15 finish in the 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke at the SEC Championships
- Earned top-10 finishes in the 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke at the Tennessee Invitational
- Also posted a top-15 finish in the 200 IM at the Tennessee Invitational
Prep Highlights
- The first state champion at Mapletown Jr. Sr. High School
- Three-time Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) Champion in the 100 backstroke & 200 IM (2021, 2022, 2023)
- Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Champion in the 200 IM (2022 and 2023) and 100 backstroke (2021), and PIAA runner-up in the 100 backstroke (2022, 2023)
- Also 2021 PIAA 3rd-place finisher in the 200 IM, 2020 PIAA fourth-place finisher in the 100 backstroke and 2020 PIAA fifth-place finisher in the 200 IM
- 2020 WPIAL runner-up in the 100 Backstroke and third-place finisher in the 200 IM
- Also competed in volleyball, earning a 2022 Section Champions and placing fourth in the WPIAL
- Class of 2023 Valedictorian
- Three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All American
Personal Information
- Daughter of Rick and Christy Menear
- Has two brothers Austin and Clay Menear
- Major: Kinesiology
- Birthday: September 28, 2005
Top Marks
- 100-yards backstroke - 53.37
- 200-yards backstroke - 1:57.37
- 200-yards IM - 2:00.50
Poolside with Charlie Hawke
Friday, July 11
NCAA Championships Preview: Coach Geer
Thursday, March 14
NCAA Championships Preview: Avery Wiseman & Charlie Hawke
Thursday, March 14
SEC Championships Preview: Coach Geer
Monday, February 13
