2023-24 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Melissa Cowen

  • Class Freshman
  • High School Rangitoto College
  • Hometown Rothesay Bay, New Zealand
  • Instagram Melissacowen_

Biography

Career Accolades:
  • 2024 CSCAA Scholar All-American (2nd Team)
  • 2023-24 SEC First-Year Academic Honor RollĀ 
2024-25(Sophomore)
Regular Season
  • Appeared in the 2024 portion of the season
  • Competed in one tri meet and one InvitationalĀ 
  • Raced in four events at the Georiga Fall Inviational (11/20-22)... Advanced to the 100y breast B Final after going a career-best time of 1:01.36 in prelims to earn 13th overall... Clocked a season-best 200y breast time of 2:13.84 in the B Finals to finish 11th overall... Swam the second leg in 23.30 for Florida's 200y free relay C Team that tied for ninth with a 1:32.37 time... Recorded a 2:04.93 in the 200y IM prelims
  • Placed third in the 100y breast after recording a 1:05.46 in Florida's tri meet against Rollins College and Tampa (10/25)
2023-24 (Freshman)
Regular Season
  • Competed in four dual meets and two invitationals (Georgia Invite, Florida Invite)
  • Swam in 14 Individual events
  • Was a member of at least one relay team in the 200-yard Medley Relay, 200-yard Free Relay, 400-yard Medley Relay and 400-yard Free Relay
  • Recorded two sixth-place finishes in the 100 and 200 breaststroke events atĀ win over FSU
  • Swam a personal best 1:02.57 in the 100 Breaststroke at the 2023 UGA Fall Invitational to finish 16th overall
Career-Best Times at Florida:
50 Freestyle 23.87 UGA Fall Invitational Nov. 16, 2023
100 Breaststroke 1:01.36 UGA Fall Invitational Nov. 21, 2024
200 BreaststrokeĀ  2:12.18 Florida Invitational Feb. 3, 2024

Prior to Florida:
  • New Zealand Open record holder - 100 breast
  • New Zealand Open record holder - 200 breast
  • Junior Pan Pacs 2022 New ZealandĀ 
  • Graduate from Rangitoto College
Personal:
  • Club team: North Shore Swimming Club - Coaches:Ā Dave Prattley & Graham Hill
  • Born on February 23, 2005
  • Anticpated Major is psychologyĀ