| Shannon Colavito |
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2009-10
Fastest times swam in 2009-10 include: 50 Freestyle in 26.38 and 100 Freestyle in 57.42 at the Malibu Invitational (10/24) ... 200 Freestyle in 1:59.31 at the Toshiba Classic (11/19-21) ... swam the fastest times on the team in three events: 500 Freestyle in 5:19.96 at the Toshiba Classic, 1000 Freestyle in 10:43.92 and 1650 Freestyle in 18:11.55 at the Big West Championships (2/17-20) ... 200 Backstroke in 2:23.68 at the Malibu Invitational ... was a member of two of the fastest relay teams in 200 Freestyle and 800 Freestyle with times of 1:38.03 and 7:51.35 respectively, both of which took place at the Big West Championships.
2008-09
Elected team captain for the 2009-2010 season ... fastest times swam in 2008-09 include: 50 Freestyle in 26.21 at the Malibu Invitational (10/25) ... 100 Freestyle in 58.70 at the Irvine Invitational (1/3) ... 200 Freestyle in 1:58.92 at the Nike Cup (11/20-22), the second fastest time recorded this season on the women's team in this event ... the 500 Freestyle in 5:10.80, 1000 Freestyle in 10:38.80, and 1650 Freestyle in 17:45.59 at the Big West Championships (2/25-28), the fastest time recorded this season on the women's team in each respective event ... 100 Backstroke in 1:05.71 and 200 Backstroke in 2:22.44 both set at the Malibu Invitational ... 200 IM in 2:18.98 also set at the Malibu Invitational.
2007-08
Shannon Colavito continued her run as the Matadors' best distance swimmer as a sophomore in 2007-08 ... swam the 50-, 200-, 500-, 1,000-, and 1,650- free, both backstroke events, and the 200 IM for Northridge ... swam her best 200, 1,000 (8th place finish), and 1,650 free (9th place finish) times at the Big West Championships ... had the Matadors' best marks in the 500, 1,000, and 1,650 free ... top times: 50 free: 28.00, 200 free: 1:58.25, 500 free: 5:07.26, 1,000 free: 10:28.04, 1,650 free: 17:47.97.
2006-07
Colavito blossomed into the Matadors' top distance swimmer as a freshman and led the Matadors in the 500, 1,000 and 1,650 Freestyle ... finished second at the Big West Championships in the 1,650 free, lowering her lifetime-best time nearly 30 seconds to 17:21.06 ... finished fourth at the conference championship in the 1,000 free at 10:27.10 ... finished sixth in the 500 free at 5:05.34.
BISHOP GORMAN HIGH SCHOOL
Swam for the Gaels from 2002-2006 for Head Coach Ron Aitken... earned First Team all-region honors in her freshman, sophomore, and junior seasons... helped lead the teams to regional championships in 2003, 2004, and 2005.
PERSONAL
Born on December 9, 1987 in Las Vegas, Nev. ... parents are Barbara and Rocky Colavito... sister Angelina swam at the collegiate level for Rutgers... granddaughter of former Cleveland Indians outfielder Rocky Colavito... favorites include the Los Angeles Angels, actor Jake Gyllenhaal, and the movie "Wedding Crashers"... once competed against Olympian Kaitlin Sandeno ... John F. Kennedy is the one person she would have liked to meet ... if she could change one thing about the world, she would stop war ... majoring in Communication Studies.
