2018-19 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Alexis Faria
- Position:
- Free/Fly
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Sparta
- Hometown:
- Sparta, N.J.
Career: Scored 32 points at the Patriot League Championships ... graduated with program's second-fastest 100 butterfly (54.79) and 200 butterfly (2:01.38) times ... member of six relay teams with program top-10 times, including the school record holding 200 medley (1:41.95) and 200 freestyle (1:33.16) relay teams ... 27 wins in individual events ... member of class of 2022 that went 30-3 (23-3 PL) in dual meets as Bison.
2021-22 (Senior): Finished 10th in the 100 butterfly and 11th in the 200 butterfly at the Patriot League Championships ... also was a member of the fourth-place 200 medley and 400 medley relay teams, with the 200 medley relay team posting a school record time of 1:41.95 ... tied for fourth in the 100 butterfly at the ECAC Championships ... swam five different events, with majority of action coming in the butterfly races ... won nine races, including four in the 100 butterfly, four in the 200 butterfly and one in the 100 freestyle ... swept the butterfly races at Boston University, at Johns Hopkins and at Loyola (Md.) ... went second five times ... took third three times ... competed in four of five relays ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2020-21 (Junior): Won the 100 butterfly at all four of Bucknell's dual meets ... also touched the wall first in the 200 butterfly against Lehigh and Loyola ... at Bucknell's Patriot League Challenge Meet with American and Loyola, finished second in both the 100 butterfly (55.23) and 200 butterfly (2:01.41) ... also was a member of the second-place 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay teams ... competed in four of five relays ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2019-20 (Sophomore): Scored 19 points at the Patriot League Championships by finishing sixth in the 200 butterfly (2:01.38) and 11th in the 100 butterfly (55.52) ... time in the 200 butterfly was second in school history at the time ... member of the fifth-place 400 medley and sixth-place 200 medley relay teams ... won an ECAC title in the 100 butterfly, clocking Bucknell's third-fastest time (55.02) at the time ... member of the fourth-place 800 freestyle relay team ... excelled at the Bucknell Invitational, taking third in the 100 butterfly and fourth in the 200 butterfly ... won the 100 butterfly six times and the 200 butterfly four times ... swept the butterfly races at Lehigh ... finished second five times and third twice ... competed in all five relays, with majority of action coming in the 200 medley relay ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2018-19 (First Year): Placed ninth in the 100 butterfly at the ECAC Championships, clocking Bucknell's third-fastest time (55.65) ... also took ninth in the 200 butterfly and swam the 200 medley relay ... at the Bucknell Invitational, finished seventh in the 100 butterfly and ninth in the 200 butterfly ... clocked Bucknell's seventh-fastest time in the 200 butterfly (2:04.40) to score a victory in the consolation finals ... won the 200 butterfly against Loyola and Army West Point in the same weekend ... finished second in both the 100 butterfly and 200 butterfly against Boston University and Richmond, against Johns Hopkins and against Lehigh ... overall, posted 11 top-three finishes ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Before Bucknell: Four-year letterwinner at Sparta High School … 2017 New Jersey Herald Swimmer of the Year … 2017 Star Ledger and NJ.com All-State Second Team selection … 2017 MugsMedia Swimmer of the Year … became the first freshman to be recognized as the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex County MVP in 2015 … four-time All-Herald First Team … placed an area-best second in the 100 butterfly at the 2017 Meet of Champions … graduated with school records in the 50 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 200 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay … four-time YMCA Short Course National finalist (2015-18) … two-time YMCA Long Course National finalist (2017 and 2016) … left Lakeland Hills YMCA with its records in the 15-18 100 butterfly, 15-18 200 butterfly and 13-14 200 butterfly.
Personal: Alexis Elizabeth Faria … born November 26, 1999 in Sparta, N.J. … daughter of Kevin and Elizabeth Faria … has three siblings: Kelly, Lucas and Noah … Lucas played football at Columbia ... major was psychology.
