Bucknell University Athletics
2025-26 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
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Jennifer Bolden
- Position:
- Free
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Cumberland Valley
- Hometown:
- Mechanicsburg, Pa.
Career Results
Career: Has scored 134 points at Patriot League Championships … owns program’s fourth-fastest 100 freestyle (50.55) and fifth-fastest 200 freestyle (1:48.99) … helped set 13 different top-10 relay times for Bucknell, including the record-setting 200 free relay in 2026 ... also part of the second-fastest 400 free relay and third-fastest 800 free relay … 2026 Academic All-Patriot League and CSC Academic All-District.
2025-26 (Freshman): Scored 52 points at the 2026 Patriot League Championships, finishing fifth in the 200 free, sixth in the 100 free and 22nd in the 50 free … her time of 1:48.99 in the 200 free ranks fifth in program history … helped 800 free relay team take bronze and set fifth-fastest time in program history … swam the third leg of the 200 free relay that broke Bucknell’s school record with a time of 1:32.09 … at the 2026 ECAC Championships, took gold in the 100 free with a time of 50.55 that ranks fourth on Bucknell’s top-10 lists … took bronze in the 200 free and placed sixth in the 500 free … member of 200 medley relay and 400 free relay teams that took gold … won the 100 free at the BU Fall Invite … won the 100 free and 200 free against Army … won the 100 free and 200 free in win over Loyola … scored 62 points in dual/quad meets … Academic All-Patriot League selection … CSC Academic All-District honoree.
2024-25 (Junior): Enjoyed a strong Patriot League Championships with a career-high 44 individual points along with swimming the anchor legs on the school-record-setting 200 free relay and the 400 free relay that just missed the record while claiming silver medals ... 200 free relay placed fourth, just .41 off the podium ... turned in a career-best fifth-place finish in the 200 free and also finished 14th in the 100 free and 19th in the 50 free ... at the ECAC Championships, placed fourth in the 500 free, sixth in the 100 free, and eighth in the 50 free ... also helped the 400 medley relay finish fifth, as the Bison won the ECAC team title for the first time ... earlier in the season won the 500 free at the Bucknell Fall Invitational ... named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.
2023-24 (Sophomore): Scored 15 points at the Patriot League Championships, placing 14th in the 100 freestyle and 23rd in the 200 freestyle … took sixth in the 100 freestyle, 10th in the 50 freestyle and 27th in the 10 butterfly at the ECAC Championships … posted a strong showing at the Navy Invitational, going second in the 50 freestyle and third in the 100 freestyle.
2022-23 (Freshman): Scored 23 points at Patriot League Championships … earned bronze medals as part of Bucknell’s 800 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay teams … swam fourth leg of Bucknell’s 400 medley relay team that finished fourth … scored points at Patriot League Championships with a fifth-place finish in the 100 freestyle and ninth-place finish in the 200 freestyle … 50.73 in the 100 freestyle ranks third all-time in school history … earned a win in the 200 freestyle at tri-meet with Boston and Loyola … swam second leg of winning 200 freestyle relay team at Bucknell’s winter invitational … placed third in 100 freestyle at Bucknell Invitational.
Before Bucknell: Swam for Cumberland Valley High School … took fifth in the 100 and 200 freestyles at the state championships … four-year state qualifier … four-year district and Mid Penn Conference qualifier … graduated with a Mid Penn Conference record in the 100 freestyle … graduated with school records in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay … graduated with Midcap 15+ records in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle … Academic All-American … helped the Eagles finish as the 2022 Mid Penn runners-up … served as team captain … also competed for the Cumberland Valley Aquatic Club … Middle Atlantic Junior Olympic, Senior Champs, Sectional and Futures qualifier … 2022 Soaring Eagle Award recipient … left program with 15-18 records in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle.
Personal: Jennifer Lynne Bolden … born May 2, 2004 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania … daughter of Tim and Elizabeth Bolden … has an older sister, Carolyn, who is a member of Millersville University's swimming & diving team's class of 2024 … mother swam for Washington University in St. Louis … member of the Cumberland Valley Key Club … member of the Cumberland Valley National Honor Society … member of the CV Pad Project, a local effort to end period stigma and empower women by providing access to menstrual products … volunteers with Keystone Human Service/Susquehanna Service Dogs, a nonprofit that raises dogs to be service animals for people with disabilities ... majoring in management & organizations.
Career: Has scored 134 points at Patriot League Championships … owns program’s fourth-fastest 100 freestyle (50.55) and fifth-fastest 200 freestyle (1:48.99) … helped set 13 different top-10 relay times for Bucknell, including the record-setting 200 free relay in 2026 ... also part of the second-fastest 400 free relay and third-fastest 800 free relay … 2026 Academic All-Patriot League and CSC Academic All-District.
2025-26 (Freshman): Scored 52 points at the 2026 Patriot League Championships, finishing fifth in the 200 free, sixth in the 100 free and 22nd in the 50 free … her time of 1:48.99 in the 200 free ranks fifth in program history … helped 800 free relay team take bronze and set fifth-fastest time in program history … swam the third leg of the 200 free relay that broke Bucknell’s school record with a time of 1:32.09 … at the 2026 ECAC Championships, took gold in the 100 free with a time of 50.55 that ranks fourth on Bucknell’s top-10 lists … took bronze in the 200 free and placed sixth in the 500 free … member of 200 medley relay and 400 free relay teams that took gold … won the 100 free at the BU Fall Invite … won the 100 free and 200 free against Army … won the 100 free and 200 free in win over Loyola … scored 62 points in dual/quad meets … Academic All-Patriot League selection … CSC Academic All-District honoree.
2024-25 (Junior): Enjoyed a strong Patriot League Championships with a career-high 44 individual points along with swimming the anchor legs on the school-record-setting 200 free relay and the 400 free relay that just missed the record while claiming silver medals ... 200 free relay placed fourth, just .41 off the podium ... turned in a career-best fifth-place finish in the 200 free and also finished 14th in the 100 free and 19th in the 50 free ... at the ECAC Championships, placed fourth in the 500 free, sixth in the 100 free, and eighth in the 50 free ... also helped the 400 medley relay finish fifth, as the Bison won the ECAC team title for the first time ... earlier in the season won the 500 free at the Bucknell Fall Invitational ... named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.
2023-24 (Sophomore): Scored 15 points at the Patriot League Championships, placing 14th in the 100 freestyle and 23rd in the 200 freestyle … took sixth in the 100 freestyle, 10th in the 50 freestyle and 27th in the 10 butterfly at the ECAC Championships … posted a strong showing at the Navy Invitational, going second in the 50 freestyle and third in the 100 freestyle.
2022-23 (Freshman): Scored 23 points at Patriot League Championships … earned bronze medals as part of Bucknell’s 800 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay teams … swam fourth leg of Bucknell’s 400 medley relay team that finished fourth … scored points at Patriot League Championships with a fifth-place finish in the 100 freestyle and ninth-place finish in the 200 freestyle … 50.73 in the 100 freestyle ranks third all-time in school history … earned a win in the 200 freestyle at tri-meet with Boston and Loyola … swam second leg of winning 200 freestyle relay team at Bucknell’s winter invitational … placed third in 100 freestyle at Bucknell Invitational.
Before Bucknell: Swam for Cumberland Valley High School … took fifth in the 100 and 200 freestyles at the state championships … four-year state qualifier … four-year district and Mid Penn Conference qualifier … graduated with a Mid Penn Conference record in the 100 freestyle … graduated with school records in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay … graduated with Midcap 15+ records in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle … Academic All-American … helped the Eagles finish as the 2022 Mid Penn runners-up … served as team captain … also competed for the Cumberland Valley Aquatic Club … Middle Atlantic Junior Olympic, Senior Champs, Sectional and Futures qualifier … 2022 Soaring Eagle Award recipient … left program with 15-18 records in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle.
Personal: Jennifer Lynne Bolden … born May 2, 2004 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania … daughter of Tim and Elizabeth Bolden … has an older sister, Carolyn, who is a member of Millersville University's swimming & diving team's class of 2024 … mother swam for Washington University in St. Louis … member of the Cumberland Valley Key Club … member of the Cumberland Valley National Honor Society … member of the CV Pad Project, a local effort to end period stigma and empower women by providing access to menstrual products … volunteers with Keystone Human Service/Susquehanna Service Dogs, a nonprofit that raises dogs to be service animals for people with disabilities ... majoring in management & organizations.
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