2020-21 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Palma Foschi-Walko
- Position:
- Free/Breast/IM
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- St. John Paul II
- Hometown:
- Osterville, Mass.
2020-21 (Senior): Swam six different events over the course of the season ... finished sixth in the 200 breaststroke against Lehigh and Loyola ... at Bucknell's Patriot League Challenge Meet with American and Loyola, placed eighth in the 200 IM, ninth in the 400 IM, 11th in the 200 breaststroke and 12th in the 100 breaststroke ... competed in four of five relays ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2019-20 (Junior): Swam seven different events ... at the ECAC Championships, swam the 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke and 200 IM ... best individual effort was a fourth-place performance in the 200 breaststroke at the Navy Invite ... competed in both medley relays ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2018-19 (Sophomore): Did not compete.
2017-18 (First Year): Swam the 200 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 IM and 400 IM over course of the season ... best individual finish was at third-place showing in the 200 breaststroke at Bryant ... added fourth-place finishes in the 200 IM and 400 IM against UMBC ... at the Bucknell Invite, placed 12th in the 400 IM and 15th in the 200 breaststroke ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Before Bucknell: Competed exclusively in club swimming, primarily with the Cape Cod Swim Club … won team's Top Performer Award for 2016-17 season … scored the most points at the 2017 Speedo Sectionals while leading her club to the title … was on the cover of Swimming World Magazine after winning the title … won the 400 IM at the event … also won the 400 IM at the WPI New England Age Group Championships … qualified for Junior Nationals in the 200 IM and 400 IM … set club records in the 400 IM, 100 breast, and 200 breast … also swam at the Futures Championships.
Personal: Daughter of Debra Foschi and Thomas Walko … has one older sister, Isabella, who is on the Lafayette swim team … has long list of collegiate and professional athletes in the family, including her grandfather, John Daniel Walko (Colgate football), father, Thomas (Dartmouth football), uncle, Greg Walko (Connecticut College basketball), uncle, Matt Walko (Dartmouth football), mother, Debra (NYU swimming), aunt, Sandra Foschi (NYU swimming), uncle, Robert Foschi (Columbia basketball), cousin, Jessica Foschi (national champion for Stanford swimming), cousin, Pamela Foschi (Boston College swimming), cousin, JP Foschi (Georgia Tech football and five NFL teams at tight end), and cousin, Christian Foschi (Navy swimming) ... majors were Italian studies and biology.
