Poleena Kovalaske

2022-23 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Steve Woltmann

Class:

Senior
Highschool:

University
Hometown:

Bloomington, Ill.

Summary
Media
Historical

Career Best
50 Free: 23.06* (2/16/23)
100 Free: 50.66 (2/18/23)
50 Breast: 29.71 (2/18/22)
100 Breast: 1:04.12 (2/17/23)
200 IM: 2:12.24 (1/20/23)
*UIC Record

2022-23 (Senior):

Earned MVC First-Team Honors for 50 free performance at conference… Placed third for that event.
First Flame swimmer in school history to finish in the top three of an event at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship meet.
Also set the UIC record for the 50 free.
A member of the 200 Free relay team that broke the school record, clocking in fifth at the championships.
Named Most Valuable Swimmer at annual team banquet.
Part of the 200 and 400 medley relay team that placed seventh at conference… the 200 and 400 free team came in fifth.
Finished sixth at conference for the 100 free.
Dominated Illinois Wesleyan 50 and 100 free.
Won the 200 medley relay in meet hosted by UIC and against Illinois Wesleyan.
Placed third in 50 free in quad meet against Evansville, Missouri State, and Bellarmine.
Finished seventh in the 100 breast A-final at House of Champions…Finished third in 100 free at three-day event.
Led a trio of Flames in the 50 free against Illinois and Northwestern.
Won the 50 free and came in third in the 100 free at season-opener against Milwaukee.
Also a member of the winning 200 medley relay team that beat the Panthers.

2021-22 (Junior):

Horizon League Champion, 50 Free.
Began the season with a pair of seventh-place swims, in the 50 and 100 free, against Northwestern and Illinois.
Came in second in the 50 and 100 against Milwaukee.
Won the 100 free, and was second in the 50, against Oakland.
Finished fourth in the 100 free at the House of Champions.
Was also 10th in the 50 free and 12th in the 100 breast...finished second in the 100 breast, and third in the 100 free, against UChicago.
Was in the top four in both the 50 and 100 free against Notre Dame.
Won the 50 free championship after qualifying first in prelims at the Horizon League Championships.
Broke her own program record in the 50 free in the leadoff leg of the 200 free relay… Came in second in the 100 free, and 10th in the 100 breast.
Anchored the medley relays all season long, including at conference where the 400 medley relay team finished second.

2020-21 (Sophomore):

Made her season debut with a pair of wins, in the 50 and 100 free, against Cleveland State.
Won the 100 breast and was second in the 100 free against Milwaukee.
Came in second in the 50 free at the Horizon League Championships, breaking the program record in the prelims.
Also was third in the 100 free and ninth in the 100 breast at conference.
Anchored the second place 200 and 400 medley relay teams, and led off the second place 200 free relay squad, at conference.

2019-20 (Freshman):

Swam the 100 free and 100 breast, placing sixth and ninth respectively, in her first collegiate meet against Northwestern and Illinois.
Took fourth in the 100 free against Michigan State.
Was second in the 100 free, and fourth in the 100 breast against Oakland.
Claimed her first wins, taking the 100 free and 100 breast, against Milwaukee.
Came in ninth in the 100 breast at the House of Champions…also qualified for the finals in the 50 and 100 free.
Had three second place swims, in the 100 breast, 50 free, and 50 breast, against Cleveland State and IUPUI…also was fourth in the 100 free in that two-day meet.
Was second in the 100 free and the 100 breast against Green Bay.
Came in third in the 50 free at the Horizon League Championships…also took sixth in the 100 free, and 12th in the 100 breast.
Was either the leadoff or anchor swimmer in 10 of 12 combined 200 and 400 free relay events.
Helped the Flames claim four free relay victories.