Eastern Michigan Athletics
2017-18 W. Swim & Dive Roster
Roster
Gavigan, Casey

Casey Gavigan
- Position:
- Backstroke
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Letters:
- 1
- Hometown:
- East Setauket, N.Y.
- High School:
- Ward Melville
Bio
Event | Time (Meet) |
50 Free | 23.92 (MAC Championships, Feb. 28, 2019) |
100 Free | 54.19 (vs. Albion, Feb. 1, 2019) |
200 Free | 2:03.44 (at Buffalo, Oct. 19, 2019) |
500 Free | 5:02.75 (at MAC Championships, Feb. 27, 2020) |
1000 Free | 10:28.79 (vs. Miami, Oct. 26, 2019) |
50 Back | 26.05# (at Oakland, Nov. 10, 2018) |
100 Back | 52.87 (MAC Championships, March 1, 2019) |
200 Back | 1:55.33 (MAC Championships, March 2, 2019) |
50 Fly | 29.22 (at Buffalo, Oct. 19, 2019) |
100 Fly | 59.66 (EMU Invitational, Dec. 3, 2016) |
200 Fly | 2:05.25 (MAC Championships, Feb. 24, 2018) |
200 IM | 2:09.97 (at EMU Invitational Dec. 2, 2017) |
400 IM | 4:53.39 (at Buffalo, Oct. 19, 2019) |
EMU: 2019-20: Appeared in nine meets for Eastern...Qualified for U.S. Olympic Trials in the 100-meter backstroke with 1:02.11 mark at the Denison Invitational Long Course Time Trials, Dec. 5...Swept the 100 and 200 back events three times, against Miami (Oct. 26), against Oakland/FGCU (Nov. 9), and at Akron (Jan. 18)...Added two more wins in the 200 back and one in the 100 back...Also compiled seven additional top-five finishes...Academic All-MAC Selection...2018-19: Competed in 10 meets for the Eagles…Earned 14 top-five finishes, including 10 first place efforts…Topped her own program record in the 200 back by .6 seconds at the MAC Championships with at time of 1:55.33, March 2…Set additional career-highs in the 100 free with a time of 54.19 (Feb. 1), 50 free with a time of 23.92 (Feb. 28), and 100 back, touching the wall with an effort of 52.87 (March 1)…Took second place in both the 100 and 200 back with career-best efforts of 52.87 and 1:55.33, respectively, at the MAC Championships (Feb. 27- March 2)… Earned Second Team All-MAC Honors…Named MAC Swimmer of the Week, Nov. 14…Academic All-MAC Selection...2017-18: Swam in 10 meets for the Green and White…Notched 25 top-three finishes, including 16 first-place finishes…Broke school record in the 200 back at the MAC Championships (Feb. 24), winning the event with a time of 1:55.93…Finished third at the conference championships in the 100 back with a career-best time of 54.17, the third fastest time in EMU laurel’s…Swam the backstroke leg of the 200 medley relay in eight meets throughout the season…Named MAC Swimmer of the Week, Nov. 9… First Team All-MAC selection…Academic All-MAC…2016-17: Swam in eight meets for the Green and White as a freshman…Turned in 13 top-five finishes over the course of the season, highlighted by three wins in the 200 Back, while also swimming a leg of EMU’s medley relays…Closed out the season with an outstanding showing at the MAC Championships, placing fifth in the 200 Back with the second-best time in program annals (1:56.76), and added an eighth-place mark in the 100 Back with the third-fastest time in EMU history (54.59)...HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for Chris Gordon at Ward Melville...Served as a captain during her senior season...State qualifier in the 100 backstroke, recorded a fourth-place finish... Holds the school record in the 100 backstroke and the 200 Medley Relay...Two-time all-american...Four-time all-league honoree...Four-time all-county...Four-time all-state...State champion in the 200 Medley Relay as a sophomore...100 backstroke state champion as a junior...Four-time league champion in the 100 backstroke... PERSONAL: Full Name: Casey Leigh Gavigan... Daughter of John and Lisa Gavigan...Has two brothers, Zach and Owen, and one sister, Riley…Major: Exercise science.
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