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2023-24 Women's Swim & Dive Roster

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David Dennis/All-Star Sports Photography

Venna Andersen

  • Position Breaststroke/Freestyle
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Lloydminster, Alberta, Canada
  • Prev School LIU

Biography

• 2024 MPSF Bronze Medal - 100 Breast
• 2024 First-Team All-MPSF - 100 Breast


2023-24 (JUNIOR): Focused on sprint freestyle events and 100 breaststroke…Placed Top 3 ten times during dual season, including three individual victories…Placed fifth at Big Al Invitational in 100 breast…Recorded personal bests in 100 free (50.74) and 200 free (1:54.24) at Big Al meet…Reset CSUB record, personal best, hit NCAA B Cut, and earned bronze in 100 breast (1:01.31) at MPSF Championships…Scored in all three events at Conference, making B-finals in 50 free and 100 free…Anchored 200 medley relay team that posted second-best time (1:41.10) in CSUB history at MPSF Championships and 400 medley relay's CSUB Top 5 swim (3:42.92) at Big Al Invitational with third-fastest time ever…Posted personal best 200 IM time (2:11.04) at CSUB Spring Classic…Prior to season, competed at Canadian Championships, placing fourth in 50m breast finals and fifth in 50m fly finals.

PRIOR TO CSUB: Conference runner-up in 100 breaststroke as a Freshman at LIU...Selected NEC Scholar-Athlete as conference's top combined academic/athletic achiever for women's swimming & diving in 2022-23...Academic All-District from College Sports Communicators...Set program record in 50 breast (28.37) at NEC Championships on Feb. 24...Set program record in 200 medley relay with teammates Maaike Broersma, Ella Johnson and Aidan Condit (1:41.67) on Feb. 22 and in 400 medley relay (3:43.19) on Feb. 24 at NEC Championships...NEC Swimmer of the Week Oct. 26, Nov. 9 and Feb. 8...NEC Prime Performer on Nov. 23 and Feb. 8...Finished third in 50-yard freestyle with time of 23.84 at Rutgers Preseason Tune-Up on Oct. 7.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Lloydminster Comprehensive High School in Lloydminster, Alberta...Coached by Natasha Wobeser and Cory Totman...2020 Athlete of the Year as swim team MVP...Captain of swim team in final three seasons of high school...North American Indigenous Games 7 Gold Medalist...Four-sport star, captaining the rugby team with accolades alongside medaling as a shot put track and field athlete.

PERSONAL: Majoring in Biology with career aspirations of working in Veterinary Medicine after graduating.
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