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2021-22 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Jim Pierce

Bailey Smith

  • Position Back/Fly
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Fort Plain, N.Y.
  • Highschool Deerfield Academy

Biography

Personal Bests
Event Result
100 Back 55.66 (Nov. 22, 2019) Terrier Invitational
200 Back 1:57.95 (Feb. 19, 2022) CAA Championships

AWARDS/CAREER HONORS
  • Three-time All-CAA performer in the 200 backstroke
  • CAA Institutional Scholar-Athlete (3/24/22)
  • CAA Leadership and Sport Excellence recipient (6/28)

2021-22:
  • Won the 200 Fly with a time of 2:06.42 vs. BU/Bryant (10/23)
  • Placed fifth with a personal-best time of 4:59.39 in the 500 Free at the Terrier Invitational (11/19)
  • Won the 200 Back (2:05.99) and 200 Fly (2:08.28) vs. Vermont (1/15)
  • Won the 200 Fly with a personal-best time of 2:02.28 at the Boston Winter Open (2/5)
  • Placed fifth in the 200 Fly with a time of 2:04.01 at the CAA Championships (2/19)
  • Earned silver in the 200 Back with a season-best time of 1:58.08 at the CAA Championships (2/19)
  • CAA Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2021)

2020-21:
  • Finished second in the 200 yard backstroke (2:09.74) at the meet versus the University of Richmond (Oct. 30)
  • Finished first in the 100 yard backstroke (57.12) at the Husky Virtual Invitational (Nov. 20-22)
  • Won the 200 yard medley relay (1:54.40) at the Northeastern Black vs. Red meet (Oct. 24)

2019-20: 
  • Clocked a time of 1:58.56 in the 200 back to earn All-CAA honors with a third-place finish at the CAA Championships (Feb. 19-22)
  • Swam the fastest times of the season for the Huskies in the 100 and 200 backstroke
  • Won the 200 back at the Terrier Invitational (Nov. 22-24) with a career-best time of 1:58.53
  • Placed second in the 100 back at the Terrier Invite with a lifetime-best time of 55.66
2018-19: 
  • Finished third in her debut at the CAA Championships (Feb. 20-23) in the 200 backstroke with a season-best time of 1:59.32
  • Earned All-CAA honors in the 200 back
  • Tallied an eighth-place finish in the 100 back (56.51) at the conference championships, swimming a season-best time of 56.16 in the prelims
  • Clocked a career-best time of 1:59.18 in the 200 back to win the event at the Terrier Invitational (Nov. 16-18) 
Before NU: Smith attended Deerfield Academy where she played varsity water polo and swim & dive for four years... Served as captain on both teams her senior year... Swam for Schenectady Saratoga Swim Club year round... Earned Scholastic All-American Award in 2016 and 2017... Served as Deerfield girls varsity swim MVP in 2015 and 2018... Swam for the 2016 New England Prep School DI Swim & Dive Champions

Personal: Studying cell and molecular biology at NU... Wants to work in the medical field eventually... Enjoys traveling and theatre... Member of the Cum Laude Society at Deerfield Academy 2018... brother, Quinn Smith, swam at BU and graduated in 2018.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    Back/Fly
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Back/Fly
  • 2020-21Junior

    Back/Fly
  • C

    2021-22Senior

    Back/Fly
    C