Upcoming Event: Swimming & Diving versus Boston College on September 26, 2025 at 4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
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4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
Swimming & Diving
vs Boston College
2019-20 Swimming & Diving Roster
Tighe, Olivia
Olivia Tighe
- Position:
- Sprint Free/Fly
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Cape Elizabeth
- Hometown:
- Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Bio
Honors:
- ACC Academic Honor Roll (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22)
2021-22: Competed in three events at the 2022 ACC Championship ... Represented Duke in the 100, 200 and 500 freestyle ... Placed 5th in the 200 freestyle finals with a season best time at the Virginia Tech Invitational ... Touched third in the 500 freestyle against NC State (1/14) ... Competed in three events at the 2021 NC State GAC Invitational, reaching a pair of finals ... Touched 30th in the 100 freestyle and 32nd in the 200 freestyle.
2020-21: Represented Duke in three events at her first ACC Championship meet ... Recorded career best times in the preliminaries of both the 50 freestyle (23.63) and the 100 freestyle (50.41) at the conference meet ... Also competed in the 200 freestyle ... Touched third in the 200 freestyle against North Carolina (1/29) ... Reached three finals at the mid-season Janice Hape Dowd Invitational ... Clocked career best times in the 200 and 500 freestyle at the meet ... Placed fourth in the 200 freestyle with the ninth-fastest time in program history (1:48.49) ... Touched 10th in the 100 freestyle and 15th in the 500 freestyle.
2019-20: Closed out her freshman campaign swimming a career-best 50.59 in the 100 freestyle at the Bulldog Last Chance Meet ... Reached three finals during that meet, placing 3rd in the 200 freestyle, 5th in the 100 freestyle and 10th in the 50 freestyle ... Competed in and reached the finals of the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle events at the mid-season NC State GAC Invitational in November ... Swam then career-best times in all three events, placing 15th in the 100 freestyle (50.80), 26th in the 200 freestyle (1:49.03) and 32nd in the 50 freestyle (23.91).
Prior to Duke: Junior Nationals qualifier … Maine High School Swimmer of the Year as a junior … Two-time Main State Performer of the Meet at states … Scholastic All-American … Three-time Maine state champion in Mock Trial … Participated in Wind Symphony Band … Member of the TedX and Volunteer clubs.
Personal: Daughter of Fran and Diana Tighe … Has one brother (Owen).
Tighe Career Bests:
50 Free: 23.63 ... 2021 ACC Championship
100 Free: 50.41 ... 2021 ACC Championship
200 Free: 1:48.49 ... 2022 Hokie Invitational
500 Free: 4:56.38 ... 2022 Hokie Invitational
On Duke's Relays:
800 Free Relay: 7:10.46 ... 5th all-time at Duke ... 2021 ACC Championship
Last updated on 5/31/2022
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