Gia Dalesandro

Year:
Senior
Hometown:
Naperville, Ill.
Position:
Fly/IM

SENIOR YEAR (2016-17)
Earned five All-America honors at the 2017 NCAA Championships … First-Team All-Big Ten … Academic All-Big Ten … member of the 200 relay team that placed 4^th at the NCAA Championships with a time of 1:35.26 ... notched an eighth place finish in the 100 butterfly with a time of 51.59 at the NCAA Championships...placed 11^th in the 200 Butterfly at the NCAA Championships with a time of 1:54.58 ... member of the 800 freestyle relay team that placed eighth at the NCAA Championships with a time of 6:59.91 ... topped the podium in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:53.67 at the Big Ten Championships, winning the event for the fourth-straight year ... notched a first place finish in the 100 butterfly with a time of 50.45 at the Big Ten Championships ... part of the 400 medley relay team that topped the podium at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 3:28.89 ... member of the 200 medley relay team that snagged second at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 1:35.74 ... part of the 800 freestyle relay team that placed fourth with a time of 7:04.50 at the Big Ten Championships ... part of the 400 freestyle relay team that placed fifth with a time of 3:17.69 at the Big Ten Championships ... snagged a sixth place finish in the 100 backstroke at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 52.68 … named CollegeSwimming.com's Big Ten Swimmer of the Week on Jan. 24 ... won the 100 butterfly (54.12), 200 butterfly (1:59.44) and the 200 IM (2:03.12) against Purdue, posting NCAA B cuts in both the 100 and 200 fly ... also a member of the winning 200 medley relay (1:40.61) versus the Boilermakers ... placed third overall in the 100 butterfly with a NCAA B cut time of 51.93 at the USA College Challenge … set a personal-best time swimming leadoff in the 800 freestyle relay with a time of 1:47.08 at the USA College Challenge … top Big Ten finisher in the 200 butterfly, placing second with a NCAA B cut time of 1:55.77 at the USA College Challenge … set a personal-best in the 100 free, swimming leadoff in the 400 freestyle relay at the USA College Challenge with a NCAA B cut time of 49.63 … won the 100 freestyle (51.53) and 200 freestyle (1:51.69) against Michigan State ... was also on the winning 200 medley relay (1:42.62) and 400 freestyle relay (3:29.81) teams.

2016 U.S. OLYMPIC SWIMMING TRIALS
Tied for 40^th in the 200 butterfly at the U.S. Olympic Trials with a time of 2:15.40.

JUNIOR YEAR (2015-16)
Earned four All-America honors at the 2016 NCAA Championships … First-Team All-Big Ten … Academic All-Big Ten … finished 12^th in the 200 butterfly at the NCAA Championships in a time of 1:55.02 to earn Honorable Mention All-America honors … placed 14^th in the 100 butterfly at the NCAA’s with a time of 52.12 to earn Honorable Mention All-America accolades … part of the 400 medley relay team that placed seventh at the NCAA’s with a time of 3:30.13 to earn All-America honors … relay team set the school and Big Ten record in prelims with mark of 3:29.85 … member of the 200 medley that placed 10^th overall at the NCAA’s with a time of 1:36.83 to earn Honorable Mention All-America honors … Big Ten Champion in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:54.77 … won silver in the 100 butterfly at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 52.42 … took fifth in the 200 IM at the Big Ten Championships with a personal-best time of 1:57.92 … totaled 10 individual event victories during the dual-meet season, winning the 200 butterfly four times, the 100 buttefly twice, the 200 IM twice and the 100 LCM butterfly once.

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2014-15)
Named to the All-Big Ten First Team … Big Ten champion in the 200 butterfly with the third fastest time in Indiana history, 1:55.10 … posted the third fastest time in team history in a second place finish at the Big Ten’s with a career best 52.07 in the 100 butterfly … placed ninth in the conference’s 200 medley relay with a time of 1:39.23 … finished ninth with a career best, NCAA B cut, time of 1:58.17 in the Big Ten’s 200 IM … All-American in the 200 butterfly with the second fastest time in program history, a sixth place finish, and a time of 1:54.66 … 50^th place finisher in the NCAA’s 200 IM with a time of 1:59.63 … swam a 52.67 in the 100 butterfly of the NCAA’s, good for 29^th place … finished sixth in the 100 butterfly in the Pan Am Games.

FRESHMAN YEAR (2013-14)
Big Ten Freshman of the Year ... Big Ten Champion in the 200 butterfly with a Big Ten record time of 1:53.95 ... took second in the 100 butterfly with a school record time of 51.75 ... won Big Ten titles as a member of the 200 medley relay (1:36.69-school record) and 400 medley relay (3:30.30-Big Ten record) ... also took ninth in the 200 individual medley (1:58.61-career best) ... earned honorable mention All-America honors in the 400 medley relay at the 2014 NCAA Championships with a ninth-place finish (3:30.56) ... also an honorable mention All-American in the 200 medley relay with a 10th-place finish (1:37.70) ... placed 21st in the 100 fly (52.41) and 27th in the 200 fly (1:56.99).

PREP/PERSONAL
IHSA state champion in the 200 butterfly and 200 individual medley ... four-time state qualifier ... 11-time All-American ... won four sectional titles during her career (100 backstroke, 100 butterfly [twice], 200 individual medley) ... 2012 Olympic Trials qualifier ... three-time MVP ... led team to a third-place finish at the state meet in 2012 ... holds school records in the 200 individual medley, 100 butterfly and the medley relay ... four-year letterwinner ... parents are Dean and Susan Dalesandro ... has one brother (Joey) ... born April 22, 1995.