Meredith Ginn
Meredith Ginn
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Hometown:
    Ocala, Fla.
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • Events:
    200/400 IM, 200 Breaststroke
Bio

2019-2020: Ginn's sophomore year saw her place fourth in the 200-yard individual medley and took third in the 200-yard backstroke at the Emory Invitational. Ginn won the 200-yard individual medley in 2:03.43, a lifetime best. Ginn took tenth in the 200-yard individual medley on the first day of the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships. The sophomore also finished fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke 'B' final at day three of the BMC Championships. The 200-yard freestyle relay team of which Ginn was a member took landed in the 'A' final of finals on day two of the National Championships. The squad never had a chance to win a medal or All-American honors because the NCAA canceled the competition a few hours later due to the SARs-CoV-2 pandemic.

 

2018-2019: In her first meet, Ginn gathered the top spot out of 18 swimmers in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:07.45...Finished first in the 200 yard IM at the Emory Invitational

Finished third in the 200 yard backstroke in the Emory Invitational... achieved a lifetime best in the 100-yard backstroke with a best time of 1:05.55 at the UT Invitational... had a season-best swim in the 200-yard breastroke recording a time of 2:21.63, the time was also the third best in program history and 23rd in the nation...

The Eagles swim foursome of Ruth Hullette, Meredith Ginn, Elly Culp, and Lisa Postma notched the victory in the opening event of the afternoon in the 400-yard medley relay cracking a time of 4:03.90 vs Emmanuel.. an individual event win in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:07.55 at King... Finished in 5th place in the 200-yard IM in the conference championships... C-N's 200-yard freestyle group of Elly Culp, Mary Northcutt, Meredith Ginn, and Laurel Sankowski earned second-place topping Wingate in a relay for the first time this weekend with a time of 1:33.35, a new season-low time to earn All-BMC honors in the event

vs. Wingate 200-yard IM: 1st - 2:07.45

Emory Invitational 200-yard IM: 1st - 2:06.65

Emory Invitational 200-yard backstroke: 3rd - 2:08.98

UT Invitational: 200-yard breastroke: 2:21.63 

 

 

News mentions
18 Eagles named to Spring Scholar All-America Teams
18 Eagles named to Spring Scholar All-America Teams

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman swim team had 18 athletes named to The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America’s Scholar All-American team.

15 Eagles Named to CSCAA All-American Team
15 Eagles Named to CSCAA All-American Team

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Carson-Newman swim team had 15 athletes named All-Americans by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America on Wednesday. 

Eagles End Season on High Note at Day Two Prelims
Eagles End Season on High Note at Day Two Prelims

GENEVA, OH. – The Carson-Newman swim team saw stellar results in the preliminaries of day two of the NCAA Swimming and Diving National Championships.

Eagles Prepared to Chase History at National Championships
Eagles Prepared to Chase History at National Championships

GENEVA, OH. – The Carson-Newman swim team will march a program-record nine individual athletes to the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving National Championships in Geneva, Ohio from Mar. 11 to Mar. 14.

Program Record Nine Eagles Qualify for National Championships
Program Record Nine Eagles Qualify for National Championships

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman swim team will have a program-record nine athletes attend the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving National Championships in Geneva, Ohio from Mar. 11 to Mar. 14.

Four Eagles Plow Into Top-Three in Finals of the Second Day of BMC Championship
Four Eagles Plow Into Top-Three in Finals of the Second Day of BMC Championship

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The C-N swim team saw 10 Eagles win All-Conference honors during final events at day two of the BMC Conference Championships.

Ungur Wins Gold in Finals of Day Three of BMC Championships
Ungur Wins Gold in Finals of Day Three of BMC Championships

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Carson-Newman swim team saw multiple swimmers qualify for All-Conference laurels at day three of the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships. 

16 Eagles Qualify for Finals at Day Two Prelims of the BMC Championships
16 Eagles Qualify for Finals at Day Two Prelims of the BMC Championships

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Carson-Newman Eagles swim team saw 16 different athletes qualify for either ‘A’ or ‘B’ finals times during the preliminary events of day two of the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships.

Zemturis, Howell Eviscerate School Records in Day One Prelims at the BMC Championships
Zemturis, Howell Eviscerate School Records in Day One Prelims at the BMC Championships

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Carson-Newman swim team saw two school records broken and multiple athletes qualify for ‘A’ and ‘B’ finals in the preliminary races on the first day of the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships in the Tar Heel state.

13 Eagles Take Home All-Conference Honors in Day 1 of BMC Championships Finals
13 Eagles Take Home All-Conference Honors in Day 1 of BMC Championships Finals

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Carson-Newman swim team saw two school top-three finishes and multiple All-Conference-worthy performances at the finals of day one of the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships in the Queen City.

Howell sets nation-best time at day one of Emory Invitational
Howell sets nation-best time at day one of Emory Invitational

The Carson-Newman swim team finished in third place on both the men’s and women’s sides through the first day of the Emory Invitational in Atlanta, Georgia.

Eagles swim circles around competition at King Invitational
Eagles swim circles around competition at King Invitational

The Carson-Newman swim team eviscerated the competition in both days of the King Invitational, winning all but four out of 36 total events

Eagles march to King Invitational with high hopes
Eagles march to King Invitational with high hopes

The Carson-Newman swim team will travel to Kingsport, Tennessee tomorrow for the squad's first official NCAA meet of the 2019-20 campaign at the King Invitational.

Blue breaks losing streak to Orange in fourth annual Blue vs. Orange Championships
Blue breaks losing streak to Orange in fourth annual Blue vs. Orange Championships

The Carson-Newman swim team held their fourth annual Blue vs. Orange Championships with Blue triumphing over Orange, breaking a two-meet losing streak by a score of 230-184.

Ungerbock takes third, Charles sixth in season debut at CSCAA Open Water National Championships
Ungerbock takes third, Charles sixth in season debut at CSCAA Open Water National Championships

Freshman Linda Ungerbock placed third in her first collegiate appearance and junior Casey Charles finished sixth in Carson-Newman’s season opener at the CSCAA Open Water National Championships at Lone Star Lake in Lawrence, Kansas. 

Swim team set to open up new season at CSCAA Open Water National Championships
Swim team set to open up new season at CSCAA Open Water National Championships

The Carson-Newman swim team will open up their 2019-2020 campaign at the CSCAA Open Water National Championships in Lawrence, Kansas on Saturday, Sept. 14 at 8:30 a.m.