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2014-15 Women's Swimming and Diving

Macaire Jones

Macaire Jones

  • Height:
    5-6
  • Year:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Danbury
  • High School:
    Danbury '12

Summary

Biography

Third season in program...

 

Coach Fahey: "Macaire's All-New England and PR finishes last year have boasted her confidence.  I look to her to improve this year and remain an All New-England contender."

 

 2013-14: All-NEISDA in all three individual freestyle events and with three relays... sixth in the 100 and eighth in the 50 and 200... second-team All-LEC with the 400 freestyle relay... third at USJ Pentathlon, placing second in the freestyle...  in dual meets, won the 50 freestyle five times, the 100 three times and 200 once... posted the fastest freestyle times last year among all roster swimmers in the 50 and 100 and was second in the 200...

 

2012-13: One of the top two freshmen...  most accomplished in the 50 and 100 freestyle... earned All-NEISDA recognition with the record-setting 400 medley relay (fourth place in 4:07.97) and All-Little East Conference honors (second place) with the 200 medley relay... in her first official college meet, placed third in the USJ Pentathlon with a composite tiime of 5:47.06 in five 100 yard events... topped all swimmers with her times of 25.95 in the 50 freestyle and 56.38 in the 100 freestyle... recorded her 50 freestyle PR with a second-place finish in her final try of the season in that event Jan. 26 against Roger Williams and PR'd in the 100 freeestyle in the preliminaries of the NEISDA meet Feb. 10... at NEISDA, was tenth in the 200 freestyle (PR of 2:02.85) and 12th in the 100 freestyle... won the 50 freestyle four times and the 100 freestyle three times during the season... at the UMD Invite Nov. 10, won the 50 freestyle in a field of 35 and the 100 freestyle in a field of 34...

 

High School: In addition to swimming for four years, competed in field hockey for three and lacrosse and golf for two each… swam the sprint freestyle and 200 butterfly… team captain in swimming and field hockey… named to National Honor Society as a senior…

 

PERSONAL: Born Macaire C. Jones February 14, 1994…Parents: Jean and Stephen…Brother: Stephen... Major: Physical Education…Career Plans: Teaching… Residence: Danbury…

Individual Results

2014/15

2013/14

2012/13 

 

MACAIRE... REVEALED

 

Best place for pizza: John's New York Pizza 

Favorite actor: Leonardo DiCaprio 

Most difficult aspect of college: Time management

Something that you may never live to see: A shark

Most important thing in your life: My family 

When you were young, favorite game to pass time on a car trip: I Spy 

Most difficult aspect of your sport: Competing with my teammates and friends

Best athlete of all time: Missy Franklin

Sport requiring the most strength: Swimming  

Greatest song ever: Sweet Nothing (Diplo and Grandtheft Remix)

Favorite pro team: Yankees 

Hardest thing you’ve ever done in your life: Deciding on what I want to do when I graduate.

One thing you would like to do before you die: Skydiving 

Greatest coach of all time: Richard Welsh, my old USA swimming coach

Your favorite moment of all time: Learning how to water ski

Most embarrassing moment: Walking into the wrong room for a meeting  

Favorite smell: Juicy perfume 

Biggest crisis facing the world: Making sure my life is on the right path

A reality TV show you would like to see created: Project Runway   

Who were you or who do you hope you were in your first life? A Monarch butterfly

Your greatest thrill in sports: The adrenaline of racing and bursting out in speed

Most important invention or discovery in your lifetime: Cell phones

What would you like to get paid to do for a living? Teaching a secondary physical education class

Most influential person in the world: My mother 

Job you consider the hardest or worst to do for a living: People that have to pick up road kill.

Automobile you would buy tomorrow if you had the money: Convertible Mustang Shelby GT500

Favorite amusement park ride: Superman 

Favorite amusement park game: Water racing games

Favorite amusement park food: Fried oreos

Scariest nightmare: Missing an event by oversleeping 

A class you’ve taken that you’ll never need to use: Anatomy and Physiology

Favorite city ever visited: New York

Favorite Olympic sport to watch: Swimming

Greatest fear: Picking the right path in life

World’s most recognizable person: Justin Timberlake

Funniest comedian: Chris Rock 

Scariest insect: Tarantula

Superstitions: Breaking a mirror

Pet Peeve: Slow walkers  

Red Sox or Yankees: Yankees

Biggest waste of money: Tobacco products 

Largest crowd you’ve ever been part of: A Florida Georgia Line concert  

Longest you’ve ever gone without sleep: 20 hours

Best vacation of all time: Florida family vacation

Worst vacation of all time: Aruba

Amount of weekly allowance you would give to your children: $2

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13First Year

    5'6"
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    5'6"
  • 2014-15Junior

    5'6"
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