Returning co-captain in 2013-14... one of two three-year letterwinners and ten total returnees from 2012-13...
Coach Fahey: "Michelle contnues to dominate the record board in the backstroke events and I am excited to see her strive for more in her senior year."
2012-13: Team MVP, team leader with 75 points in the NEISDA Championships, record-breaker in all three backstroke events, seven-time All-NEISDA honoree and All-Little East Conference with the 200 medley relay, Eastern's co-recipient as Individual Sport Athlete-of-the-Year, LEC All-Academic and E-Club Scholar-Athlete recipient... broke her own backstroke records with times of 1:01.45 (100) in the Little East Championships, and 28.56 (50) and 2:12.06 (200) in the NEISDA Championships... in the backstroke at the NEISDA meet, was third in the 50 and sixth in the 100 and 200 and helped four relays attain All-NEISDA recognition... finished fifth in the season-opening USJ Pentathlon with a combined 100 yard time of 5:47.55, winning the backstroke in a time of 1:05.16...
2011-12: Fourth on the team with 47 points at the NEISDA Championships... finished eighth and gained All-New England honors in the 50 backstroke and also qualified for the final in the 200 backstroke, where she was 14th and in the 100 backstroke, where she was 15th... in the final of the 50 backstroke, broke her own record set in the preliminaries with a time of 28.92... swam her fastest time of the year in the preliminaries of the 200 backstroke (2:17.38)... also received All-New England recognition by helping the 200 medley and 200 and 800 freestyle relays to fourth-place finishes... contributed to the 200 medley relay which finished second and earned All-Little East recognition... sixth at the USJ Pentathlon with a total time of 5:57.63...
2010-11: Celebrated freshman season featured three program backstroke and four relay records, All-New England honors in two individual and three relay events and All-Little East Conference recognition with the 400 freestyle relay… at the NEISDA meet, broke her own records in the final of the 100 backstroke (missing All-NE by a half-second) and in the preliminaries of the 200 backstroke and in the 50 backstroke on the opening leg of the 200 medley relay… earned All-NE recognition in the 200 freestyle (4th) and 200 backstroke (5th) and with the record-setting 200 (3rd), 400 (3rd) and 800 (4th) freestyle relays… set the 50 backstroke record on the record-setting 200 medley relay… was undefeated in dual meets in the 100 and 200 backstroke…helped the 400 freestyle relay to second place and All-LEC recognition…
High School: Four-year member of swimming program... achieved all-league status four times... member of two league championship teams... as a senior, led her team to an undefeated league record... member of record-setting 200 and 400 freestyle relay teams... honor roll student...
PERSONAL: Born Michelle Anna Schapp September 25, 1992… Parents: Susan and William… Major: Business… Residence: Torrington, CT…
MICHELLE... REVEALED
Favorite activity other than sports: Organizing
Favorite actor: Angelina Jolie
Most difficult aspect of college: Swimming
Something that you may never live to see: My mom buying an item without a coupon
Most important thing in your life: Family
When you were young, favorite game to pass time on a car trip: Watching VHS
Most difficult aspect of your sport: Getting in the pool
Greatest song ever: Roman Revenge
One thing you would like to do before you die: Skydiving
Greatest coach of all time: Rob Ross
Your favorite moment of all time: Victoria swimming the 500
Most embarrassing moment: Baby Carrot
Favorite smell: Skunk
Who were you or who do you hope you were in your first life? Teacher/Horseback Rider
What would you like to get paid to do for a living? Breathe
Most influential person in the world: The Schapp family
Job you consider the hardest or worst to do for a living: Finance
Automobile you would buy tomorrow if you had the money: Electric scooter…Oh wait
Favorite amusement park ride: Roller coaster
Favorite amusement park game: The Frog One
Favorite amusement park food: Dip & Dots
Scariest nightmare: Chucky The Ginger Doll
Favorite city ever visited: Rome
Funniest comedian: Kelly McDonnell
Scariest insect: All crawling bugs
Pet Peeve: Hearing people bite their nails
Red Sox or Yankees: Red Sox
Biggest waste of money: No coupons
Largest crowd you’ve ever been part of: Britney Spears concert
Something no one would miss if it was blown up: Hurley
Best vacation of all time: Alaska cruise
Amount of weekly allowance you would give to your children: $0.01
2013/14
100 Back
1:05.34 1st (36) USJ Pent./ Oct 26
1:03.80 1st (6) St. Joe / Nov. 23
1:02.20 5th (32) Little East/Dec. 7
200 Back
2:21.63 2nd (6) St. Joe/Nov. 23
2:17.96 5th (23) Little East/Dec. 7
100 Breast
1:28.47 17th (31) USJ Pent./ Oct 26
100 Fly
1:13.47 12th (34) USJ Pent./ Oct 26
100 Free
1:00.60 8th (40) USJ Pent./ Oct 26
200 Free
2:07.88 2nd (6) St. Joe / Nov. 23
500 Free
5:55.74 12th (25) Little East/Dec. 7
100 IM
1:13.72 12th (33) USJ Pent./ Oct 26
2012/13
50 Back
29.31 1st (27) UMD Invite/Nov. 10
28.98 Prelims NEISDA/Feb. 10
28.56* 3rd (39) NEISDA/Feb. 10
100 Back
1:05.16 1st (48) USJ Pent./Oct. 20
1:04.61 1st (16) UMD Invite/Nov. 10
1:01.45* 3rd (27) Little East/Dec. 1
1:03.98 1st (5) St. Joe (CT)/Jan. 18
1:04.64 1st (6) UM Dart/Jan. 19
1:01.80 6th (40) NEISDA/Feb. 9
200 Back
2:22.56 2nd (5) USJ/Nov. 17
2:17.81 5th (21) Little East/Dec. 1
2:12.06* Prelims NEISDA/Feb. 8
2:14.80 6th (34) NEISDA/Feb. 8
100 Breast
1:24.37 17th (37) USJ Pent./Oct. 20
50 Fly
28.38 1st (6) RIC/ Feb 2
100 Fly
1:08.27 4th (36) USJ Pent./Oct. 20
1:08.28 4th (6) Bridgewater/Dec. 8
1.05.03 Ex. WNEU/ Jan 30
50 Free
27.01 1st (6) WNEU/ Jan 30
100 Free
1:00.08 7th (49) USJ Pent./Oct. 20
59.77 Ex. WConn./Nov. 3
59.49 1st (4) RIC/ Feb 2
200 Free
2:06.84 2nd (6) USJ/Nov. 17
2:05.26 3rd (6) KSC/Jan. 12
2.04.27 3rd (6) RWU/Jan 26
500 Free
5:53.03 1st (4) WConn./Nov. 3
5:38.59 10th (30) Little East/Dec. 1
5:47.70 1st (6) Bridgewater/Dec. 8
5:44.54 4th (6) KSC/Jan. 12
5.43.47 2nd (5) RWU/Jan 26
100 IM
1:09.69 4th (42) USJ Pent./Oct. 20
200 IM
2:26.42 Ex. UM Dart/Jan. 19
2.27.64 4th (6) RWU/Jan 26
*-Program record
