Co-captain in 2016-17... one of four seniors and three three-year letterwinners...
Coach Fahey: "Jess is a very good all-around swimmer. While she will be able to fill in gaps in any event, she will continue her dominance in the distance free and IM this year. She also serves as co-captain, a well deserved honor."
2015-16: One of the team's top distance freestylers... in the NEISDA Championships, was 11th in the 1,650 freestyle and 15th in the 1,000 freestyle and also advanced from the preliminaries to capture 13th iin the 200 individual medley... swam her fastest times of the season in all three events at NEISDA, going under 12 minutes in the 1,000 and under 20 minutes in the 1,650... swam the second leg of the second-place 400 freestyle relay at the Little East Conference Championships... had the fastest time on the team in the 400 individual medley, second-fastest times in the 1,000 and 1,650 freestyle and third-best mark in the 200 individual medley... took ninth in a field of 32 in the season-opening USJ Blue Jay Pentathlon with a time of 6:10.55...
2014-15: Qualified for NEISDA in three different distance freestyle events… against St. Joseph, placed first out of three in the 200 freestyle… placed second against St. Joe in the 100 freestyle… All-New England at the NEISDA Championships in the 1,000 and 1,650 freestyle…
2013-14: Among three freshmen letterwinners... qualified for NEISDA in three distance freestyle events... in her first meet, placed tenth among 26 individuals at the USJ Pentathlon... won the 100 backstroke at Western New England and was second in the 1,650 in that meet...
High School: Swam and ran track and field... three-year member of varsity swim team who swam the backstroke and freestyle... holds program swim record with the 200 medley relay... as a senior in swimming at the conference championships, was third in the 100 freestyle and fourth in the 100 backstroke... senior swim captain... in swimming, named program's top freshman...
PERSONAL: born Jessica M. Charron August 23, 1995... Parents: Margaret and James... Major: Sociology... Career plans: Pre-school teacher... Residence: Baltic, CT...
Individual Results
2016/17
2015/16
2014/15
2013/14
INDIVIDUAL CAREER HONORS
2013/14: LEC Rookie of the Week (Nov. 3rd)
2014/15: All-New England Selection (8th in 1000y freestyle at NEISDA meet)
2015/16: LEC 2nd team Selection (400y freestyle relay)
2016/17: All-New England Selection (6th in 1,650y freestyle at NEISDA meet)
JESSICA... REVEALED
Your pre-game ritual: listening to music
Personal goal for the season: top 8 at new englands
Favorite place to stop for food after a competition: Panera
Pet peeve: people who walk slow
Biggest adjustment to college life: being away from my parents
If you were to choose a superpower what would it be: read minds
If you could travel anywhere in the world where would you go: Australia or Spain
Biggest crisis facing the world: presidential election of 2016
Your spirit animal: Fish
One thing you would like to do before you died: Travel the world
The automobile you would buy tomorrow if you had the money: A car with heated leather seats and a sunroof
Dream job: Preschool teacher
Job you consider the hardest or worst to do for a living: Teaching kids
Longest time you have watched a Netflix series: Greys anatomy, twice
Number of hours watching the 2016 Olympics: A lot
Favorite Olympic sport to watch: Swimming, gymnastics & beach volley ball
Greatest Olympian of all time: Michael Phelps
Trump or Hillary: Neither
Favorite Instagram filter: Depends, but clarendon
Favorite aspect about Eastern: Class size
One thing you would change about Eastern: Some of the people & advisors not being professors