Coach Fahey: "Amber saw career best times in the breastroke events last season. She is off to a great start this season as well. Continue to look for her in the breastroke events as well as fly and IM. I expect big things from her this year as well as a top role role in NEISDA."
2016-17: All-NEISDA in all three breaststroke events, placing fourth in the 100, sixth in the 50 and eighth in the 200… swam the fastest times on the team during the year in all three breaststroke events… second-team All-LEC with the 200 medley relay… at the LEC meet, was also third in the 100 breast and fourth in the 200 breast… placed 11th among 24 at the Blue Jay Pentathlon with a combined score of 6:15.19… against Western Connecticut, won the 200 breast and 200 IM and against Saint Joseph won the 100 and 200 breast… qualified for the LEC Academic Honor Roll…
2015-16: In her collegiate debut, swam to sixth place in a field of 32 at the USJ Blue Jay Pentathlon with an aggregrate time of 6:05.94... at the meet, had the second-fastest time in the 100 breaststroke and third-best clocking in the 100 butterfly... during the year, was the team's pace-setter with the best times in all three breaststroke distances and in the 100 butterfly... at the NEISDA Championships, swam the breaststroke leg on the four-person freshman unit with captured sixth place and on the same relay which was second at the Little East Conference Championships Jan. 30... missed by one place All-LEC recognition at the LEC Championships with third-place finishes in the 100 and 200 breaststroke, recording PRs in both events... competed in all three breaststroke events at the NEISDA Championshps, advancing to the final of the 50 and 100 and placing 12th and 16th, respectively... recorded a PR in the 100 butterfly at the Connecticut Cup Dec. 5...
High School: In addition to swimming for four years, competed for two years in tennis… swam the 100 butterfly and 200 IM… team captain in swimming junior and senior year… won the swimming Trojan Award and holds the record for the 200 freestyle relay… won the CAS Art Award…
PERSONAL: born Amber B. Albe August 9, 1997... Parents: Evelyn and William... Siblings: Robert, Hannah… Major: English/New Media... Career plans: Teaching... Residence: Wallingford, CT...
Individual Results
2017/18
2016/17
2015/16
AMBER... REVEALED
Favorite aspect of my sport: Competition, against others and against my times
Most difficult aspect of playing a sport in college: Time management. And being tired all the time.
Personal goal for the season: Break 100 fly record
Favorite sport other than my own: Tennis
My favorite moment playing sports: Beating a time goal you had, feeling improvement
My most overused phrase: “What is this garbage”
Biggest rival: Myself
The biggest influence in my athletic career: All of the swim coaches I’ve ever had, especially my high school coach
Dream job: Animator/Writer
If I were a superhero my superpower would be: Reading minds
Favorite athlete in my sport: Natalie Coughlin
Favorite movie quote: “Everything is awesome”
Favorite musical artist or song: I’m Yours by Jason Mraz
Most despised professional athlete: I don’t have one… they all work really hard
Pet peeve: Being accidently spit on while being talked too
My life motto: “Everything happens for a reason”
If I could describe myself in one word, it would be: Motivated
In 10 years, I hope that I am not: Unhappy
If I won lotto, this is what I would do with the money: Donate, give to my family, invest. In that order.
Longest time I’ve watched a Netflix series: All of Breaking Bad in two weeks (Game of Thrones in better)
My largest cell phone bill: I have unlimited data ? ($45/month)
Biggest waste of time: Social media
