2014-15 Women's Swim & Dive Roster

Wai Ting Yu

  • Position Free
  • Class Senior
  • High School Sacred Heart Canossian College
  • Hometown Hong Kong, China

Biography

PERSONAL...
Daughter of Yu Tai and Cheung Wai.

AT DRURY...
CAREER

Was a 24 time All-American who was on the National record setting 200 Free Relay team her senior season and the national record setting 400 Medley Relay team her junior season . . . Was on three national champion relay teams in 2013-14 as a junior. . .  Claimed the national title in the 100 Free her junior season at Nationals. . . Was the GLVC Champion in the 100 Fly and was on the GLVC champion 400 Free Relay team her senior season. . . Was on 11th relay teams at Nationals that either claimed the national title or were runner-ups. . . Placed in the top 10 eight times at the National meet in individual events.

SENIOR
Earned seven time All-American honors her senior season and was on the National record setting 200 Free Relay team (1:30.57) . . . Was on three second place relays teams at the 2015 National meet, those were the 400 Free Relay and the 800 Free Relay . . . She was the national-runner up in the 100 Free with a time of 49.29 . . . Placed fourth in the 50 Free (22.84), was 10th in the 100 Fly and placed 13th in the 200 Free. . . Was the GLVC champion in the 100 Fly and on the GLVC champion 400 Free Relay team . . . Placed second at the GLVC Championships in the 100 Free and the 50 Free. . . Helped the Panthers win the 2015 GLVC team title with a win in the 100 Fly and a first place finish on the 400 Free Relay team. . . Finished second at the GLVC meet in both the 50 and 100 Free.

JUNIOR
Wai Ting was on two National record setting relay teams, the 200 Medley Relay which broke the record with a (1:40.45) and the 400 Medley Relay (3:39.29) . . . Set a Drury team record in the 200 Free Relay (1:31.80) and broke the school record in the 100 Free with a third at Nationals in the 100 Free (49.61) . . . Was on the National champion 400 Free Relay team (3:21.52), placed second in the 50 Free (22.88) and was 18th in the 100 Fly (56.36) . . . Her best time of the season in the 100 Fly was at the GLVC Championships where she had a 55.76 for first place. . . Was also the 100 Free GLVC champion (50.27) and the 50 Free winner (23.18).

SOPHOMORE
Helped the DU women win the 2013 NCAA-II National title and was in the top six in each of the five events she swam in ... Was on the first place 400 Free Relay team (3:23.31) and the second place 100 Free (50:21) ... Finished fifth in both the 50 Free (23.38) and was on the fifth place 200 Free Relay squad (1:32.79) ... Was on the sixth place 200 Medley Relay team (1:43.42).

FRESHMAN
Was a member of three top five relay teams at the 2012 NCAA-II National Meet. . . On the national champion 400 Free Relay team, the second place 200 Free Relay team and the fourth place 400 Medley Relay team. . . Was sixth in the 100 Free and placed 12th in the 200 Free.

PREP...
Participated in the Youth Olympic Games in 2010 and the Guangzhou Asian Games in 2010. . . Was on the bronze medal winning 4x100 Free Relay team at the Guangzhou Asian Games in 2010.

WAI TING'S FAVORITES...
Food: Chinese food, Sushi and Korean BBQ
Hobbies: Swimming

2012 NCAA-II NATIONALS...
100 Free....6th (50.83)
200 Free....12th (1:51.65)
400 Free Relay.....1st (3:21.97)
200 Free Relay.....2nd (1:32.50)
400 Medley Relay.....4th (3:46.87)

2013 NCAA-II NATIONALS...
400 Free Relay.....1st (3:23.31)
100 Free.....1st (50.21)
50 Free.....5th (23.38)
200 Free Relay.....5th (1:32.79)
200 Medley Relay.....5th (1:43.42)

2014 NCAA-II NATIONALS...
200 Medley Relay.....1st (1:40.45)
400 Medley Relay.....1st (3:39.29)
400 Free Relay.....1st (3:21.52)
200 Free Relay......2nd (1:31.80)
50 Free......2nd (22.88)
100 Free....3rd (49.61)
100 Fly......18th (56.36)

2015 NCAA-II NATIONALS...
200 Free Relay....1st (1:30.57)
100 Free.....2nd (49.29)
400 Free Relay....2nd (3:19.24)
800 Free Relay....2nd (7:20.44)
50 Free.....4th (22.84)
100 Fly.....10th (55.61)
200 Free....13th (1:51.05)

Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Freshman

    Free
  • 2012-13Sophomore

    Free
  • 2013-14Junior

    Free
  • 2014-15Senior

    Free