2012-13 Women's Swim & Dive Roster

Tiffany Bell

  • Position Free/Back
  • Class Senior
  • High School Klein Collins
  • Hometown Spring, TX

Biography

PERSONAL...
Daughter of Peter and Tania Van Dongen, Tiffany married DU swimmer Jason Bell this summer.

AT DRURY...
CAREER

Was on the national champion 400 Free Relay team all four years and was on a pair of national champion 800 Free Relay teams ... Turned in a second and two third place finishes in the 200 Free ... Finished sixth in the 200 Free twice at Nationals.

SENIOR
Was on the first place 400 Free Relay team (3:23.31) at Nationals and the third place 400 Medley Relay team (3:44.25) ... Individually she was runner-up in the 200 Free (1:48.53) and came in third sixth in the 50 Free (23.49) and eighth in the 100 Free (51.33).

JUNIOR
Was on the national champion 400 Free Relay team, the second place 200 Free Relay team and the third place 800 Free Relay team at the 2012 NCAA-II National Meet. . . FInished in the top five in both the 200 Free with a third and the 100 Free with a fourth ... Is now a 19-time All-American ... Has finished in the top eight at NCAA's 10 times.

SOPHOMORE
A top swimmer for the NCAA-II National Champions in 2011, Tiffany had three top ten finishes individually with a third in the 200 Free that broke a Drury team record with a time of 1:48.32 and a pair of eighth place finishes in the 100 Free and the 500 Free. . . Was 11th in the 50 Free. . . Was on two national champion relay teams, the 400 Free and 800 Free Relay teams. . . Was on the second place 200 Free Relay team at Nationals in 2011.

FRESHMAN
Had an oustanding freshman season for the 2010 National Champion Drury women's swimming team. . . Tiffany was on the national record setting 400 Free Relay team (3:21.28) and the 800 Free Relay team that claimed the 2010 National Championship. . . Was on the second place 200 Free Relay team. . . Individually she took fourth in the 100 and 200 Free and was sixth in the 50 Free. . . Also placed eighth in the 200 back. . . Is a Seven Time All-American at Drury.

PREP...
Qualified for the finals at the Junior Nationals and was a four-time state finalist while at Klein Collins High School in Spring, Texas. . . Was second team all-state in the 100 Free in 2009 and was all-state in the 50 Free,100 Free and 200 Back. . . Graduated sixth out of a class of 782.

TIFFANY'S FAVORITES...
Food: Tex Mex
Restaurant: Las Cascadas
Musical Artist: Abba
Movie: Pride and Prejudice
Magazine: Vogue
TV Show: Bones
Hobbies: Reading, Baking and Photography
Pro Athlete: Brendan Hansen
Your Dream Job: Mom

2010 NCAA-II NATIONALS...
100 Free 4th (51.03)
200 Free 4th (1:51.28)
50 Free 6th (23.51)
200 Back 8th (2:05.25)
400 Free Relay 1st (3:24.14)
800 Free Relay 1st (7:27.47)
200 Free Relay 2nd (1:33.21)

2011 NCAA-II NATIONALS...
200 Free.....3rd (1:48.23)
100 Free.....8th (50.98)
500 Free.....8th (5:04.84)
50 Free.....11th (23.30)
400 Free Relay.....1st (3:19.75)
800 Free Relay.....1st (7:22.27)
200 Free Relay.....2nd (1:32.11)

2012 NCAA-II NATIONALS...
200 Free.....3rd (1:48.72)
100 Free....4th (50.41)
50 Free.....6th (23.46)
100 Back.....24th (58.13)
400 Free Relay....1st (3:21.97)
200 Free Relay.....2nd (1:32.50)
800 Free Relay.....3rd (7:25.03)

2013 NCAA-II NATIONALS...
400 Free Relay.....1st (3:23.31)
200 Free.....2nd (1:48.53)
400 Medley Relay.....3rd (3:44.25)
50 Free.....23.49 6th (23.49)
100 Free.....51.33 8th (51.33)

Historical Player Information

  • 2010-11Sophomore

    Free/Back
  • 2011-12Junior

    Free/Back
  • 2012-13Senior

    Free/Back