2019-20 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
Giselle Gursoy
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Ajax, Ontario
- High School:
- Pickering HS
2019-20 (Junior)
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Competed in a pair of B finals at the Big 12 Championship, including the 500 free (15th – 4:58.20) and the 200 free (12th – 1:50.63)
- Also helped the 800 free relay team to a fourth-place finish with a time of 7:23.87 at the conference meet
- In the regular-season finale against George Washington, she earned a trio of victories in the 200 free (1:53.49), 500 free (5:03.62) and 400 free relay (3:29.18)
- Against Villanova, she finished third in the 200 free relay (1:37.59) and 200 free (1:54.36) and fifth in the 500 free (5:12.47)
- Tallied a pair of victories in the 200 free (1:53.54) and 400 free relay (3:30.55) in a Big 12 dual against ISU; also finished second in the 500 free with a time of 5:03.81
- Earned wins as a member of the 400 free (3:31.81) and 200 free (1:36.50) relay teams at TCU; also placed second in the 200 free (1:54.92) and 500 free (5:10.51)
- Finished third in the 200 free (1:55.10), eighth in the 100 free (55.10), fourth in the 500 free (5:13.24) and notched a win as a member of the 200 free relay team (1:35.55) against Pitt
- Reached the finals in three events at the WVU Invitational, highlighted by victories in the 500 free B final (9th – 4:54.23) and 100 free B final (9th – 51.75), as well as a second-place finish in the 200 free A final (1:49.97)
- Earned a pair of first-place finishes in the 200 free relay (1:35.94) and 400 free relay (3:29.50), as well as a second-place finish in the 500 free (5:10.23) at the West Virginia State Games
- Placed fourth in the 200 free (1:53.91) and fourth in the 500 free (5:12.58) in WVU’s season-opening meet at Penn State; also competed as a member of the winning 400 free relay team (3:29.45) and third-place 200 medley relay team (1:44.96)
2018-19 (Sophomore)
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Competed in the 2019 Pan American Games
- Helped the 200 free relay team break the school record with a third-place (1:31.45) finish at the Big 12 Championship; also a member of the fourth-place (3:21.75) 400 free relay team
- Finished eighth (4:54.84) in the 500 free, third (1:31.45) in the 200 free and ninth overall (1:48.32) in the 200 free at the Big 12 Championship; also took 11th overall (50.78) in the 100 free
- Helped the 200 medley and 800 free relay teams earn fourth (1:40.18) and third (7:16.20), respectively, at the Big 12 Championship
- Earned a victory in the 200 free (1:51.55) and placed second (3:29.23) with the 400 free relay team at Iowa State
- Won two individual events against TCU – 200 free (1:51.51) and 500 free (5:03.70)
- Finished fifth in her heat in the 1,000 free (1:54.46) and fourth in the 500 free (5:04.33) at Pitt; also a member of the third-place 400 free relay team (3:34.30)
- A member of the 200 (1:33.88), 800 (7:27.82) and 400 (3:29.66) free relay teams and finished 20th overall in the 200 free (1:49.55) and 29th overall in the 100 free (51.24) at the Ohio State Invitational
- Helped the 200 medley relay team set a pool record with a 1:44.10 at Villanova
2017-18 (Freshman)
- All-Big 12 First Team
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Earned the bronze medal in the 200 free at the Big 12 Championship, earning an NCAA B-cut time of 1:47.39
- Helped three relay teams – 200, 400, 800 free – to silver medals at Big 12s; the 400 free relay team set a new school record (1:31.53)
- Also finished eighth in the 500 free at the conference meet (4:51.99)
- Finished second in the 500 free (5:03.68) vs. Villanova and Iowa State; also claimed third in the 1,000 free (10:25.50)
- Placed fourth in the 1,000 free vs. Pitt (10:36.28)
- Won the 200 free at TCU, touching the wall in 1:53.20; also enjoyed a victory in the 500 free (5:06.73) against the Horned Frogs and was a member of first-place 400 free relay team
- Advanced to the D final of the 200 free at the Ohio State Invitational, finishing 36th overall in 1:50.83
- Was victorious in the 200 free against Seton Hall and Xavier, earning a first-place time of 1:51.45; also won the 500 free at the meet (5:02.21)
- A member of three winning relay teams at the West Virginia State Games – 200 free, 400 free, 800 free
High School
- Swam at Pickering High for coach Murray Drudge
- A member of Ajax Aquatic Club
- Finished eighth in 200 free at 2017 Canadian Junior Championships
- Earned sixth-place finish in 200 free at Canadian Eastern Swimming Championships in 2017
- Finished fourth in LCM 200 free at Ontario Summer Long Course Championships in 2016
- Won silver medals in 100 and 200 free at Ontario Winter Short Course Championships in 2015; also claimed a bronze in 50 free
- Ranked as the No. 7 Ontario swimmer by CollegeSwimming
Personal
- Daughter of Huseyin and Brenda Gursoy
- One of three children
- Birthday is December 23
- Majoring in public health
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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