The University of Akron Athletics
2013-14 Women's Swimming and Diving

Kendra Colby
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Massillon Washington
- Hometown:
- Canton, Ohio
COLBY'S TOP TIMES | ||
Event | Time | Year |
50-yard Freestyle | 24.21 | 2010-11 |
100-yard Freestyle | 52.44 | 2010-11 |
100-yard Breaststroke | 1:03.39 | 2012-13 |
as a Senior (2013-14): Academic All-MAC Honorable mention … owned the squad’s top time in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.13) and the second-fastest time in the 200 breaststroke (2:19.07) … set personal top time in the 100 freestyle (52.21) … member of program record-setting 200 freestyle relay (1:31.53) and 200 medley relay (1:39.69) MAC Championship teams … placed second with 400 medley relay team, setting a program record at 3:40.65.
as a Junior (2012-13): Clocked a personal best of 1:03.39 in the 100-yard breaststroke at the MAC Championships (Feb. 28-Mar.2) … registered season best times of 2:22.63 in the 200-yard breaststroke, 24.38 in the 50-yard freestyle, and 53.17 in the 100-yard freestyle … named MAC Swimmer of the Week on Oct. 24 following first-place finishes in the 100 and 200-yard backstroke … registered three first-place finishes in the 100-yard breaststroke against Duquesne (Oct. 19), St. Francis (Nov. 10) and Oakland (Jan. 11) ... named the MAC Women's Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week on Oct. 24 after winning two individual events (the 100 and 200 breaststroke) and swimming on two winning relays in Akron's victory at Duquesne.
as a Sophomore (2011-12): Set a personal best in the 100-yard breast with a 1:04.69 split at the MAC Championships (Feb. 23-25) ... took eighth in the 100-yard breast at the Zippy Invite (Dec. 2-4) ... won the 100-yard breast against Bowling Green (Nov. 18) and St. Francis (Pa.) (Nov. 12) ... notched season bests in the 200-yard breast (2:22.97) and 50-yard free (24.54) at the MAC Meet ... swam a season best 55.50 in the 100-yard free against St. Francis (Pa.) ... a member of the seventh place 400-yard medley relay at the MAC Meet (3:45.48).
as a Freshman (2010-11): Swam her best times of the year at the MAC Championships (Feb. 23-25), where she competed in the 50-yard free (24.21), 100-yard free (52.44), and 100-yard breaststroke (1:05.56) ... finished in the scoring in a trio of events - 50-yard free, 100-yard free, and 100-yard breast - at the Zippy Invite (Dec. 3-5) ... took second in the 100-yard free against Duquesne (Nov. 12) ... placed second in the 100-yard breast against Toledo (Feb. 4) ... a member of five first-place relay teams.
at Massillon Washington High School: A four-time state qualifier who finished in the top-16 at the state meet twice in her career ... also named the team MVP in all four years of her career ... holds a pair of Washington records ... a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Daughter of William Colby and Suzanne Chapanar-Colby ... has two older sisters, Kelly and Krista ... speaks a little Romanian ... born December 26, 1991.