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

Carla McNamara
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Livonia Stevenson
- Hometown:
- Livonia, Mich.
McNamara's Top Scores | ||
Event | Score | Year |
1-meter springboard | 304.45 | 2012-13 |
3-meter springboard | 339.95 | 2012-13 |
as a Senior (2013-14): Earned Academic All-MAC … owned the squad’s top score in 1-meter (304.45) and 3-meter (339.95) diving … placed fourth in 1-meter and ninth in 3-meter at the MAC Championships … earned 18th in 3-meter and 27th in 1-meter at NCAA Zone C in Columbus, Ohio … had the second-place score in 3-meter at Zippy Invitational (Dec. 6-8).
as a Junior (2012-13): Competed in the NCAA Zone C Diving Championships (Mar. 14-16) … registered a score of 580.15 for six dives in the three-meter event at the Zone C Championships, good for 10th … set the program record in three-meter diving with a score of 339.95 at the MAC Championships … placed first in one and three-meter diving against Ball State (Oct. 27), Miami (Ohio) (Jan. 18), Cleveland State (Jan. 26), and Bowling Green (Feb. 1).
as a Sophomore (2011-12): Placed fifth in the 3-meter with a season best score of 315.70 at the MAC Championships, while also finishing ninth in the 1-meter (Feb. 23-25) ... qualified for the NCAA Zone Meet in both events ... took runner-up in both the 1 and 3-meter at the Zippy Invite (Dec. 2-4) ... had a season best 1-meter score of 296.25 in her win against Miami (Oct. 29) ... won the 1-meter dive in six dual meets on the season ... an honorable mention Academic All-MAC pick.
as a Freshman (2010-11): Finished fourth in the 3-meter and seventh in the 1-meter at her first MAC Championships (Feb. 23-26) ... her 3-meter score of 298.95 in the finals of the MAC Meet was the best of the season ... recorded a top score in the 1-meter of 271.27 against Ohio (Jan. 22) ... took the 3-meter competition against Pitt (Oct. 22) for her first collegiate victory ... won her first 1-meter event at Bowling Green (Oct. 30) ... took fourth in both diving events at the Zippy Invitational (Dec. 3-5) ... swept the diving events against Toledo (Feb. 4).
at Livonia Stevenson High School: A three-time state qualifier, who finished third at the state meet in her senior season ... state meet performance broke the pool record ... was the conference champion three times ... named to the honor roll in all four years of high school.
Personal: Daughter of Curt and Carolyn McNamara ... father swam for Eastern Michigan ... has three siblings, Paige, Jake, Grant ... born July 23, 1992.