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2024-25 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Eldon Lindsay/Cornell Athletics

Amanda Petersen

  • Position Breast/IM
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • High School Crescenta Valley HS
  • Hometown Montrose, Calif.

Biography

2023-24 | JUNIOR SEASON
Swam in eight meets, including the Zippy Invitational and Ivy Championship ... made season debut as second swimmer in 200 Medley Relay squad that clocked a 1:53.59 against Binghamton ... logged 24 points at Zippy's thanks to season-best times in the 100 (1:05.34) and 200 (2:21.75) backstroke events ... earned two points for Big Red at Ivy Championship with a time of 2:21.83 in the 200 Breaststroke ... also swam a season-best 2:06.50 in the 200 IM.

2022-23 l SOPHOMORE SEASON
Appeared in five meets as well as competed in the Zippy Invitational ... finished 22nd in the 200-Yard Backstroke at the Zippy Invitational, bringing in three points for the Big Red.

2021-22 l FRESHMAN SEASON
Competed in all eight meets, including the Zippy Invitational and Ivy Championship ... helped the 200-yard medley relay come third and managed a fifth-place finish in the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:14.66 against St. Bonaventure ... secured a third-place finish against Ivy opponent Columbia in the 200-yard IM in 2:17.59 ... finished fourth in the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:24.98 at Teagle vs. Brown.

PRIOR TO CORNELL
Competed for Rose Bowl Aquatics and elected captain ... awarded the Thomas Bonetto Memorial Scholarship ... awarded the President’s Education Award ... US Open Qualifier and summer junior national qualifier ... won the MVP award in her high school swim team.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Rick and Chizuko Petersen, has one brother ... enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.


Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    Breast/IM
    5'6"
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Breast/IM
    5'6"
  • 2023-24Junior

    Breast/IM
    5'6"
  • 2024-25Senior

    Breast/IM
    5'6"