2025-26 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Michelle Chen

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Redmond, Wash.
  • High School Redmond

Biography

2024-25:
  • Placed fifth in the 100 free with a time of 54.93 against UMass
  • Was sixth in the 100 free in a time of 53.99 against Cornell
  • Placed 11th in the 100 back with a time of 57.19 against Harvard, Princeton
  • Had season-best times in the 50 back (27.33) and 100 back (57.11) at the ECAC Championships

2023-24:
  • Placed 2nd in the 100 backstroke at Delaware.
  • Placed 3rd in the 100 backstroke at UMass.
  • Placed 3rd in the 200 backstroke against Columbia.
  • Placed 6th in the 200 backstroke at Brown.
Before Yale: Washington state WIAA Girls’ Swimming champion in the 100 backstroke (2021, 2022), 100 freestyle (2021), 100 butterfly (2022), 4x100 freestyle relay (2021)… RHS Student-Athlete of the Year in 2023… Also swam for Bellevue Club Swim Team.
 
Why Yale? “Because of the warm and supportive team atmosphere, one of a kind academic program, as well as the incredibly passionate coaches.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24First Year

    Back/Free
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Back/Free
  • 2025-26Junior

    Back/Free