Taylor DeBever
Taylor DeBever
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Denver, Colo.
  • High School:
    Regis Jesuit
  • Major:
    Management
  • Event(s):
    Freestyle/Backstroke

Bio

As a junior: Continued her impressive career with another outstanding season as a junior ... After missing out on gold as a sophomore, regained her spot on the top of the podium in the 200 free with a school-record time of 1:49.10 ... Also earned a silver medal in the 500 free with a school-record time of 4:51.75 ... Finished sixth in the 100 free with a time of 51.89 ... Member of NEC-record setting 200 free and 400 free relay teams ... Also helped 200 and 400 medley relay teams to second-place finishes and school records ... Won 21 total events on the year ... Swept the 100, 200 and 500 free against Boston College and Wagner ... Won the 100 and 200 back against Providence ... Won the 100, 500 and 1000 free against Maine ... Also won the 100 free against UNH/CCSU, URI, Brown and Holy Cross ... Won the 500 free against UNH/CCSU and Brown ... Also competed in the 200 IM, 50 free and 100 fly.

As a sophomore: Followed an amazing freshman season with an outstanding sophomore campaign ... Earned a pair of bronze medals a silver medal at the NEC Championships ... Finished second in the 200 free and third in the 100 and 500 free events ... Helped 200 free and 400 relay teams win gold medals and set NEC records at the conference championships ... Member of silver-medal winning 200 medley relay ... Represented the Bulldogs at the U.S. Nationals, competing in the 200 free ... Finished 97th with a time of 2:10.52 in the LC meter course ... Won a pair of events vs. UMass (Jan. 20) and Holy Cross (Feb. 4) ... Started the season by winning the 100, 500 and 1000 free events vs. Boston College (Oct. 14) ... Won the 100 and 200 back and the 200 free vs. Providence (Nov. 9) ... Claimed the 200 free against Northeastern (Oct. 26) and Vermont (Nov. 20) ... Won the 500 against Siena (Nov. 12) and the 200 back against URI (Dec. 10). 

As a freshman: DeBever recorded one of the greatest rookie seasons in recent Bryant swimming history ... Named to the All-Northeast Conference First-Team, and was part of the 200-yard free relay team that also was named to the conference first team ... Set new school record in the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:09.90 in the confernce championships, and won the 200-yard freestyle NEC championship with a school-record time of 1:49.98 ... She set new pool records in the 100-yard freestyle (53.39), and in the 200-yard freestyle (1:54.50) in a tri-meet with SFNY and Siena (1/15/11) ... Set three new school records in the 200-yard freestyle (1:49.98), 500-yard freestyle (5:11.27), and the 200-yard IM (2:09.90) ... She was named NEC Swimmer of the Week on two different occasions (1/18/11; 1/25/11).

Before Bryant: Graduated from Regis Jesuit High School in 2010 ... Lettered in swimming all four years ... High point winner all four years ... All-american as a junior and senior ... Team captain as a senior ... Set 200 medley relay record, 200 freestyle relay record and 400 freestyle relay record as a senior ... Team won league championship in 2009 and 2010 ... Earned academic honors.

Personal: Daughter of Alexander and Stephen DeBever, Taylor DeBever was born on July 12, 1992.