Whitney Taylor - 2014-15 Swimming & Diving
Roster
Whitney Taylor
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-8
- High School:
- Sunnyslope HS
UW This Season: Taylor will play a key role for the Cowgirls as one of their most experienced swimmers; she will add experience to an already excellent Cowgirl squad.
At Wyoming: Junior: (2009-10)- Taylor swam well for the Cowgirls placing in the top 15 in the 200 butterfly at the Mountain West Conference Championships. She also recorded a new personal record in the 100 fly at the MWC championships. Sophomore: (2008-09)- Taylor earned her second letter award at UW as a sophomore. She competed in relays for the Cowgirls, as well as in butterfly and IM events. In the meet the Cowgirls hosted in Gillette, Wyo., Taylor finished third in the 200 butterfly. She also added a third-place finish in the 100 butterfly against Colorado School of Mines, and fifth in a conference dual meet against TCU in the 200 butterfly. Freshman: (2007-08)- Taylor competed in nine events as a freshman at Wyoming. She posted her top times in the 100 and 200 butterfly early in the season at the Early Bird Invite.
High School: Taylor helped lead Sunnyslope High School to a 4A Arizona State Championship and was a member of a state champion 200 medley relay team. That same relay team received All-America honors her freshman year. She was a team captain as a senior and was the Sunnyslope most outstanding freshman, sophomore and junior swimmer. She lettered all four years of high school in swimming.
Personal: She was born on June 10, 1989 in Phoenix, Ariz. She is the daughter of Deborah and Gordon and has two older brothers, Denton and Dylan. She is majoring in family and consumer sciences.
Top Times at Wyoming: 100 butterfly-57.21; 200 fly-2:04.97; 200 IM-2:08.01; 100 backstroke-1:00.44.
