Samantha Veccia

Samantha Veccia

Year: Senior
Hometown: Medford, N.Y.
High School: St. John the Baptist HS
Position: Breast/Free

2010-11 (Senior): Won the 100-yard backstroke in a time of 1:09.13 at Springfield... Won the 200m breaststroke with a time of 2:49.18 at Providence... A member of the 200-yard freestyle relay team that took first at the Harold Anderson Meet in a time of 1:38.84... A member of the 8x50-yard medley relay team that took first in a time of 3:45.58 at Bryant... Also helped Rhody win the 3x100-yard relay in a time of 3:36.83 versus the Bulldogs... A member of the 200-yard medley relay team that took second at the R.I. Invitational... Won the 200-yard breaststroke in a time of 2:29.41 versus Wagner... Helped Rhody to a runner-up finish in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:50.67 at Vermont... Finished ninth in the 100-yard breaststroke in a time of 1:06.81 at the Atlantic 10 Championship... Also helped Rhody to a sixth place finish in the 200-yard medley relay... A member of the 200-yard medley relay team that finished sixth in a time of 1:45.49 at the Atlantic 10 Championships... Also posted a ninth place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke at the A-10 meet.

2009-10 (Junior): Placed fourth in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:33.91) in the season-opener at Maine (10/31)... Apart of the first place 200 yard medley relay team (1:53.96) and took second place in the 200 yard breaststroke (2:32.53) against Providence (11/7)... Helped the 200 yard medley relay team finish second (1:53.50) and took first place in the 100 yard breaststroke (1:10.31) against Springfield (11/14)... Apart of the second place 400 yard medley relay team (4:05.29) also took third place in the 100 yard breaststroke (1:09.79) and 200 yard breaststroke (2:28.45) at the Harold Anderson Invite (12/5).

2008-09 (Sophomore): Earned a pair of first place finishes against Maine (11/2) in the 100 yard (1:09.83) and 200 yard (2:14.79) breaststroke...Was part of the 400 yard medley relay team which finished third... Swam the second leg of the 400 yard medley relay at the URI Invitational (1/19) helping the team to a third-place finish... Also finished fourth the in the 200 yard breaststroke at the same meet... Finished second as part of the 200 yard medley relay (1:54.29) against Springfield College (11/15) and a pair of second-place finishes in the 100 yard (1:11.35) and 200 yard (2:31.90) breaststroke.

2007-08 (Freshman): Placed third on 200 yard medley relay (1:54.60), second place in the 100 yard breaststroke (1:09.78) and third in the 200 yard breaststroke (2:30.84) and first in 200 yard breaststroke (2:29.36) against Maine (10/27) ... took first on the 200 yard medley team (1:53.74) and first in 200 yard breaststroke (2:29.36) against PC (10/31) ... finished second on medley relay team (1:54.66) and first in the 100 yard breaststroke (1:09.78) against Springfield (11/10) ... placed fourth on 400 yard medley relay team (4:07.83), tenth in 200 yard IM (2:19.92) and second in 200 yard breaststroke (2:28.83) in dual meet against Fordham and Duquesne (11/17) ... finished first on 400 yard medley relay team (4:04.36), fourth on 200 yard medley relay team (1:54.55), second in the 100 yard breaststroke (1:09.53) and third in the 200 yard breaststroke (2:30.85) in Harold Anderson Invitational (11/30-12/1) ... took third on 400 yard medley relay team (4:08.31), 10th in the 400 yard IM (2:20.24), fourth on the 200 yard medley relay team (1:54.86), second in the 100 yard breaststroke (1:10.01) and fifth in the 200 yard breaststroke (2:32.22) in the R.I. Invitational (1/11-1/12) ... finished third on the 200 yard medley relay team (1:56.66) and first in the 200 yard breaststroke (2:31.52) against CGA (12/8) ... placed fifth on the 400 yard medley relay team (4:06.24), fourth in the 100 yard breaststroke (1:09.07), sixth in the 200 yard breaststroke (2:32.36) and sixth in the 200 yard IM (2:25.92) in a dual meet against Drexel and Connecticut (1/26) ... finished first on the 200 yard medley relay team (1:52.72), first in the 100 yard breaststroke (1:08.39) and first in the 200 yard breaststroke (2:27.57) against BC (2/1).

High School: Lettered in swimming, crew and track at St. John the Baptist High School... Named all-state and MVP twice... Captained her swim team as a senior... A two-time league champ (2006-07)... A member of the Spanish Honor Society... Volunteered at nursing homes.

Personal: Born August 16, 1989... Daughter of Jim and Alyce Veecia... Has one brother, Jim and on sister, Jackie... Enjoys going to the beach and surfing... Lists Devin Smith as her favorite athlete... Majoring in kinesiology at URI.

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2/4/12 Final
Women's Swimming & Diving
Dartmouth, L/Northeastern, L
at Dartmouth and Northeastern
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2/22/12 Final
Women's Swimming & Diving
4th, 56 points
at Atlantic 10 Championships
Preview | Recap
2/23/12 Final
Women's Swimming & Diving
6th, 103 points
at Atlantic 10 Championships
Recap
2/24/12 Final
Women's Swimming & Diving
6th, 182 pionts
at Atlantic 10 Championships
Recap
2/25/12 Final
Women's Swimming & Diving
5th, 257 points
at Atlantic 10 Championships
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