Green Wave Adds Eleven to Swimming and Diving Program

NEW ORLEANS – The Tulane swimming and diving team welcomed eleven student-athletes into the fold for the 2023-24 season, the program announced Wednesday.

The group hails from five different states (Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina and Texas) and five different countries (Canada, Greece, New Zealand, Spain, and Turkey).

"We are so excited to welcome these women into our program," said Amanda Caldwell, Tulane's head coach. "While we have some big shoes to fill due to the graduation of Kate Amar and Mya Drost-Parra, we are excited that this group will come in and make an immediate impact. They will provide both depth and quality to all of our events. As a staff, we feel this group is a great representation for where we are going as a program."

Bios for Tulane's newcomers can be found below. The rankings listed are courtesy of Swimcloud.

Victoria Raymond (Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada)
Etiobicoke Swimming/TDSB Virtual School
Raymond is second in Ontario and ranked 58th nationally in the class of 2023. At Bell Canadian Swimming Trials this spring, she qualified to represent Canada in the fall at the World Junior Championships. She finaled at Trials in the 100 Fly, 200 Fly and 200 Back, where she also podiumed in the 100 and 200 Fly (third place each). Earlier in the school year, Raymond also "A" finaled at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Knoxville in the 100 Fly. She is qualified for the US Open in December and intends to major in Finance.

Top Times
50 Fly: 27.58(SC)/27.75(LC)
100 Fly: 59.12(SC)/59.85(LC)
200 Fly: 2:11.74(SC)/2:13.19(LC)
200 Back: 2:11.97(SC)/2:17.89(LC)
50 Free: 26.37(SC)/27.02(LC)
200 Free: 2:02.00(SC)/2:05.62(LC)

Gwen Shahboz (Gainesville, FL)
Gator Swim Club/PK Yonge Research School

Shahboz is a Top 25-ranked Florida recruit. She is a three-time FHSAA Florida 1A State Finalist in both the 100 Breaststroke and 200 IM. Last year, she podiumed in the 200 IM, finishing third in 2:02.07. She is qualified for the US Open in December and intends to major in Marketing and Graphic Design.

Top Times
200 IM : 2:02.07(Y)
400 IM : 4:21.35(Y)
100 Breast: 1:04.03(Y)
200 Breast: 2:15.67(Y)

Paula Gaya Bisquerra (Illes Balears, Spain)
Palma De Mallorca/Ies Centre De Tecnificacio Esportiva IB
Bisquerra is a Top 20 recruit from Spain. Last year, in short course meters, she was ranked 10th in the 200 Breaststroke, 11th in the 50 Breaststroke and 18th in the 100 Breaststroke. She is qualified for the US Open in December and is considering majoring in Exercise Science.

Top Times

50 Breast: 32.56 (SC)/33.76 (LC)
100 Breast: 1:10.41(SC)/1:12.46(LC)
200 Breast: 2:32.56(SC)/2:33.76(LC)

Madeline Shields (Vero Beach, FL)
Treasure Coast Swimming/Vero Beach High School
Shields qualified all four years of high school for the FHSAA 4A state championships. Her best finish came in 2020 when she finished sixth in the 100 Fly. Shields intends to major in Exercise Science, Pre-Physicians Assistant track.

Top Times
50 Fly: 26.19
100 Fly: 55.59
200 Fly: 2:06.24
200 Free: 1:53.83

Natalia Strongyli (Pallini, Greece)
Omilos Filathlon Neas Ionias/Athens College
Strongyli podiumed all five previous years in the national championships, winning the 50 Free last season. Last May, she represented Greece in the World School Games in Normandy where she got fourth place in the 50 Back and fifth in the 200 IM. She owns 10 of her high school's records and the 200 IM record in the Athletic Conference of Private Schools of Greece. Strongyli is currently undecided on a major.

Top Times
50 Free: 26.85 (LC)
200 IM: 2.21.19 (LC)
50 Back: 30.39 (LC)
100 Back: 1.04.98 (LC)
100 Breast: 1.13.85 (LC)

Ece Tanriverdi (Ankara, Turkey)
University of Pittsburgh/Sophomore
Tanriverdi is transferring to Tulane to continue studying Computer Science as her major. In the class of 2022, she was a Top 100 recruit (70th). As a Panther, she contributed in the distance events last season, scoring at the ACC Championships in the 1650 Free. Last December, she finished sixth at the Turkish SCM Winter Nationals in the 1500 Free.

Top Times
200 Free: 2:06.29(SC)/2:09.99(LC)
400 Free: 4:19.11(SC)/4:21.61(LC)
500 Free: 5:01.07
800 Free: 8:41.89(SC)/8:49.68(LC)
1000 Free: 10:12.88
1500 Free: 16:23.26(SC)/16:33.71(LC)
1650 Free: 16:54.86

Mia Corrado (Chapel Hill, NC)
UNC Wilmington/Sophomore
Corrado is transferring to Tulane to continue studying Environmental Biology as her major. Last season, Corrado set personal bests at the Lake Erie Senior Championships where she won the 200 Back (1:59.50) and finished third in the 100 Back (57.04). She also "A" finaled in the 400 IM, 200 Breast and 200 Free at that meet. In the fall, she "A" finaled in the 200 Back for UNCW at the Gamecock Invitational, hosted by South Carolina. Her 400 IM time at that meet made her the 10th fastest in school history for the Seahawks.

Top Times
500 Free: 5:03.23
1000 Free: 10:25.17
1650 Free: 17:30.03
50 Back: 27.30
100 Back: 57.04
200 Back: 1:59.50
200 IM: 2:05.79
400 IM: 4:25.57

Emma Brady (Lubbock, TX)
Colgate University/Sophomore
Brady is joining Tulane in the fall to continue majoring in Political Science/International Relations. A four-time UIL-5A Texas High School State qualifier, she finaled her last three years of high school in the 100 Breaststroke, sophomore year in the 100 Free and senior year in the 200 IM. Her best finishes came in the 100 Breaststroke where she podiumed in 2021 (third) and 2022 (second).

Top Times
100 Breast: 1:03.39
200 Breast: 2:24.37
200 IM: 2:08.19
100 Free: 53.14

Summer Miln (Auckland, New Zealand)
Old Dominion University/Graduate School
Miln is beginning her master's degree in finance with the A.B. Freeman School of Business. At Old Dominion, she was a three-time CSCAA NIC qualifier and scored for the Monarchs at both the C-USA and CCSA Championships the past three years. Her best finish came in the 200 Free as she was 13th in the C-USA Championships in 2022. During her four years at ODU she made the all-time Top 10 school history list in the following: 400 Free Relay (second), 100 Free (third) and 50 Free (8th). She was also named C-USA Swimmer of the Week in three of her four years at ODU.

Top Times
50 Free: 23.58
100 Free: 50.75
200 Free: 1:52.26

Rachel Casebolt (Boxborough, MA)
University of Cincinnati/Junior
Casebolt is transferring to Tulane to continue studying Political Science as her major and minor in Homeland Security. In her first season as a Bearcat, she set personal bests in 1m (184.35), 3m (199.95) and platform (128.25). During her second season, she came back even stronger and improved those marks: 1m (221.63), 3m (209.93), and platform (191.40).

Top Scores
1m: 221.63
3m: 209.93
Platform: 191.40

Tatum Burek (Chicago, IL)
Providence College/Junior
Burek is transferring to Tulane to continue her focus on Neuropsych or Molecular Biology as her major. Over the course of her two years with the Friars, she competed in 10 of the 15 individual events offered for their school's meet schedule. She provided depth in their dual meet lineup and was their fourth-fastest 200 IM specialist last season.
Top Times
100 Free: 54.46
500 Free: 5:09.99
1000 Free: 11:18.45
50 Fly: 27.77
100 Fly: 58.20
200 IM: 2:09.15
400 IM: 4:39.20

The above group is expected to make an immediate impact, both in individual and relay events. Corrado, Raymond and Tanriverdi's current times would have placed them in the "A" Final in six individual events at last season's American Athletic Conference Championships. Raymond would have podiumed in 100 Fly, 200 Fly, and 200 Back, while Brady, Casebolt, Corrado, Gaya Bisquerra, Miln, Shahboz and Strongyli would have made the "B" Final in 13 individual AAC events. Raymond, Shahboz, Shields, Strongyli, Tanriverdi, Corrado and Miln would have also scored in nine events in the "C" Final at Tulane's conference meet.

Green Wave Adds Eleven to Swimming and Diving Program

Players Mentioned

Kate Amar

Mya Drost-Parra

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