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2026-27 Women's Swimming/Diving Roster

Jillian Giese

  • Class Sophomore
  • Highschool Harrison William Henry HS
  • Hometown West Lafayette, Ind.

Biography

Jillian's Swimcloud Page

Personal-Best 50-Free Time:
24.63 (10/25/25 at UE Double Dual)
Personal-Best 100-Free Time: 53.87 (2/28/26 at MVC Championships)
Personal-Best 100-Back Time: 58.26 (10/18/25 at IU Indy)
College-Best 200-Breaststroke Time: 2:26.48 (1/31/26 vs. USI)
Personal-Best 200-IM Time: 2:08.43 (11/13/25 at A3 Invite)
Personal-Best 400-IM Time: 4:37.82 (11/14/25 at A3 Invite)

2025-26:
  • Competed in nine meets as a freshman
  • Began her collegiate career with a 3rd in the 200-IM (2:16.34) and 4th in the 200-breaststroke (2:31.91) at McKendree
  • Her time of 1:02.51 in the 100-IM at the Dan Ross Invitational was a PR
  • Low times of the season in the 50-breaststroke (33.96) and 100-breaststroke (1:12.44) came at the Dan Ross Invitational
  • Posted a PR in the 100-backstroke at IU Indy (58.26)
  • Set a PR in the 50-free at the UE Double Dual with a 24.63 to finish in 3rd place
  • Her time of 2:10.66 in the 200-IM at the UE Double Dual gave her a 2nd place finish
  • Runner-up in the 200-IM against UIC (2:14.77)
  • Took 2nd in the 200-IM (2:09.11) and 50-free (24.91) versus USI while placing 3rd in the 200-breaststroke (2:26.48), which was her quick time of the season
  • Set a PR in the 100-free (53.87) at the MVC Championships

Prior to UE:
  • Was a 3-time Individual North Central Conference Champion
  • 5x Relay North Central Champion
  • Three-time individual sectional runner-up
  • Indiana Swimming State Finalist
  • As a senior she was the sectional individual runner-up and state qualifier in the 200-medley relay and 400 free relay
  • Helped William Henry Harrison HS to three conference championship and four sectional runner-up finishes
  • Freshman: Conference & sectional finalist, state qualifier and school record holder in 200 Medley relay.
  • Sophomore: Individual conference champion & sectional finalist, state qualifier and school record in 200 medley relay and state finalist and school record holder in 400 freestyle relay.
  • Junior: Individual conference champion & sectional finalist; sectional runner up in 100 breast and broke school record, state qualifier in 200 medley relay and 400 free relay.
  • Senior year: no conference, sectional individual runner up and state qualifier in 200 medley relay and 400 free relay. Led off 200 free relay at an invite and helped break school record.
 
Personal:
  • Daughter of Grant and Cara Giese
  • Has a younger brother Ryan
  • Grandfather Scott was a football player at Ball State

Historical Player Information

  • 2025-26Freshman

  • 2026-27Sophomore

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