2013-14 Swimming & Diving Roster
Meredith Hoover
- Position:
- Fly/Dist
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Concord, N.C.
- High School:
- Cannon
Career Best Times: 4:52.71 in 500-yard freestyle; 54.74 in 100-yard butterfly; 1:58.17 in 200-yard butterfly.
2011-12: Was a member of UNC's ACC Championships Team in 2012, scoring in two events...placed fifth in the 200-yard butterfly in 1:58.93...was 16th in the 500-yard freestyle in a time of 4:56.91...won 200 fly in dual meet wins over Clemson and NC State...excelled at the 2011 Nike Cup Championships...won the 200-yard butterfly in the event with a time of 1:58.17...took ninth place in both the 500 free (4:55.52) and the 100 fly (55.21)...named to 2011-12 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2010-11: Recorded a career best 1:58.93 in the 200-yard butterfly while winning that event in the dual meet versus Duke...took the championship in the 200-yard butterfly at the 2011 College Cup Invitational...named to College Swimming Coaches Association of America Women's Scholar All-America honorable mention team...tapped for 2010-11 ACC Academic Honor Roll...a spring 2011 Dean's List honoree.
Prep: Graduated on May 21, 2010 from Cannon School in Concord, N.C. ...swam in high school her freshman through junior years in the 100 fly and 100 back...competed for SwimMAC Carolina since 2006 in both backstrokes and both butterfly events...was coached at SwimMAC by Chris Webb and David Marsh...three-year All-Conference selection as a prepster...named Cannon's MVP three straight years...All-State selection in 2009...that year she won state championships in the 100 fly and 100 back...led Cannon to NCISAA 3A state titles her freshman through junior seasons...a Scholastic All-America choice three years in a row...president of Fellowship of Christian Athletes in 2009-10 when she was also tapped Cum Laude...four-year member of the French Honor Society.
Personal: Full name is Meredith Virginia Hoover...daughter of Chip and Ginny Hoover...was born September 13, 1992 in Concord, N.C. ...has one brother...stands 5-7 tall... her older brother, Trey, swam at the University of Texas...majors in romance languages.20 Questions With Junior Meredith Hoover
Section #1: Swimming & Diving
1. The best thing about being a Tar Heel swimmer is being a member of a team with such great history and potential.
2. My favorite thing about competing for Coach DeSelm is Rich's passion for this team, and his great pre-meet pump up speeches.
3. Since last year the aspect of my training I've worked on the most is becoming a speed demon.
4. My best friend on another college swimming team is Bailey Woodling at NCState.
5. My greatest strength as a swimmer is my endurance.
Section #2: Hobbies & Interests
1. Away from the pool and academic pursuits I like to spend time crafting it up on pinterest.
2. The best movie I've seen recently is The Hunger Games.
3. If I could compete in another sport at UNC it would be baton twirling.
4. The music act I'd most like to see in person is Darius Rucker.
5. The personal interest I have that might surprise my teammates is anything related to Disney World.
Section #3: Food & Beverage
1. After a big meet, I'd like to eat at a buffet spread that included chocolate chip waffles, sausage, M&Ms and Yopo.
2. My favorite beverage is Cherry Lemon Sundrop.
3. My favorite food made by a relative is my mom's peach cobbler.
4. My favorite place to eat in Chapel Hill is Breadman's.
5. My favorite guilty pleasure food wise is Sour Patch Kids.
Section #4: Personality
1. If I possessed the gift of time travel I'd like to go back to my freshman year.
2. My most prized personal possession is my bible.
3. If I could go to dinner with a famous person it would be Steve Harvey.
4. My dream job is eternal college student.
5. The most interesting person I've met at UNC is Dan O'Connor <333.
