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Leah Shackley
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Bedford, Pa.
- High School:
- Bedford HS
HONORS:Â
9x All-American
- 2025: 200 medley relay, 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, 200 freestyle relay, 100 butterfly, 400 freestyle relay
- 2026: 200 medley relay, 100 backstroke, 400 medley relay
2x ACC Silver Medalist
-Â 2025: 200 backstroke
- 2026: 400 medley relay
3x ACC Bronze Medalist
-2025: 100 back, 400 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay
ACC Freshman of the Year
All-ACC Team
2025: 200 backstroke, 100 backstroke
Academic All-ACC: 2025
ACC Swimmer of The Week: 2025
2024-25 (FRESHMAN)
9x All-American
- 2025: 200 medley relay, 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, 200 freestyle relay, 100 butterfly, 400 freestyle relay
- 2026: 200 medley relay, 100 backstroke, 400 medley relay
2x ACC Silver Medalist
-Â 2025: 200 backstroke
- 2026: 400 medley relay
3x ACC Bronze Medalist
-2025: 100 back, 400 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay
ACC Freshman of the Year
All-ACC Team
2025: 200 backstroke, 100 backstroke
Academic All-ACC: 2025
ACC Swimmer of The Week: 2025
2024-25 (FRESHMAN)
- Earned six All-American honors, highlighted by top NCAA Championship finishes of 4th in the 200 backstroke, 6th in the 100 backstroke, and 9th in the 100 butterfly
- Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 100 butterfly, 100 backstroke, and 200 backstroke
- Named ACC Freshman of the Year after scoring the most points in the ACC with 964.0 points at the NCAA Championships
- Selected to the All- ACC Team after winning silver in the 200 backstroke, and bronze in the 100 backstroke at the ACC Championships
- Set a school record in the 100 butterfly (50.33) at the ACC Championships, finishing fourth overall
- Established three individual home pool records during the season in the 200 fly (1:55.25), 200 backstroke (1:50.56), and 200 butterfly (1:54.30)
- Named Rookie of The Year at the annual Wolfies awards
- Earned ACC Swimmer of the Week honors on November 12 following her standout performance in a dual meet against Georgia
- Opened collegiate career with three individual wins in debut meet vs. Arizona State
- Qualified for the World University Games in the 100 backstroke after winning bronze at the U.S. National Swimming ChampionshipsÂ
- Member of the 2024-25 USA Junior National Team
- No. 1 recruit out of Pennsylvania and 16th ranked recruit in the nationÂ
- Won gold in the 50 Butterfly with a personal best of 26.20 at the 2023 World Junior ChampionshipsÂ
- One of 38 swimmers selected to represent team USA in Canberra, Australia, during the 2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championships
- Competed at Y-Nationals ins 2023 where she went four for four winning all of her individual events. She went best times in three of them, swimming a 50.96 100 fly, a 1:51.27 200 back, and a 1:54.63 200 fly. Her 100 fly also made her the #3 swimmer in the 15-16 age group of all time.
- Swam at the US Olympic Team Trials and finished seventh in the 100 backstroke, 12th in the 100 butterfly, and 17th in 200 backstroke
- Finished first at the NC LC Senior Championships in the 100 and 200 backstroke, as well as the 100 butterfly




