FIU Athletics

Career Bests: 
50 Fly: 27.88 (1/5/19)
100 IM: 1:00.81 (10/6/18)
200 IM: 2:00.21 (2/27/19)
400 IM: 4:15.27 (3/14/19)
50 Back: 28.89 (1/5/19)
100 Back: 56.33 (11/15/18)
200 Back: 1:56.93 (2/27/19)
400 Free: 4:09.03 (1/5/19) 

2018-19 (Freshman): Recipient of the C-USA Freshman Swimmer of the Year superlative...Picked up three medals at the C-USA Championships (2/27)... Earned a gold medal in the 400 IM when she touched at 4:15.27...Captured silver in the 200 backstroke at 1:56.93 and received a bronze medal in the 200 IM with her time of 2:00.21...Recorded four top-ten finishes at he the National Invitational Championships (3/14)...Placed ninth in the 200 Backstroke (1:59.45), seventh in the 200 IM (2:02.58), ninth in the 400 IM (4:21.98) and 10th in the 100 Backstroke (55.63)...Was part of the second-place 400 medley relay team (3:39.64) as well as the 800 freestyle relay squad which placed fourth at the NIC with a time of 7:19.65...Excelled in the 200 Backstroke competition where she did not place outside the top-10 all year long, including wins over CCSU (1/12) and FGCU (1/26)...Was named to the C-USA 2018-2019 honor roll.

Prior to FIU: Attended the Royal Wolverhampton School, where she was a multiple event national finalist...Competed in the British Nationals eight years in a row (2010-2018)...Qualified for the World Trials in 2017 and the Commonwealth Games Trials in 2018...Two time Finalist at the Scottish National Open Championships...Top age group finisher at 2016 English Summer Championships, and won the West Midland Championships in both the 100 and 200 IM events...National Finalist three consecutive years; 2010,2011,2012 and again in 2018...National Medalist in 2012...Qualified for the Olympic Trials in 2012. 

Personal: Parents – Karen Shepherd...Born in the United Kingdom...Majoring in Criminal Justice...Enjoys shopping and her favorite food is Pizza.