Abbey Duncan

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Back/Fly/Free
Hometown:
Wesley Chapel, Fla.
Height:
5-6
High School:
Wesley Chapel
Squadron:
37 / Skyraiders

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Lettered all four years of high school, while also swimming club for the Clearwater Aquatic Team, as well as the Dayton Raiders…Holds seven high school records, a conference record in the 500 free, and was a three time State Champion…Has also qualified for nine events at the NCSAs, and made a Senior National Cut time in the 100 backstroke, and a Junior National Cut time in the 100 fly…Swam the fifth-fastest time for the 15-16 age group in the nation in the 100 back…Was a Scholastic All-American in her sophomore and senior years, while also being a member of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society her senior year.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 37…Attended the USAFA Prep School…Daughter of Ken and Denise...Has a sister, Brooke…Majoring in military and strategic studies, with plans on becoming a bomber pilot…Nickname is Duncs…Greatest team moment in sports was swimming in a relay that made the finals at Junior Nationals…Hometown is home to the largest man made lagoon…Lists her father as her greatest influence on her swimming career…Has had numerous family members serve in the military, including both grandfathers (Air Force Colonel and Army), an uncle (Air Force Colonel), and two cousins (Army and Air Force)…Chose the Academy because “I have always had a burning desire to join the military since I was a kid. I also wanted to swim in college so I thought, what better place to come to other than the Air Force Academy, where I could serve, get an education, and participate in a D1 college sport?”