James Connolly
James Connolly
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Allentown, PA
  • High School:
    Parkland
  • Events:
    Freestyle/Breaststroke
Bio

Career Highlights

2020-21

* No official season due to covid

2019-20

* Helped the Lions capture the 2019-20 AMCC Championship
* AMCC Champion and First Team All-AMCC in the 1650 freestyle
* AMCC Champion and First Team All-AMCC in the 800 freestyle relay

2018-19

* Helped the Behrend Lions win the 2018-19 AMCC Championship
* First Team All-AMCC in the 800 Freestyle Relay
* First Team All-AMCC in the 1650 Freestyle
* Second Team All-AMCC in the 500 Freestyle 
* Second Team All-AMCC in the 200 Freestyle
* Broke the AMCC Open Records in the 1000 Freestyle, 1650 Freestyle and 800 Freestyle Relay
* Broke the AMCC Meet Record in the 1650 Freestyle and 800 Freestyle Relay
* Academic All-AMCC

At Penn State Behrend

* Majoring in mechanical engineering

Personal

* Son of Audrey and Michael Connolly
* Four-year letterwinner in swimming at Parkland High School 
* 2016 500 freestyle District Runner-Up
* 2017 100-yard breaststroke District Champion
* 2018 100-yard breaststroke District Runner-Up
* Member of National Honors Society

News mentions
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Compton Named AMCC Swimmer and Newcomer of the Year

Freshman Tim Compton has been named the 2022 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Swimmer and Newcomer of the Year, headlining the...

February 25, 2022

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Compton Named Men's Swimmer of the Meet; Lions Finish Second at AMCC Championships

The Penn State Behrend men’s swimming team registered 276 points on the final day of the 2022 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference...

February 19, 2022

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Behrend Lions Remain in Second at AMCC Swimming and Diving Championships

The Penn State Behrend men’s swimming team stays in second place after day three of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC)...

February 18, 2022

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Men's Swimming Sits Second at AMCC Championships

The Penn State Behrend men's swimming and diving team is in second place after day one of the 2022 Allegheny Empire Championships hosted by...

February 16, 2022

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Swimming and Diving Set to Compete at AMCC Championships

The Penn State Behrend men's and women's swimming and diving team will travel to Webster, NY for the 2022 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference...

February 14, 2022

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Men's Swimming and Diving Celebrates Senior Day Saturday

The Penn State Behrend men's swimming and diving team celebrates Senior Day with a dual meet against Division II Gannon on Saturday afternoon in...

February 3, 2022

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Men's Swimming Sets 12 Team Records; Lions Fall to Nazareth

The Penn State Behrend men's swimming and diving team broke 12 different records in 16 events in a dual meet at Nazareth on Saturday. The Lions...

January 29, 2022

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Behrend Swimming Takes Second at Oberlin Invite; Compton Breaks Records

The Penn State Behrend men's swimming and diving team placed second out of nine teams with a three-day score of 1112 at the Oberlin Invitational.

November 20, 2021

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Men's Swimming Heads to Three-Day Oberlin Invitational

The Penn State Behrend men's swimming and diving season will spend three days competing at the Oberlin Invitational beginning on Thursday and...

November 17, 2021

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Alfred State Swims Past Men's Swimming and Diving

The Alfred State men's swimming and diving team recorded a 164-130 victory over Penn State Behrend in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference...

October 30, 2021

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Men's Swimming and Diving Opens Season Saturday

The Penn State Behrend men's swimming and diving team will open the season with a pair of Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC)...

October 15, 2021