Chiara Ruiu

2016-17 CSCAA Scholar All-American Honorable Mention

2016-17 ACC Academic Honor Roll

2014-15 ACC Academic Honor Roll

2013-14 ACC Academic Honor Roll

2012-13 ACC Academic Honor Roll

2016-17 (Redshirt-Senior): Etched her name into the Tech record books in a number of events her senior season … Set the new school record in the 100 breast (1:01.21), 200 breast (2:12.45) and the 200 IM (1:59.88) in her final season on The Flats … Was also a member of four record setting relay teams in the 400 free relay (3:18.41), 800 free relay (7:08.87), 200 medley relay (1:38.50) and 400 medley relay (3:37.26) … Also swam on the 200 free relay unit that posted the second-fastest time on the year at 1:31.92 … Had the second-fastest time on the season for the Jackets in the 400 IM (4:17.09) … Turned in the seventh-fastest time for Tech in the 20 free (1:52.76) … Posted new career-best marks in the 200 IM (1:59.88), 400 IM (4:17.09), 100 breast (1:01.21) and 200 breast (2:12.45) … Totaled 19 top-10 finishes on the season, including a first-place finish in the 150 breast (1:43.46) in the season-opening meet versus Georgia Southern and a win in the 400 IM (4:27.40) in the tri-meet against both Cincinnati and FAU … Finished second overall in the 200 IM (2:08.12) in the double-dual meet at Boston College and Pitt … Picked up a trio of runner-up finishes in the 100 breast (1:04.07), 200 breast (2:17.64) and 200 IM (2:04.43) in the dual meet against Georgia … Also finished second in the 200 breast (2:18.64) versus Cincy and FAU and in the 200 IM (2:07.50) against both SCAD and Florida State on Senior Day … Placed third overall in the 200 breast (2:21.75) versus BC and Pitt, as well as in the 100 breast (1:01.21) at the GT Invitational … Also finished fourth in the 200 IM (1:59.88) and fifth in the 200 breast (2:13.03) at the Georgia Tech Invite …Turned in a pair of fourth-place finishes in the 100 breast (1:04.98) and 200 breast (2:20.35) on Senior Day versus both FSU and SCAD … Posted a 12th-place finish in the 200 breast (2:13.13), a 13th-place showing in the 100 breast (1:01.48) and a 20th-place finish in the 200 IM (2:02.05) at the 2016 AT&T Winter Championships … Finished 13th overall in the 200 breast (2:12.92), 21st in the 100 breast (1:01.84) and 29th in the 200 IM (2:01.03) at the 2017 ACC Championships … Also competed in the 100 breast (1:01.38) and 200 breast (2:12.45) at the Bulldog Last Chance Meet … Team Co-Captain … Recognized as a 2016-17 CSCAA Scholar All-American Honorable Mention.

2015-16 (Redshirt-Junior): Swept the record books claiming two individual records and three relay records …Proved her versatility by swimming in nine events over the course of the season … Turned in seven career-best times in the 200 free, 500 free, 1000 free, 200 IM, 400 IM, 100 breast and 200 breast … Swam on the record-breaking 800 free relay team at the 2016 ACC Championships with Iris Wang (Fr.), Kira de Bruyn (So.) and Efrat Rotsztjen (Sr.)…Record-breaking career-best 200 IM at the ACC Championships with a time of 2:00.97, good for 21st-place … Anchored the record-breaking 200 free relay at the ACC Championships with Alex Rieger (So.), Morgan Lyons (So.) and Maddie Paschal (Jr.) … Career-best in the 200 free at the ACC Championships with a time of 1:48.91, the fourth-fastest time in Tech history … Finished with a career-best 10th-place finish in the 200 breast at the ACC Championships … Anchored the 400 free relay for another relay record at the ACC Championships with Iris Wang (Fr.), Efrat Rotsztjen (Sr.) and Kira deBruyn (So.) … Swam a career-best in the 500 free at the Georgia Tech Invitational with a time of 4:54.54, the seventh-fastest time in Tech history … Became the fifth-fastest on Tech’s 100 breast top-10 all-time list with a time of 1:03.08 at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Recorded a career-best time in the 1000 free with time of 10:29.85 in Alabama … Was the fastest on the season in the 500 free, 1000 free, 200 breast and the 200 IM for the Yellow Jackets.

2014-15 (Redshirt-Sophomore): Finished junior season as the Yellow Jackets’ leading female point scorer, winning eight individual events, collecting 10 second-place finishes and tallying four third-place showings … Racked up three career-best times in the 50 free, 100 free and 200 free … Ranks among Tech’s all-time top 10 in eight events (four individual, four relays) … Her times of 50.53 in the 100 free and 1:49.25 in the 200 free were Tech’s fastest of the season in each event … Finished 21st overall in the 200 free at the 2015 ACC Championship with a time of 1:49.39 … Turned in a career-best 200 free time and the sixth-fastest in school history of 1:49.25 in the lead-off leg of the 800 free relay at the ACC Championships … Was Tech’s top finisher in the 50 free at the Georgia Invitational with a career-best time of 23.63, good for 21st-place overall … Finished in 13th in the 100 free at the GT Invitational with a career-best time of 50.53 … Used the GT Invitational for season-best time of 4:57.36 … Posted a season-best 200 IM time of 2:06.76 versus Notre Dame and South Carolina … Anchored the 200 free relay at the ACC Championships that clocked in at 1:33.52, the fifth-best in school history … Also anchored the 400 medley relay that posted a time of 3:46.41 at the ACC Championships that ranked seventh on the Jackets’ all-time list.

2013-14 (Redshirt-Freshman): Made tremendous strides during the season … Recorded career-best times in six different events … Broke into Georgia Tech’s all-time top-10 lists in four individual events and two relays … Was part of the 800 free relay team with Hailey White, Erika Staskevicius and Sara Williford that placed ninth at the ACC Championships (7:23.28), setting the fifth-best time in school history … Also teamed with Staskevicius, White and Kate Clark on the 400 free relay unit at the ACC Championships that placed ninth in a time of 3:24.44, the sixth-best time in Tech history … Finished 10th in the 500 free at the GT Invitational with a time of 4:56.23, shaving nearly six seconds off her previous career-best time … Her impressive performance at the GT Invitational also included a fourth-place finish in the 200 free (1:50.21) and a fifth-place showing in the 100 free (50.74), the team’s fastest 100 free time of the season … Her 200 IM time at the GT Invitational of 2:04.72 was also Tech’s best in 2013-14.

2012-13 (True Freshman): Had her freshman season cut short by injury, redshirted … Prior to injury, swam both freestyle and IM events for the Yellow Jackets … Set season-bests in double-dual versus Virginia Tech and Florida Gulf Coast in the 100 free (52.22), 200 free (1:53.00) and 400 IM (4:31.76) … Her season-best 200 IM time of 2:10.33 came versus Georgia … Named to the 2012-13 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Before Tech: Claimed the bronze medal in the 200m free at the Italian National Championship in 2010 … Year prior, won the bronze in the 200m IM and the 400m breast in Rome … Was Italian Junior Champion in the 400m free in 2008 … Also set regional record in 2008 in the 400m free … Held regional records in the 200m free, 400m free, 50m breast, 400m breast and 200m IM … Graduated high school with high honors.

Personal: Full name is Chiara Ruiu … Born April 6, 1992 in Nuoro, Italy … Daughter of Angelo Ruiu and Ladu Maura Caterina … Has a twin sister named Alice … Majoring in industrial design with a certificate in marketing … Chose Georgia Tech because of the academics, swimming and a new experience.