Darelle Cowley

• 2012-13 ACC Academic Honor Roll

In Tech’s Record Books:
100 Breast (3rd), 1:02.79
200 Breast (2nd), 2:15.20
200 Free Relay (2nd), 1:32.84
400 Free Relay (10th): 3:26.55
800 Free Relay (5th): 7:22.94
400 Medley Relay (6th), 3:44.82

2014-15 (Junior): Enjoyed breakout season for Jackets as junior, setting new career-best times in six of primary events … Owns second-fastest 100 breast, 200 breast times in school history, setting both as junior … Finished eighth overall at Georgia Tech Invitational in 100 breast with career-best time of 1:02.79 — Tech’s fastest of season … Was also eighth in 200 breast at Invitational in 2:16.30 — team’s fastest of season … Led off eighth-place 400 free relay at GT Invitational with career-best 100 free time of 51.55, which ranked 10th all-time at Tech … Was part of both 200 free relay (1:33.52), 800 free relay (7:22.94) at ACC Championship that posted season-best times.

2013-14 (Sophomore): Was Georgia Tech’s fastest breaststroker as sophomore, posting career-best times in both 100 breast, 200 breast … Finished fifth overall at Georgia Tech Invitational in 100 breast (1:03.55) — time that ranks second-fastest all-time at Tech … Also recorded fifth-place finish at GT Invitational in 200 breast in 2:17.55 — career-best time that ranks third on Tech’s all-time chart … Was 25th, 26th, respectively, in 100 breast, 200 breast at ACC Championship … Was part of Jackets’ 400 medley relay that finished 10th at ACC Championship, posted time of 3:44.82 — fifth-fastest on record at Tech.

2012-13 (Freshman): Enjoyed strong rookie season, posting Yellow Jackets’ fastest time of year in 100 breast (1:04.11), second-fastest in the 200 breast (2:18.40), both coming at ACC Championship … 200 breast time ranked as third-fastest in Tech history, 100 breast time checked in at sixth on Tech’s career list … 50 free was fourth-fastest (23.96) by Jacket in 2012-13, 200 free was fifth-fastest (1:51.20), both coming at ACC Championship … Part of Tech’s 200 free relay with Lexi Weber, Erika Staskevicius, Kate Riley that finished eighth at ACC Championship, set the second-fastest time in school history of 1:32.84.

Before Tech: Held club team records in 50m breaststroke (33.53), 800 free (9:03.53), 1,500m free (17:32.25) — all long course meters … Also set club’s short course meters record in 1,500 free of 17:23.79 … Ranked in top-10 for GPA in each of four years in high school.

Personal: Full name is Darelle Lynn Cowley … Born November 29, 1994 in Toronto, Ontario … Daughter of Curtis and Cynthia Cowley … Has sister Lauren and brother Patrick … Her family has also lived in Midland, Texas, Minneapolis, Minn., Vancouver, British Columbia, Wheaton, Ill … Plans to major in psychology or biology.