High School: Two-time Varsity Letter winner, High School team had an undefeated (9-0) season in 2021, Sectional Champions (2020 & 2021), Class C New York State Champions… Held the school record for 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 500 free, 100 fly, 200 free relay, and 400 free relay… Section 3 Class C record (50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 500 free, 100 fly, 200 free relay, & 400 free relay)… Section 3 Record (50 free, 100 free)… 50 free NISCA All-American (23.26)…NISCA Academic All-American… First team All-League (OHSL)… All CNY Girls Swimmer of the Year (2020, 2021). Competed at the club level for the Windermere Lakers (2020-2021) and the Cato-Meridian Otters (2021-2022)… First place small-team and third overall (Niagara Short Course Championships) for Cato-Meridian Otters… Winter Junior Nationals Qualifier (50 free)… Futures Qualifier (50 free, 100 free, 200 free, and 100 fly).
Personal: Parents are Eri Ruggeri and Peter Spaulding… Mother swam at Union College, and Father swam at Bucknell University and Union College… Has one sister, Alice… Intends to major in Biology.
Junior (2024-25)
- Opened season with time of 24.43 in 50-yard freestyle against FIU
- Competed in dual meet vs. Yale, finishing 100-yard breaststroke in 1:09.15
- Member of 200-yard medley relay team that finished vs. Iowa in 1:50.46
- Added fifth-place finish in 50 free against Hawkeyes (25.06)
- Swam against Houston, competing in 100 free and 100 fly
Sophomore (2023-24)
- Competed in 50-yard freestyle in season-opening meet vs. FIU, finishing in 24.55
- Went 24.79 in 50 free against Iowa and Vanderbilt
- Swam in tri-meet with FGCU and Colorado State, finishing 50 free in 24.24 and 100 free in 52.55
True Freshman (2022-23)
- Made collegiate debut against FIU (Oct. 1), swimming 50-yard freestyle in 24.04 to take third place
- Also took third in 100-yard freestyle (52.47)
- Finished first in D final of 50-yard freestyle (23.61) at SMU Invite (Nov. 17-19)
- Took fifth in 50-yard freestyle against Boston College (Jan. 4)
- Finished second in 200-yard freestyle (1:54.09) in tri-meet with Florida Southern and Florida Tech (Jan. 27)
High School/Prep
- Set section record in 50 freestyle with a mark of 23.26 seconds at Action III Class C championships
- Helped lead Skaneateles to third straight Class C section title
- Set several program and section records in the pool, including Section III mark in 100 free, and Class C section records in the 50 free, 200 free, 500 free and 100 butterfly
- Member of the Lakers’ record-setting relays in the 200 free and 400 free
