University of Toledo Athletics

Sophomore (2024-25)
Competed in seven meets during her sophomore season… Academic All-MAC honoree…Placed third in the 200 medley relay and fifth in the 100 and 200 back at Ohio (Oct. 11)…Won the 400 medley relay, took fifth in the 100 back and 16^th in the 200 back at the FGCU Eagle Invitational (Oct. 18-19)…Recorded a second-place finish in the 100 back and 200 medley relay while earning a fifth-place finish in the 200 back against Indiana State (Nov. 8)…Took fourth in the 400 medley relay and seventh in the 100 back at the Magnus Cup (Nov. 21-23)…Won the 100 back, placed second in the 200 medley relay and placed fourth in the 200 back versus Marshall (Jan. 10)…Took fourth in the 400 medley relay against Miami (Jan. 11)…Placed second in the 400 medley relay and third in the 100 back at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 17).

Freshman (2023-24)
Finished third in the 100 backstroke, fourth in the 200 medley relay, and sixth in the 200 backstroke at Oakland...Finished fifth in the 400 freestyle relay, sixth in the 200 backstroke and 400 IM, and seventh in the 100 backstroke at Akron...Finished third in the 200 medley relay and 100 backstroke, and finished sixth in the 200 backstroke vs. Bowling Green...Competed in the 50 backstroke (11th) and 400 medley relay (12th) at the Magnus Cup Invitational...Finished third and was the lead in the 200 medley relay, and took fourth in the 100 and 200 backstrokes vs. UIndy... Finished third in the 200 medley relay, fourth in the 200 backstroke, and 400 freestyle relay, and fifth in the 100 backstroke at Ball State...Finished fifth and lead of both the 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay, and sixth in the 100 backstroke at Marshall...Finished fifth as the lead in the 200 medley relay, lead in the 400 medley relay, and 400 freestyle relay; sixth in the200 freestyle relay, and seventh in the 100 and 200 backstroke at the Toledo Tri-meet...Swam at the MAC Championships...100 backstroke (56.23) ranks 10th all-time

High School
2021 Southeastern Swimming Leadership Summit and is a two-time swimming team captain...Knox News/ USA Today High School Sports Award Honoree for Swimmer of the Year for the 2020-21 season...Knox News All-PrepXtra Girl Swim team in 2020-21...Two-time Knoxville Catholic High School...Female High Point Award recipient...USA Futures qualifies in the 100 backstroke.

Personal
Full name is Grace Caroline Pardue...Parents are Robert and Sally Pardue...Has one brother, Henry...Plans to major in accounting and Spanish. 

Career Best Swims
50 Freestyle: 24.76 at the 2024 MAC Championships
50 Backstroke: 26.46 at the 2023 Magnus Cup Invitational
100 Backstroke: 56.23 vs. UIndy (1/13/2024)
200 Backstroke: 2:06.25 at the 2024 MAC Championships

Long Course
100 Backstroke: 1:10.81 at Akron (10/27/2023)
200 Backstroke: 2:31.61 at Akron (10/27/2023)
400 IM: 5:43.74 at Akron (10/27/2023)

Why Toledo?
“I was very impressed by the coaches and members of the swim team. The focus on academics and the balance between being both a student and an athlete was especially appealing to me.”