Bio

2019 graduate of Suffern High School who is majoring in finance, with a concentration in sustainable investing, and liberal studies, with a concentration in global perspectives ... seven career medals in Northeast-10 Championship action (one gold, two silver, four bronze) ... School Records: 24:13 in 50 free (2020 Northeast-10’s, prelims and finals) ... 52.19 in 100 free (2020 NE10) ... 1:37.05 in 200 free relay (2020 NE10’s) ... Bentley Rankings: 1st in 50 free (24.13), 1st in 100 free (52.19), 3rd in 50 fly (26.70), 5th in 100 fly (58.12), 7th in 100 IM (1:03.02), 11th in 200 free (1:56.40) ... 2019-20: Bentley’s Most Valuable Swimmer ... at the Northeast-10 Championships, was part of Bentley’s gold-medal winning 800 free relay team (7:38.24) ... finished second in the 100 free (school record 52.19) and the 400 free relay (3:32.06) ... was third in the 50 free (school record 24.13), 200 free relay (school record 1:37.05), 400 medley relay (3:56.90) and the 200 back (2:06.78) ... earlier in season, broke school record in 100 free with a 52.34 in the WPI Gompei Invitational ... twice named to NE10 Weekly Honor Roll (Oct. 29, Nov. 19) ... part of the NE10 Relay Team of the Week five times ... Before Bentley: Suffern’s swim team captain as a senior ... school record holder in the 200 free ... competed in the state championships as a junior and senior, competing in the 50, 100 and 200 free ... as a senior, was a finalist in the 200 ... three-time team MVP ... as a senior, honors included co-MVP of county championships, Suffern High Fall Female Athlete of the Season, Journal News Rockland Scholar Athlete of the Week, divisional champion in the 100 free and All-Section honoree ... five-time Rockland County Champion (50 free as a sophomore, junior and senior, 100 free as a junior and senior ... National Honor Society ... Vice President of History Honor Society ... President of Math Honor Society ... Vice President of Spanish Honor Society ... Personal: daughter of Cynthia and James Galvin ... has a younger sister, Sarah (17) ... Women’s Leadership Program ... SAAC member ... in 2016, participated in a summer volunteer program in Ecuador where she  taught English and aided in conservation efforts in the Galapagos ... in 2017, participated in a summer volunteer program in Indonesia where she taught English to elementary aged students ... in 2018, participated in  a summer volunteer program in Tanzania where she taught England and did manual labor to repair and improve classrooms.