Lily Parr
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- Height:
- 5-9
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- Hometown:
- Ooltewah, Tenn.
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- Year:
- Junior
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- High School:
- Ooltewah High School
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- Events:
- Freestyle, Butterfly
Bio
2023-2024: Parr ended her season at the South Atlantic Conference Championship with a top-10 finish in the 50-yard freestyle in 23.82. The meet at Berry College saw Parr make silver with a handful of second place finishes in the 50-yard freestyle (24.59) and 100-yard freestyle (55.44). In the home match against Mars Hill, Parr snagged a first place finish in the 100-yard freestyle (54.61). Away at Mars Hill, she earned a second place finish in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:57.69. In the first match of the season at Emory & Henry, Parr would take home two first place finishes in the 50-y freestyle (24.57). She capped off the season with two personal best times and eight top-5 finishes on the year.
2022-2023: Parr competed in the 400-yard freestyle relay with teammates Natalia Amano, Kennadi King, and Manon Compagner at the 2023 NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships where the quartet earned All-American status in the event. The team finished fifth in 3:22.40 and set a new program record with their performance. Parr also contributed to the Eagles' Honorable Mention All-American recognition in both the women's 200-yard medley relay and 200-yard freestyle relay during the national event. During the South Atlantic Conference Championships, Parr set a new personal record in the 50-yard freestyle with 23.47-second fourth-place finish. She also set new personal records in the 100-yard freestyle (51.65), 50-yard butterfly (26.94), and 100-yard butterfly (57.91). Parr earned four first-place finishes during her sophomore season.
2021-2022: Parr placed 5th in the 100-yard butterfly at the King Early Season Invite with a time of 1:00.92. She finished 1st in the 100-yard freestyle against Mars Hill with a time of 54.61 and 2nd in the 100-yard butterfly at 1:01.88. Parr recorded a personal best against Tennesse in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.13 where she placed 6th.
High School: Parr also participated in track during her high school career.
Personal: Daugther of Megan and Brad Parr. Intends to major in Elementary Education at Carson-Newman.
News mentions
GREENSBORO, N.C.- Carson-Newman swim left the first day of the 2024 SAC Men's & Women's Swimming Championships this evening, Feb. 14 with relay wins and top-5 finishes.
ATLANTA, Ga.- Carson-Newman swim left Georgia Tech with fast swims and spots on the podium.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.- Carson-Newman swim will compete against three different programs this weekend, beginning with a late evening match-up against Berry College on Friday, Jan. 26. The Eagles will head to Atlanta, Ga. on Saturday, Jan. 27 to face off with Georgia Tech and East Carolina University.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.- Carson-Newman swimming took down both the Mars Hill and Emmanuel Lions this evening, Jan. 12 during the last home meet of the season.
ROCK HILL, S.C.- Carson-Newman swimmer Maria Tirulli was named the South Atlantic Conference Women's Swimmer of the Week today, Dec. 12, after her performance against the Emory & Henry Wasps this past weekend.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.- Carson-Newman swim ended the midseason meet against U-Indy with a second-place finish and combined team score of 1,806.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.- Carson-Newman swim grabbed a slew of top-5 finishes during the first two days of midseason competition.
ATLANTA, Ga.- Carson-Newman swim is headed home from the Emory Fall Invitational with a third-place combined team finish.
MARS HILL, N.C.- Carson-Newman swimming is headed home from Mars Hill, N.C. with another dominant victory on the season. The Eagles bested the Lions 256-149 in a 22-event dual meet.
EMORY, Va.- Carson-Newman swim bested the Emory & Henry Wasps 387-134 in the Eagles' first meet of the season.
ROCK HILL, S.C.- Carson-Newman women's swim placed second in the South Atlantic Conference 2023-24 Women's Swimming Preseason Poll this afternoon, Oct. 4.