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Danielle Palumbo
Danielle Palumbo

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Sammamish, Wash.
High School:
Skyline High School '08
Event:
Backstroke
Experience:
3V


04/06/2012

Cougar Duo Named Pac-12 All-Academic First Team

Eight Washington State swimmers earn accolades.

02/25/2012

Cougar Swimming Finishes Day Three of the Pac-12 Championships

As a team Washington State maintained its ninth place standing through day three of the Pac-12 Women's Swimming Championship.

02/21/2012

Cougar Swimming Heads to Conference Championships

The meet will run from Wednesday, February, 22 - Saturday, February 25 at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center.

02/04/2012

Cougar Swimming Captures Seven Events at Idaho

Haley Anderson and Shelbi Luchini each win twice.

02/01/2012

Cougar Swimming Set for Final Dual Meet of Season

The meet marks the final dual meet of the season and the last competition the Cougars will face before the Pac-12 Championships.

WSU CAREER
Junior (2010-11): Moved to third on the WSU all-time list in the 200 back...jumped to ninth in the 400 IM...contributed 30 points at the Pacific Invitational, highlighted by a fourth place finish in the 200 backstroke...qualified for the finals in four events at Princeton highlighted by sixth place finish in the 200 back...set four lifetime bests at the Pac-10 Championships...took 26th in the 400 IM, 28th in the 100 back and 29th in the 200 back.

Sophomore (2009-10): Moved up to eighth place on the Cougar all-time top-10 list in the 200 back (2:03.08)...also finished with season best times in the 100 back (58.97) and 200 IM (2:10.24)...won the 200 back in meet against Idaho...helped WSU defeat the Redhawks of Seattle by finishing third in the 200 back and fourth in the 100 back.

Freshman (2008-09): Finished 34th overall at the Pacific-10 Championship in the 200 back...placed 35th overall in the 100 back (58.39) and 37th overall in the 400 IM (4:37.41)...placed sixth in the "D" Final (30th overall) in the 200 back (2:07.47) at the Texas Invitational...scored at the Pacific Invitational with a fourth place finish in the 200 back (2:09.31), a 13th place finish in the 400 IM (4:43.51) and a 14th place finish in the 100 back (1:01.68).

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB CAREER
Earned three varsity letters under high school coach Suzie Miller...was a Washington state championship finalist in the 100 backstroke freshman, sophomore and junior seasons...also was a finalist in the 200 IM sophomore and junior years...competed for the Bellevue Club swim team for coaches Klaas Schenk and Andy Pym...was an NCSA Junior National qualifier and a finalist in the Western Senior Sectionals.

PERSONAL
Born in Princeton, N.J...age 21...father Paul is an FBI supervisory special agent...mother Karen is a senior systems analyst...brother Alex swims for Arizona State...majoring in communication with an emphasis in public relations.


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