2021-22 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
Gidley, Greta

Greta Gidley
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Freestyle
- Hometown:
- Franklin, Mich.
- High School:
- Mercy
Bio
At Michigan
• Joined the Wolverines in the fall of 2021
Freshman (2021-22)
• Minnesota Invitational (Dec. 1-4): Finished 1st in the 50-yard Freestyle (23.87).
• Grand Valley (Nov. 6): Finished 3rd in the 50-yard Freestyle (24.13).
• Purdue/Missouri (Nov. 5): Finished 8th in the 100-yard Breaststroke (1:03.45).
• Oakland (Oct. 9): Finished 4th in the 50-yard Freestyle (24.56) and 5th in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:56.83).
Prep
• High School: Farmington Hills Mercy
• Highly decorated career culminated in being named the 2021 Detroit Free Press Sports Awards Female Swimmer of the Year
• During her senior season, helped lead the X to a Michigan High School Athletic Association DI Championship while earning top finishes individually in the 500 freestyle and 200 IM
• Led Mercy to an MHSAA DI Championship as a junior, winning the 100 freestyle at states
• Named All-Oakland County all four years of high school as well as a three-time All-Catholic High School League honoree
• Four-time All-State honoree
Club/International
• Club: Farmington Family YMCA Stingrays (2009-19); Birmingham Bloomfield Atlantis (2019-21)
Personal
• Full Name: Greta Kay Gidley
• Birthday: May 13, 2003
• Father Mike played football at the University of Arizona
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Joined the Wolverines in the fall of 2021
Freshman (2021-22)
• Minnesota Invitational (Dec. 1-4): Finished 1st in the 50-yard Freestyle (23.87).
• Grand Valley (Nov. 6): Finished 3rd in the 50-yard Freestyle (24.13).
• Purdue/Missouri (Nov. 5): Finished 8th in the 100-yard Breaststroke (1:03.45).
• Oakland (Oct. 9): Finished 4th in the 50-yard Freestyle (24.56) and 5th in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:56.83).
Prep
• High School: Farmington Hills Mercy
• Highly decorated career culminated in being named the 2021 Detroit Free Press Sports Awards Female Swimmer of the Year
• During her senior season, helped lead the X to a Michigan High School Athletic Association DI Championship while earning top finishes individually in the 500 freestyle and 200 IM
• Led Mercy to an MHSAA DI Championship as a junior, winning the 100 freestyle at states
• Named All-Oakland County all four years of high school as well as a three-time All-Catholic High School League honoree
• Four-time All-State honoree
Club/International
• Club: Farmington Family YMCA Stingrays (2009-19); Birmingham Bloomfield Atlantis (2019-21)
Personal
• Full Name: Greta Kay Gidley
• Birthday: May 13, 2003
• Father Mike played football at the University of Arizona
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts
Career Bests
Event | Time | Date |
50-yard Freestyle | 24.13 | 11/6/2021 |
100-yard Freestyle | 51.35 | 11/5/2021 |
200-yard Freestyle | 1:56.83 | 10/9/2021 |
200-yard IM | 2:10.45 | 10/9/2021 |
100-yard Backstroke | 1:03.45 | 11/5/2021 |
100-yard Butterfly | 58.66 | 11/6/2021 |
100-yard Breaststroke | 1:03.45 | 11/5/2021 |
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