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Monmouth University Athletics

2022-23 Women's Swimming Roster

Karlee Sell
Mike Lanis

Tahlia Botha

  • Position Breast / IM
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Reddam House Durbanville / Kenridge Primary
  • Hometown Cape Town, South Africa

Biography

CAREER TOP TIMES
1:03.81 - 100 Breast - 2022 MAAC Championships - 2/9/2022
2:18.15 - 200 Breast - 2020 MAAC Championships - 2/12/2020 
2:06.52 - 200 IM - 2020 MAAC Championships - 2/12/2020
4.46.10 - 400 IM - Monmouth at Iona - 11/8/2019 

2022-23:
  • One first-place finish in the 2022-23 season
  • Won the 100-yard breaststoke against Saint Peter's
  • Broke her own program record in the 100-yard breaststroke, finishing in 1:03.45 at the CAA championships
  • Part of the women's 200 medley relay team that broke the school record with a time of 1:42.68 at the CAA Championships
  • Part of the women's 400 medley relay team that broke the school record with a time of 3:45.00 at the CAA Championships
  • CSC Academic All-District team
2021-22: 
  • Two first-place finishes in the 2021-22 season
  • Part of the women's 200-yard medley relay team that won the first ever relay gold medal for Monmouth at the MAAC Championships with a school-record time of 1:42.87
  • Broke her program record in the prelims of the 100-yard breaststroke at the MAAC Championships when she finished in 1:03.81
  • Won a silver medal in the final of 100 breast at the MAAC Championships (1:04.15)
  • Part of the relay team that finished second and set a new program record in the 400-yard medley relay (3:47.76)
  • Named to the Chi Alpha Sigma honor society
  • Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team.
2020-21: 
  • One first-place finish in the 2020-21 season 
  • Won the 200 breast at the 2021 MAAC Spring Invitational with a time of 2:31.03
  • Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team.
2019-20:
  • Nineteen first-place finishes in the 2019-2020 season
  • Set three individual school records at the MAAC Championships in the 100 breast (1:04.21), 200 breast (2:18.15) and 200 IM (2:06.52)
  • Named the MAAC Swimming Rookie of the Meet after her victory in the 200-yard breaststroke, her silver medal in the 100-yard breaststroke and her third-place finish in the 200 IM at the MAAC Championships
  • Part of the Monmouth record-breaking 400 medley relay team at the MAAC Championships (3:52.61)
  • Two-time MAAC Swimmer of the Week.
Before Monmouth:
  • Competed in breaststroke and individual medley and attended Reddam House Durbanville High School and Kenridge Primary School
  • Competed for Tygerberg Aquatics Swimming Club for head coach Lucy Conradie
  • Personal best times include 2:36 in the 200m breaststroke, 1:12 in the 100m breaststroke, 32.67 in the 50m breaststroke and 2:20.85 in the 200m IM
  • Won gold in the 200m breast and silver in the 100m breast at nationals
  • Earned bronze in the 50m breast at senior nationals
  • Also a member of the Western Province team and South African Youth Elite team
  • Named 2016 DF Malan Top Sportsperson of the Year and 2018 Reddam House Top Sportsperson of the Year
  • Earned Western Province High Performance Award and Tygerberg Top Performer Award in 2016
  • Team won Western Province Championships annually since 2011 and competed at Junior Nationals
  • Team won South African short course championships annually since 2015 and competed at Senior Nationals.
Personal: 
  • Daughter of Sonja and Johann Botha
  • Majoring in Business Finance

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Breast / IM
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Breast / IM
  • 2021-22Junior

    Breast / IM
  • 2022-23Senior

    Breast / IM
    5'5"