School Record:
500 freestyle ... 5:11.69 (2015)
1,650 freestyle ... 17:53.07 (2015)
800 freestyle relay ... 7:51.58 (2016)
2015-16: CoSIDA Academic All-America Women's At-Large Third Team ... CoSIDA Academic All-District Women's At-Large First Team ...St. Mary's Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... CAC All-Academic Team ... CAC Swimmer of the Week (Feb. 2) ... Team captain ... CAC Championships: 2nd in 200 medley relay, 800 free relay, 1,650 free (17:58.14) (All-CAC); 3rd in 500 free (5:11.89); 4th in 400 medley relay; 9th in 100 fly (1:00.86) ... Yellow Jacket Invitational: 2nd in 800 free relay; 3rd in 100 fly (1:00.29) and 400 free relay; 4th in 1,650 free (17:53.07); 7th in 500 free (5:14.96); 8th in 200 free relay and 400 medley relay ... YCP Quad Meet: 1st in 1000 free (11:16.21); 3rd in 200 fly (2:17.49) and 400 free relay.
2014-15: CAC All-Academic Team ... CAC Championships: 2nd in 200 free relay, 500 free (5:11.69), 400 medley relay, 800 free relay, 1650 free (18:05.36), 400 free relay (All-CAC); 3rd in 200 fly (2:11.54); 6th in 200 medley relay ... Yellow Jacket Invitational: 1st in 400 medley relay; 2nd in 800 free relay; 3rd in 500 free (5:17.17) and 200 fly (2:15.54); 5th in 100 fly (1:00.97); 7th in 200 medley relay; 9th in 200 free relay ... YCP Quad Meet: 1st in 400 medley relay; 4th in 200 fly (2:17.68); 6th in 200 free (2:04.53).
2013-14: CAC All-Academic Team ... CAC Championship: 2nd in 400 medley relay (All-CAC), 200 medley relay (All-CAC), and 800 free relay (All-CAC); 3rd in 200 free relay and 200 fly (2:13.73); and 6th in 500 free (5:16.59) and 100 fly (1:00.96) ... Yellow Jacket Invitational: 1st in 800 free relay; 2nd in 200 fly (2:14.56); 3rd in 100 fly (1:01.28); 4th in 500 free (5:22.21); 5th in 400 medley relay and 200 medley relay; and 6th in 200 free relay ... YCP Quad Meet: 2nd in 400 medley relay; 4th in 200 fly (2:19.67); and 5th in 200 free (2:05.09).
2012-13: CAC All-Academic Team ... CAC Championships: 2nd in 800 free relay (All-CAC); 5th in 200 fly (2:15.68); 8th in 200 free (2:00.07); and 9th in 500 free (5:18.76) ... F&M Invitational: 8th in 800 free relay; 10th in 200 free relay; and 12th in 100 fly (1:02.63) and 500 free.
Walter Johnson HS: 2012 graduate ... Swam for Jamie Grimes ... Four-year varsity letter winner ... Athletic Award for Academic Excellence all four years ... Wildcat Award as a senior ... Senior team captain ... Graduated Top 5% of class ... PRs: 100 back - 1:03.56, 100 fly - 1:01.51, 200 free - 2:00.99 ... National Merit Scholarship Commended ... AP Scholar with Distinction ... National Honor Society ... National Math Honor Society ... Spanish Honor Society.
Personal: Cara Danielle Machlin ... Dean's List (Fall '12; Spring '13) ... 2016 St. Mary's Scholar ... Inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma (Spring 2015) ... Phi Beta Kappa (Spring 2015) ... SMCM 3.0 Club ... Born March 23, 1994 in Washington, D.C. ... Daughter of Steve and Mollie Machlin.
Why St. Mary's?: "Good academics, friendly people, beautiful campus."
Best SMCM Sports Moment: "Breaking the school record in the 800 freestyle relay with Zoe, Erin, and Kelly."
