• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed primarily in the butterfly events
• Served as the vice president of Boiler SAAC
• Posted career-best times in the 100 (54.98) and 200 fly (2:04.77) at the Big Ten Championships
• Also raced in the 50 free at Big Tens
• Won the 75 fly and contributed to the victorious 300 free relay team at the season-opening intrasquad
• Was part of both relay winners at the intrasquad time trials in November
• Teamed with swimmer Ryan Lawrence and basketball player Léony Boudreau to help found RIISE, a group committed to supporting and spotlighting the adaptive sports community
2019-20 / AS A JUNIOR
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (4.0 GPA)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed primarily in the butterfly events
• Recipient of the team's P2S&D award, recognizing her commitment to the team's core values
• Registered a career-best time of 55.08 in the 100 fly at the Big Ten Championships
• Posted season bests in the 50 free (24.46) and 200 fly (2:05.25) at the Purdue Invitational
• Placed third in the 100 fly as part of a 1-2-3 finish for Purdue at the FIU Sprint Invitational
• Scored in the B final of the 100 fly (55.79) and also qualified for the C final of the 200 fly at the Purdue Invite
• Followed up her career best at Big Tens with a time of 55.15 in the 100 fly at the Boiler-Make-It NCAA last chance meet
• Set to be part of Boiler SAAC again during the 2020-21 school year, moving up to vice president
2018-19 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed primarily in the butterfly events
• Posted her season-best time in the 100 fly (55.99) at the Ohio State Winter Invite
• Registered her season best in the 200 fly (2:06.42) at the IU Invitational
• Co-recipient of the team’s star recruiter award
• Competed in the 100 free (53.30) and 100 fly (56.74) at the Boiler-Make-It NCAA last chance meet
• Accounted for 14 team points at the IU Invitational, finishing as the runner-up in the C finals of the 100 and 200 fly
• A finalist in the 100 fly and won the B final of the 200 fly at Ohio State
• Raced in both butterfly events in all four dual meets in which she competed
2017-18 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Competed primarily in the butterfly events
• Posted season-best times in the 50 free (24.30) and 100 fly (55.41) at the Purdue Invitational
• Season best in the 200 fly (2:03.84) was at the Big Ten Championships, the mark ranking fifth fastest on the team in 2017-18
• Qualified for the C final of the 100 fly and the D final of the 200 fly at Purdue Invite
• Raced in the 100 fly in every meet in which she competed, breaking 56 seconds again at the Boiler-Make-It NCAA Last Chance meet (55.53) to close the season
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year varsity letterwinner for coach Brian McNeff at Northville High School in suburban Detroit
• Four-year Michigan state qualifier and a multi-year finalist in the 100 fly
• Helped Northville win the state title in the 200 medley relay as a senior, earning All-America honors
• State qualifier in four different individual events in each of her upperclassman seasons
• Won the conference title in the 100 fly as a junior and senior
• Also an All-American with her 200 free relay team as a junior
• Earned all-state honors three times in the 100 fly
• Four-time all-conference honoree was recognized in the 100 fly as well as the 50 and 200 free
• Helped Northville win a pair of conference titles
• 2014 Michigan state champion in the 100 fly for the 13-14 age group
• Junior Nationals qualifier
PERSONAL
• Major: Biomedical Engineering
• Full name is Kelsey Marie Macaddino
• Born in Royal Oak, Michigan
• Parents are Kevin and Dawn Macaddino
• Family also includes older sister Brittany
• Both of her parents are Michigan State alumni and her sister also attended MSU
Purdue Personal Preferences
Favorite Pro Team: Detroit Lions
Favorite Aquatic Center (Other Than Purdue): Miami University's Nixon Aquatic Center
Swimmer She'd Like to Race: Dana Vollmer
Most Exciting Event to Watch at a College Meet: 100 Fly
Favorite Marquee Event: Olympics
In Her MP3 Player: Chance The Rapper
Band She'd Love to See Play Purdue: One Republic
Favorite Multimedia App: Spotify
Favorite Actress: Sandra Bullock
Favorite Movie to Watch on Team Bus: The Blind Side
Show She Can't Stop Watching: The Office
Favorite Month: May
Favorite Holiday: Christmas
Favorite Food: Nachos
Favorite Dessert: Cannoli
Another Sport She Enjoys Playing: Volleyball
Favorite Purdue Building: Mackey
Favorite Purdue Athletic Venue (Besides Aquatic Center): Ross-Ade
Favorite Big City: Chicago
Unique Travel Locale: Sicily, Italy
Country She'd Like to Visit: Australia
Favorite Thing About the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center: The Diving Well
Best Thing About Being a Boilermaker: The People & Team
Furry Friend: Shawny, Goldendoodle - Golden Retriever/Poodle mix