2021-22 / AS A SENIOR
• Competed primarily in freestyle sprint events
• Produced Purdue’s second fastest 50 free this season
• At the Big Ten Championships, competed in the 50 and 100 free
• Recorded a season-best time in the 50 free at the Michigan-Mizzou triple dual meet (23.39)
• Placed fifth in the C Final in the 50 free at the Purdue Invitational
• Contributed to the 5th place overall finish in the 200 free relay at the Purdue Invite
• D finalist in the 100 free at the Purdue Invite, with a season-best time (52.26)
• Runner-up to teammate Hannah Hill in the 50 free during the dual victory vs. Rutgers
• Event winner in the 50 free and part of winning 200 medley and 200 free relays at the Indiana Intercollegiate Meet
• Earned a victory for the Gold Team in the 50 free during the Black vs. Gold Intrasquad Meet
• Led off the winning mixed 200 free relay in the Black vs. Gold meet to secure the victory for the Gold Team
2020-21 / AS A JUNIOR
• Competed primarily in the freestyle sprints
• Posted her season-best time (52.77) in the 100 free at the Big Ten Championships
• Season best in the 50 free (23.55) was at the intrasquad time trials in November, ranking third fastest on the team
• Anchored Purdue’s 200 free and 200 medley relay teams at Big Tens
• Won the 25 free and contributed to the victorious 200 medley relay team at the season-opening intrasquad
2019-2020 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• Competed primarily in the freestyle sprints
• Posted season-best times in the 50 (23.44), 100 (51.84) and 200 free (1:58.79) at the Purdue Invitational
• Victorious in the 50 free at the season-opening Indiana Intercollegiates
• Runner-up in the 50 free in the dual at Tennessee, getting out touched by just .01 of a second
• Contributed to both of Purdue’s top relay teams – 200 free, 200 medley – at Tennessee
• At the Purdue Invitational, scored in the B final of the 50 free and contributed to Purdue’s top-scoring teams in the 200 free and 200 medley relays
• Competed primarily in the freestyle sprints
• Won the 50 free and anchored her 200 medley relay team to victory at the intrasquad meet
• Did not compete during the spring semester
2018-19 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Competed in the freestyle sprints
• Established a Purdue freshman record in the 50 free (23.06) at the IU Invitational
• Broke a freshman record in the 50 free that stood since 2012
• Also posted season-best times in the 100 (50.73) and 200 free (1:56.26) at Indiana’s fall invite
• Posted times of 23.27 and 52.07 in the freestyle sprints at the Big Ten Championships
• Scored in the C final of the 50 free and also swam on Purdue’s top 200 free relay team at the IU Invitational
• Swam the leadoff leg on the victorious 200 free relay team at the Indiana Intercollegiates
BEFORE PURDUE
• Competed for the Schroeder YMCA swim team based in Brown Deer, Wisconsin, while attending the Milwaukee School of Languages
• YMCA National Championships qualifier placed fourth in the 50 free in 2018
• Also qualified for USA Swimming’s Junior and Senior Nationals as well as Speedo Sectionals
• Four-year honor roll student
• Earned honors in biology plus French and Capstone diplomas
• Enjoys writing poetry, drawing and yoga
PERSONAL
• Major: Global Studies
• Full name is Jade Simmone Knueppel
• Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Parents are Daniel and Tameka Knueppel
• Family also includes older brother Damarkese Swygart
• Competed primarily in freestyle sprint events
• Produced Purdue’s second fastest 50 free this season
• At the Big Ten Championships, competed in the 50 and 100 free
• Recorded a season-best time in the 50 free at the Michigan-Mizzou triple dual meet (23.39)
• Placed fifth in the C Final in the 50 free at the Purdue Invitational
• Contributed to the 5th place overall finish in the 200 free relay at the Purdue Invite
• D finalist in the 100 free at the Purdue Invite, with a season-best time (52.26)
• Runner-up to teammate Hannah Hill in the 50 free during the dual victory vs. Rutgers
• Event winner in the 50 free and part of winning 200 medley and 200 free relays at the Indiana Intercollegiate Meet
• Earned a victory for the Gold Team in the 50 free during the Black vs. Gold Intrasquad Meet
• Led off the winning mixed 200 free relay in the Black vs. Gold meet to secure the victory for the Gold Team
2020-21 / AS A JUNIOR
• Competed primarily in the freestyle sprints
• Posted her season-best time (52.77) in the 100 free at the Big Ten Championships
• Season best in the 50 free (23.55) was at the intrasquad time trials in November, ranking third fastest on the team
• Anchored Purdue’s 200 free and 200 medley relay teams at Big Tens
• Won the 25 free and contributed to the victorious 200 medley relay team at the season-opening intrasquad
2019-2020 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• Competed primarily in the freestyle sprints
• Posted season-best times in the 50 (23.44), 100 (51.84) and 200 free (1:58.79) at the Purdue Invitational
• Victorious in the 50 free at the season-opening Indiana Intercollegiates
• Runner-up in the 50 free in the dual at Tennessee, getting out touched by just .01 of a second
• Contributed to both of Purdue’s top relay teams – 200 free, 200 medley – at Tennessee
• At the Purdue Invitational, scored in the B final of the 50 free and contributed to Purdue’s top-scoring teams in the 200 free and 200 medley relays
• Competed primarily in the freestyle sprints
• Won the 50 free and anchored her 200 medley relay team to victory at the intrasquad meet
• Did not compete during the spring semester
2018-19 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Competed in the freestyle sprints
• Established a Purdue freshman record in the 50 free (23.06) at the IU Invitational
• Broke a freshman record in the 50 free that stood since 2012
• Also posted season-best times in the 100 (50.73) and 200 free (1:56.26) at Indiana’s fall invite
• Posted times of 23.27 and 52.07 in the freestyle sprints at the Big Ten Championships
• Scored in the C final of the 50 free and also swam on Purdue’s top 200 free relay team at the IU Invitational
• Swam the leadoff leg on the victorious 200 free relay team at the Indiana Intercollegiates
BEFORE PURDUE
• Competed for the Schroeder YMCA swim team based in Brown Deer, Wisconsin, while attending the Milwaukee School of Languages
• YMCA National Championships qualifier placed fourth in the 50 free in 2018
• Also qualified for USA Swimming’s Junior and Senior Nationals as well as Speedo Sectionals
• Four-year honor roll student
• Earned honors in biology plus French and Capstone diplomas
• Enjoys writing poetry, drawing and yoga
PERSONAL
• Major: Global Studies
• Full name is Jade Simmone Knueppel
• Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Parents are Daniel and Tameka Knueppel
• Family also includes older brother Damarkese Swygart