2021-22 Swimming & Diving Roster
Tatiana Salcutan
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Back
- High School:
- Shevchenko Transnistria
- Hometown:
- Tiraspol, Moldova
Freshman: Salcutan had a standout freshman season with the Cardinals, adding valuable backstroke depth to their lineup. At the NCAA Championships, she finished 20th in the 200 backstroke (1:54.19) and 43rd in the 100 backstroke (53.56). At the ACC Championships, she placed sixth in the 200 backstroke (1:54.04), 14th in the 100 backstroke (53.44), and 40th in the 200 individual medley (2:03.20). Her time of 1:54.04 at ACCs broke the UofL freshman record by nearly a full second. Salcutan posted six top-6 finishes throughout the abbreviated dual meet season, highlighted by a win in the 200 backstroke against Cincinnati. She finished third in the 200 backstroke and fourth in the 100 backstroke against Kentucky while taking second and third, respectively, in those events versus Notre Dame. For her efforts in the classroom, she was named to the ACC All-Academic Team.
Prep: Joining the Cardinals from Tiraspol, Moldova, Salcutan is a member of the Moldovan Swimming Federation and trained with Shevchenko Transnistria. At the 18th FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, she advanced to the semi-finals of the 200m backstroke. She also earned bronze in both the 100m backstroke and 200m backstroke at the 2018 FINA World Cup in Kazan. Salcutan finished seventh in the 200m backstroke at the FINA World Junior Championships in 2017 and was the runner-up in that event at the European Junior Championships in 2016. She holds best times of 1:01.66 in the 100m backstroke and 2:10.29 in the 200m backstroke.
