2023-24 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
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Istambouli, Leiya
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Backstroke/Butterfly
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Backstroke/IM
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Butterfly/IM
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Freestyle
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Freestyle
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Backstroke/Freestyle
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Backstroke/Breaststroke/Freestyle
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Butterfly/Freestyle
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Freestyle
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Breaststroke/IM
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Butterfly/IM
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Breaststroke/IM
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Backstroke/IM
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Breastroke/IM
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Freestyle/IM
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Freestyle
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Leiya Istambouli
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Danbury, Conn.
- High School:
- Danbury
Bio
**2021, 2022, 2023, 2024Â ALL-BIG EASTÂ TEAM**
**2021, 2022, 2023 BIG EAST ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM**
**2021, 2022, 2023 BIG EAST ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM**
2023-24: Competed as part of the 200 Medley Relay team at the BIG EAST Championships which placed second in a school record time of 1:42.76... Posted personal best time in the 100 Y Breast and season best time in the 100 Y Free at the BIG EAST Championships … finished second place in the 100 Y Free against Monmouth (10/28).
2022-23: Part of the winning 200 Free Relay team against Monmouth (10/28)… Swam as part of winning 400 Free Relay team at UConn (1/14)… Took a second place finish in the 100 Free and swam on the winning 400 Free Relay team against Georgetown (1/28)… Notched a personal best time of 1:04.99 in the 100 Breast at the BIG EAST Championships.
2021-22: Opened the season with a new personal best time in the 50 Free against Rider (10/9)… Surpassed that time a month later at the Patriot Invitational with a 23.68 50 Free time, as well as a new top time in the 100 Free of 51.49… Took the top spot in the 100 Free against UMBC with a time of 53.28 (1/22)… Member of the 200 Free Relay team that broke the school record at the BIG EAST Championships, swimming a 50 Free split of 23.15.
2020-21:Â Picked up a pair of second-place finishes as part of the 200 Medley and 400 Free Relay teams against Villanova (3/7)... Took first in the 100 Breaststroke and second in the 100 Free with then season-best times on Seton Hall's Senior Day (3/20)... Part of the school record breaking 400 Free Relay team with a time of 3:25.29 in the 400 Free Relay at BIG EAST Championships (4/10)... Set a new personal-best time and program top-10 time in the 100 Free with a time of 51.56 at BIG EAST Championships (4/10)... Earned All-BIG EAST honors for her performance and second place finish in the 400 Free Relay at BIG EAST Championships (4/10).
Before SHU: Swam for the Regional YMCA of Western Connecticut for eight years... Held team records in the 50 Back, 200 Free Relay and 400 Free Relay... A YMCA national qualifier five times and an individual score at YMCA Nationals... Named to the National Honor Society, National Math Honor Society and National Music Honor Society at Danbury High School in Danbury, Conn.... Daughter of Jocelyne and Leon Istambouli... Has two siblings, Daniel and Julia... Born November 17, 2002.
2024-25 End-of-Year Highlight Video
Thursday, May 22
Seton Hall Basketball Facility Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Thursday, March 27
PSN Feature on Allie Waggoner, Seton Hall's First NCAA Women's Championship Qualifier
Friday, March 21
Seton Hall Basketball - Catalon, Masonius, Bozzella After Quinnipiac (WBIT)
Friday, March 21
