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2025-26 Swimming & Diving Roster

Havana Austin
Mandy Hill
Stockton Photo, Inc.

Cassandra Ercoli

  • Position Breaststroke/IM
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Montreal, Quebec
  • High School John Abbott College

Biography

PERSONAL BESTS
50 BREAST: 29.92 - at Magnus Invite (11/16/23)
100 BREAST: 1:04.46 - at 2025 MAAC Championships (2/14/25)
200 BREAST: 2:26.80 - at Magnus Invite (11/18/23)
200 IM: 2:09.64 - at MAAC Championships (2/15/24)

2024-25 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Competed in all nine meets, including the MAAC Championships
• Finished within the top-three 14 times, highlighted by two first-place finishes against Le Moyne (Jan. 11)
• Back-to-back winner of the MAAC championship B-Final of the 100 breast, placing ninth (1:04.46)
• Member of record-setting 400 medley relay that claimed fifth at the MAAC championships 
• Named to MAAC All-Academic Team

2023-24 • FRESHMAN SEASON
• Competed in all 11 meets, including the MAAC Championships
• Finished within the top-three 19 times, highlighted by eight first-place finishes
• Three-time individual B-finalist at the MAAC championships, posting her highest finish with a nine-place result in the 100 breast (1:04.80)
• Member of both the 200 and 400 medley relays at the MAAC championships 
• with the 200 medley relay setting a team record of 1:43.98

BEFORE CANISIUS
•Swam with the Club de Natation Dollard-des-Ormeaux under Coach Jason Galet.
•Two-time Most Valuable Swimmer Award recipient (2019, 2023)
•Earned Most Dedicated Swimmer (2022)
•Awarded Regional Age-Group Sportsmanship Award (2019)
•Nationals qualifier in the 50 breaststroke (34.02, LCM)
•Multi-provincial finalist
•Three-time Eastern Canadian Championship finalist
•Three-time club record holder (50 breast SCM, LCM and 100m SCM)
•Earned Biology Award and Photojournalism Award at St. Thomas High School
•Honor Roll all four years of high school
•Two-time Dean's list honouree at John Abbott College

PERSONAL
•Daughter of Marcello Ercoli and Madelene De Pede
•Has two sisters, Maria-Anna and Sarah
•Majoring in journalism

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Breaststroke/IM
    5'5"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Breaststroke/IM
    5'5"
  • 2025-26Junior

    Breaststroke/IM
    5'5"