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Lewis & Clark College

2024-25 Swimming and Diving Roster

Charlie Bastunskiy
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Charlie Bastunskiy

Ella Stephan

  • Height 5-8
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Minneapolis, Minn.
  • High School Southwest
  • Events Free
  • Major Psychology

Biography

Swim Cloud Bio: https://www.swimcloud.com/swimmer/1529131/

2024-25 Awards 
 
College Sports Communicator: Academic All-District 
2025 Northwest Conference Scholar-Athlete 

2024-25 TIMES (FASTEST TIMES LISTED)
 
50 Free: 25.80 (NWC Championships Feb. 13-16)
100 Free: 56.89 (NWC Championships Feb. 13-16)
200 Free: 2:05.17 (NWC Championships Feb. 13-16)
500 Free: 6:13.10 (Lewis & Clark vs. Willamette Jan. 24) 
 
NOTABLES

  • Competed in nine meets during her senior season 
  • Placed 18th in the 200 Free (2:05.17), 23rd in the 100 Free (56.89) and 29th in the 50 Free (25.80) during her final campaign 
  • Posted the fastest 200 Free time of her career at NWCs 
  • Member of the 200 Free (sixth-place), 200 Medley (sixth-place) and 400 Free Relay teams (seventh-place) 
  • Two of her relay teams posted top-10 times in program history at the NWC Championship Meet: 200 Medley (9thin program history) and 200 Free (10th in program history) 
  • Finished top-four on the team in all three of the freestyle spring events (50, 100 and 200) 
  • Opened her season by placing third in the 200 Free (2:15.14) and fourth in the 100 Free (1:02.07) at the NWC Championship Meet 
  • Recorded a season-best, second-place finish in the 50 Free (26.77) and added a fourth-place showing in the 100 Free (1:00.93) on Senior Day against Pacific Lutheran 

2023-24 TIMES (FASTEST TIMES LISTED) 
 
50 Free: 26.39 (George Fox Bruins Invitational Dec. 2-3)
100 Free: 57.02 (George Fox Bruins Invitational Dec. 2-3)
200 Free: 2:09.18 (NWC Championship Feb. 8-11)
500 Free: 5:48.00 (George Fox Bruins Invitational Dec. 2-3)
50 Back: 31.69 (George Fox Bruins Invitational Dec. 2-3)

NOTABLES 

  • Competed in all nine meets during their junior season 
  • Put together the best season of her career including posting the top time on the team in the 500 Free 
  • Finished 21st in the 100 Free, 24th in the 500 Free and 26th in the 50 Free at the 2024 NWC Championship Meet 
  • Member of the 200 Yard Free Relay Team that swam the 5th-fastest time in program history (1:39.87) 
  • Placed second in both the 50 Free and 500 Free on November 4 against Pacific Lutheran University
  • Recorded career-best marks in the 50 Back and 500 Free at the George Fox Bruins Invitational on December 2-3 

2022-23 TIMES (FASTEST TIMES LISTED) 
 
50 Free: 25.75 (NWC Championships Feb. 9-12)  
100 Free: 58.21 (UNLV Invitational Dec. 17-19) 
200 Free: 2:08.92 (NWC Championships Feb. 9-12) 
50 Back: 32.10 (UNLV Invitational Dec. 17-19) 
200 Back: 2:37.08 (Pacific University Nov. 18) 

NOTABLES 

  • Swam in all 10 meets during her sophomore campaign
  • Split her time between the free and backstroke and finished second on the team in the 50 and 200 Backstroke 
  • Finished second on the 100 Free (58.95) and helped the Pioneers 200 Yard Medley and 200 Yard Freestyle Relay teams finish first to lead Lewis & Clark to a win over George Fox on January 27 
  • Placed 18th in the 50 Free with a season-best time of 25.75 at the NWC Championship Meet 
  • Posted three top-10 marks in relays this season including the 7th and 10th fastest all-time marks in program history in the 200 Yard Free Relay and the 6th fastest time in the 200 Yard Medley Relay 

2021-22 Season-Best Times 
 
50 Free: 25.57 (NWC Championship Meet – Feb. 10-13) 
100 Free: 56.30 (NWC Championship Meet – Feb. 10-13) 
200 Free: 2:11.12 (George Fox Bruin Invitational – Dec. 4-5) 
50 Back: 33.18 (NWC Championship Meet – Feb. 10-13) 
100 Back: 1:08.46 (NWC Championship Meet – Feb. 10-13)
50 Breast: 38.98 (Sprint Relays – Oct. 29) 
50 Fly: 31.57 (Sprint Relays – Oct. 29)  
100 IM: 1:10.68 (Sprint Relays – Oct. 29)  
 
NOTABLES 

  • Competed in all eight meets during her freshman season 
  • Posted the second-fastest time on the team in the 50 free (25.57)
  • Recorded a new career-best time in eight events including four at the NWC Championship Meet: 50 Free (25.57), 100 Free (56.30), 50 Back (33.18) and 100 Back (1:08.46) 
  • Member of the 200 Yard Medley Relay (1:52.63) and 200 Yard Freestyle Relay (1:40.82) that both posted the eighth-fastest time in program history 
  • Registered a pair of second-place finishes in the 50 Free (26.40) and 100 Free (59.24) in a dual meet against George Fox on January 29

At Lewis & Clark: Minoring in Health Studies ... Vice President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... Member of SAAC and the Health & Wellness Committee. 

Prior to the Pios: All-State (2021) ... All-Conference (2019, 2020) ... Rookie of the Year ... Varsity Captain.

Why Lewis & Clark?: The campus is beautiful, and the academic curriculum appealed to me immensely.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22First Year

    Free
    5'8"
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Free/Back
    5'8"
  • 2023-24Junior

    Free Sprints
    5'8"
  • 2024-25Senior

    Free
    5'8"