Illinois Wesleyan senior Tori Tiberi (New Lenox, Ill., Lincoln-Way West HS) was an all-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin performer in the 1650 freestyle as a freshman, sophomore and junior in the 1650 freestyle, finishing fourth as a freshman (18:20.89), third in 2016 (18:04.17) and earning a second-place finish as a junior in 2017 (17:56.73).
Majoring in psychology (pre-occupational therapy) at Illinois Wesleyan, she is the daughter of Anne and Tom Tiberi.
Why you chose to attend Illinois Wesleyan: IWU was close to home, was a small school that had a good psychology program, and I really liked the swim team
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: Psychology and the Environment
The hardest challenge about being a Division III student-athlete is: Being tired all the time
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? B- Anatomy and Psychology
I’m deathly afraid of ... : The Future
Worst habit: Chewing my hands
Most expensive traffic ticket: $20 for parking at The Gates without my pass the first week of school…
Language I’d like to learn: Italian
The longest I could survive without my cell phone: A week
One word your mother or father would use to describe you: Loving
Favorite sports figure: Katie Ledecky
My greatest moment in sports was: Swimming the mile at conference last year
The best player I ever faced was: Meg Stanley
Worst dresser on my team: Jordan Miller
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: Pickles
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: My family
Favorite food: Chocolate-covered berries
Vegetable I won’t eat: Brussels Sprouts
Pepsi or Coke? Neither
Favorite TV show: "New Girl" or "Game of Thrones" or "The Crown"… it's really hard to pick just one
Favorite musical group: Fifth Harmony
Favorite movie: "About Time"
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Reese Witherspoon
If my life were on TV as a reality show, I’d call it: "Life in Shambles"
The person in history I would most like to meet is: My great-grandparents
My dream job would be: Pediatric Occupational Therapist or to just be retired now
Place I’d most like to live: The Netherlands
If you come back in another life, what would you like to return as: A dolphin
Two things that are tops on my “bucket list”: 1) Work on a vineyard in Italy for a summer; 2) Scuba dive
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: Certainly not my old textbooks
Who is the luckiest person in the world? Andrew Zimmern because he gets to travel to world and eat food
What I miss most about being in the third grade: Not having to worry about real world problems
