Hall of Fame
Rebecca Webb Ross ’93 produced one of the most successful three-year runs by a Washington & Jefferson swimmer in the program’s long history.
The 1992 Presidents' Athletic Conference Swimmer of the Year., Webb Ross won 12 conference championships and set 11 school records. Webb Ross also added five conference record-breaking times.
The 1992 Paul Reardon Award winner (given to the athletic department’s top junior student-athlete) won the 200 backstroke championship three times and claimed two 100 backstroke and 400 individual medley crowns.
During her junior year, Webb Ross led the Presidents to the 1992 conference title after winning the 100 and 200 backstroke events as well as the 400 IM. She also swam on three PAC-winning relays (200, 400 medley; 800 freestyle).
As a freshman, Webb Ross made an immediate impact with three school-record times, while breaking a trio of conference records.
Webb Ross spent three years at W&J before finishing up her degree at Washington University as a part of the 3-2 Engineering program.
After graduation, she continued to swim competitively for the Allegheny Mountain Y Masters Swimming Association before turning her focus to training for triathlons. She placed second in the 2004 Yellow Creek Triathlon in Indiana, Pennsylvania. Webb Ross graduated with a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh in December 2008.
Webb Ross is married to husband, Matthew, and they are the proud parents of two daughters.
