2026-27 Women's Swim/Dive Roster
Roster
Taityn Speier
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Fairfax, Va.
- High School:
- Woodson
- Prev School:
- Eastern Michigan
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Woodson High School in Oakwood, Ohio ... Competed on varsity for four years, serving as Varsity Swim & Dive Captain and Varsity Track & Field Captain as a senior ... A two-time Track & Field MVP and one-time Diving MVP, she also earned Diving MVP honors as a junior and sophomore, plus Gymnastics MVP as a sophomore ... Finished 5th at the state meet in diving as a senior ... Holds her school's 6-dive diving record, along with the indoor and outdoor pole vault records ... Also lettered in gymnastics and indoor/outdoor track and field.
EASTERN MICHIGAN: Spent two seasons at Eastern Michigan University, posting personal bests of 281.90 on the 1-meter and 264.38 on the 3-meter ... Earned Scholar Athlete honors as a freshman and sophomore.
PERSONAL: Born in Panama City, Fla. to parents Paul and Erin Speier ... Has three siblings: Teaghen, PJ, and Abel ... Her father, Paul, played college football at Robert Morris University ... Plans to major in marketing with hopes of pursuing a career in sales ... Chose Pepperdine because, "after going through the recruiting process again, I had never felt so at ease. I wasn't ready to leave after my visit, and just knew this is where I was meant to be." ... She previously lived in Germany and speaks fluent German.
FAVORITES: Sports hero is her father, Paul, who played college football at Robert Morris ... Also admires professional athletes Laura Wilkinson and Simone Biles ... Outside of diving she likes reading The Summer I Turned Pretty (book), watching Baywatch (movie) and One Tree Hill (TV show), listening to Luke Bryan (musical artist), potatoes (food), and gymnastics (sport outside her own) ... Hobbies include cooking, baking, and crafts ... Roots for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
