UPDATED August 4, 2025
Alli Vassilakos joined the Wayne State University men's and women's swimming & diving coaching staff in the summer of 2025 prior to the 2025-26 campaign.
This comes right after Vassilakos wrapped up a storied three-year career as a Warrior from 2022 to 2025. Those three campaigns saw her rake in 12 NCAA All-American honors (eight First Team and four Second Team/Honorable Mention) and just as many All-GLIAC distinctions (six First Team, five Second Team, and one Third Team).
The Clarkston, Mich., native was also named a College Sports Communicators (CSC, formerly CoSIDA) Third Team Academic All-American following her junior season in 2023-24.
Student-Athlete Bio
Career Notes:  Competed in 29 regular-season meets across three seasons for the WSU swimming program after transferring from Carthage College in Kenosha, Wis. ... a 12-time All-American (eight First Team and four Second Team/Honorable Mention) and 12-time All-GLIAC recipient (six First Team, five Second Team, and one Third Team) ... garnered Third Team Academic All-American honors in 2023-24 by the CSC (formerly CoSIDA) ... was a recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award twice (2022-23 and 2023-24) ... a member of both the GLIAC All-Academic Team (2024-25) and GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team (2023-24).
2024-25: Received CSCAA Individual Scholar All-American First Team honors ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team. NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Matched the previous two campaigns with a total of four All-American honors in four different events ... secured sixth place in the 1650 free (16:50.99) and seventh in the 1000 free (10:00.66) for a pair of First Team All-American awards ... collected an additional two Second Team All-American awards via a ninth-place showing in the 500 free (4:52.15) and a 13th-place effort as a member of the 800 free relay squad (7:26.65).  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Banked a total of four All-GLIAC honors in seven different events ... posted three Second Team All-GLIAC recognitions following second-place finishes in the 1000 free (10:02.69) and as a member of both the 800 free and 400 free relay (7:27.61 and 3:25.57, respectively) ... earned a third-place effort as a member of the 200 free relay (1:34.63) for Third Team All-GLIAC honors ... touched the wall fourth in the 1650 free (17:11.07) and fifth a pair of times in the 200 free (1:52.81) and 500 free (4:58.62).  SEASON: Competed in nine of the team's 10 swim meets ... did not appear at Grand Valley State (Jan. 11).
2023-24: Received CSCAA Individual Scholar All-American First Team honors ... 2023-24 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... garnered Third Team Academic All-American honors by College Sports Communicators (CSC, formerly CoSIDA).  NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Garnered three First Team All-American awards and one Second Team All-American honor ... First Team recognitions came in the 1650 free (fourth - 16:40.33), 500 free (seventh - 4:51.61), and 800 free relay (eighth - 7:22.29) ... Second Team All-American was in the 400 free relay (16th - 3:26.73) ... swam in three other events, including the 200 free relay (18th - 1:34.23), 1000 free (20th - 10:13.09), and 200 free (43rd - 1:54.54).  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a five-time All-GLIAC honoree ... named First Team All-GLIAC four times for winning the 1000 free (10:06.83) and 1650 free (16:29.09), while being a member of the victorious 800 free relay (7:23.20) and 400 free relay (3:24.16) squads ... was Second Team All-GLIAC in the 500 free (4:52.99) ... swam in the 200 free and placed sixth with a time of 1:51.02 ... set a GLIAC Overall Record with her mark in the 1650 free, while notching a new meet record for the 1000 free ... the two relay teams also set a new meet record at the league championships.  SEASON:  Garnered GLIAC Swimmer of the Week honors for the first time in her career on 1/22 after winning the 1650 free against Oakland while breaking the Matthaei Natatorium record thanks to a time of 16:51.36 ... competed in all 10 of the team's swim meets.
2022-23: Earned First Team CSCAA Scholar All-America accolades ... 2022-23 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award. NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a four-time All-American ... scored a total of 40.5 points, which would have placed 21st in the team standings ... swam anchor leg for the 800 free relay team that earned First Team All-American honors by placing seventh with a school/GLIAC record time of 7:20.92 ... also placed second in the 1650 free (16:42.11) and fourth in the 1000 free (9:55.99) for two more times on the First Team ... placed 12th in the 400 free relay (third leg, 3:25.83) for an Honorable Mention All-American distinction ... finished 30th in the 500 free (5:00.85).  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a three-time All-GLIAC honoree including first in the 800 free relay (7:23.68 - meet record), first in the 1650 free (16:47.97) and second in the 1000 free (10:01.20) ... also placed fourth in the 500 free (4:56.49) and 10th in the 200 free (1:53.18).  SEASON: Competed in all but one of the team's 11 meets.
2021-22:Â Swam in five meets for Carthage (Kenosha, Wis.) College ... posted career-best times of 1:57.11 in the 200 free and 18:02.78 in the 1650 at the 2021 Carthage College Classic Invitational as well as 59.29 in the 100 fly and 2:16.23 in the 200 fly.
High School:Â A 2021 graduate of Clarkston High School ... swam for the Wolves as a freshman and sophomore before concentrating on swimming with a club ... was a member of the National Honor Society ... swims for the OLY Club and coach Jeff Copper.
Personal: Full name -- Allison E. Vassilakos ... born on June 30, 2003, in Pontiac, Mich. ... daughter of Alan and Karin Vassilakos ... has two older brothers, Andrew and Matt ... Matt was a four-year member of the WSU swimming program (2019-2023) ... earned a bachelor's degree in Management in August of 2024 ... currently pursuing an MBA ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Winter 2023, Fall 2023, Winter 2024 and Winter 2025 (4.00) ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2022 and Fall 2024 ... is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... served as Vice President for the 2023-24 academic year, along with being the Chair of both the Fundraising & Community Service Committee as well as the Special Projects & Events Committee ... served as SAAC Co-President during the 2024-25 academic year.
