A four-time All-American at the 1995 NCAA Division II Women’s Swimming Championships, Diane Burkett eventually became the school’s first national champion in 1997 and is still considered by many today to be one of the top female swimmers to come out of West Chester University. She earned the PSAC Female Swimmer of the Year award in both 1995 and 1996 and walked away with the WCU Female Athlete of the Year award in 1997. She currently holds the second-fastest time in the 200-yard backstroke at West Chester University. In addition, she holds the sixth-fastest time in the 400 individual medley, the seventh-fastest time in the 100 backstroke, and the eighth fastest time in the 200 IM, at West Chester University.