UConn Grad Set To Swim On 'Shark Tank'

STORRS, CT — University of Connecticut Conn alum and swimsuit entrepreneur Hayley Segar is scheduled to appear on "Shark Tank" this week.

The segment was filmed in September and is scheduled to air Friday at 8 p.m. on ABC. The outcome has been kept a secret.

The 29-year-old Segar is a 2017 UConn graduate. Her company is called onewith and has its roots in the university's entrepreneurship program.

One of onewith's website pitches is, "We're onewith. We invented swimwear that fits like no-show underwear. Our swimwear is patent-pending, dig-free, elastic-free, and edgeless, just like your favorite no-show seamless undies. truly onewith a woman's body."

Segar told UConn officials her presentation to five of the nation’s top investors was "the most nervous I've ever been in my whole life."

Segar studied English Language and Literature at UConn Avery Point. She worked in the bridal industry before taking on swimsuits.

She told UConn officials that she came up with the idea for onewith after a search for a "flattering" swimsuit to wear on a vacation to Miami. She told UConn she wanted something that "felt one" with her body and offered a seamless design that fit like underwear, but with flattering silhouettes and swimwear sophistication.

See more on her journey on the UConn Today site.