Jens Thiele Class: Freshman Hometown: Hamburg, Germany High School: GPG Hamburg Height / Weight: 6-0 / 180 Event: Freestyle/Backstroke Birthdate: 10/17/1980 Experience: HS

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2002 graduate of GPG Hamburg in Hamburg, Germany...member of German National Team since 1998...was a five-time junior national German champion in the 100m free and 100m back...won a 2002 European Championship title as a member of Germany's 400 free relay team...personal best times include 49.85 in the 100m free and 56.07 in the 100m back.

PERSONAL: Undeclared major...parents are Uwe and Urusula Thiele...born October 17, 1980 in Hamburg, Germany.