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2008 U.S. Olympic Trials
• Placed fourth in the finals of the 100-meter back (1:00.78) and reached a personal best (for a meter course) in the 200 back (2:14.12); also swam in the 50 free.
Cal Success
• 2009 team captain
• 2008 All-American (100-yard backstroke; 200-yard backstroke; 200-yard medley relay; 400-yard medley relay).
• Back-to-back Pac-10 Champion in the 100 back (2007 and 2008)
• 2008 Pac-10 200 back champion.
• Recorded a lifetime best 1:55.12 in the 200 back at the 2008 NCAA Championships.
• Swam in her first ever championship final at the 2008 NCAAs and finished fourth in the 100 back with a time of 52.24.
• Swam a lifetime best 51.80 (first place time) in the 100 back at the 2008 Pac-10 Championships
• Set a personal best 22.60 (seventh best all-time at Cal) in the 50 free at the 2008 Pac-10 Championships.
• Earned All-American status in 2006 (200-yard back) and 2007 (100-yard back; 200-yard medley relay; 400-yard medley relay).
• A two-time Pac-10 All-Academic selection (2007 and 2008)
• School record holder in the 200 and 400 medley relays.
National/International Success
• Secured a spot on the 2009 World University Games roster in the 50 and 100 back (also was a member of the 2005 WUGs).
• Won a gold medal in the 50 backstroke at the Victorian State Championships (in Australia) in January of 2008
• 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials: placed fifth in the 100 back (1:02.38)
Academics
• History of art major
Why I Chose Cal
"I chose Cal because I loved the team atmosphere, unity that I felt here. The team is like my family away from home, and I feel so lucky to have each of them care about me the way I care about them."
Best Cal Times (In Yards)
100 back 51.80 (2008 Pac-10s)
200 back 1:55.12 (2008 NCAAs)
50 free 22.60 (2008 Pac-10s)
100 free 50.54 (2008 Pac-10s)
