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  Heather White
Heather White

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Oakland, Calif.

High School:
Miramonte

Height:
5-6

Event:
IM/Backstroke

Experience:
3V

2008 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS
• Competed in the 200- and 400-meter individual medley, and the 100 and 200 backstrokes.

CAL SUCCESS
• Swam PRs in the 200- (1:58.43) and 400-yard (4:12.12) IMs at the 2009 NCAA Championships. Her 400 time was Cal's fastest of the season.
• Finished 12th in the 200 IM (2:00.46) and eighth in the 400 IM (4:14.60) at the 2009 Pac-10 Championships.
• Recorded a then-personal best 4:14.70 (and the team's second fastest time of the season) in the 400 IM at the 2008 Pac-10 Championships.
• Swam a then-personal best 2:01.65 in the 200 IM at 2008 Pac-10s.
• Her 200 IM and 400 IM PRs rank eighth and fourth, respectively, on Cal's all-time performance charts.
• Was a 2007 NCAA qualifier in the 200 and 400 IM events as well as the 200 back.

PERSONAL
• American studies major.
• Father, Art, attended Cal.

WHY I CHOSE CAL
"I chose to go to Berkeley because I realized what an amazing opportunity it was to swim under such a great coaching staff, and to be able to swim alongside such a wonderful group of girls."

BEST CAL TIMES (IN YARDS)
200 IM.....................1:58.43 (2009 NCAAs)
400 IM.....................4:12.12 (2009 NCAAs)
200 back ..................1:58.99 (2007 Pac-10s)