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Career Highlights
Won a bronze medal in the 200m IM at the 2011 FINA World Championships ... Won the 100m IM and placed third in the 200m IM at the 2010 FINA Short Course World Championships ... Captured the national title in the 200m IM at the 2010 CP National Championships … took home gold and set a world record in the 200m IM at the 2009 FINA World Championships; also claimed silver in the 800m free relay … placed
third in the 200m free at the 2009 Nationals ... placed third in the 200m IM and sixth in the 400m IM and 200m breast at the 2008 Olympic Trials ... earned a second place finish in the 200y IM, a third place finish in the 400y IM and a fourth place finish in the 200y breast at the 2008 NCAA Championships
World Champs History
2011: Bronze, 200m IM ... 2009: Gold, 200m IM (WR); Silver, 4x200m FR-R ... 2007: 5, 400m IM
World Champs History
2011: Bronze 200 IM
Pan Pacs History
2010: Silver, 200m IM ... 2006: Silver, 400m IM; 9, 200m IM
SC Worlds History
2010: Gold 100 IM, Bronze 200 IM
Duel in the Pool History
2009: Silver, 200m IM; Bronze, 200m BR ... 2007: Silver, 400 IM; 5, 200 IM
U.S. Nationals History
2010: 1, 200m IM; 2, 400m IM & 400m MR ... 2009: 3, 200m FR; 3, 200m IM; 4, 400m IM, 18, 100m FR ... 2007: 16, 100m BK; 7th 200m IM ... 2006: 1, 100m BK; 2, 200m IM & 400m IM; 3, 200m BK ... 2005: 1, 200m IM & 400m IM
Short Course National Championships
2009: 1, 200y IM; 5, 200y BR; 6, 200y FR/100y BK
NCAA History
2008 (Fr): 2, 200y IM; 3, 400y IM; 4, 200y BR; 9, 400y FR-R/200y MR; 12, 800y FR-R/400y MR
2007 World Rankings
86th, 200m free; 69th, 50m back; 83rd, 100m back; 95th, 200m back; 46, 200m IM; 7th, 400m IM
2006 World Rankings
34th, 200m back; 94th, 200m breast; 83rd, 200m fly; 4th, 200m IM; 7th, 400m IM
2005 World Rankings
70th, 100m back; 88th, 200m back; 11th, 200m IM; 18th, 400m IM
Fun Facts
High School
Auburn Mountainview HS '07
Future Professional Aspirations
Marketing for a Fortune 500 Company
Parents
Pete and Jaapje
Sibling(s)
Older sister (Emily) swam for Auburn University ... younger sister (Mattie) swims for the University of Michigan
Started Swimming
At age 5 ... "I had to be like my older sister and she started swimming."
Sports Played Before Swimming
Gymnastics, fast-pitch softball, basketball, volleyball
Nickname(s)
Ari
Pet(s)
One dog ... Sierra is a Border Collie and Lab mix
Hobbies Outside the Pool
Enjoys discovering new restaurants, going to the beach, reading, watching movies
Ultimate Way to Relax
Shopping, sleeping
Most Influential Person
Sisters, Emily and Mattie ... "Emily is outgoing and friendly and I've looked up to her my whole life, and Mattie is tough with a beautiful heart and manages to keep us all together even when we live in different parts of the country. Because all of us our swimmers, we relate to each other, support each other, and have the utmost respect for the other."
Training Stats
Swims 7-9,000 meters/yards per day, 3-4 hours a day, 7 days a week
More
"I am addicted to green tea and white chocolate mochas." ... when she was little, wanted to be a doctor