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Career Highlights
Brought home two medals from the 2011 FINA World Championships, including gold in the 4x100m medley relay and bronze in the 4x100m free relay; individually, placed fourth in the 50m free and sixth in the 100m free ... Won the 50m free at the 2011 ConocoPhillips National Championships ... Won two gold medals in the 50y and 100y Fr at the 2011 NCAA Championships ... Won four gold medals at the 2010 MOO
Pan Pacific Championships … Earned two National Titles in the 50m and 100m free at the 2010 National Championships ... Took home two gold medals at the 2009 FINA World Championships in the 400m free relay and the 400m medley relay (pr) won and set American records in the 50y and 100y free at the 2009 NCAA Championships .... won gold at the 2008 Olympics by swimming on the the 400m free-relay (prelims) ... qualified for the 2008 Olympic team by placing forth in the 100m free ... won gold and set a meet record in the 100m free at the 2008 Short Course World Championships ... member of the 400m free-relay team that broke the world record at 2008 Short Course Worlds.
Olympics History
2008: Gold, 400m FR-R (pr)
World Champs History
2009: Gold, 400m FR-R; Gold, 400m MR-R (pr); 6, 50m FR; 10, 100m FR
World Champs History
2011: 4th 50 Fr, 6th 100 Fr, Gold 4x100 MR, Bronze 4x100 FR-R
Pan Pacs History
2010: Gold, 50m FR, 100m FR, 4x100 FR-R, 4x100 MD-R
SC Worlds History
2008: 1, 100m FR; 1, 400m FR-R (WR); 2, 400m MR-R
Duel in the Pool History
2009: Gold, 50m/100m FR; Gold, 4x100m FR-R; Gold, 400m MR
Olympic Trials History
2008: 4, 100m FR; 6, 50m FR
U.S. Nationals History
2010: 1, 50m FR; 1, 100m FR ... 2009: 1, 50m FR; 1, 100m Free ... 2007: 10, 50m FR
U.S. Nationals History
2011 Winter- Gold 50 Fr, Gold 100 Fr
Short Course National Championships
2009: 1, 50y FR/100y FR/200y FR-R/400y FR-R/400y MR; 2, 200y MR; 3, 100y FL
NCAA History
2011(Sr): 1st 50 Fr, 1st 100 Fr, 8th 100 FL ... 2010(Jr): 1st 100 Fr, 2nd 50 Fr ... 2009(So): 1, 50y/100y FR ... 2007(Fr): 6, 200y FR-R; 7, 800y FR-R; 8, 100y FR; 10, 400y MR; 11, 50y FR; 13, 100y FL
Fun Facts
High School
Bremerton HS '06
College
UC-Berkeley '10
College Major
pre-med
Future Professional Aspirations
Doctor
Parents
Jim and Cecilia ... Jim is a nuclear engineer and Cecilia is a school nurse
Sibling(s)
Has an older sister (Donella) and an older brother (Justin) who both swam competitively
Started Swimming
At age 5 when brother, because his sister and friend started swimming
Sports Played Before Swimming
Soccer
Nickname(s)
Bok Choi ... "The little girls on my team found out I was 50 percent Asian."
Hobbies Outside the Pool
Hanging out with friends, jet skiing, boating, dirt biking
Most Influential Person
Parents ... "Because of their perfect balance of love and support for me over the years."
Training Stats
Swims 15,000-20,000 meters/yards per day, 5.5 hours a day, 6 days a week