SWIMMER STATS
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Career Highlights
Won the 200m fly and finished fifth in the 100m fly at the 2011 ConocoPhillips National Championships ... Earned the 200m fly national title at the 2010 CP National Championships while also placing third in the 100m fly … placed ninth in the 200m fly at the 2009 FINA World Championships … won the 200m fly and finished fifth in the 100m fly at the 2009 National Championships … placed second in the 200y
fly and 200y IM and third in the 400y IM at the 2009 NCAA National Championships ... swam in the finals of the 200m Fly at the 2008 Olympic Games, placing eighth overall ... won four gold medals at the 2007 Pan American Games
Olympics History
2008: 8, 200m FL
World Champs History
2009: 9, 200m FL
Pan Pacs History
2010: Bronze, 200m FL ... 2006: 10, 200m FL
Pan Ams History
2007: Gold, 100m/200m FL & 400m IM & 400m MR
Duel in the Pool History
2011: 1, 200m FL (AM)
Olympic Trials History
2008: 2, 200m FL; 5, 400m IM
U.S. Nationals History
2011: 1, 200m FL; 4, 100m FL ... 2010: 1, 200m FL; 3, 100m FL ... 2009: 1, 200m FL; 5, 100m FL; 10, 200m FR ... 2007: 1, 200m FL; 4, 200m IM; 6, 100m FL
U.S. Nationals History
2011 Winter- Gold 200 Fl, Bronze 100 Fl
NCAA History
2009(Fr): 2, 200y FL/200y IM; 3, 400y IM
2007 World Rankings
24th, 100m FL; 6th, 200m FL; 30th, 200m IM; 21st, 400m IM
2006 World Rankings
64th, 100m FL; 26th, 200m FL; 61st, 200m IM; 35th, 400m IM
Fun Facts
High School
Marist HS '08
College
Texas '12
Parents
Brian and Regina Hersey … father is a consultant, and mother is a freelance editor
Sports Played Before Swimming
Basketball, tennis
Nickname(s)
Legs … nicknamed Legs because her friends all say she is so tall and has such long legs
Pet(s)
One dog … Hoover is a German short-haired pointer
Hobbies Outside the Pool
Playing tennis. photography, scrapbooking, baking
Ultimate Way to Relax
Having "movie day" with friends
Most Influential Person
Father and friend (Mary Brown) ... "I admire them because of their ability to transcend great difficulty with grace and determination."
Charities
Colin's Hope...It's a nonprofit organization that creates and supports programs that aid in preventing children from drowning.
Training Stats
Swims 9,000 yards per day, 3-4 ½ hours a day, 6 days a week
More
Is adopted … her birth father played football in college, and her mom was a collegiate swimmer
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When she was younger, wanted to be a princess ... drives a 1981 Mercedes Diesel
Favorites
U.S. city: New York City ... int'l destination: Sydney ... summer activity: being lazy by the pool or at the beach ... tv: Grey's Anatomy