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 Height: 5'11"
 From: Chico, California
 Birthdate: Apr 11, 1979
 Club: Unattached
 High School: Chico Senior, 1997
 College: California-Berkeley, 2001
 
Bests
StrokeCourseTimeAlt Adj TimeStandardMeetMeet Date
50 FRSCY22.3222.32Summer Nationals (LCM)Pac 102/22/2001
50 FRSCM25.7625.76Summer Nationals (LCM)2002 US FINA World Cup NY11/22/2002
50 FRLCM25.1825.18Olympic Trials2004 CA Janet Evans Invitational6/10/2004
100 FRLCM56.1156.11Olympic Trials2004 US Olympic Trials Semis7/7/2004
100 FRSCM55.8655.86Summer Juniors (LCM)Ncaa Women's Cha3/16/2000
100 FRSCY49.2749.27Summer Nationals (LCM)Pac 102/22/2001
200 FRSCY1:51.801:51.80"AAAA"2004 ST American SC Champs3/4/2004
200 FRLCM2:09.792:09.79"AAAA"2003 NC Charlotte UltraSwim6/5/2003
50 BKLCM28.5128.51"All Times"2001 World Championships7/22/2001
50 BKSCM27.3827.38"All Times"2002 US FINA World Cup NY11/22/2002
100 BKSCM59.0359.03Summer Nationals (LCM)2004 US SCM World Champs10/7/2004
100 BKSCY52.8352.83Summer Nationals (LCM)2004 ST American SC Champs3/4/2004
100 BKLCM1:01.131:01.13Summer Nationals (LCM)2004 Olympic Games8/14/2004
200 BKLCM2:17.612:17.61Olympic Trials2004 CA Speedo Grand Challenge4/30/2004
200 BKSCY1:57.871:57.87Summer Nationals (LCM)2004 ST American SC Champs3/4/2004
200 BKSCM2:20.442:20.44"AAAA"2001 US World Cup11/27/2001
100 BRSCY1:06.661:06.66"AAAA"2003 ST American Short Course3/6/2003
100 BRLCM1:19.391:19.39"AAA"2001 US Santa Clara Xxxi6/28/2001
200 BRSCY2:22.972:22.97"AAAA"2002 PN Husky Invitational12/5/2002
50 FLSCM27.2427.24"All Times"2001 US World Cup11/27/2001
50 FLLCM27.6027.60"All Times"2003 CA SPEEDO GR CHALL 05035/23/2003
100 FLLCM1:02.421:02.42Summer Nationals (LCM)2003 PC Santa Clara XXXVI International6/26/2003
100 FLSCM59.7059.70Olympic TrialsNcaa Women's Cha3/16/2000
100 FLSCY52.8252.82Summer Nationals (LCM)2004 ST American SC Champs3/4/2004
200 FLSCY2:03.452:03.45Summer Juniors (LCM)2003 SN Senior Regional Short Course C2/14/2003
100 IMSCM1:02.801:02.80 2004 US FINA Swimming World Cup1/30/2004
200 IMSCY2:03.712:03.71Summer Juniors (LCM)2004 PC CAL Bears Invitational OBS1/17/2004
200 IMLCM2:20.412:20.41Olympic Trials2003 CA SPEEDO GR CHALL 05035/23/2003
 

Career Highlights



National Titles:
50m free (1): '02 SUM
100m back (3): '04 SPG, '03 SPG, ’01 SUM


World Rankings:
2001: 7th, 50m free; 58th, 100m free; 3rd, 50m back; 11th, 100m back
2002: 12th, 50m free; 84th, 100m free; 10th, 100m back
2003: 21st, 50m free; 117th, 100m free; 9th, 100m back
2004: 15th, 50m free; 70th, 100m free; 8th, 100m back


International Medals:
Olympic Games
2004: 2nd, 400m MRp
World Championships
2003: 2nd, 400m MRp
2001: 1st, 50m back
Pan Pacific Championships
2002: 3rd, 100m back
Short Course World Championships
2004: 1st, 50m back (CR); 1st, 100m back; 2nd, 400m MR (AR)
2002: 2nd, 50m back; 1st, 100m back; 2nd, 400m MR (AR)
Goodwill Games
2001: 2nd, team; 1st, 50m back (GR); 3rd, 400m FR


Yearly Summary:

2004 - Double gold medalist in the 50m back (Championship record) and 100m back, in addition to winning silver on the American record-setting 400m medley relay at Short Course World Championships … earned silver swimming prelims of the 400m medley relay at the Olympic Games; also took eighth in the 100m back … qualified for 2004 Olympic team by finishing second in 100m back at Olympic Trials, also finished fourth in the 50m free …won her fourth U.S. National title, taking the 100m back at the CP Spring Nationals; also was third in the 50m free.
2003 - Won a silver swimming prelims of the 400m medley relay at the FINA World Championships; also was eighth in the 50m back, 13th in the 50m free, and 25th in the 100m back … was second in the 100m back at the Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool … won her third U.S. National title, taking the 100m back in a best time; also was seventh in the 50m free at the CP Spring Nationals.
2002 - Earned a bronze in the 100m back at Pan Pacific Championships … won her second national title winning the 50m free; also was fourth in the 100m back at P66 Summer Nationals … gold medalist in 100m back and silver medalist in 50m back and on American record-breaking 400m medley relay at Short Course World Championships; also fourth in 50m free and swam on fourth-place 400m free relay (AR) … was second in the 50m free and 100m back at P66 Spring Nationals.
2001 - Won gold and broke Goodwill Games record in 50m back and was third in 400m FR at Goodwill Games … won 100m back and was fifth in 50m free and seventh in 100m free at P66 Summer Nationals … won 50m back and was sixth in 50m free at World Championships ... took second at Spring Nationals in the 50m free and the 100m back ... was second in 50y free, third in 100y back and seventh in 100y free at NCAA Championships, as well as swimming on American record-breaking 200y and 400y medley relays.record-breaking 200m and 400m medley relays.
2000 -
 
Additional Honors/Records
Member of the American record-breaking 400m medley relay (scm) … former American record holder in 50m back (scm) … two-time National A team member (2001, 04) … two-time National B team member (2002-03) … 2000 PAC-10 Swimmer of the Year … Goodwill Games record holder in 50m back.
 
Personal
Has a cat named Montgomery Clift … mass communications major … got married in October 2002 to Brian Clark … enjoys cooking.
 
 
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