Katie Arnold

RETURNING BRUINS

Katie Arnold

Senior :: 5-11 Backstroke/Sprint Freestyle Moraga, CA Campolindo HS

Career Bests Short Course 100 Back - 53.22 : : 200 Back - 1:56.19 : : 50 Free - 22.98 Long Course 100m Back - 1:03.61 : : 200m Back - 2:17.44 : : 100m Fly - 1:01.52

Summer 2006 — Spent the summer rehabbing from off-season shoulder surgery. 2005-06 — Earned All-American honors as a member of the 200 Free, 200 Medley and 400 Medley Relays before having to pull out of the NCAA Championships with a shoulder injury, which later required surgery ... Finished third in the 200 Back at the Pac-10 Championships ... Also placed fi fth in the 50 Free and ninth in the 100 Back (53.99) at Pac-10’s ... Won the 100 Back fi ve times during the season (against USC {meet record, 54.41}, vs. Pacifi c, at ASU, at the SMU Invite and against OSU/UCSB ... Had two 200 Back wins during the year (at the SMU Invite and against OSU/UCSB) ... Finished third in the 50 Free and fourth in the 100 Back at the Bulldog Invite ... Second in the 50 Free and 100 Back against Arizona ... Named “High Point Swimmer of the Meet” at the SMU Invite after winning the 200 Back, 100 Back, 100 Fly and placing third in the 100 Free ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Spring/Summer 2005 — At World Trials, placed eighth in the 100 Back ... At U.S. Nationals, placed 10th in the 100 Back (1:04.00) and 21st in the 200 Back (2:18.48). 2004-05 — Pac-10 champion in the 100 Back, setting a new school record of 53.22 ... Also swam on the school record-breaking 200 Medley Relay team, fi nished third in the 200 Back and fi fth in the 50 Free at the conference meet ... At the NCAA Championships, earned All-American honors as a member of the 200 (11th) and 400 (13th) Medley Relay teams ... Also placed eighth in the 100 Back and 25th in the 200 Back at NCAA’s ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Summer 2004 — Qualifi ed for the US Olympic Trials in the 100m Backstroke (1:03.56) but had to sit out due to shoulder surgery in June of 2004. 2003-2004 — NCAA All-American as part of the 200 and 400 Medley Relays and 200 Freestyle Relay ... NCAA qualifi er in the 100 and 200 Backstroke ... At Pac-10’s, swam lifetime-bests in three events; 100 Backstroke (53.75, 2nd), 200 Backstroke (1:56.44, 2nd) and 50 Free (23.34, 9th) ... Broke the school records in the 100 Backstroke. High School — Four-year letterwinner and All-American under coach Ron Heidary ... Was the 2001 NCS champion in the 100 Back ... Prep bests in the 50 Free (23.80), 50 Back (25.80), 100 Back (55.80), and 100 Fly (56.60 ... Competed for the Orinda Aquatics club team under Coaches Ron and Don Heidary. Personal — Born August 23, 1985 in Richmond, VA ... Daughter of Stephen and Sandra Arnold ... Has one brother, Taylor ... Pre-History major.

“Thank you to my family and friends for all of your love and support. Also, thank you to my coaches and my teammates for pushing me to reach my potential. Without all of you, none of this would have been possible.”

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Amanda Blong

Senior :: 5-2 Diver Potomac, MD Sidwell Friends School

Career Bests 1-Meter (6 optionals) - 283.95 : : 3-Meter (Champs.) - 456.75 : : Platform - 291.65 2006-07 Co-Team Captain • 2004 & 2006 Senior National Finalist Summer 2006 — Placed third on 3M Synchro with teammate Sara Clark at U.S. Nationals (240.90) ... Also placed 10th on 1M at Senior Nationals (228.05) ... Finished 2nd (218.35) on 1M and 10th on 3M (210.95) at the Senior Zone Meet. 2005-06 — Redshirt season ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Spring/Summer 2005 — Placed 13th on 1M (215.55) at the Speedo National Championships ... Qualifi ed for the USA Senior National Championships after placing third on one-meter at the Zone Championships ... Also fi nished 18th on three-meter at Zones ... Placed 30th on three-meter (154.95) at the US Open. 2004-05 — Placed ninth on the three-meter (456.75) and 10th on the one-meter (507.70) at the NCAA Zone E Championships ... At Pac-10’s, Blong placed fourth on one-meter with a score of 282.55 and 11th on three-meter (409.95) ... At the Texas Invitational, Blong had two top-10 fi nishes, placing sixth on both the 1M and 3M events ... Won the 1M and 3M competitions at the UCLA/Arizona dual meet ... Won 3M against UC San Diego (283.85) ... Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Summer 2004 — Placed sixth on the women’s synchronized three-meter contest at U.S. Senior Nationals (with teammate Janine Strack), scoring 217.56 ... Placed ninth on one-meter (381.54) and sixth on three-meter (395.91) at the Senior Zone A Diving Championships. 2003-2004 — At the NCAA Zone E Championships, fi nished ninth on one-meter (471.20) and 16th on three-meter (404.25) ... At Pac-10’s, fi nished sixth on 1m (264.50), 13th on 3m (390.20), and 13th on the platform (291.65). Summer 2003 — At the Senior Zone D Championships, placed eighth on one-meter and 13th on three-meter. 2002-2003 — At the NCAA Zone E Championships, placed 11th on three-meter (400.45) and 19th on one-meter (216.90) ... Placed 13th on one-meter and 17th on three-meter at the Pac-10 Championships ... Placed fi fth on one-meter and seventh on three-meter at the Auburn Invitational ... Also placed sixth on both one-meter and three-meter at the Bruin Invitational. Summer 2002 — At Jr. Nationals, was 17th on one-meter and 24th on three-meter. High School — Four-year letterwinner at Sidwell Friends ... Two-time fi rst team All-American ... Three-time league and Metro champion ... Competed for Montgomery Dive Club ... Seven-time Jr. National qualifi er ... Regional champion on one- and three-meter ... Three-meter zone champion ... Indoor National champion on one-meter at the 2002 East Nationals ... Placed third on one-meter at the Czech Republic nationals. Personal — Born December 19, 1983 in Washington, D.C. ... Daughter of Jane and Glenn Blong ... Has one older brother, Matthew ... History major with a minor in Classics.

“Thank you to my Mom and Dad for their love and support through everything. Thanks to Cyndi, Tom, Greg and Erika for giving me the opportunity to come to UCLA and for believing in me as a successful student and athlete. Thanks to Debbie for ge ing me through my freshman year. Thanks to Ken Weiner for his support of the swim and dive teams, as well as the entire athletic department staﬀ for always having the answer. Thanks to all of my teammates throughout the years who instilled Bruin Pride in me forever!”

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Sara Clark

Senior :: 5-5 Diver Los Gatos, CA Los Gatos HS

Career Bests 1-Meter (6 optionals) - 280.30 : : 3-Meter (6 optionals) - 318.85 3-Meter (Champs.) - 448.60 : : Platform - 360.55

Summer 2006 — Placed third on 3M Synchro with teammate Amanda Blong at the U.S. Senior Nationals (240.90) ... Finished seventh on 3M (219.30) and fi fth on 1M (200.30) at the Senior Zone Meet. 2005-06 — Named an alternate on 3M for the NCAA Championships after fi nishing 10th on 3M (531.50) and ninth (509.95) on 1M at the Zone E Championships ... Placed 13th on Platform at Pac-10’s (201.00) ... Also fi nished fourth on 1M (280.30) and 3M (318.85) at Pac-10’s ... Finished second on both 1M and 3M against California ... Placed third on 1M and fourth on 3M against Stanford ... Placed fourth on both 1M and 3M at Indiana ... Fourth on 3M and seventh on 1M at the Bulldog Invite ... Finished second on 3M against Arizona ... Fourth on both 1M and 3M against ASU ... Finished eighth on platform and 10th on 1M at the Trojan Diving Invite ... Fifth on 1M at the SMU Invite ... Honorable Mention All-Academic Pac-10 ... Awarded “Academic Excellence,” “Most Valuable Diver”, and “Iron Effort” honors by the team ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Summer 2005 — At the Zone D Championships, placed eighth on one-meter, 13th on three-meter and ninth on platform. 2004-2005 — Redshirt season ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Summer 2004 — Finished 17th on one-meter (153.90) and 14th on three-meter (180.55) at the U.S. Diving Senior Zone D Championships. 2003-2004 — At the NCAA Zone E Championships, fi nished eighth on platform with a score of 329.35, 14th on 1-meter with a score of 451.20 and 11th on 3-meter with a score of 401.15 ... Finished 12th on 3m (394.20), 9th (239.75) on 1m (239.75) and 10th on platform (315.75) at the Pac-10 Championships ... Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention ... CSCAA Academic All-American Honorable Mention. 2002-2003 — At the NCAA Zone E Championships, placed ninth on platform (346.35), 15th on one-meter (450.45) and 18th on three-meter (400.45) ... Placed 10th on platform, 15th on three-meter and 21st on one-meter at the Pac-10 Championships ... Was fi fth on three-meter, sixth on platform and eighth on one-meter at the Auburn Invitational ... At the Bruin Invitational, placed fourth on platform, fi fth on one-meter and eighth on three- meter ... Placed seventh on three-meter and 11th on one-meter at the Trojan Invitational ... CSCAA Academic All-America honorable mention. Summer 2002 — At Jr. Nationals, was 11th on platform, 15th on three-meter and 29th on one-meter ... At the Jr. World Team Trials, was fi fth on three-meter and 11th on platform. High School — Four-year letterwinner … First team All-American in 2000 … Placed second at the CCS championships in 2002 … Competed for Stan- ford Diving Club … Competed at four Junior Olympic Summer Nationals (1998-2002) and three Junior Olympic Winter Nationals (1999-2002). Personal — Born August 22, 1984 in Los Angeles, CA … Daughter of Steve Wozniak and Candi Clark … Has two siblings, Jesse and Gary … Mother, Candi Clark, kayaked in the 1976 Olympics in Montreal … Sociology major.

“I would like to thank my teammates, especially Amanda, who has helped me and been by my side for the past ﬁ ve years; my coach, Tom, who has believed in me more than myself, given me this wonderful opportunity to be a part of this team and guided me into becoming the diver I am today; all of the trainers for keeping me healthy, and the entire UCLA athletic department for giving me what- ever I needed whenever possible. I will be a Bruin for life! Lastly, but not least, I would like to thank my parents - Mom, thank you for always being there for me, for listening to me through the good and bad days and never giving up on me.”

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Jeana Fuccillo

Senior :: 5-5 Breaststroke/IM Lebanon, IL Althoff Catholic

Career Bests Short Course 200 Breast - 2:16.07 : : 200 IM - 2:03.46 : : 400 IM - 4:18.03 Long Course 200m Breast - 2:36.83 : : 200m IM - 2:18.91 : : 400m IM - 4:53.71 2006-07 Co-Team Captain Summer 2006 - At the USA National Championships, swam the 100/200 Breast and 400 IM ... Competed at the Janet Evans Invite and the Santa Clara Invite. 2005-06 — Finished sixth in the 200 Breast, seventh in the 400 IM and 17th in the 200 IM at the Pac-10 Championships ... Finished third in the 100 Breast against USC ... Placed fourth in the 200 Breast at the Bulldog Invite ... Placed second in 200 Breast against ASU ... Placed fi fth in the 200 IM at the SMU Invite ... Fourth in the 400 IM at the SMU Invite ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Summer 2005 — Competed in the 200 Breast and 400 IM at the USA National Championships. 2004-05 — Placed seventh in the 400 IM and 12th in the 200 Breast at Pac-10 ... At Cal, won the 400 IM in a season best time ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Summer 2004 — 2004 Olympic Trials qualifi er ... Competed in the 200m Breaststroke at the USA National Championships. 2003-2004 — Swam a lifetime-best in the 200 Breaststroke at the Pac-10 Championships, fi nishing 18th overall ... Also fi nished 21st in the 400m IM at Pac-10’s ... Placed second in the 200 Breaststroke against USC. Summer 2003 — Competed in the 400m IM at the USA National Championships. High School — Five-time Illinois high school state champion in the 200 IM (three-time) and 100 Breast (two-time) ... 2002 IL High School Swimmer of the Year ... Eight-time high school All-American ... 2000 Olympic trials qualifi er ... Three-time Junior National Champion (200 Breast, 200 Fly, 200 Back) ... Member of the U.S. Junior National team that competed in Barcelona, Spain ... Competed for the Rockwood Swim Club under Coach Mary Liston. Personal — Born January 16, 1985 in Washington, D.C. … Daughter of Ron and Nancy Fuccillo … Sociology major.

“I would like to thank my parents, coaches, friends and teammates for their support, encouragement and memories over the last four years. Without you all, my UCLA career would not hhaveave beenbeen thethe same.same. GGOO BBRUINS!!!!!”RUINS!!!!!”

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Jane Imagane

Senior :: 5-4 Distance Freestyle Walnut, CA Troy HS

Career Bests Short Course 500 Free - 4:49.21 : : 1650 Free - 16:32.39 : : 400 IM - 4:21.36 Long Course 400m Free - 4:18.42 : : 800m Free - 8:47.92 : : 1500m Free - 16:55.91

Summer 2006 — At the USA National Championships, swam the 800 Free ... Competed at the Janet Evans Invite and the Santa Clara Invite. 2005-06 — Finished 9th in the 1650 Free, 13th in the 500 Free and 14th in the 400 IM at the Pac-10 Championships ... Won the 1000 Free on four oc- casions during the year (vs. Pacifi c, at Arizona, at UCSD/USD and at UCSB/OSU ... Also won the 500 Free against UCSD/USD ... Finished third in the 1650 Free against USC ... Placed second in the 1000 Free against Arizona ... Honorable Mention All-Academic Pac-10 ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Summer 2005 — Competed in the 400 and 800 Free at the USA National Championships. 2004-05 — Placed 10th in the 1650 Free, 23rd in the 500 Free and 26th in the 400 IM at Pac-10’s ... Won the 1650 Free at the Husky Invitational ... Was undefeated in the 1000 Free in dual meet competition (Stanford, Cal, UCSB/OSU, ASU, Arizona) ... Recorded double victories in the 1000 Free and 500 Free in the UCSB/Oregon State meet ... Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Summer 2004 — Competed at the Olympic Trials in the 800m Freestyle and 400m Freestyle ... Competed at the USA National Championships and fi nished 13th in the 400 Freestyle and 18th in the 800 Freestyle. 2003-2004 — NCAA qualifi er in the 1500 Freestyle, 400 Freestyle, and 400 IM ... At NCAA’s, fi nished 23rd in the 1500 Freestyle and 34th in the 400 Freestyle ... At Pac-10’s, fi nished 9th in the 1650 Freestyle, 13th in the 400 IM, and 15th in the 500 Freestyle ... Swam a lifetime-best in the 1650 (16:34.42), placing third against USC ... Finished second at the Texas A&M Invite with a lifetime-best in the 500 Free (4:49.21). Summer 2003 — Placed 15th in the 800m Free and also competed in the 400m IM and 400m Free at the USA National Championships. High School — Four-year letterwinner under coach Nan Christensen ... CIF Div. II champion in the 500 Free (2000-02), 200 Free (2002) and 200 IM (2003) ... Named the Orange County Freeway League MVP in 2002 and 2003 ... Competed at the 2000 Olympic Trials ... Had prep best times of - 500 Free (4:50.41), 1650 Free (16:40.99), 400 IM (4:21.36), 400m Free (4:19.87), 800m Free (8:47.92), and 1500m Free (16:54.00) ... Swam for Industry Hills Aquatic Club under Coach Rick Shipherd. Personal — Born July 3, 1985 in Monterey Park, CA ... Daughter of Katsumi and Kimie Imagane ... Has one sister, Julie, who is a freshman on the swim team at UCLA ... Psychology major.

“Thank you God for giving me the opportunities that have led me down the path to becoming a Bruin and thanks to my parents, coaches, and friends who have supported me along the way.”

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Courtney Iversen

Senior :: 5-10 Backstroke/IM Centennial, CO Cherry Creek HS

Career Bests Short Course 200 Back - 2:00.86 : : 200 IM - 2:03.91 : : 400 IM - 4:21.14 Long Course 200m Back - 2:21.95 : : 200m IM - 2:22.43 : : 400m IM - 4:59.09

Summer 2006 — Competed in the 100 Back, 200 Back and 200/400 IM at the Janet Evans Invite ... Competed at the Santa Clara Invite. 2005-06 — At Pac-10’s, ﬁ nished 17th in the 200 Back, 18th in the 400 IM and 24th in the 200 IM ... Honorable Mention All-Academic Pac-10 ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2004-05 — Placed 15th in the 200 Back and 18th in the 400 IM at the Pac-10 Championships ... Won the 200 Back against UCSB/OSU ... Versus the University of San Diego, won the 200 Free and 200 Breast ... Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Summer 2004 — Competed at the USA National Championships in the 200m Backstroke and 400m Individual Medley. 2003-2004 — At Pac-10’s, swam lifetime-bests in the 200 Backstroke (2:00.86, 11th place), 200 IM (2:03.91, 21st place), and 400IM (4:21.14, 17th place) ... Made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Summer 2003 — Competed in the 200m Back at the USA National Championships. High School — Four-year letterwinner under coach Eric Craven ... Five-time Colorado state high school champion ... Was also a four-year All-Ameri- can ... Had prep bests of - 200 Back (2:01.43), 200 Breast (2:18.91), 200 IM (2:04.47), and 400 IM (4:23.00) ... Competed for the Greenwood Tiger Sharks Club under Coach Jorge Fernandez. Personal — Born March 28, 1985 in Denver, CO … Daughter of Richard and Marque Iversen ... Has one sister, Caitlin ... Psychology major.

““II wouldwould likelike toto thankthank mymy Mom,Mom, Dad,Dad, Caitlin,Caitlin, andand PhilipPhilip forfor theirtheir continuingcontinuing lovelove andand support.support. I wouldwould alsoalso likelike toto thankthank mymy cocoachesaches fforor givinggiving meme thethe opportunityopportunity toto bebe a BruinBruin andand mymy teammatesteammates forfor allall thethe memories.”memories.”

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Luisa Los-Santos

Senior :: 5-10 Breaststroke Kuala Lampur, Malaysia The Peddie School

Career Bests Short Course 100 Breast - 1:04.06 : : 200 Breast - 2:21.77 Long Course 100m Breast - 1:15.00 : : 200m Breast - 2:41.60

Summer 2006 — Competed in the 100/200 Breast and 200 IM at the Janet Evans Invite. 2005-2006 —Did not compete. 2004-2005 — At the Pac-10 Championships, placed 20th in the 100 Breast ... Finished third in the 100 and 200 Breast against Arizona ... Set a meet record in the 100 Breast against UC San Diego, while posting victories in that event and the 200 Breast ... Finished ﬁ fth in the 100 Breast versus USC ... Placed 16th in the 200 Breast at the Husky Invite. 2003-2004 — Spent the year training in Australia. Summer 2002 — Competed at the SUKMA Games. High School — Four-year letterman under coaches Chuck Bachelor, Greg Wriede and Dan Schinnerer ... Won the 100 Breast at the Girls Eastern Interscholastic Championships ... Member of the Malaysian National Team ... Competed at the 2001 South East Asian Games. Personal — Born on July 24, 1984 in Melbourne, Australia ... Daughter of Juan Antonio and Gabrielle Los-Santos ... Has three siblings, Carlos, Olivia and Juan ... Psychology major.

“I would like to thank my parents and Chris for all their love, patience and support throughout the years. I would also like to thank my coaches for giving me the opportunity to be a Bruin, and for always believing in me. And lastly, I would like to thank my teammates for giving me strength and courage, I couldn’t have done it without you!”

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Isabel Miesner

Senior :: 5-8 Butterﬂ y/IM Louisville, KY Du Pont Manual

Career Bests Short Course 100 Fly- 55.90 : : 200 Fly - 2:02.55 : : 200 IM - 2:03.06 Long Course 200m IM - 2:20.89 : : 200m Fly - 2:17.37

Summer 2006 — At the USA National Championships, competed in the 200 Fly ... Competed in the 200 IM, 200 Fly, 100 Fly, 400 IM and 200 Breast at the Janet Evans Invite ... Competed at the Santa Clara Invite. 2005-06 — At Pac-10’s, fi nished 15th in the 100 Fly and 16th in the 200 IM ... Won the 100 Fly against UCSD/USD ... Pac-10 Honorable Mention All- Academic ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Spring/Summer 2005 — At the USA National Championships, competed in the 200 IM ... Competed at the USA World Trials, placing 35th in the 200 IM. 2004-05 — At Pac-10’s, placed 17th in both the 100 Fly (55.90) and 200 Fly (2:02.28) with career best times ... Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Men- tion ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Summer 2004 — Placed 11th in the 200m IM (2:20.89) at the USA National Championships. 2003-2004 — Swam a lifetime-best of 2:03.07 in the 200 Butterfl y at Pac-10’s, fi nishing 18th overall ... Also placed 26th in the 100 Butterfl y and 31st in the 200 IM ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Summer 2003 — Placed 26th in the 200m IM (2:20.91) at the USA National Championships. High School — Four-year letterwinner under coach Gary Webb ... Was a four-time All-American ... Named the Kentucky Senior Female Swimmer of the Year for 2002-03 ... Received all-state and all-region honors from 1999-2003 ... Was a member of the national record-breaking 200m and 400m medley relays (17-18 age group) ... Prep bests were - 100 Fly (56.42), 200 Fly (2:04.49), 200 IM (2:04.11), and 400 IM (4:27.23) ... Competed for the Lakeside Seahawks Club team under Coach Mike De Boor. Personal — Born September 23, 1984 in Clarksburg, WV … Daughter of Charles and Marjorie Miesner … Anthropology major.

“Thank you to everyone who has dedicated time and eﬀ ort towards helping me grow!”

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Katie Nelson

Senior :: 5-10 Distance Freestyle Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Peninsula HS

Career Bests Short Course 200 Free - 1:49.10 : : 500 Free - 4:45.23 : : 1000 Free - 9:44.85 : : 1650 Free - 16:07.15 Long Course 400m Free - 4:19.59 : : 800m Free - 8:46.62

Summer 2006 — Swam the 400 and 800 Free at the USA National Championships ... Competed at the Janet Evans and the Santa Clara Invites. 2005-06 — 2006 Pac-10 Champion in the 1650 Freestyle ... Earned All-American honors at the NCAA Championships with her eighth-place fi nish in the 1650 Free ... Also earned All-American honors as a member of the 800 Free Relay team ... Also fi nished fourth in the 500 Free and 13th in the 200 Free at Pac-10’s ... Finished second in the 1650 and 500 Free against USC ... Recorded four 500 Free and three 1000 Free wins during the season ... Set a meet record in the 500 Free (4:50.37) against California to win that event ... Won the 1000 Free (9:46.29, meet record) and 500 Free against Stanford ... Against Pacifi c, won the 200 and 500 Free ... Placed second in the 1650 Free and fi fth in the 500 Free at the Bulldog Invite ... Won the 1000 Free and placed second in the 200 and 500 Free against Arizona ... Won the 500 and 1000 Free against ASU ... Placed second in the 500 Free at the SMU Invite ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Spring/Summer 2005 — Swam the 400 and 800 Free at the USA National Championships ... Competed at the USA World Trials, fi nishing 24th in the 400 Free. 2004-05 — Earned All-American honors at the NCAA Championships as a member of the 400 Medley Relay team that placed 13th ... Also at NCAA, placed 26th in the 1650 Free and 31st in the 500 Free ... At the Pac-10 Championships, placed 4th in the 1650 Free, 10th in the 500 Free and 12th in the 200 Free ... Swam on the 800 Free Relay pool record-breaking team against UCSD. Summer 2004 — Placed 24th in the 800m Freestyle at the U.S. Olympic Trials. 2003-2004 — NCAA All-American in the 1500 Freestyle (eighth place) and 400m Freestyle (13th place) ... Broke school records in the 1000 Freestyle (9:44.85) and 1650 Freestyle (16:07.15) ... Swam lifetime-bests at the Pac-10 Championships in the 1650 Freestyle (16:07.15, third place), 500 Freestyle (4:47.01, sixth place), and 200 Freestyle (1:49.35, 13th place) ... Named UCLA Newcomer of the Year. Summer 2003 — Competed in the 400m Free (4:22.11), 800m Free (8:53.41) and 1500m Free (17:51.78) at the USA National Championships. High School — Four-year letterwinner under coaches Jill Juliano and Jere Harper ... In 2003, was the CIF 200 and 500 Free champion ... Also named Athlete of the Year in 2003 ... Two-time All-American in the 200 and 500 Free ... Bay League champion in the 50 Free (2000-01), 200 Free (2002-03) and 500 Free (2000-03) ... Six-time national YMCA champion in 1650 Free (three-time), 1000 Free (two-time) and 500 Free ... Swam prep bests of - 50 Free (23.9), 100 Free (52.20), 200 Free (1:50.30), 500 Free (4:50.20), 1000 Free (9:46.23), and 1650 Free (16:21.56) ... Competed for the San Pedro Peninsula YMCA club team under Bruin alum Danny Halladay. Personal — Born August 14, 1985 in Rancho Palos Verdes … Daughter of Jack and Kerry Nelson ... Has four siblings, Kelly, Jeff, Kim and Karen ... Sister Kim is a sophomore on the UCLA water polo team ... History major.

“I’d like to thank my parents and the rest of my family for always supporting me in every decision I’ve made throughout my swimming career. They have encouraged me in and out of the water and will always be my main support system. I would also like to thank my coaches for helping me push my own limits without pushing me over the edge. I thank Erika for making me excited about swimming again and giving me a greater competitive edge than I’ve ever had. I thank Cyndi for helping me to become the most disciplined and respectful person that I can be and for always believing in my potential. And lastly, I would like to thank my coach Dan. I thank you for helping mere-discover my love and passion for swimming again.”

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Amy Thurman

Senior :: 5-10 Sprint Freestyle/Butterﬂ y Orinda, CA Miramonte HS

Career Bests Short Course 50 Free - 23.09 : : 100 Free - 50.08 : : 100 Fly - 54.95 Long Course 50m Free - 27.08

Summer 2006 — Swam a lifetime-best in the 50 Free at theUSA National Championships ... Competed at the Santa Clara Invite. 2005-06 — Earned All-American honors at the NCAA Championships as a member of the 200 Free and 200 Medley Relays ... At Pac-10’s, fi nished 10th in the 100 Fly and 21st in the 50 Free ... Finished second in the 50 Free against USC ...Won the 50 Free against Pacifi c ... Placed eighth in the 50 Free at the Bulldog Invite ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2004-05 — Earned All-American honors at the NCAA Championships as a member of the 200 and 400 Medley Relay teams ... At Pac-10’s, placed 17th in the 50 Free, 23rd in the 100 Free and 27th in the 100 Fly. Summer 2004 — Competed in the 50m Freestyle and 100m Butterfl y at the USA National Championships. 2003-2004 — NCAA All-American as a member of the UCLA 200 and 400 Freestyle Relays ... Member of the Pac-10 Champion 200 Freestyle Relay ... Swam lifetime-bests in the 100 Fly (54.95) and 50 Free, fi nishing 10th in both events. High School — Four year letterwinner for Coach Don Heidary ... Was the North Coast Section 50 and 100 Free champion ... Four event qualifi er for the 2000 Olympic Trials ... Swam prep bests of - 50 Free (23.09), 100 Free (50.08), 100 Breast (1:03.59), and 100 Fly (55.43) ... Competed for Orinda Aquatics for Coaches Ron and Don Heidary. Personal — Born October 30, 1984 in Denver, CO … Daughter of Greg and Maria Thurman … Has one sister, Hope, a freshman on the UCLA swim team … History major.

“Thank you to everyone big and small who helped me along the way!”

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