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University InformationLocation: Tuscaloosa, Ala.Enrollment: 28,807Founded: April 12, 1831Conference: Southeastern (SEC)Colors: Crimson & WhiteNickname: Crimson TidePresident: Dr. Robert E. WittNCAA Faculty Representative: Joe HornsbyAthletics Director: Mal MooreExecutive Associate Athletics Director: Dave HartSenior Associate Athletics Directors: Dr. Finus Gaston and Milton OvertonAssociate Athletics Director/ Senior Woman Administrator: Marie RobbinsAssociate Athletics Directors: Kevin Almond, Jon Gilbert, Carol Park, Sarah Patterson, Jeff Purinton, Ronny Robertson, Mike Vollmar, Doug Walker, Mike WardAssistant Athletics Directors: Chris Besanceney, Jon Dever Swimming & Diving Academics: Jason JohnsDirector of Athletic Marketing & Trademark Licensing: Jennifer Martin

Associate AD/Media Relations Director: Doug WalkerAssociate Media Relations Directors: Ty Patton, Roots Woodruff (S/D Contact)Assistant Media Relations Directors: Barry Allen, Josh Maxson, Jessica Paré, Skip PowersAthletic Department Photographer: Kent GidleyS & D Media Relations Director: Roots Woodruff Office Phone: (205) 348-2088 FAX: (205) 348-8841 E-Mail Address: roots@ia.ua.eduMedia Relations DepartmentAdministrative Assistants: Brenda Burnette and Karen DeaverMedia Relations Student Assistants: Rod Black, John Colburn, Tyler Haskins, Chad Haynie, Stephanie Irwin, Kathryn Lasater, Jacob Meacham, Tyler Roberts, Meghan Rodriguez, Emily Screws, Nick Snow, Alex Thompson, Emily Weeks

The StaffHead Coach: Eric McIlquham Alma Mater, Year: Oakland, ‘92 Year at Alabama: *Seventh Year as Head Coach: 11th Overall Record (Years): Men — 51-50 (10 yrs) Women — 46-58-1 (10 yrs) Office Phone: (205) 348-3912 E-Mail Address: emcilquham@ia.ua.edu * as head coach, 11th on UA staff

Associate Head Coach: Sonya Porter Alma Mater, Year: Alabama ‘94 Year at Alabama: *Seventh Office Phone: (205) 348-9919 E-Mail Address: sporter@ia.ua.edu * as associate head coach, ninth on UA staff

Assistant Coach: James Barber Alma Mater, Year: Auburn at Montgomery, ‘96 Year at Alabama: Third Office Phone: (205) 348-3914 E-Mail Address: jbarber@ia.ua.edu

Assistant Coach: Stefan Gherghel Alma Mater, Year: Alabama, ‘06 Year at Alabama: Fourth E-Mail Address: sgherghel@ia.ua.edu

Diving Coach: Pat Greenwell Alma Mater, Year: Pittsburgh, ‘80 Year at Alabama: 23rd Office Phone: (205) 348-3915 E-Mail Address: pgreenwell@ia.ua.edu

Administrative Assistant: Nancy Perry Office Phone: (205) 348-0977 E-Mail Address: nperry@ia.ua.edu

Graduate Assistant Coach: Elizabeth TinnonManager: Will DrumrightAssistant Athletic Trainer: Jeremy DobbsGraduate Assistant Athletic Trainer: Kelly Bridges

Swimming and Diving Mailing Address:Alabama Swimming and Diving P.O. Box 870387Tuscaloosa, AL 35487

Swimming & Diving Overnight Address:Alabama Swimming and Diving415 Bryant DriveTuscaloosa, AL 35487

Media NotesALABAMA MEDIA RELATIONS: The Alabama Media Relations Office is located on the ground level of Coleman Coliseum.

FACILITIES: The Alabama swimming and diving teams compete and prac-tice in the Don Gambril Olympic Pool at the Alabama Aquatic Center locat-ed on the corner of Paul W. Bryant Drive and Hackberry Lane. The swim-ming and diving offices are located in the Aquatic Center.

INTERVIEWS: The coaching staff is available for interviews in person or by telephone by prior arrangement. Athletes may not be interviewed on meet day until post-meet inter-views are granted. Interviews with Alabama swimmers and divers must be arranged through Roots Woodruff of the athletic media relations office at (205) 348-6084. The best times for athlete interviews are either before or after practice at the Alabama Aquatic Center. Interview requests should be made at least 24 hours in advance.

SATELLITE FEEDS/TELEVISION: The University of Alabama, through Crimson Tide Sports Marketing, offers a weekly 15-minute satellite feed con-sisting of interviews with coaches and athletes, taped video highlights and narrated packages from September through May. Occasionally the swim-ming and diving teams are featured in this package. Please call the media relations office for more details. During their season, the swimming and diving teams’ progress is covered each week on “The Crimson Tide This Week,” a 30-minute regional sports show.

INTERNET: Information about University of Alabama athletics can be found at www.rolltide.com, the offi-cial internet site of the Crimson Tide athletics department. For information about the University of Alabama, go to www.ua.edu.

Credits: The 2010 Alabama Swimming and Diving Media Guide is a product of the Crimson Tide’s athletic media relations department. It was written and edited by Roots Woodruff. Additional editing credits go to Alex Thompson. Photo credits are due Kent Gidley, Alex Gilbert and the Athletic Media Relations archives. Photos from the 2009 SEC Championships provided by Auburn University’s Todd Van Emst. Cover photos by Kent Gidley. Covers by Buddy Overstreet and Jonathan King. The book was printed by EBSCO Media in Birmingham, Ala.

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MEN2009 NCAA finish: ______________________________________________21st (34 pts)Returning All-Americans: _____________ Aaron Fleshner, Catalin Cosma and Mark Randall2009 SEC finish: ________________________________________________5th (314 pts)2009 SEC Champion and All-SEC: ____________________ Aaron Fleshner, 1-meter diving2009 Second Team All-SEC: ______________________________________ Mark Randall2009 SEC Academic Honor Roll: __________________________ Daniel Armstrong, Adam Booher, Catalin Cosma, Kevin Greer, Kyle Lee, Clint McClendon, Sam Morgan, Andrew Reeves, Daniel Rozick, Kyle Weeks and Denes ZubcsekReturning CSCAA Scholar All-Americans: _ Adam Booher, Catalin Cosma and Sam Morgan2009 CoSIDA Academic All-American: _______________________________ Kevin Greer2009 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship: ______________________________ Kevin Greer

WOMEN2009 NCAA finish: ______________________________________________ 38th (9 pts)Returning All-American: __________________ Agustina de Giovanni and Carrie Dragland2009 SEC finish: _____________________________________________6th (244 points)2009 SEC Champion and All-SEC: __________________________ Carrie Dragland, 3-meter and Elizabeth Hughes, platform2009 SEC Academic Honor Roll: ______________________Caitlin Anderson, Brooke Baldi, Cameron Bass, Hannah Brinks, Britney Busch, Olivia Covey, Lauren Cuervo, Lauren Dunn, Baylee Ellson, Kate Shannon Gray, Caitlyn Harrison, Shelby Hixon, Elizabeth Hughes, Kelsie Ludolph, Samantha Lugar, Jenna Montgomery, Ida Persson, Julie Richards, Nicole Roberts, Suzanne Schwee, Mary-Kate Sellers, Elle St. Charles, Paige Troyan, Shannon Van Hoy, Kacey Weddle and Maggie ZblewskiReturning CSCAA Scholar All-Americans: ________________Allyson Angle, Brooke Baldi, Hannah Brinks, Lauren Dunn, Kate Shannon Gray, Elizabeth Hughes, Ida Persson, Nicole Roberts, Suzanne Schwee and Shannon Van Hoy

GENERALFacility: ____________________ Don Gambril Olympic Pool at the Alabama Aquatic Center capacity: _________________________________________________________ 1,500Alabama Athletic Department Web Site: ________________________www.rolltide.comUniversity of Alabama Web Site: ___________________________________www.ua.eduSoutheastern Conference Web Site: _______________________________ www.sec.orgNCAA Web Site: ______________________________________________ www.ncaa.org

Table of ContentsQuick Facts ........................................................................2-3

Alabama President Dr. Robert E. Witt ...............4-5

The University of Alabama .......................................6-9

Athletics Director Mal Moore ......................................10

Athletic Administration .................................................. 11

A Day in the Life ............................................................12-17

Roll Models .......................................................................18-19

Swimming & Diving StaffHead Coach Eric McIlquham ...............................20-21

Associate Head Coach Sonya Porter ....................22

Diving Coach Pat Greenwell .......................................23

Assistant Coach James Barber .................................24

Assistant Coach Stefan Gherghel ...........................25

Swimming & Diving Support Staff ................26-28

The Men50th Anniversary of UA Swimming & Diving ..29

Season Preview .................................................................30

Roster.........................................................................................31

Bios .....................................................................................32-41

Review ..............................................................................42-45

Alabama on the National Scene ....................46-49

Alabama in the SEC .................................................50-53

Brief History of UA Swimming & Diving ............54

Year-by-Year Results/Coaching Records ........55

All-Time Roster ..........................................................56-57

All-Time Top-10 ..................................................................58

Records ..................................................................................59

The WomenSeason Preview .................................................................60

Roster.........................................................................................61

Bios ....................................................................................62-73

Review ..............................................................................74-77

Alabama on the National Scene ...................... 78-81

Alabama & the SEC ..................................................82-83

Brief History of UA Swimming & Diving ........... 84

Year-by-Year Results/Coaching Records ........85

All-Time Roster ..........................................................86-87

All-Time Top-10 ..................................................................88

Records ..................................................................................89

The Crimson TideCrimson Tide Academics ...................................90-95

Alabama in the Olympics .....................................96-97

Alabama’s National Champions .......................98-99

UA Swimming & Diving Hall of Fame ......100-101

The Alabama Aquatic Center ....................... 102-103

NCAA Qualification Standards ..............................104

Best and the Brightest .................................................104

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The University of Alabama’s Director of Athletics since 1999, Mal Moore has made an indelible mark on one of the nation’s most storied athletic programs, leading a department that has enjoyed tremendous success athletically and academically and has undergone an unprecedented period of growth during his tenure. Through his guidance, Alabama’s athletic department remains focused on his vision of having all Crimson Tide athletic teams and student-athletes competitive at the highest level nationally while continuing to elevate athletic facilities at the Capstone to premier status nationally for all sports. During his tenure as Director of Athletics, Moore has overseen more than $200 million of capital improvements to University of Ala-bama athletic facilities. Those projects have encompassed the entire scope of all Crimson Tide athletic programs and have benefitted every Alabama student-athlete, coach, and administrator. Throughout his multi-faceted career, Moore has worked with a diversified field of constituents, from fellow coaches and former play-ers, to fans and the business community. All of those experiences and relationships - in addition to his ability to unify those many con-stituents - have made him the ideal person to lead Alabama athletics in the 21st century. His leadership has been crucial in helping guide Alabama through a period that has been, at times, extremely challenging. His guid-ance and effort helped Alabama athletics weather the storm, while continuing to move in a positive direction toward a future that holds great promise. Moore’s dedication to and love of the University of Alabama was recognized on March 28, 2007, when as a permanent tribute to his life-long contribution to The University of Alabama, the Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama officially dedicated the facility formerly known as The Football Building as the Mal M. Moore Athletic Facility. Under Moore’s direction, Alabama’s athletic teams have produced several Southeastern Conference championships, winning titles in gymnastics, men’s basketball, men’s golf, men’s cross country, baseball and softball; taking SEC tournament titles in both baseball and softball; and an NCAA gymnastics championship. Alabama athletes have earned some of the highest honors the SEC and NCAA have to offer, including SEC Athlete of the Year, SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, NCAA Top VIII, NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships and NCAA Sportsperson of the Year. These honors are over and above the individual conference and national titles that Alabama athletes continue to bring home to the Capstone on a regular basis. In addition to making his mark on Alabama, Moore has also had a national impact as a key member of several prestigious NCAA and college football committees. Moore has served on the NCAA Division I Football Issues Committee, the SEC Athletic Directors Bowl Ad-visory Committee and the Big Six Conferences Minority Coaches Forum. Moore’s distinguished record of service to UA began more than 50 years ago when he joined the Crimson Tide football squad as a scholarship player for Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant from 1958-62. Moore has the distinction of being a part of seven national championship teams (1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979, and 1992), 14 SEC championships, and 27 bowl trips during his career as a player and coach, the first as a member of the Crimson Tide’s 1961 national championship team. He is the only individual connected with the Tide program to be a part of seven national championships. During a coaching career that spanned 31 years, Moore spent 22 of those at Alabama with stops at Montana State, Notre Dame and the NFL’s St. Louis and Phoenix Cardinals. At Alabama, Moore started as Coach Bryant’s graduate assistant in 1964, then as defensive backfield coach for five years beginning in 1965 before becoming quarterbacks coach from 1971-82 and serving as the Tide’s first offensive coordinator starting in 1975. He would go on to coordinate all of the offensive plays for Alabama’s last four national championship teams. A 1963 graduate of The University of Alabama, Moore holds both an undergraduate de-gree in Sociology and a 1964 Master’s Degree in Secondary Education from the Capstone. Moore was born December 19, 1939, in Dozier, Ala. He has been married to the former Charlotte Davis of Tuscaloosa since July 20, 1968. They have one daughter, Mrs. Steve (Heather) Cook of Scottsdale, Ariz., a granddaughter, Anna Lee, and a grandson, Charles Cannon.

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5:15 WAkE UP/GET READY/ROLL OUT: AT MARY BURkE HALLAM

A majority of the swimmers and divers live within easy walking distance of the Crimson Tide’s training facility, the Alabama Aquatic Center, either in the Mary Burke Housing Community or in the neighborhoods that border the AQC, which makes the trip to morn-ing workouts quick and easy one.

MORNING WORkOUT (SWIMMERS):6:00AM

Swimmers start the training cycle before the sun rises, splitting the two hour session between strength and conditioning work that include weights, abs workouts and Alabama’s innovative ropes workout that provides a combination of strength and speed training and time spent in the pool. In the early part of the fall season, Alabama goes long course meters, switching to short course yards as the regular season gets underway.

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CLASS8:00AM

Everything you need to find your place with the best and brightest is here - a beautiful campus, 200 academic majors, outstanding Honors programs, freshman learning communities and generous scholarships and financial aid. Your options for involvement are many, from our champion-ship athletic tradition and diverse volunteer opportunities to our Greek society and state-of-the-art student recreation center. We also offer active campus ministries and a vibrant student media group.

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MORNING PRACTICE (DIVERS):The divers spend 90 minutes in the morning with everything from abdominals and dry-land training to belt and trampoline work as well as working off all three boards.

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GRAB A QUICk LUNCH AND WALk ACROSS THE QUAD TO THE AQUATIC CENTER.

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AFTERNOON PRACTICE1:00PM

The swimmers and divers return to the Alabama Aquatic Center between 1:00 and 2:30 p.m. for their second workout of the day depending on what group they are in. Each practice is tailored to the particular needs of the group and can include weight training, dryland exercises in addition to time in the pool.

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DINNER AT BRYANT HALL SPORTS GRILL5:00PM

Bryant Grill is a full-service eatery open for breakfast, lunch and dinner in a sports environment with flat-screen televisions.

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TUTORING AND STUDY HALL AT THE BRYANT ACADEMIC CENTER6:00PM

The Paul W. Bryant Academic Center is a state-of-the-art academic facility that covers 52,300 square feet and features some of the most modern technology to benefit all of the more than 425 Crimson Tide student-athletes. Among the building’s many amenities is a 48-seat computer lab equipped with brand new equipment. The computer lab has 25 lap-top computers available for student-athletes to check out and use on team road trips. The building features math, English and writing labs along with 40 individual study rooms. A pair of 50-seat classrooms and a 140-seat lecture hall is also available. Alabama’s swimmer and divers are among the athletics department’s top students, with both the men’s and women’s team earning Scholastic Team All-American honors.

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There aren’t many events in swimming where multiple Olympians and All-Americans are considered the opening act. But that is undoubtably the case during the annual Crimson-Tide-hosted Laps for CF extrava-ganza, because when Emily Schreiber is at the Alabama Aquatic Center, she is always the main event. “Emily and Laps for CF is one of the high-lights of our season,” McIlquham said. “It’s such a tremendous event and such a great cause. The involvement by the University and Tuscaloosa community has been tremendous.” At age nine, Schreiber was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis and she immediately decided to make a difference in the fight against her dis-ease. So she started a swim-a-thon, hoping to raise some money for research, maybe as much as $3,000. That first year she raised nearly $60,000. From that point on, her “Laps for CF” campaign has grown and grown. For the past four years, she and McIlquham have combined to bring “Laps for CF” to Tuscaloosa and the Don Gambril Olympic Pool for a festival-like day that centers around the Laps for CF. Since Schreiber began raising money in 2003, Laps for CF has raised over $1.1 million to support cystic fibrosis treatment, research and care. The money raised has helped to greatly improve the CF Care Center at the Children’s Hospital of Alabama, where cystic fibrosis patients throughout the state go. “The support of Coach Eric and the entire swim team has been amazing, and it means so much to me that they keep having us back to Tuscaloosa year after year,” Schreiber said. Schreiber and Laps for CF will return to Tuscaloosa and the Alabama Aquatic Center on April 16, 2010. The Crimson Tide’s efforts with the Laps for CF Foundation is just one of its many commu-nity outreach projects. This fall Alabama hosted its first “Power of Pink” event, raising awareness in the fight against breast cancer. The women’s team wore pink caps in the meet against LSU. “As a team, our ladies decided this was something they wanted to do, to try and make a difference in the fight against breast cancer,” McIlquham said. “As a program, it has always been important to us to help make the commu-nity around us a better place. I’m proud of our team for taking this cause on and coming up with a plan and going after it.” The swimmers and divers are also involved in the community service projects put on by Alabama’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, including its annual Beat Auburn/Beat Hunger Food Drive which benefits the West Alabama Food Bank as well as the Halloween Extravaganza. The president of this year’s SAAC is senior backstroker Allyson Angle. Angle and 2009 senior Kevin Greer have been named to the Southeastern Conference’s Good Works team for the last two years.

LAPS FOR CF: Crimson Tide mascot Big Al, Emily Schreiber, the founder of the Laps for CF Foundation with local broadcaster Jim Dunaway at the 2008 event.

HALLOWEEN EXTRAVAGANZA: Julie Richards and Clint McClendon at the 2009 SAAC event which is held annually in the Crimson Tide’s indoor practice facility.

THE POWER OF PINk: Alabama hosted it first Caps for a Cure event to raise aware-ness in the fight against breast cancer, donning pink caps in a win against LSU.

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One of the most impressive things about the Tide’s record breaking ways is the variety of events. From the stroke events to sprints to distance, McIlquham is building a program that can score from anywhere in the pool. Record breaking isn’t the only skill the Tide has honed since McIlquham took the helm. Vlad Polyakov, a two-time Olympic finalist, won the FINA World 200 Breaststroke Championship in 2006, as well as the 2005 and 2007 NCAA 200 breaststroke titles. Polyakov’s NCAA Championships are part of a string of five Tide

national titles in the last eight years. In the classroom, Alabama placed two ath-letes on the prestigious CoSIDA Academic All-American at-large team three years in a row under McIlquham with another, senior Kevin Greer, joining the list last spring. The swimming and diving squad also posted the highest team grade point average of any men’s team on cam-pus three of the last five years while the women had the most student-athletes named to the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll of any of the league’s winter sports.

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McIlquham Career CapsuleHIRED: August 2003BIRTHDATE: March 5HOMETOWN: Dalton, Mass.EDUCATION:• BachelorofArts,Psychology

Oakland University, April 1992• MasterofArts,ExercisePhysiology University of Alabama, May 1996 COLLEGIATE COACHING

EXPERIENCE:• HeadCoach,UniversityofAlabama 2003 - present• HeadCoach,WestVirginia 1999-2003• HeadAssistantCoach,Virginia 1996-99• AssistantCoach,Alabama 1994-96• GraduateAssistantCoach,Alabama 1992-94

COLLEGIATE HEAD COACHING RECORD:

• Men—51-50(10years)• Women—44-58-1(10years)

CLUB COACHING EXPERIENCE:• HeadCoach,MountaineerAquatic

Clubs 2000-03• HeadCoach,TuscaloosaSwimClub 1992-96

INTERNATIONAL COACHING EXPERIENCE:

• HeadCoach,EgyptianOlympicTeam 2000 - Sydney

• AssistantCoach,EgyptianOlympicTeam 1996 - Atlanta

• AssistantHeadCoach,EgyptianNational Team 1995-96

HONORS:• OaklandUniversityHallofHonor (Inducted, April 1999)• NCAAPostgraduateScholarship

(1992)• All-American-1989,90,91,92• NCAAChampion-1989,90,91,92• OaklandTeamCaptain-1991,92• NCAARecordHolder

“I’m excited about the success we have enjoyed to this point,” McIlquham said. “But it’s just the starting point. We continue to grow, move forward and improve. It’s an exciting time to be a part of this program.” And for McIlquham, moving forward means winning.

“We’re going to be successful in all aspects of the collegiate experience,” McIlquham said. “And we’re going to win - not we want to win - we’re going to win.” It’s that kind of fire that has brought McIlquham to the Alabama deck as head coach at a young age. Success has been his constant companion not just due to his hard work, but from being innovative in how he trains his ath-letes and keeping his program on the cutting edge in all areas. His success along the way helped him achieve one of his career goals, returning to Alabama. “This is such a special place,” McIlquham said. “But being here isn’t enough, we are moving forward and making a big splash. We definitely have the tradition and support to become one of the nation’s elite programs, and that’s just what’s going to happen.” And who better to guide Alabama back to the top 10 and beyond than a coach who was part of the last staff to take the Tide there. While McIlquham coached here during the 90s, Alabama posted three top-10 and six top-20 finishes between the men and women’s pro-grams. McIlquham’s career has been a fast mov-ing train, ever since his days as a graduate

assistant coach with the Tide in the early 90s. After two years as a graduate assistant, he became a full-time assistant coach with the Tide in 1994. After two more seasons he left Tuscaloosa to become head assistant coach at the University of Virginia, helping turn the Cavalier’s sprint program into one of the nation’s best, and helping lead the program to back-to-

back Atlantic Coast Conference titles in 1998 and 1999. He helped coach Shamek Pietucka to the 1999 NCAA 200 butterfly title. Another McIlquham protégé, Rebecca Gronk, was the No. 1 seed in the 50 freestyle going into the 1999 NCAA Championships. In addition to Pietucka, he coached 18 swimmers to 52 All-American honors at Virginia. After his three years with Virginia, McIlquham, still shy of his 30th birthday, became head coach of West Virginia University. His Mountaineer teams broke a combined 28 school records, pro-duced the men’s first ever Big East champions, and gained the first individual NCAA appear-ance in 14 seasons, all in his first four years. While at West Virginia, McIlquham coached former Northwestern ace Amy Balcerzak-Field to an American record in the 50 breaststroke. Internationally, McIlquham has been a part of the Egyptian National Team coaching staff since 1995, coaching former Alabama standout Rania Elwani among others. He was part of the Egyptian coaching staff at the 1995 Pan Pacific Games, the 1995 African Games and the 1996 Olympics. He was head coach of the Egyptian contingent at the 2000 Olympics, where Elwani made the semi-finals in two events, set three national records and one All-African record. In

2007, he helped former Tide standout Arlene Semeco to double gold at the Pan American Games and the Pan Am record in the 50 free-style. Seven past and present Alabama athletes competed at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, including four that made the semi-finals. McIlquham himself was a standout athlete, winning 15 NCAA Division II individual and relay

titles while competing for Oakland University. The two-time NCAA Division II 100 butterfly champion also held the national record in that event and was part of NCAA 200 and 400 med-ley relay and 200 freestyle relay record squads. A standout in the classroom as well as the pool, McIlquham earned his bachelor’s degree from Oakland with a psychology major and a history minor. He was a CSCA Academic All-American as a senior and earned a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship which he put to good use at Alabama, earning a Master’s degree in exercise physiology in 1996. Because of his success in the pool and class-room, McIlquham knows the importance of bal-ancing both areas of the collegiate experience. “At Alabama, we bring in student-athletes who are going to work hard to be successful in all areas of their lives,” McIlquham said. “First and foremost, they are here to earn their degree, because that is what is going to carry them through for the rest of their lives. We’re going to be successful in all aspects of this program, there’s just no doubt.” McIlquham married the former Sharon Dinkel of Pittsburgh, Pa., in the summer of 2004. The couple has a son, Brenner Brooks, and a daugh-ter, Breanna Lynn.

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An integral part of Alabama’s success, Sonya Porter is now in her seventh year as associate head coach. Since her return to the deck of the Alabama Aquatic Center, the Crimson Tide has posted seven top-25 finishes, including back-to-back-to-back top-15 finishes by the men in 2005, 2006 and 2007. Individually the Tide’s Vlad Polyakov won the 2006 FINA World Championship in the 200 breaststroke as well as the 2005 and 2007 NCAA titles, missing the NCAA record in 2007 by mere hundredths of a second. Porter’s first stint with Alabama came as she was getting her bachelor’s degree in physiology and human performance with a minor in biology in the early ‘90s. She was part of the Crimson Tide coaching staff in 1994 when the men and the women both finished in the top 10 for the first time since 1986. Porter saw the Tide post two top-10 finishes and four in the top 20 between the men and the women. After graduation in December of 1996, Porter made her way to Colorado State where she began work on a master’s degree in cardiopulmonary physiology and exercise science while serving as a volunteer assistant with the Rams.

Porter became an assistant coach at Northwestern University in September of 1997, heading up a Wildcat sprint corps that led the program to three straight top-10 NCAA finishes including a sixth place finish in 2000. Porter coached Amy Balcerzak-Field and Courtney Allen to runner-up NCAA finishes in the 100 breaststroke and 50 freestyle, respectively. Northwestern’s 200 freestyle relay was the nation’s No. 1 seed going into the 1999 NCAAs. In three years with the Wildcats, she coached 16 All-Americans, 10 Academic All-Americans and 16 Big-10 Champs. After Northwestern, she rejoined Eric McIlquham, who she had coached with at Alabama in the 1990s, at West Virginia for the 2001 season, helping the Mountaineers to their best season in 15 years. In March of 2001, she became head coach of the University of Louisville women’s team. A year later she added the men’s team to her duties. Porter coached U.S. National Team members Allen, Balcerzak-Field and Ashley Mosher. Balcerzak-Field was fourth in the 100 breaststroke at the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials, the American record holder in the 50 breaststroke and high point scorer in the 2000-01 World Cup circuit. Porter coached

athletes to five gold medals at the 1999 World University Games. She coached former Alabama standout Rania Elwani at the 1999 World Short Course Championships in Hong Kong. And since 1997, she served as a member of the Swiss National Team coaching staff, coaching at the 1997 World Championships and the 2002 European Championships. Porter coached club swimming in her native Australia, starting as an assistant coach with the Victoria Park/Carlisle S.A. in 1991 and 1992 and becoming head coach of the Wooden Valley Swimming Club in 1993. After studying exercise physiology and human performance at the University of Canberra in Australia, she came to Alabama in the summer of 1993. Academics are obviously important to Porter. She graduated Cum Laude from Alabama and was awarded a fellowship for outstanding research at Colorado State. Her emphasis on academics carries over to her athletes. Her Northwestern swimmers were national and conference honor roll regulars and all her Louisville teams earned Academic All-American status.

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Alabama diving coach Pat Greenwell’s more than two decades at Alabama, punc-tuated by multiple conference and national champions, Olympians and All-Americans, is a story of soaring success. Greenwell, who started with the Crimson Tide in the fall of 1987, has been named Southeastern Conference “Diving Coach of the Year” a league-record six times and has coached Tide divers to eight SEC “Diver of the Year” honors. Just last season, Greenwell was named SEC Women’s Diving Coach of the Year and saw Aaron Fleshner earn SEC Male Diver of the Year honors while Carrie Dragland was named both the SEC Freshman and Female Diver of the Year. Now in his 23rd season with the Tide, Greenwell’s athletes have earned 64 All-American honors and won 20 SEC titles since 1988 including Fleshner’s SEC 1-meter title, Dragland’s 3-meter title and Elizabeth Hughes’ platform title last season. Two of his athletes have won NCAA cham-pionships, with Brent Roberts winning the platform in 1998 and Lane Bassham winning the 3-meter board in 2004.

The 2004 season also saw Greenwell rec-ognized as the NCAA Championships “Coach of the Meet” after Bassham took first off the 3-meter, second off the 1-meter and both she and Crystal Rasmussen earned All-American honors, leading Alabama to 21st place. Bassham was also named “Diver of the Meet” for her efforts. The success of Greenwell’s student-ath-letes isn’t limited to the pool. Stewart Smith earned an SEC Postgraduate Scholarship, one of the league’s highest academic hon-ors, in 2005 while Jill DeVasher earned the same award in 1998. Mark Rourke brought the swimming and diving program its first NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, one of the most prestigious awards offered on the national level, in 1991. Internationally, former Greenwell students Rafael Alvarez and Rourke have both fina-led at the Olympics and Roberts was the United States Olympic team alternate on the platform in 2000 after finishing third at the Olympic Trials. Under Greenwell’s tutelage, Rourke became the first diver in conference history to win all three diving events at the SEC Championships, doing so in 1991.

The Tampa, Fla., native inherited the tradi-tion rich Alabama program in the fall of 1987, after a five-year stint at Clemson University. While coaching Clemson, Greenwell earned his master’s degree in post-secondary coun-seling. He dove collegiately at the University of Pittsburgh, garnering All-America honors on the way to earning a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education in 1981. An active member of U.S. Diving as both a coach and a judge, Greenwell has served as the U.S. National Coach for competitions in China and Canada. In 1997 and 1999 he served as the U.S. judge at the World University Games. Greenwell married the former Debbie Purifoy in May of 2003.

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James Barber is in his third season as an assistant coach with the Crimson Tide. “James is a tremendous addition to our program,” McIlquham said. “With him on board, I think we have one of the best coach-ing staffs in the nation. As an Alabama native and life-long Crimson Tide fan, he has great respect for this school and program. He has excelled at all levels of coaching and brings a great depth of knowledge to the deck.” Barber brings a strong knowledge of physiology to his coaching style. A native Alabamian, Barber said he relishes the chance to work with McIlquham and associate head coach Sonya Porter and to return to his home state and coach the Crimson Tide. “They say home is where the heart is, and my heart has always been with The University of Alabama,” Barber said. “It is incredible being a member of the Alabama family, to be in a place that puts such high value in excel-lence at every level and provides their athletes and coaches with every resource necessary to succeed. This is every coach’s and athlete’s dream.”

In addition to more than a decade of collegiate and age-group coaching, Barber also worked with former Alabama swimmer and head coach Jonty Skinner as an assis-tant coach with the U.S. Resident National Team in Colorado Springs, Colo. While there he worked with several world-class athletes, including Amy Van Dyken and B.J. Bedford. Van Dyken was the first American female athlete to win four gold medals in a single Olympiad (Atlanta, 1996). Prior to joining the Crimson Tide, Barber was in charge of the distance group at Florida State for three seasons, where he coached athletes to school record marks in the 500, 1000 and 1650 freestyles as well as coaching the Seminoles first All-American in the mile. One of his athletes was named ACC Swimmer of the Meet at the conference championships. As an age-group coach, Barber men-tored 18 Junior National qualifiers in over 40 events, 20 national age group top-16 perform-ers. His athletes also earned 21 titles at the Southeastern Swimming Championships.

Barber joined the Seminoles in 2004 after a six-year run as the head coach at Club Makos in Gulf Breeze, Fla., where he produced national caliber swimmers. He got his first coaching job as the head age group coach for the Montgomery YMCA Barracudas in Montgomery, Ala. From there he moved to Mobile, Ala., where he served as Senior Coach for the City of Mobile Swim Association while pursing his master’s degree. His next coaching stint had him in the same position for the Colorado Spring Swim Team while also coaching the USA National Team. Barber graduated with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science in 1996 from Auburn University at Montgomery and obtained a master’s degree in exercise physiology from the University of South Alabama. A native of Prattville, Ala., Barber is mar-ried to the former Angie Bixler. The couple have two son, Benjamin Paul and Samuel James.

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Stefan Gherghel brings his experience as one of the fastest athletes in the history of collegiate swimming to the deck in his second year as an assistant coach. “Stefan’s been there, up on those blocks, competing at the highest level and that’s nothing but an asset to our kids,” head coach Eric McIlquham said. “When things get tough in a set, he’s the first one to get in there and encourage our athletes to finish strong because he knows what it takes, he knows what being tough in those moments means down the road. He’s competed at the highest level for a very, very long time.” Gherghel works primarily with the Tide’s stroke group with, no surprise, a special emphasis on the butterfly lane.

The first two-time NCAA Champion in Alabama’s storied history, Gherghel won back-to-back NCAA 200 butterfly crowns in 2002 and 2003. His winning time at the 2003 championship ranked third all-time in the 200 butterfly behind Olympic champions Pablo Morales and Melvin Stewart. And in another tie to Olympic champions, on his way to his first NCAA title, Gherghel smashed the long standing school record then held by 1984 Olympic Gold medalist Jon Sieben. Internationally, Gherghel has been a force. He competed at his third Olympiad last sum-mer in Beijing, resetting the Romanian national record in the semi-finals of the 200m butter-fly. He also swam the 100m butterfly in China and as part of the 400m medley relay that set a new Romanian national record.

He earned a silver medal in the 200m but-terfly at the 2004 FINA World Championships and was fifth in the 200 at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. He also competed for his native Romania at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. In addition to his two NCAA titles, Gherghel won a pair of Southeastern Conference 200 butterfly titles and earned seven All-American honors during his two-year Tide career. He still holds the Alabama 100 and 200 butterfly records and ranks third all-time for the Tide in the 100 backstroke.

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Marie RobbinsAssociate AD and Senior Woman Administrator

Marie Robbins, an Associate Athletics Director since 1996 and Senior Woman Administrator since 2001 at The University of Alabama, wears many hats for the Crimson Tide. In addition to an array of administrative duties, she has oversight duties with men’s and women’s swimming and diving, rowing, gymnastics, softball and volleyball programs. As a former University of Alabama gymnast, Robbins led the Crimson Tide to a Southeastern Conference and NCAA title in 1988 and another SEC title in 1990. She earned four All-American honors, an SEC all-around title and three Academic All-SEC accolades and a Southeastern Conference Postgraduate scholarship. After her competitive career, she enrolled in The University of Alabama School of Law in the fall of 1990. While in law school, Marie stayed in touch with athletics, working as a graduate assistant with CASS (Center for Athletic Student Services). After law school, Robbins accepted an internship with the SEC office, working with champion-ships. After her first year with the SEC office she moved into the compliance section. At that time, the SEC was tak-ing over the national letter of intent program and Robbins was tapped to run the program. In September of 1996, Robbins returned to the Capstone, joining Alabama’s senior staff as Associate Athletics Director for Compliance. In addition to her work with the University, she served on the NCAA Volleyball Committee, including a two-year stint as the committee’s chair. She was also a member of the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Committee, chair-ing the committee from 2000-02.

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Nancy Perry- administrative assistant

kelly Bridges- graduate assistant athletic trainer

Jason Johns- athletic academic advisor

Will Drumright- manager

Elizabeth TinnonGraduate Assistant Coach

Elizabeth Tinnon, the 2007 Pan American Games 200-meter breaststroke bronze medalist, joins the Alabama staff this season as a graduate assistant coach. “Elizabeth brings a wealth of national and international experience to the deck,” head coach Eric McIlquham said. “As a amember fo the United States National Team, she has competed at the highest level and can share that experience with our student-athletes. She can certainly relate to what they’re going through on a daily basis and knows what it takes to be successful as a student-athlete.” As part of Team USA, the Bowling Green, Ky. native finished eighth in the 100m breaststroke and ninth in the 200m breaststroke at the 2008 World Short Course Championships. At the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials she finaled in the 100m breaststroke, taking eighth. She was also 16th in the 200m breaststroke at the same meet. Tinnon finished fifth in the 200m breaststroke at the 2009 USA National Championships . She was third in the 100 breaststroke and fourth in the 200 breaststroke at the 2008 Short Course National Championships. The 2007 Texas grad was an eight-time NCAA All-American and an eight-time Big 12 Conference Champion and the UT school record holder in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes. She and her Longhorn teammates set the Big 12 record in the 400 medley relay. She graduated with a degree in Corporate Communications. A four-time Kentucky State 100 breaststroke champion, Tinnon graduated from Bowling Green High School in 2003.

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MEDICAL AND ATHLETIC TRAINING STAFF Even with the most physically conditioned athletes, injury can occur. The University of Alabama is prepared for such moments, with a full staff of doctors and athletic trainers ready to lend their expertise to any medical situation so Alabama’s athletes can return to play in peak condition as soon as it’s safe and possible. Dr. Jimmy Robinson, Dr. Craig Buettner and Dr. Jeff Laubenthal all volunteer their time to ensure that Crimson Tide athletes stay in peak medical condition. They supervise the total healthcare needs of all of Alabama’s athletes. Other physicians helping to keep the Tide healthy include Dr. Les Fowler and world-renowned orthopedic surgeons Dr. James Andrews and Dr. Lyle Cain. Bill McDonald heads the athletic training staff. A member of the Tide staff since 1987, McDonald’s area of expertise extends from athletic training to administration. After serv-ing as the Tide’s head athletic trainer from 1987 through the 1998 season, he moved to the administrative side in 1999, and currently serves as Director of Sports Medicine. Rodney Brown is the director of rehabilitations ser-vices. The Coleman Coliseum training room is staffed by seven full-time athletic trainers, including Sherry Kimbro (soccer and rowing), John Morr (men’s basketball, men’s and wom-en’s tennis, and men’s and women’s golf), Joe Hoffer (baseball and volleyball), Bernard

Burroughs, (men’s and women’s track and field), Monica Decker (gymnastics), Nick Seiler (softball) and Jeremy Dobbs (women’s basketball, swimming and diving). Jeff Allen is the head football athletic trainer. He is assisted by assistant athletic trainer Ginger Gilmore and Jeremy Gsell and two graduate assistants, Nick Williams and Dan Jacobi. The coliseum staff also consists of six graduate assistant athletic trainers: Kelly Bridges (swimming and diving), Andrea

Torbey (men’s and women’s tennis), Katie Murphy (women’s track and field), BJ Leyser (rowing) , Tasha Temple (rowing) and Jody Green (volleyball). Athletic trainers can spend an average of 10 to 12 hours a day on the job depending on what point of the season the team is in. Alabama ensures the safety of its athletes by assigning at least one athletic trainer to each team to cover home and away events, conditioning, practice and travel.

Alabama’s Team Physicians, from the left, Craig Buettner, Jimmy Robinson, Les Fowler and Jeff Laubenthal.

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It is not enough that Alabama Swimming and Diving trains in one of the nation’s premiere strength and condition-ing facilities, which is located in the Mal Moore Athletics Building. To be truly effec-tive, under the direction of head coach Eric McIlquham, the Crimson Tide has a com-prehensive strength and conditioning pro-gram that is considered one of the nation’s best, and stands on the cutting edge in terms of being designed with the specific purpose of making swimmers faster. The success of the Tide’s strength and conditioning program can often be mea-sured in seconds. “Through this program, every year we have been able to produce athletes who have done some amazing things,” McIlquham said. “We have athletes every year who seemingly come out of nowhere and make some really great leaps forward and surprise a lot of people, including themselves. There is nothing better than to watch the face of one of your athletes, after they have the swim of their lives, and see that total sense of achievement.” The Crimson Tide uses a three-pronged attack out of the water that includes weights, plyometric and core strength pro-grams that runs six days a week. All three programs were developed by McIlquham

with input from some of the leading experts in this area. “Everything we do here at Alabama is the result of years of research and study,” McIlquham said. “I have worked with and consulted some of the best in the busi-ness and put together a system that is specifically designed for swimmers. A lot of strength programs are created with football in mind and that doesn’t work for us. The typical football play lasts from 6-10 seconds. Our sprinters will race anywhere between 19 seconds and 2 minutes. We have different needs and have to train our systems very specifically to meet all of our needs.” The weight program at Alabama was created by McIlquham when he was an assistant coach with the Tide in the mid-90s and he has been refining it ever since. “What we’re doing in the weight pro-gram basically encompasses everything we need to do to swim fast,” McIlquham said. “It doesn’t matter if you can go in and bench press a VW Beetle. If you can’t transfer that power to the water, it doesn’t make any sense.” McIlquham, who earned his graduate degree in exercise physiology, draws on his educational background daily when creating and refining his current system.

“Everything we do is based in the sci-ence of physiology,” he explained. “It’s based on muscle fibers and the anaerobic and aerobic systems. Everything we do has those two components because dur-ing a race we are hitting different energy systems at different levels. And that’s what we do in our weight program, we hit dif-ferent energy systems at different levels so that we can combine the two to make it work and be fluid throughout a race.” The Tide’s ropes workout is a new addi-tion to its program. It consists of a series of exercise incorporating 60 feet of rope that is anywhere from an one and a quar-ter to two and a half inches in diameter and depending on the exercise is like mov-ing 45 to 100 pounds of weight. “The ropes workout is pretty intense and it really focuses on developing explosive power throughout the body,” McIlquham said. “We’ve seen some great results from the ropes through the fall and some of the other teams on campus have started to incorporate it into their work-outs as well.” Alabama also uses a dryland program that strengthens the athletes’ core, which is the key to power.

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TIDE PRIDE

"No one can help but be aware of the rich tradition that is associated with this team and this University. Tradition is a burden in many ways. To have a tradition like ours means that you can't lose your cool; to have tradition like ours means you always have to show class, even when you are not quite up to it; to have tradition like ours means that you have to do some things that you don't want to do and some you even think you can't do, simply because tradition demands it of you. On the other hand, tradition is that which allows us to prevail in ways that we could not otherwise."

-- Former Alabama President David Mathews

While the Alabama Crimson Tide’s athletic tradition stretches back more than 100 years, the swimming and diving program traces its origins and championship legacy back to the fall of 1959 when coach John Foster started the team. This fall, five members of that team came back to the Capstone, some for the first time in more than 25 years, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of that first season. In September, as part of the Tide’s alumni weekend more than 150 swimming and diving alumni and their families joined with present squad and shared a meal. Stroud Curran, Durham Ellis, Harold Hagler, Bay Lott and Stan Walker represented the 1959-60 team and their coach, the late John

Foster, not only at the dinner, but the next day at the Alabama-Arkansas game as well where they were recognized on the field to the deaf-ening roar of 92,000-plus Crimson Tide fans. “It was a tremendous weekend for our team, who got to meet and spend time with the some of the guys that started this legacy, those that laid the foundation for all the suc-cess Alabama has enjoyed over the last 50 years,” Alabama head coach Eric McIlquham said. “It was also great for us to see those pioneers of this program get recognized in such a positive way.” During the Friday night dinner, all five men spoke, sharing stories that alternated between laugh out loud funny and poignant,

and each gave the same advice to the current team - enjoy every minute of their time at the Capstone. Each man also recognized the impact that coach Foster had on their lives. Foster, who passed away in 2003, at age 84, led the Tide for 14 seasons, during which time Alabama amassed a 124-40 dual meet record. His teams finished no lower than third in the Southeastern Conference after the Tide’s sec-ond season, including four runner-up finishes and his swimmers won 21 individual SEC titles.

From the left - Eric McIlquham, Stroud Curran, Stan Walker, Durham Ellis, Bay Lott and Henry Hagler.

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The Tide men, who finished 21st at last year’s nCAA Championships, are led by senior All-Americans Aaron Fleshner and Mark Randall. “We’re in a situation where we had a good group at the nCAA Championships last year and with those guys back with another year of experience under their belt, that gives us some high expectations this season,” McIlquham said. The defending SEC Diver of the Year, Fleshner is an nCAA finalist and six-time All-American who is a threat to win a national title in his final collegiate season to go with his SEC titles. Randall, the leader of a potent middle distance/distance corps, holds the school record in the 500, 1000 and 1650 freestyles, bettering the 500 and 1000 recordds last season. The 500 freestyle recor in particu-lar had stood for 27 years before Randall dropped a second off it last spring. Adding to the distance effort is junior All-American Catalin Cosma, another nCAA finalist, who is ranked in the Tide’s all-time top 10 in the 500, 1000 and 1650 freestyle. Sophomore Joe Ziegler and junior Denes Zubcsek both made their nCAA Championship debuts last season, gaining

valuable experience in the process. Ziegler, who set the school record in the 200 backstroke last season, also figures in the middle distance plans. He is ranked fourth all-time for the Tide in the 200 freestyle. Zubcsek splits time between the butterfly events, where he ranks second all-time at Alabama in both the 100 and 200 fly and the freestyle events where he ranks third all-time in the 200 freestyle. Randall’s 500 freestyle wasn’t the only long-standing record to fall last season, Zubcsek, Ziegler and Cosma return from the squad that dropped nearly four sec-onds off the school 800 freestyle relay mark set in 1983. Joining Fleshner on the boards is junior Adam Booher who just missed the nCAA Championships last season after taking third off the platform at the SEC Championships. He and Fleshner give the Tide the best 1-2 punch in the league and are joined in the deep end by freshman Peter Hillyer. “Aaron and Adam give us one of the best diving tandems in the nation,” McIlquham said. The breaststroke lane is led by the senior duo of Riley Boulden and Luke Boutwell and they are joined by sophomore Andrew

Reeves. Boulden in particular had a break-out year in 2009, shaving major time off his career-best marks in the breaststroke and IM events. Joining the action in the freestyle events will be seniors Sam Morgan and Drew Finelli, juniors James Edwards and Daniel Rozick, sophomore Andrea Rezzonico along with freshmen Jake Reynolds, Brandon Lowe, Robert Scrip and Josh Sosna. In addition to Ziegler, the Tide will look to junior Alan Axford, senior Clint McClendon and newcomer Reese Shirey in the backstroke events. Axford and McClendon both rank in the top 10 all-time for the Tide in the 100 backstroke. Junior Daniel Armstrong, senior Kyle Lee and rookie Oscar Aldabe will all see action in the individual medley events. Lee and Aldabe will also see some freestyle action. In addition to Zubcsek, sophomores Oliver Basse, Ryan Dugan and Kyle Weeks will all spend time in the butterfly lane along with freshman Anestis Arampatzis. Dugan will also see backstroke duty, while Weeks and Arampatzis will see freestyle action.

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NAME EVENT HT CL EXP HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL)Oscar Aldabe IM/Freestyle 6-4 Fr. HS Alicante, Spain (Bolles)Anestis Arampatzis Butterfly/Freestyle 6-2 Fr. HS Athens, Greece (Experimental School of Aristotle University)Daniel Armstrong Individual Medley 6-2 Jr. 1L Madison, Ala. (Bob Jones)Alan Axford Backstroke 6-0 Jr. SQ Oneonta, Ala. (Oneonta)Oliver Basse Butterfly 5-11 Soph. HS West Palm Beach, Fla. (Cardinal newman)Adam Booher Diving 5-6 Jr. 1L Washington, D.C. (Gaithersburg)Riley Boulden Breaststroke 6-2 Sr. 2L Indianapolis, Ind. (north Central)Luke Boutwell Breaststroke 6-2 Sr. 2L Pike Road, Ala. (Alabama Christian Academy)Catalin Cosma Freestyle 6-0 Jr. 1L Arad, RomaniaRyan Dugan Butterfly/Backstroke 6-2 Soph. HS Marietta, Ga. (Marietta)James Edwards Freestyle 5-11 Jr. SQ Memphis, Tenn. (Christian Brothers)Drew Finelli Freestyle 6-2 Sr. 2L Fairfax Station, Va. (Robinson Secondary School)Aaron Fleshner Diving 5-6 Sr. 2L Spring, Texas (Klein Collins)Peter Hillyer Diving 5-11 Fr. HS Atlanta, Ga. (St. Pius)Kyle Lee Individual Medley 5-11 Sr. 1L Hendersonville, Tenn. (Hendersonville)Brandon Lowe Freestyle 6-1 Fr. HS San Diego, Calif. (Patrick Henry)Clint McClendon Backstroke 6-1 Sr. 1L Millbrook, Ala. (Montgomery Academy)Sam Morgan Freestyle 6-4 Sr. 1L St. Louis, Mo. (Parkway South)Mark Randall Freestyle 6-3 RS-Sr. 2L East London, South AfricaAndrew Reeves Breaststroke 6-2 Soph. HS Birmingham, Ala. (Vestavia Hills)Andrea Rezzonico Freestyle 6-3 Soph. HS Castel San Pietro, Switzerland (Liceo Cantonale)Daniel Rozick Freestyle 5-10 Jr. SQ Port Matilda, Penn. (State College Area)Robert Scrip Freestyle 6-1 Fr. HS Huntsville, Ala. (Huntsville)Reese Shirey Backstroke 6-1 Fr. HS Muscle Shoals, Ala. (Baylor School)Josh Sosna Freestyle 6-3 Fr. HS Signal Mountain, Tenn. (Baylor School)Kyle Weeks Freestyle/Butterfly 6-1 Soph. HS Poway, Calif. (Poway)Joe Ziegler Freestyle/Backstroke 6-2 Soph. HS Tallahassee, Fla. (Leon)Denes Zubcsek Butterfly 5-9 Jr. 1L Budapest, Hungary (Kolcsey Ferenc)

StaffHead Coach Eric McIlquhamAssociate Head Coach Sonya PorterDiving Coach Pat GreenwellAssistant Coaches James Barber and Stefan Gherghel

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PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Swam for Sergio Lopez at The Bolles School ... took fourth in the 400 IM at the Spanish National Champi-onships ... won the 200 and 400m IM at the Spanish Junior National Championships in 2008 and 2009 ... took third in the 400m IM in 2007 and fourth in 2006 at the Spanish Junior National Championships ... took bronze in the 400m IM at the 2008 Spanish Open after finishing eighth in 2006 ... named to the Florida Times-Union’s All-Coast team.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Oscar Aldabe Bomstad ... son of Ricardo and Katrine (Bomstad) Aldabe ... both parents were All-American swimmers for the Crimson Tide in the mid-80s ... the first Alabama swimmer to be a double legacy ... business major ... born September 28, 1990.

TOP TIMES:200m IM ________________________2:07.21400m IM _______________________ 4:27.00400m freestyle ___________________ 4:02.11

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Swam for George Houzouvis at Iraklis Thessalonikis ... won the 50, 100 and 200m butterfly at the 2007 Junior Greek Championships ... won the 100m but-terfly at the 2008 Junior Greek Championships ... finished second in the 100 and 200m butterfly at the 2009 Greek Open Championships ... finished sixth in the 100m butterfly and seventh in the 200m butter-fly at the 2008 European Junior Championships ... won the 200m butterfly at the 2007 and 2008 Bal-kan Games, setting the meet record as well ... took second in the 200m butterfly at the 2007 Black Sea Games.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Anestis Arampatzis ... son of Athauasios Arampatzis and Clio Mavridou ... business major ... born May 19, 1990.

TOP TIMES:100m butterfly ___________________ 53.88200m butterfly ___________________ 2:01.12

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Sophomore: Competed in the 100 and 200 breaststroke and 200 IM at the SEC Champion-ships ... turned in a career-best time of 1:51.94 in the 200 IM at the SEC Championships ... also posted career-best times in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes at the SEC Championships at 56.05 and 2:04.52, re-spectively ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall and spring semester … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2008 – Freshman: Scored in the 100 breaststroke at the SEC Championships, taking 15th place with a career-best 57.17 … posted a career-best 1:50.78 in the 200 backstroke at the Bulldog Last Chance Meet … earned President’s List (4.0 grade point average) honors for the fall semester ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the spring semester … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Alabama State Record Holder in the 200 IM, 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay ... eight-time state champion ... four-time NISCA All-American ... two-time Scholastic All-American.

PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Daniel Pierce Armstrong ... son of Hamp-ton and Mechelle Armstrong ... has one younger brother Michael ... chemical engineering major ... born on March 23, 1989.

TOP TIMES:200 IM _________________________ 1:51.94100 breaststroke __________________ 56.05200 breaststroke _________________ 2:04.52

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Freshman Oscar Aldabe is the son of Crimson Tide All-Americans Ricardo and Katrine (Bom-stad) Aldabe, making him the first double leg-acy in Alabama swimming and diving history.

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Sophomore: Competed in the 100 and 200 backstroke and 50 freestyle at the SEC Cham-pionships, posting a career-best 1:50.40 in the 200 backstroke which ranks him 10th all-time at Alabama ... swam a career-best 48.57 in the 100 backstroke at the Bulldog Invitational, which ranks him fourth all-time at Alabama.

2008 – Freshman: Competed in the 100 and 200 backstroke and 200 IM at the SEC Championships … posted a career-best time of 46.87 in the 100 freestyle at the Bulldog Last Chance Meet … earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the spring semester.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Swam for Terri Hubauer at Oneonta High School ... swam for Travis Smith at Greater Trussville Aquatic club ... runner-up in 100 backstroke at Alabama High school state championship as a junior and senior.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Alan Matthew Axford ... son of Wylie and Sue Axford ... has three sisters, Margie, Penny, Leigh, and a brother, B.J. ... geography major ... born January 30, 1989.

TOP TIMES:100 backstroke ___________________ 48.57200 backstroke __________________ 1:50.40100 freestyle _____________________ 46.87

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Freshman: Competed in the 100 and 200 butterfly and 200 IM at the SEC Championships ... scored in the 200 butterfly at the SEC Champi-onships, taking 16th place and posting a career-best time of 1:48.07 in the process ... also posted a career-best time of 49.30 in the 100 butterfly at the SEC Championships ... earned the Carlos Berrocal Most Improved award.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Swam for Nancy Brown at Cardinal Newman High School … swam for Alf Ausirre at North Palm Beach Swim Club … four-time team MVP … four-year All-State qualifier … four-year Palm Beach County All-Area … won the team leadership award … also com-peted in track and football.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Oliver Maxwell Basse … son of Hans and Maureen Basse … has six brothers, Martin, Christo-pher, Alex, Robert, Stephen, Morten … business ma-jor … born April 7, 1990.

TOP TIMES:200 butterfly ___________________ 1:48.07100 butterfly ____________________ 49.30200 IM _________________________1:52.78

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Summer: Won the 3-meter board at the USA Diving Zone A Championships.

2009 – Sophomore: Finaled off the 3-meter board and the platform at the SEC Championships, taking fourth and seventh, respectively ... also scored off the 1-meter board at the SEC Championships, finishing 13th ... named SEC Diver of the Week dur-ing the regular season ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall and spring semesters … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... earned CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-American honors.

2008 – Freshman: Scored in all three diving events at the SEC Championships, taking ninth off the platform, 14th off the 3-meter and 15th off the 1-meter board … competed in all three diving events at the NCAA Zone B Championships … earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall and spring semesters … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... earned CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-American honors.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:2007 U.S. East Junior National 1-meter Champion ... ninth off the 1-meter board at the 2007 U.S. Junior National Championships ... 2006 AAU All-American ... Gaithersburg MVP and team record holder.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Adam Lee Booher ... son of Robert and Peggy Booher ... has one brother Brian ... cultural studies through digital media major ... born July 7, 1989.

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ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Summer: Finaled in the 100m and 200m breaststrokes at the USA Swimming National Cham-pionships and World Championship Trials.

2009 – Junior: Finaled in the 200 breaststroke, taking eighth place and posting a career-best time of 1:59.57 in the process which ranks him eighth all-time at Alabama ... also scored in the 100 breast-stroke at the SEC Championships, finishing 11th with a career-best time of 54.44 which ranks him sixth all-time at Alabama … posted a career-best time of 1:48.61 in the 200 IM at the SEC Championships, which ranks him fourth all-time for the Tide.

2008 – Sophomore: Scored in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes at the SEC Championships, fin-ishing 11th and 10th, respectively … posted career-best times in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes at the SEC Championships, touching the wall at 56.12 and 2:00.65, respectively.

2007 – Freshman: Earned the Tide’s Carlos Berrocal Most Improved award ... scored in the 200 breaststroke with a career best 2:03.92 at the SEC Championships taking 15th ... posted career-best times in the 200 and 400 IMs at the SEC Champion-ships, touching at 1:52.31 and 3:59.61, respectively ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Swam for Bruce Patmos and Mark Hesse at North Central High School and Washington Township Swim Club ... lled North Central to state champion-ships in 2005 and 2006 as well as an undefeated season in 2006 ... 2005 and 2006 All-American ... named MVP and Most Improved in 2005 ... part of the Indiana state record 200 medley relay.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Riley William Boulden ... son of Mark and Peggy Boulden ... has an older brother, Tyler ... man-agement major ... born April 18, 1988.

TOP TIMES:100 breaststroke __________________ 54.44200 breaststroke _________________1:59.57200 IM _________________________ 1:48.61400 IM _________________________3:59.19

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Junior: Scored in the 100 breaststroke at the SEC Championships, taking 12th with a time of 54.71 which ranks him seventh all-time for the Tide … also competed in the 50 freestyle and 200 breast-stroke at the SEC Championships.

2008 – Sophomore: Scored in the 100 breast-stroke at the SEC Championships, taking 16th … also competed in the 50 freestyle and 200 breaststroke at the SEC Championships.

2007 – Freshman: Scored in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes at the SEC Championships, taking 15th and 14th, respectively ... posted career-best times in both the 100 and 200 breaststrokes at the SEC Championships, touching at 55.77 and 2:03.85, re-spectively.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Three-time 100 breaststroke state champion, 2003-05 ... Alabama state record holder in the 100 breaststroke ... voted Best All-Around and Home-coming King in high school as well as being a mem-ber of National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Soci-ety, Key Club and the president of Mu Alpha Theta ... swam for the Montgomery YMCA Barracudas who won 15 consecutive state championships and finished in the top 20 at the YMCA national cham-pionships ... 2006 YMCA 100 breaststroke national champion ... 2005 YMCA 200 breaststroke national champion ... 18-time YMCA All-American and a 14-time southeastern champion ... participated in the USA Swimming National Select Camp at the Olym-pic Training Center.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: James Luke Boutwell ... son of Robin and the late Angela Boutwell ... younger sister, Grace ... geography major ... born July 13, 1988.

TOP TIMES:100 breaststroke ___________________ 54.71200 breaststroke ________________ 2:03.85

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Sophomore: Earned honorable mention All-American honors in the 500 freestyle ... com-peted in the 500 and 1650 freestyles at the NCAA Championships, scoring in the 500, taking 13th place ... member of the school record setting 800 freestyle relay, which broke the previous mark set in 1983 ... finished fifth in the 500 freestyle and sixth in the 1650 freestyle at the SEC Championships ... turned in a career-best time of 4:16.57 in the 500 freestyle at the SEC Championships ... ranked second all-time at Alabama in the 500 freestyle ... posted a career-best time of 9:04.90 on his way out in the 1650 freestyle ... ranked sixth all-time at Alabama in the 1000 free-style ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall and spring semesters ...Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... earned CSCAA Scholar All-Americans honors.

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ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Freshman: Competed in the butterfly and backstroke events during the regular season.

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Sophomore: Competed in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyles at the SEC Championships.

2008 – Freshman: Competed in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyles at the SEC Championships.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:2006 Tennessee State 200 Freestyle Relay Cham-pion ... four-year All-American ... 2006 Team Captain ... Student Ambassador ... 2005-2006 Junior Nation-als ... two-year Memphis Commercial Appeal’s “Best of the Preps” ... swam for David Smith at Memphis Tigers Swimming as well as Christian Brothers High School.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: James Anthony Edwards III ... son of Tony and Cheryl Edwards ... has a younger brother, Jona-than ... business major ... born April 11, 1989.

TOP TIMES:50 freestyle ______________________21.00100 freestyle _____________________ 45.92

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Junior: Scored in the mile at the SEC Championships, taking 11th place ... posted career-best times in the 1650 freestyle and 400 IM at the SEC Championships, touching at 15:24.32 and 4:00.73, respectively.

2008 – Sophomore: Scored in the mile and 500 freestyle at the SEC Championships, taking 16th and 15th place, respectively ... posted career-best times in the 500 and 1650 freestyles at the SEC Champion-ships, touching at 4:27.59 and 15:26.85, respectively.

2007 – Freshman: Scored in the mile at the SEC Championships, taking 10th place ... also competed in the 500 freestyle and 400 IM at the SEC Cham-pionships.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Led school to four straight undefeated seasons in-cluding four state championships from 2003-06 ... won three straight 200 freestyle state champion-ships from 2004-06, setting the state record in the event in 2006 ... 2004, 2005 and 2006 Virginia State Champion 400 Freestyle Relay member 2005 Vir-ginia State 500 Freestyle Champion ... competed for Curl-Burke Swim Club.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Andrew Stephen Finelli ... son of Frank and Katherine Finelli ... has an older brother, Paul, and younger sister, Laura ... pre-business major ... born June 17, 1988.

TOP TIMES:200 freestyle ____________________ 1:41.59500 freestyle ___________________ 4:27.591,000 freestyle ___________________9:20.171650 freestyle ___________________15:24.32400 IM ________________________ 4:00.73

2008 – Freshman: Earned All-American hon-ors in the 1650 freestyle and honorable mention All-American honors in the 500 freestyle ... finished seventh in the mile and 13th in the 500 freestyle at the NCAA Championships ... posted a career-best time of 14:57.43 in the mile at the NCAA Champion-ships, which ranks him fourth all-time for the Tide ... his career-best time in the 500 freestyle of 4:17.64 at the NCAA Championships puts him second all-time for the Tide ... posted a career-best 1:36.98 in the 200 freestyle at the NCAA Championships which ranks him ninth all-time at Alabama ... posted a ca-reer-best 9:05.95 in the 1000 freestyle at the NCAA Championships on his way out in the 1650 freestyle ... named to the inaugural Southeastern Conference All-Freshman Team after turning in the league’s top rookie finish in the 500 and 1650 freestyle at the SEC Championships ... finished fourth in the mile and seventh in both the 200 and 500 freestyle at the SEC Championships ... earned SEC Freshman of the Week after winning the 500 freestyle in the first meet the year ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... earned the Tide’s Arne Borgstrom Most Valu-able Freshman award.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Led CSM Pitesti to the Romanian national club title every year since 2001 ... holds 10 Junior and one Senior National Romanian records ... competed for Gica Deac at CSM Pitesti ... swam for Dorel Panait during the first seven years of his career ... Balkan Junior Champion 2005 ... earned silver and bronze medals at the Balkan Championships.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full Name: Catalin Cosma ... son of Mitica and Mirela Cosma ... management major ... born July 10, 1988.

TOP TIMES:200 freestyle ____________________ 1:36.98500 freestyle_____________________4:16.571000 freestyle ___________________9:06.901650 freestyle ___________________ 14:57.43200 butterfly ____________________1:52.98

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Swam for Elise Schoeff at Marietta High School … swam for Ian Goss at Stingrays Swimming … took fifth place in 100 backstroke at the 2008 Georgia High School State Championships … earned a pair of sec-ond place finishes in 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke at County Championships … three-time team MVP … two-time All-County Team … two-year team captain … four-year state qualifier … four-year Georgia All-Star … holds school records in 50, 100 and 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke and three relays … International Bac-calaureate Certificate recipient … Peer Instructor/Ad-visor for Boy Scouts

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Ryan Christopher Dugan … son of Don and Julie Dugan … has one brother, Michael … pre-med/biology major … born July 18, 1990.

TOP TIMES:200 freestyle ___________________ 1:44.95100 backstroke ___________________ 53.59100 butterfly ____________________ 50.52

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ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Summer: Finished 10th off the 3-meter board at the USA Diving National Championships.

2009 – Junior: Earned All-American honors off the platform and honorable mention All-American honors off the 3-meter board at the NCAA Cham-pionships ... finaled off the platform at the NCAA Championships taking seventh place ... also scored off the 3-meter board the NCAA Championships, taking 13th place ... SEC Diver of the Year ... SEC 1-me-ter Champion ... finished third off the 3-meter board and the platform at the SEC Championships ... NCAA Zone B Champion off the 3-meter and platform and finished second off the 1-meter ... set the school re-cord off the 1-meter board at the SEC Champion-ships with a score of 414.15 ... set the school record off the platform at the NCAA Championships with 424.00 points ... named SEC Diver of the Week twice during the season ... earned the Mike Curington Most Valuable award.

2008 – Summer: Competed at the USA Olympic Trials, taking seventh off the 3-meter board.

2008 – Sophomore: Finished third off the 3-me-ter board at the NCAA Championships, earning All-American honors in the process … also finished 12th off the 1-meter board at the NCAA Championships, earning honorable mention All-American honors … Southeastern Conference 3-meter Diving Cham-pion ... earned All-SEC honors ... took second off the 1-meter board and fourth off the platform at the SEC Championships ... took fourth off the platform and fifth off the 3-meter board at the NCAA Zone B Championships ... three-time SEC Diver of the Week ... won five of six events against SEC competition during the regular season … earned Alabama’s Mike Curington Most Valuable award.

2007 – Freshman: Earned the Tide’s Arne Borg-strom Most Valuable Newcomer award ... finaled off the 3-meter at the 2007 U.S. Spring Senior National Championships, taking 14th ... finaled off the 3-me-ter board at the NCAA Championships, taking sixth and earning All-American honors ... scored off the platform at the NCAA Championships, finishing 14th earning honorable mention All-American honors ... took third off the 3-meter board and fourth off the

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Dove for Grant Segal and the Atlanta Diving Asso-ciation and Scott Carter at St. Pius ... All-American off the one and 3-meter boards ... competed at the USA Diving Winter Regionals 2005-08 ... St. Pius team captain.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Peter Hillyer ... son of Chris and Alix Hillyer ... pre-major Studies ... born June 19, 1990.

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Junior: Competed in the 200 and 400 IMs and the 1650 freestyle at the SEC Champion-ships turned in career-best times in the 200 and 400 IMs at the SEC Championships, touching at 1:53.42 and 3:56.21, respectively ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall semester ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... earned the Marshall Shoemaker Most Dedicated award.

platform at the at the SEC Championships ... took ninth off the 1-meter at the SEC Championships ... took second off the 3-meter and eighth off the plat-form at the NCAA Zone B Championships ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Dove for Woodlands Diving Academy for Kenny Armstrong ... All-American ... also competed in gym-nastics and trampoline.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Aaron Daniel Fleshner ... son of Michael and Mary Ann Fleshner ... younger sister, Felicia ... engineering major ... born June 24, 1988.

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PREP HIGHLIGHTS:A two-time All-American ... swam for Dave Kilmer and College Area Swim Team ... holds the Patrick Henry High School record in the 200 freestyle ... competed at the 2007 and 2008 USA Junior Na-tional Championship ... qualified for the 2009 USA Senior National Championships.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Brandon Lowe ... son of Stephen and Sheri Lowe ... pre-major studies ... born May 9, 1990.

TOP TIMES:100 freestyle ______________________ 46.16200 freestyle ____________________ 1:39.99

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Junior: Competed in the 100 and 200 backstroke and the 50 freestyle at the SEC Champi-onships ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2008 – Sophomore: Scored in the 100 back-stroke at the SEC Championships, taking 13th place … posted a career-best time of 49.36 in the preliminar-ies of the 100 backstroke at the SEC Championships … earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the spring semester ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned the Tide’s Carlos Berrocal Most Improved award.

2007 – Freshman: Competed in the 100 and 200 backstrokes and the 100 butterfly at the SEC Cham-pionships ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:2004 state champion in the 50 freestyle and a high school All-American ... played football at Montgom-ery Academy ... swam for Montgomery YMCA Barra-cudas where he was a 32-time YMCA All-American ... 2006 YMCA national champion in the 100 and the 200 backstroke ... team captain for the Barracudas ... 2005 Zone team captain and champion in the 100 and 200 backstroke ... 2004 Zone 100 backstroke champion.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Clint Michael McClendon ... son of Geoff and Rita McClendon ... three older brothers, Beau, Hampton and Wade ... fourth generation UA student ... accounting major ... born May 25, 1987.

TOP TIMES100 backstroke ___________________ 49.36200 backstroke _________________ 1:49.40200 butterfly ____________________1:52.37

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Junior: Competed in the freestyle events during the regular season ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall semester ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2008 – Sophomore: Competed in the 100, 200 and 500 freestyles at the SEC Championships … turned in a career-best time of 1:41.14 in the 200 freestyle and 4:35.37 in the 500 freestyle at the SEC Championships … earned Dean’s List (3.5 or bet-ter GPA) honors for the fall semester ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned Alabama’s Marshall Shoemaker Most Dedicated and Coaches’ Award ... earned CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-American honors.

2007 – Freshman: Competed in the freestyle events during the regular season ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall and spring semesters ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Led school to four straight conference champion-ships from 2002-06 ... state champion in the 400 freestyle relay ... also competed in water polo ... com-peted for the Parkway Swim Club ... won the long course sectional championship in 2005.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Beatty Wynn Morgan III ... son of Wynn and Beth Morgan ... has two sisters, Caitlin and Mer-edith and a brother, Thomas ... exercise and sports science major ... born August 26, 1988.

TOP TIMES200 freestyle ____________________ 1:41.14500 freestyle ___________________ 4:35.37

2008 – Sophomore: Competed in the 200 and 400 IMs and the 1650 freestyle at the SEC Cham-pionships … swam a career-best time in the 400 IM at the SEC Championships, turning in a 3:59.93 … earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall and spring semesters ... … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2007 – Freshman: Earned the Tide’s Marshall Shoemaker Most Dedicated award ... scored in the mile at the SEC Championships taking 14th place ... competed in the 500 freestyle and the 400 IM at the SEC Championships ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall and spring semesters ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Competed in the 100 breaststroke and the 200 IM at Hendersonville High School ... National Honor Society ... also competed in cross country ... swam for Excel Aquatics club team ... competed at junior nationals in 100 and 200 breaststroke and the 200 and 400 IM.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Kyle Douglas Lee ... son of Randy and Jan Lee ... father attended UA ... pre-med major ... born August 6, 1987.

TOP TIMES:200 IM _________________________1:53.42400 IM _________________________3:56.21200 breaststroke _________________ 2:10.12

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ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Freshman: Competed in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes and 50 freestyle at the SEC Championships ... posted career-best times in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes at the SEC Champion-ships, touching at 57.66 and 2:09.03, respectively ... earned President’s List (4.0 or better GPA) honors for the fall and spring semesters ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Swam for Rick Grammer at Vestavia Hills High School … swam for Brian Wrighton at Birmingham Swim League … 2008 Alabama State 100 Breast-stroke Champion … member of the 2008 Zone Team for Southeastern Swimming … took third place in 100 breaststroke at Zones Championship … took second in the 100 and 200 breaststroke at Southeastern Winter Championships … also competed in football … member of the National Honor Society and Span-ish Honor Society … graduated with a 4.31 grade point average … National Merit Finalist.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Andrew Russell Reeves … son of Russell and Linda Reeves … has two brothers, David and Charles and one sister, Joy … his brother Charles Reeves swam for Alabama from 2000-03 … com-puter engineering major … born December 9, 1989.

TOP TIMES:100 breaststroke ___________________57.66200 breaststroke _________________ 2:09.03

2008 – Junior: Redshirted the season to train for the Olympic Games … earned President’s List (4.0 grade point average) honors for the fall semester.

2007 – Sophomore: Finaled in the mile at the SEC Championships, taking sixth ... scored in the 500 freestyle at the SEC Championships taking ninth ... competed in the 500 and 1650 freestyle at the NCAA Championships.

2006 – Freshman: Bettered his own school re-cord in the 1650 freestyle at the NCAA Champion-ships, posting a 14:48.25 on the way to a fifth place All-American finish ... won the 400m and 1500m freestyles at the U.S. Open, beating, among oth-ers the 2004 Olympic Bronze Medalist ... winning 1500m freestyle time at the U.S. Open ranks 23rd all-time in the history of swimming with a 15:03.62 ... broke Frank Iacono’s 1986 school record in the 1650 freestyle at the SEC Championships by four seconds, turning in a 14:52.78 ... broke Frank Iacono’s 1986 school record in the 1000 freestyle by two sec-onds ... ranks second all-time for the Tide in the 500 freestyle ... finaled in the 1650 and 500 freestyles at the SEC Championships, taking second and eighth, respectively.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Swam for Igor Omeltchencko at Selborne College and Harlequins Swim Club ... competed at the 2005 World Swimming Championships in Montreal, Cana-da ... Selborne College’s team captain.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Mark Brian Randall ... son of Brian and Beverly Randall ... sisters, Caroline, Penny and Alison ... exercise and sports science major ... born January 21, 1986.

TOP TIMES:500 freestyle _________________ 4:15.64 SR1000 freestyle _______________ 8:54.69 SR1650 freestyle ________________ 14:48.25 SR

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – RS-Junior: Earned honorable mention All-American honors in the 500 and 1650 freestyles ... scored in the mile and 500 freestyle at the NCAA Championships, taking ninth and 12th, respectively ... broke the school record in 500 and 1000 free-styles at the SEC Championships, turning in times of 4:15.64 and 8:54.69, respectively ... finaled in the 500 and 1650 freestyles at the SEC Championships, taking third and second ... broke the oldest school record on the Crimson Tide books, bettering Arne Borgstrom’s 1982 500 freestyle mark of 4:16.80 with a time of 4:15.64 at the SEC Championships ... shaved nearly three seconds off his school record 1000 freestyle, turning in a 8:54.69 on the way out in his 1650 freestyle ... earned second team All-SEC honors ... finished second in the mile and third in the 500 freestyle at the U.S. Short Course National Championships in December ... earned the Coaches’ Award.

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PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Alabama High School 100 backstroke state cham-pion in 2006 ... swam for Paul Mielke at the Mont-gomery YMCA ... helped lead his club soccer team to a pair of state titles.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Jake Reynolds ... son of Joseph and Mary Heather Reynolds ... pre-physical therapy major ... born April 26, 1990.

TOP TIMES:50 freestyle ______________________ 20.83100 freestyle _____________________ 45.53

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Sophomore: Competed in the freestyle events during the regular season ... earned Presi-dent’s List (4.0 GPA) honors for the fall and spring semesters.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Swam for Adriano Laguzzi at Mendrisiotto Nuoto/Mendrisio Club … took first in state as a junior.

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Sophomore: Competed in the 200, 500 and 1650 freestyle at the SEC Championships ... turned in a career-best time in the 1650 freestyle at the SEC Championships, touching the wall at 15:53.90 ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall semester … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2008 – Freshman: Competed in the distance freestyle events during the regular season ... posted a career-best time of 9:29.16 in the 1000 freestyle against LSU … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:U.S. Junior National qualifier in 400, 800 and 1500m freestyles ... 500 freestyle All-American ... 400 freestyle relay All-American ... Pennsylvania State Champion in the 400 Freestyle relay ... swam for Pe-ter Moyer and Todd Roth at State College Area High School and Jon Larson at Big Cat Aquatics.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Daniel Stephen Rozick ... son of Mark and Stephanie Rozick ... pre-political science major ... born April 7, 1989.

TOP TIMES:200 freestyle ___________________ 1:43.06500 freestyle ___________________ 4:34.971000 freestyle ___________________9:29.161650 freestyle __________________ 15:53.90

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Swam for Tim Norris and the Brooke Pate at the Huntsville Swim Association ... Huntsville High School captain ... Alabama State 500 Freestyle Champion ... placed in the top-10 in the 1000 and 1650 freestyles at the Sectional Championship meet in 2008 and 2009.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Robert Scrip ... son of Joe and Denise Scrip ... aerospace engineering and mechanics major ... born March 26, 1991.

TOP TIMES:200 freestyle _____________________ 1:43.31500 freestyle____________________ 4:40.101000 freestyle ___________________ 9:39.011650 freestyle ___________________ 16:11.50

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:All-American ... coached by Dan Flack at the Baylor School ... NISCA national high school record holder in the 50-meter short course freestyle and 100m short course backstroke ... competed at the 2008 Olym-pic Trials ... USA Swimming Scholastic All-American

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Andrea Luigi Rezzonico … son of Luigi and Nadia Rezzonico … has one brother, Carlo … business administration major … born September 7, 1988.

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PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Coached by Dan Flack at the Baylor School … 12-time All-American … Tennessee high school record holder as part of the 200 freestyle and medley relays … along with Alabama teammate Reese Shirey, helped lead Baylor to the Independent Schools National Championships and the Tennessee State Champi-onships in 2008 and 2009 ... finaled in the 50 free-style at the 2009 Tennessee State Championships ... NISCA national high school record holder as part of Baylor’s 200m medley and freestyle relays.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Joshua Mark Sosna ... son of Mark and Pa-mela Sosna ... has one brother, Jake and one sister, Elizabeth ... pre-major studies ... born June 1, 1990.

TOP TIMES:50 freestyle ______________________ 21.19100 freestyle _____________________ 46.69200 freestyle ___________________ 1:46.00

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Freshman: Competed in the 200 and 500 freestyle and 200 butterfly at the SEC Cham-pionships ... posted career-best times in the 200 freestyle and 200 butterfly at the SEC Champion-ships, touching at 1:41.95 and 1:50.86, respectively ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall and spring semesters … named to the SEC Aca-demic Honor Roll.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Swam for Tim Fuller and Damion Dennis at Poway High School … swam for Scott Lawson at Inland Coastal Aquatics Club … named to 2006, 2007 and 2008 Scholastic All-American team … earned NISCA All-American honors in 2008 … led Poway to the Palomar League Championship in 2007 and 2008 going undefeated in the league in 2008 … named Poway MVP in 2006, 2007 and 2008 … League Ath-lete of the Year in 2008 … holds three Poway school records – 200 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay … named first team Palomar League in 2007 and 2008 … named first team All-Academic in 2007 and 2008 … also played water polo for Poway, earning MVP honors as a sophomore … also swam for Pacific Swim, serving as co-captain in 2006-08 and holds club records in the 400m freestyle and 500m freestyle … holds the Inland Coastal Aquatics Club 200m butterfly record … U.S. Junior National Qualifier in the 200 and 400m freestyle, 200m but-

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Summer: Finaled in the 200m backstroke at the USA Swimming National Championships and World Championship Trials.

2009 – Freshman: Member of the school record setting 800 freestyle relay, which broke the previous mark set in 1983 ... competed in the 200 and 500 freestyles and 200 backstroke at the NCAA Cham-pionships ... posted a career-best time of 44.33 in the 100 freestyle as the leadoff of the Tide’s 400 free-style relay at the SEC Championships ... scored in the 200 and 500 freestyle at the SEC Championships, taking 13th and 10th, respectively with career-best

... qualified to compete at the 2009 World Cham-pionship Trials ... along with Alabama teammate Josh Sosna, led Baylor to the Independent Schools National Championships and the Tennessee State Championships in 2008 and 2009 ... NISCA national high school record holder as part of Baylor’s 200m medley and 400m freestyle relays ... school record holder in the 100 yard backstroke.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Reese Shirey ... son of David and Eliza-beth Shirey ... brother, Austin Shirey, competed for the Tide from 2005-08 ... pre-med/biology major ... born August 16, 1990.

TOP TIMES:100 backstroke ___________________ 49.66200 backstroke ___________________ 1:49.01100 freestyle _____________________ 46.4250 freestyle _______________________ 21.05

terfly and 1000yd freestyle … member of the Na-tional Honor Society and the California Scholarship Federation.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Kyle Edward Weeks … son of Dan and Toni Weeks … has one sister, Rachel … finance major … born May 29, 1990.

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ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Sophomore: Member of the school re-cord setting 800 freestyle relay, which broke the previous mark set in 1983 ... led off Alabama’s school record setting 800 freestyle relay with a career-best 200 freestyle time of 1:35.93, which ranks him third all-time for the Crimson Tide ... competed in the 100 and 200 butterfly at the NCAA Championships ... fi-naled in the 200 butterfly at the SEC Championships,

taking fourth place with a career-best time of 1:43.30 ... scored in the 100 butterfly, taking 12th place with a career-best time of 47.33 ... ranked second all-time at Alabama in the 100 and 200 butterfly... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2008 – Freshman: Finaled in the 200 butterfly at the SEC Championships, taking seventh place with a career-best time of 1:45.50 … scored in the 100 but-terfly at the SEC Championships taking 14th place with a career-best time of 48.40 … ranked third all-time for the Tide in the 200 butterfly … stands sixth all-time for Alabama in the 100 butterfly ... joined the Crimson Tide for the spring semester.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Swam for Zoltan Verraszto and Balazs Fehervari at A Jovo SC Club in Budapest … earned a bronze medal as part of the 800 freestyle relay at the 2003 Euro-pean Youth Olympics … took second in 100 butterfly, third in 200 butterfly and third in the 400 medley relay at the 2005 Junior Europeans.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Denes Zubcsek … son of Marton and Anna Kasa Zubcsek … has one sister, Dora … civil en-gineering major … born June 2, 1987.

TOP TIMES:100 butterfly ______________________47.33200 butterfly ___________________ 1:43.40200 freestyle _____________________1:35.93

times of 1:36.31 and 4:17.23 ... in addition to being ranked first all-time at Alabama in the 200 back-stroke, he is ranked fourth in the 200 and 500 free-styles ... earned the Arne Borgstrom Most Valuable Newcomer award.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Member of the USA National Junior Team, 2006-08 … qualified for the USA FINA Youth World Champi-onship Team in 2006 and 2008 ... qualified for the 2005-06 National Junior Team … as part of the U.S. National Junior Team competed at the 2008 Victo-rian Championships in Melbourne, Australia, winning gold in the 800m freestyle relay and silver in the 400m freestyle relay … also a member of the U.S. Ju-nior Pan Pacific Championship Team winning silver in the 800m freestyle relay … swam for Julia Law-son at Leon High School … swam for Terry Maul at Area Tallahassee Aquatic Club … won five individual and two relay Florida State High School titles and posted four state runner-up finishes … 2007 Florida Pinch-A-Penny Swimmer of the Year … 2007 Florida Dairy Farmer’s Swimmer of the Year ... three-time Big Bend Swimmer of the Year … holds eight high school records … four-time team MVP... competed at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 100 and 400m freestyle and the 200m backstroke … Club Team Southern Zone Sectionals Champions … past mem-ber of the Boy Scouts.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Joseph A. Ziegler … son of Roy and Ruth Ziegler … has one brother, Stephen … undecided ma-jor … born March, 10, 1990.

TOP TIMES:50 freestyle ______________________ 21.02100 freestyle _____________________ 44.33200 freestyle ____________________ 1:36.31500 freestyle ____________________4:17.23100 backstroke ___________________ 49.48200 backstroke _______________ 1:44.69 SR

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The Crimson Tide men’s team notched another top-25 finish at the NCAA Championships and juniors Aaron Fleshner and Mark Randall along with sophomore Catalin Cosma earned All-American honors at the NCAA Championships. The Tide moved up two places at the Southeast-ern Conference Championships, taking fifth, while coming away with an individual SEC title. Fleshner won the 1-meter board, adding that title to his 2008 SEC 3-meter championship. He was also third off the 3-meter and platform and was named SEC Diver of the Year, marking the 10th time an Alabama athlete has earned that award. Fleshner was named first team All-SEC while Randall earned second team All-SEC honors. The Tide also broke seven school records including the two oldest marks on the books, the 500 freestyle and the 800 freestyle relay. The 100 and 200 backstroke, 1-meter and platform diving and the 1000 freestyle records also fell during the season. Alabama also put 18 swims on its all-time top-10. Alabama also got it done in the classroom, with 11 student-athletes making the SEC Academic honor roll and two earning CSCAA Scholar All-American honors. As a team, Alabama was named to the CSCAA Scholar All-American list and was 18th by team GPA among all NCAA Division I programs. The Tide also had the second highest team grade point average of any men’s team on the Alabama campus. Senior Kevin Greer earned an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, becoming the seventh member of the Alabama swimming and diving team to earn an SEC or NCAA scholarship. Greer also earned a spot on the CoSIDA Academic All-American At-Large team, marking the seventh time in the past five years an Alabama swimmer or diver has earned that presti-gious honor. The Tide also continued its efforts in the com-munity, lending a helping hand with a variety of campus projects as well as hosting the fourth annual Crimson Tide Laps for CF event which drew several hundred fans and helped raise money and aware-ness in the fight against Cystic Fibrosis.

Alabama RecordsMark Randall 500 Freestyle 4:15.64 SEC Championships (2.18.09)Mark Randall 1000 Freestyle 8:54.69 SEC Championships (2.18.09)Chris Perry 100 Backstroke 47.97 SEC Championships (2.18.09)Joe Ziegler 200 Backstroke 1:44.69 SEC Championships (2.18.09)Aaron Fleshner 1-meter Diving 414.15 pts SEC Championships (2.18.09)Aaron Fleshner Platform 424.00 pts NCAA Championships (3.28.09)Alabama 800 Freestyle Relay 6:24.98 SEC Championships (2.18.09) (Denes Zubcsek, Catalin Cosma, Joe Ziegler, Alin Mihalca)

2009 All-AmericansCatalin Cosma, Aaron Fleshner and Mark Randall

2009 All-Southeastern ConferenceAaron Fleshner and Mark Randall

2009 SEC Academic Honor RollDaniel Armstrong, Adam Booher, Catalin Cosma, Kevin Greer, Kyle Lee, Clint McClendon, Sam Morgan, Andrew Reeves, Daniel Rozick, Kyle Weeks and Denes Zubcsek

2009 CSCAA Scholar All-AmericansAdam Booher and Catalin Cosma

2009 CoSIDA Academic All-AmericanKevin Greer

2009 NCAA Postgraduate ScholarshipKevin Greer

Alabama Swimming and Diving 2008-09 Team AwardsMike Curington Most Valuable _______________________________Aaron FleshnerArne Borgstrom Most Valuable Newcomer ________________________ Joe ZieglerMarshall Shoemaker Most Dedicated _______________________________ Kyle LeeCarlos Berrocal Most Improved ________________________________ Oliver BasseRobert Dimick Most Scholastic _________________________________ Kevin GreerCoaches’ Award ___________________________________________ Mark RandallCaptain __________________________________________________ Kevin Greer

2008-09 Season Results09.27.08 vs. Delta State Tuscaloosa, Ala. W 171-11310.11.08 at Florida State Tallahassee, Fla. L 179.5-120.511.07.08 at LSU Baton Rouge, La. L 174-12411.08.08 at New Orleans New Orleans, La. W 167-12711.21.08 vs. Auburn Tuscaloosa, Ala. L 206-16501.17.09 at Kentucky Lexington, Ky. L 159-13901.31.09 vs. Georgia Tuscaloosa, Ala. L 191-109 vs. South Carolina W 167-13102.18.09 SEC Championships Auburn, Ala. 5th (314 pts)03.19.09 NCAA Championships College Station, Texas 21st (34 pts)

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100 FREESTYLE Kevin Greer 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 00:20.30 #Joe Ziegler 11/21/2008 Auburn - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 00:20.43 *#Clint McClendon 11/21/2008 Auburn - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 00:20.71 *Chris Perry 11/21/2008 Auburn - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 00:20.73 *Alin Mihalca 11/21/2008 Auburn - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 00:20.76 *

100 FREESTYLEJoe Ziegler 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 00:44.33 #Kevin Greer 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 00:45.14 Alin Mihalca 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 00:45.28 Denes Zubcsek 01/31/2009 USC/UGA - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 00:46.47James Edwards 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 00:46.83

200 FREESTYLEMark Randall 11/21/2008 Auburn - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 01:35.84 B*Denes Zubcsek 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 01:35.93 B#Joe Ziegler 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 01:36.31 BCatalin Cosma 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 01:37.10 Alin Mihalca 01/31/2009 USC/UGA - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 01:38.52

500 FREESTYLEMark Randall 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 04:15.64 A SRCatalin Cosma 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 04:16.57 BJoe Ziegler 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 04:17.23 BDenes Zubcsek 12/04/2008 USA SC Nationals - Atlanta, Ga. 04:27.68 Drew Finelli 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 04:27.90

1000 FREESTYLEMark Randall 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 08:54.69 # SRCatalin Cosma 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 09:04.90 #Drew Finelli 01/31/2009 USC/UGA - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 09:20.24 Kyle Lee 01/31/2009 USC/UGA - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 09:31.87 Joe Ziegler 11/08/2008 New Orleans - New Orleans, La. 09:34.23

1650 FREESTYLEMark Randall 11/21/2008 Auburn - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 14:47.69 A*Catalin Cosma 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 15:04.88 BDrew Finelli 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 15:24.32 Kyle Lee 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 15:47.19 Daniel Rozick 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 15:53.90

100 BACkSTROkEChris Perry 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 00:47.97 B SRAlan Axford 03/01/2009 Bulldog Invite - Athens, Ga. 00:48.57 Clint McClendon 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 00:49.70 Riley Boulden 11/08/2008 New Orleans - New Orleans, La. 00:50.89 Joe Ziegler 12/04/2008 USA SC Nationals - Atlanta, Ga. 00:51.14

200 BACkSTROkEJoe Ziegler 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 01:44.69 B SRChris Perry 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 01:48.02 Clint McClendon 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 01:49.40 Alan Axford 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 01:50.40 Daniel Armstrong 12/04/2008 USA SC Nationals - Atlanta, Ga. 01:54.74

100 BREASTSTROkERiley Boulden 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 00:54.44 BLuke Boutwell 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 00:54.71 BDaniel Armstrong 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 00:56.05 Andrew Reeves 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 00:57.66 James Edwards 03/01/2009 Bulldog Invite - Athens, Ga. 01:01.73

200 BREASTSTROkERiley Boulden 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 01:59.57 Daniel Armstrong 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 02:04.52 Luke Boutwell 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 02:05.30 Andrew Reeves 11/21/2008 Auburn - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 02:08.76Kyle Lee 11/08/2008 New Orleans - New Orleans, La. 02:12.87

100 BUTTERFLYDenes Zubcsek 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 00:47.33 BOliver Basse 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 00:49.30 Ryan Dugan 03/01/2009 Bulldog Invite - Athens, Ga. 00:50.54Alan Axford 03/01/2009 Bulldog Invite - Athens, Ga. 00:50.62Clint McClendon 11/21/2008 Auburn - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 00:51.01 *

200 BUTTERFLYDenes Zubcsek 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 01:43.30 BOliver Basse 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 01:48.07 Kyle Weeks 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 01:50.86 Clint McClendon 11/21/2008 Auburn - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 01:52.40 *Ryan Dugan 01/31/2009 USC/UGA - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 01:54.28

200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEYRiley Boulden 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 01:48.61 Kyle Lee 11/21/2008 Auburn - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 01:51.65 *Daniel Armstrong 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 01:51.94 Oliver Basse 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 01:52.78 Alin Mihalca 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 01:53.44

400 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEYKyle Lee 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 03:56.21 Drew Finelli 11/21/2008 Auburn - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 03:59.66 Riley Boulden 11/08/2008 New Orleans - New Orleans, La. 04:07.25 Daniel Armstrong 11/21/2008 Auburn - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 04:09.19 *

200 FREESTYLE RELAYPerry, Boulden, 12/04/2008 USA SC Nationals - Atlanta, Ga. 01:22.73 Ziegler, Mihalca

400 FREESTYLE RELAYZiegler, Greer, 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 02:58.86 Zubcsek, Mihalca

800 FREESTYLE RELAYZubcsek, Cosma, 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 06:24.98 B SRZiegler, Mihalca

200 MEDLEY RELAYPerry, Boutwell, 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 01:27.47 BZubcsek, Boulden

400 MEDLEY RELAYPerry, Boulden, 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 03:13.07 BZubcsek, Ziegler

ONE METER DIVINGAaron Fleshner 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 414.15 Z SRAdam Booher 01/03/2009 Tennessee Invite - Knoxville, Tenn. 336.50 Z

THREE METER DIVINGAaron Fleshner 12/18/2008 Auburn Invite - Auburn, Ala. 426.75 ZAdam Booher 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 404.85 Z

PLATFORM DIVINGAaron Fleshner 03/28/2009 NCAA Champ. - College Station, Texas 424.00 SRAdam Booher 02/18/2009 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 323.80

* Times converted from meters to yards# Leadoff Split | A = NCAA A Standard | B = NCAA B Standard | Z = Qualified for Zone Champ. | SR = School Record

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1650 FREESTYLE2 Mark Randall Jr. 14:49.376 Catalin Cosma Soph. 15:04.8811 Drew Finelli Jr. 15:24.3217 Kyle Lee Jr. 15:47.1919 Dan Rozick Soph. 15:53.90

100 BUTTERFLY12 Denes Zubcsek Soph. 47.33 47.4022 Oliver Basse Fr. 49.30

200 BUTTERFLY4 Denes Zubcsek Soph. 1:43.86 1:43.3016 Olive Basse Fr. 1:48.13 1:48.07

100 BACkSTROkE16 Chris Perry Sr. 47.97 48.6123 Alan Axford Soph. 49.4924 Clint McClendon Jr. 49.70

200 BACkSTROkE11 Joe Ziegler Fr. 1:45.96 1:44.6920 Chris Perry Sr. 1:48.0226 Clint McClendon Jr. 1:49.4027 Alan Axford Soph. 1:50.40

100 BREASTSTROkE11 Riley Boulden Jr. 54.44 54.4612 Luke Boutwell Jr. 54.87 54.7120 Dan Armstrong Soph. 56.0523 Andrew Reeves Fr. 57.66

200 BREASTSTROkE8 Riley Boulden Jr. 1:59.57 2:00.8323 Dan Armstrong Soph. 2:04.5224 Luke Boutwell Jr. 2:05.3026 Andrew Reeves Fr. 2:09.03

Feb. 18-21 @Auburn, Ala.1. Auburn 880.52. Florida 626.03. Tennessee 584.04. Georgia 435.55. Alabama 314.06. LSU 303.97. Kentucky 277.08. South Carolina 174.0

Prelims Finals50 FREESTYLE 25 Kevin Greer Sr. 20.4138 Denes Zubcsek Soph. 21.0838 Chris Perry Sr. 21.0842 Alan Axford Soph. 21.1745 Luke Boutwell Jr. 21.5146 Clint McClendon Jr. 21.7448 Andrew Reeves Fr. 22.36

100 FREESTYLE28 Kevin Greer Sr. 45.1430 Alin Mihalca Sr. 45.28

200 FREESTYLE13 Joe Ziegler Fr. 1:36.35 1:36.3118 Catalin Cosma Soph. 1:37.1026 Alin Mihalca Sr. 1:38.7828 Mark Randall Jr. 1:39.2030 Kevin Greer Sr. 1:40.0738 Dan Rozick Soph. 1:45.22

500 FREESTYLE3 Mark Randall Jr. 4:18.28 4:15.645 Catalin Cosma Soph. 4:20.20 4:16.5710 Joe Ziegler Fr. 4:22.03 4:17.2319 Drew Finelli Jr. 4:27.9024 Dan Rozick Soph. 4:35.66

200 IM17 Riley Boulden Jr. 1:48.6128 Dan Armstrong Soph. 1:51.3831 Oliver Basse Fr. 1:52.7832 Kyle Lee Jr. 1:53.4233 Alin Mihalca Sr. 1:53.44

400 IM20 Kyle Lee Jr. 3:56.2125 Drew Finelli Jr. 4:00.73

200 MEDLEY RELAY7 Chris Perry, Luke Boutwell, 1:29.58 Denes Zubcsek, Riley Boulden

400 MEDLEY RELAY5 Chris Perry, Riley Boulden, 3:13.07 Denes Zubcsek, Joe Ziegler

200 FREESTYLE RELAYDQ Kevin Greer, Riley Boulden, Joe Ziegler, Chris Perry

400 FREESTYLE RELAY8 Joe Ziegler, Kevin Greer, 2:58.86 Denes Zubcsek, Alin Mihalca

800 FREESTYLE RELAY4 Denes Zubcsek, Catalin Cosma, 6:24.98 Joe Ziegler, Alin Mihalca

1-METER DIVING1 Aaron Fleshner Jr. 314.25 414.1513 Adam Booher Soph. 286.35

3-METER DIVING3 Aaron Fleshner Jr. 420.80 413.104 Adam Booher Soph. 397.95 404.85

PLATFORM DIVING3 Aaron Fleshner Jr. 408.50 376.407 Adam Booher Soph. 299.70 323.80

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March 26-28 @College Station, Texas1. Auburn 526.02. Texas 487.03. Stanford 460.54. California 350.05. Florida 324.06. Arizona 309.07. Michigan 248.08. Tennessee 144.09. Virginia 133.010. Georgia 131.011. Minnesota 108.012. Texas A&M 104.013. Purdue 77.014. Ohio State 55.015. Southern California 50.016. Washington 48.017. Kentucky 46.018. Miami (Fla.) 40.019. Georgia Tech 38.020. Florida State 36.021. Alabama 34.021. Yale 34.023. Princeton 32.024. SMU 30.025. Indiana 25.0

Prelims Finals1650 FREESTYLE 9 Mark Randall Jr. 14:48.3922 Catalin Cosma Soph. 15:05.11

500 FREESTYLE 12 Mark Randall Jr. 4:17.09 4:16.5113 Catalin Cosma Soph. 4:16.86 4:17.8135 Joe Ziegler Fr. 4:22.40

200 FREESTYLE 47 Joe Ziegler Fr. 1:37.0851 Mark Randall Jr. 1:40.05

200 BACkSTROkE35 Joe Ziegler Fr. 1:46.47

100 BUTTERFLY43 Denes Zubcsek Soph. 47.92

200 BUTTERFLY37 Denes Zubcsek Soph. 1:47.03

PLATFORM DIVING 7 Aaron Fleshner Jr. 424.00 398.90

3-METER DIVING 13 Aaron Fleshner Jr. 385.05 374.75

1-METER DIVING 22 Aaron Fleshner Jr. 298.20

800 FREESTYLE RELAY17 Denes Zubcsek, Catalin Cosma, 6:28.23 Joe Ziegler, Alin Mihalca

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ALABAMA AT THE 2009 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

BAMAAT THENCAACHAMPIONSHIPS

Year Champ Alabama Site2009 Auburn 21st (34 pts) College Station, Texas2008 Arizona 22nd (37 pts) Federal Way, Wash.2007 Auburn 14th (91.5 pts) Minneapolis, Minn.2006 Auburn 13th (114.5 pts) Atlanta, Ga.2005 Auburn 14th (98 pts) Minneapolis, Minn.2004 Auburn 34th (3 pts) East Meadow, N.Y.2003 Auburn 12th (115 pts) Austin, Texas2002 Texas 20th (34 pts) Athens, Ga.2001 Texas — College Station, Texas2000 Texas 22nd (25 pts) Minneapolis, Minn.1999 Auburn 22nd (35 pts) Indianapolis, Ind.1998 Stanford 25th (34 pts) Auburn, Ala.1997 Auburn 23rd (40 pts) Minneapolis, Minn.1996 Texas 30th (18 pts) Austin, Texas1995 Michigan 26th (17 pts) Indianapolis, Ind.1994 Stanford 10th (146 pts) Minneapolis, Ind.1993 Stanford 18th (71.5 pts) Indianapolis, Ind.1992 Stanford 20th (50 pts) Indianapolis, Ind.1991 Texas 11th (139 pts) Austin, Texas1990 Texas 9th (176 pts) Indianapolis, Ind.1989 Texas 20th (68 pts) Indianapolis, Ind.1988 Texas 14th (78 pts) Indianapolis, Ind.1987 Stanford 16th (68 pts) Austin, Texas1986 Stanford 8th (136 pts) Indianapolis, Ind.1985 Stanford 8th (179 pts) Austin, Texas1984 Florida 12th (35 pts) Cleveland, Ohio1983 Florida 5th (157.5 pts) Indianapolis, Ind.1982 UCLA 7th (112 pts) Milwaukee, Wisc.1981 Texas 8th (116 pts) Austin, Texas1980 Cal Berkeley 13th (39 pts) Cambridge, Mass.1979 Cal Berkeley 8th (90 pts) Cleveland, Ohio1978 Tennessee 7th (133 pts) Long Beach, Calif.1977 Southern Cal 2nd (204 pts) Cleveland, Ohio1976 Southern Cal 5th (135 pts) Providence, R.I.1975 Southern Cal 5th (165 pts) Cleveland, Ohio1974 Southern Cal 19th (12 pts) Long Beach, Calif.1973 Indiana 28th (1 pt) Knoxville, Tenn.

The NCAA Championships The Alabama Crimson Tide burst onto the national scene in the early 1970s and has never left the spotlight. Year-in and year-out, the Tide has produced some of the nation’s finest team and individual performances. Last season, Alabama finished 21st at the NCAA Championships, marking the 32nd time the Crimson Tide has finished the season in the top 25. In 2007, the Tide was 14th, the 20th time they have finished in the top 15. On an individual basis, 21 Tide men earned 97 All-American honors since 2000 including Vlad Polyakov who also earned his second NCAA 200 breaststroke title in 2007. The Crimson Tide’s highest NCAA finish came when Alabama earned the runner-up position at the 1977 championships. Alabama has finished in the top 10 a dozen times. Individually, members of the Tide lay claim to 11 individual NCAA titles, including Vlad Polyakov’s wins in the 200 breaststroke in 2005 and 2007. Jonty Skinner earned the first one, winning the 100 free in 1975. Members of the Tide have also set three NCAA records. Skinner set the 100 freestyle record. Casey Converse became the first man to break the 15-minute barrier in the 1650 freestyle on his way to winning the event in 1977. Converse also set an NCAA record in the 1000 freestyle during a dual meet at Auburn. All-American status has been earned by more than 100 members of the Tide since 1970.

Vlad Polyakov won the NCAA 200 Breaststroke Championships in 2005 and 2007.

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CRIMSON TIDE ALL-AMERICANS2009Catalin Cosma HM: 500 freeAaron Fleshner platform, HM: 3-meterMark Randall HM: 1650 free, 500 free

2008Catalin Cosma 1650 free, HM: 500 freeAaron Fleshner 3-meter, HM: platform

2007Aaron Fleshner 3-meter, HM: platformChris Perry HM: 200 medley relay,

400 medley relayHunor Mate 200 breast, HM: 100 breastAlin Mihalca HM: 200 medley relay,

400 medley relayVlad Polyakov 100 breast, 200 breast, HM:

200 medley relay, 400 medley relay

Apostolis Tsagkarakis 50 Free, HM: 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay

2006Aaron Ashworth HM: 1-meter, 3-meter

& platformSpiros Bitsakis 200 free relay HM: 800 free

relay, 400 medley relay Darren Erasmus 200 free relay HM: 200 & 400

medley relay Mike Jones 200 free relayRyan Latone HM: 800 free relayChris Perry HM: 200 & 400 medley relayVlad Polyakov 100 & 200 breast HM: 200 &

400 medley relay Mark Randall 1650 free HM: 500 free, 800

free relayApostolis Tsagkarakis 200 free relay HM: 50 free,

200 medley relay, 800 free relay

2005Aaron Ashworth HM: 3-meter & platformDarren Erasmus HM: 100 free, 200 & 400

medley relay Hunor Mate’ HM: 200 breast Vlad Polyakov 100 & 200 breast HM: 200 &

400 medley relay Stewart Smith 1-meter HM: 3-meter & plat-

formFranck Southon HM: 200 & 400 medley relay Apostolis Tsagkarakis HM: 200 & 400 medley relay

2004Aaron Ashworth HM: 3-meter

2003Spiros Bitsakis 200 medley relay HM: 200,

400 & 800 free relayDarren Erasmus HM: 200 & 400 free relayStefan Gherghel 200 fly, 200 medley relay HM:

100 fly, 200, 400 & 800 free relay

Vlad Polyakov 200 breast, 200 medley relay HM: 100 breast

Stewart Smith HM: 1-meter, platformFranck Southon HM: 800 free relayApostolis Tsagkarakis 200 medley relay HM: 200

free & 400 free relayJames Willcox HM: 800 free relay

2002Stefan Gherghel 200 flyStewart Smith 1-meter

2000Oren Azrad HM: 800 free relayMark Jollands HM: 200, 500, 1650 free,

800 free relayJP Richard HM: 800 free relayGlen Walshaw HM: 800 free relay

1999Brent Roberts 1-meter, 3-meter, platform

1998Brent Roberts 1-meter, platform; HM: 3-meter

1997Brent Roberts 1-meter, platform;

HM: 3-meter Mark Jollands 800 free relayDonald Morrison 800 free relayArnar Olafsson 800 free relayGlen Walshaw 800 free relay

1996Brent Roberts platform; HM: 3-meter

1995Rafael Alvarez HM: platform, 1-meterAlex Voris HM: 100 free

1994Rafael Alvarez platform diving, HM: 3-meterJosh Luber HM: platform divingDustin McDaniels 200, 400 medley relayRussell McDowell 200, 400 medley relayStavros Michaelides 200 medley relay; HM: 200

free relayTravis Myers 100, 200 breast, 200, 400

medley relay; HM: 200, 400 free relay

Rick Richmond HM: 3-meterBruce Snodgrass HM: 100 fly, 200, 400, 800

free relayDavid Strassburg 400 medley relay, HM: 200,

400, 800 free relayAlex Voris HM: 200 free, 200, 400, 800

free relay

1993Dustin McDaniels HM: 200 free relayRussell McDowell 200 medley relay; HM: 400

medley relayStavros Michaelides 200 medley relay; HM: 200

free relayJamey Myers 200 medley relay; HM: 400

medley relayTravis Myers 200 medley relay; HM: 100

breast, 400 medley relay, 200 free relay

David Strassburg HM: 200 free, 200 free relay, 400 medley relay

Mike Tamberino HM: 3-meter

1992Dan Lacina HM: 400 medley relayKeith Martin 200 medley relay; HM: 200

free relay, 400 medleyStavros Michaelides 200 medley relay; HM: 400

medley relay, 200 free relayJamey Myers 200 medley relay; HM: 100

back, 400 medley relayTravis Myers 200 medley relay; HM:100

breast, 200 free relayStefan Parlklo HM: 200 free relay, 400 med-

ley relay

SNAPSHOTApostolis Tsagkarakis (1993-96) earned 12 All-American honors during his career and set the Alabama record in the 50 freestyle as a senior.

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SNAPSHOTTravis Myers (1991-94) earned 13 All-American honors during his career and fin-ished second at the NCAA Championships in the 100 breaststroke as a senior.

1991Dan Lacina 200 medley relayKeith Martin 200 medley relay, HM: 200,

400 free relayStavros Michaelides HM: 200, 400 free relayJamey Myers 200 medley relay, HM: 100

backJon Olsen 50, 100, 200 free, 200 medley

relay, HM: 200, 400 free relayStefan Parlklo HM: 200, 400 free relayMark Rourke 1-meter, 3-meter & platform

1990Craig Ammon 800 free relay, HM: 200 med-

ley relay, 200,400 free relayScott Hamlet 1650 free, 800 free relay, HM:

500 freeKeith Martin HM: 200, 400 free relay, 200

medley relayChris McDaniels HM: 100 breast, 200, 400

medley relay, 200 free relayEd Morse platform, HM: 3-meterJamey Myers HM: 200, 400 medley relayJon Olsen 100, 200 free, 800 free relay, HM: 50 free, 200, 400 free

relay, 400 medley relayStefan Parlklo HM: 400 medley relayRichard Patino 800 free relay, HM: 400 free

relayScott Pomerleau HM: 1-meter, platformMark Rourke 1-meter, 3-meter

1989Craig Ammon HM: 200, 800 free relayKeith Martin HM: 200 free relayChris McDaniels HM: 100 breastDave Meck HM: 200, 800 free relayJon Olsen 100, 200 free, HM: 200, 800

free relayRichard Patino HM: 800 free relayMark Rourke 3-meter, HM: 1-meterTorsten Wiegel HM: 800 free relay

1985Ricardo Aldabe 400, 800 free relayDon Berger 200 free, 400, 800 free relayPeter Berndt 200, 400 IMFiliberto Colon HM: 200 flyBryan Jennings 100, 200 back, 400 medley

relayJustin Lemberg 800 free relayFelix Morf 400 medley relayJay Posey 400, 800 free relayAndreas Schmidt 400 free relay, 400 medley

relayJon Sieben 100, 200 fly, 400 medley relay

1984Don Berger 400 free relay, HM: 200 free Filiberto Colon 400 medley relay, HM: 200 flyBryan Jennings 400 medley relayMarcello Juca HM: 1650 freeGlenn Mills 200 breast, 400 medley relayMatt Mullane 400 free relayJay Posey 400 free relayAndreas Schmidt 400 free relay

1983Don Berger 400, 800 free relayFiliberto Colon 200 fly, 400 medley relayGreg Higginson 100, 200 breast, 200 IM, 400

medley relayBryan Jennings 200 back, 400 medleyMarcello Juca 1650 free, 400 IMRon Kutzavitch 200, 400 IMMike Marmann 3-meterBrendan McCarthy 400, 800 free relayGlenn Mills 100, 200 breastMatt Mullane 800 free relayJay Posey 400 free relayAndreas Schmidt 50, 100, 200 free, 400, 800

free relay, 400 medley relay

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CRIMSON TIDE ALL-AMERICANS1988Jim Askervold 100 fly, 400 free relay, HM:

400 medley relay Bruce Gennari 800 free relayFrank Iacono 800 free relay HM: 1650 freeChris McDaniels HM: 100 breast, 200 breast,

400 medley relayDave Meck 400, 800 free relay, HM: 400

medley relayMark Nieuwenhuis 400 free relayJon Olsen 400, 800 free relay, HM: 400

medley relayMark Rourke HM: 1-meter, 3-meter

1987Ricardo Aldabe HM: 400 medley relayJim Askervold HM: 400 medley relayPeter Berndt 200 IM, 200 back HM: 400 IMChris McDaniels HM: 400 medley relayMark Nieuwenhuis HM: 400 medley relayEnrique Romero HM: 200 breastPerry White 1-meter, 3-meter

1986Ricardo Aldabe 800 free relay, HM: 100, 200

back, 400 free relay Don Berger 800 free relay HM: 200 free,

400 free relayPeter Berndt 200, 400 IM, 200 back, HM:

400 free relayFiliberto Colon HM: 200 flyMike Davidson HM: 1650 freeBruce Gennari 800 free relayFrank Iacono 1650 free, 800 free relay HM:

500 freeBryan Jennings 200 backRicardo Valdivia HM: 1650 freeTom Virag HM: 400 free relay

SNAPSHOTJon Olsen (1988-91) earned 20 All-American honors during his career and finished second at the NCAA Championships in the 100 freestyle as a senior.

1982Arne Borgstrom 500, 1650 free, 400 IM, 800

free relayBrett Chambless 400 medley relayGreg Higginson 100, 200 breast, 400 medley

relayMarcello Juca 1650 freeBrendan McCarthy 400, 800 free relay, 400 med-

ley relayBrian McGuire 400 medley relayGlenn Mills 100, 200 breastMatt Mullane 400, 800 free relayJay Posey 400 free relayBrian Smith 400, 800 free relay

1981Arne Borgstrom 500, 1650 free, 400 IM, 800

free relayKeith Clinton 400 medley relayCam Henning 200 back, 400 medley relayGreg Higginson 100, 200 breast, 400 medley

relayDon Hornby 400 free relayBrendan McCarthy 100, 200 free, 400 free relay,

400 medley relayGlenn Mills 200 breast Matt Mullane 400, 800 free relayRobert Ramoska 800 free relayBrian Smith 400, 800 free relay

1980Arne Borgstrom 500 free, 400 IM, 800 free

relayKeith Clinton 400 free relay, 400 medley

relayBob Dimick 400, 800 free relay, 400 med-

ley relayGreg Higginson 100 breast, 400 medley relayDon Hornby 400 free relay, 400 medley

relayBrendan McCarthy 400, 800 free relayRobert Ramoska 800 free relay

1979Carlos Berrocal 100 back, 400 medley relayArne Borgstrom 1650 free, 800 free relayWayne Chester 1-meterDon Hornby 400 free relay, 400 medley

relayDon Larsson 800 free relayKevin Mills 400 medley relayBill Neville 400 free relayMark Tonelli 100, 200 back, 400, 800 free

relay, 400 medley relay

1978Carlos Berrocal 100 back, 400 medley relayBob Bugg 400, 800 free relayWayne Chester 1-meterCasey Converse 500 free, 800 free relayMike Curington 200 IM, 100, 200 fly, 400

medley relayBob Dimick 400, 800 free relayKevin Mills 100 breast, 400 medley relayBill Neville 400 free relayJonty Skinner 50, 100 free, 400, 800 free

relay, 400 medley relayMark Tonelli 100, 200 back

1977Rick Abbott 50 free, 400 free relayJack Babashoff 100 free, 400, 800 freeRobin Backhaus 200 fly, 500 free, 800 free

relayCarlos Berrocal 100 back, 400 medley relayBob Bugg 800 free relayCasey Converse 200, 500, 1650 freeMike Curington 200 IM, 100, 200 fly, 400

medley relayScott MacDonald 400 free relayKevin Mills 100, 200 breast, 400 medley

relayJohn Prins 100 backJonty Skinner 50, 100 free, 400 free relay,

400 medley relayMark Tonelli 100 back

1976Rick Abbott 50, 100 free, 400, 800 free

relayJack Babashoff 100 free, 400, 800 free relayCarlos Berrocal 100 backMike Curington 100, 200 fly, 200 IM, 400, 800 free relay, 400 med-

ley relayScott MacDonald 200 free, 800 free relayKevin Mills 400 medley relayJohn Prins 100, 200 backJonty Skinner 50, 100 free, 400, 800 free relay, 400 med-

ley relayMark Tonelli 200 back, 400 medley relay

1975Jack Babashoff 100 free, 400, 800 free relayMike Curington 100, 200 fly, 200 IM, 400, 800 free relay, 400 med-

ley relayScott MacDonald 400, 800 free relayTim Norris 1650 freeJohn Prins 400 medley relayJonty Skinner 50, 100 free, 400, 800 free relay, 400 med-

ley relayKevin Williams 100, 200 breast, 400 medley

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1974Jack Babashoff 400 free relayGuy Gibbens 400 free relayJim Hahn 400 free relayJon Perkowski 50 free, 400 free relayKevin Williams 100 breast

1973Randy Midkiff 100 breast

1970Leo French 800 free relayPaul Herring 800 free relayJames LaMontagne 800 free relayJeff Wade 800 free relay

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CRIMSON TIDE ALL-AMERICANS

SEC Swimmer of the Year1982 Arne Borgstrom1975 Casey Converse

SEC Diver of the Year2009 Aaron Fleshner1998 Brent Roberts1997 Brent Roberts1995 Rafael Alvarez1991 Mark Rourke1990 Ed Morse1987 Perry White1984 Mike Marmann1982 Craig Ford1981 Wayne Chester

SEC Freshman Diver of the Year2003 JR Hillis 2002 Stewart Smith

SEC Coach of the Year1987 Don Gambril1982 Don Gambril1981 Don Gambril

SEC Diving Coach of the Year1997 Pat Greenwell1995 Pat Greenwell1991 Pat Greenwell1990 Pat Greenwell1987 Mike Finneran1986 Mike Finneran1984 Bob Webster1982 Bob Webster1981 Bob Webster

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Year Champion UA2009 Auburn 5th2008 Auburn 6th2007 Auburn 5th2006 Auburn 5th2005 Auburn 5th2004 Auburn 6th2003 Auburn 5th2002 Auburn 5th2001 Auburn 7th2000 Auburn 6th

1999 Auburn 6th1998 Auburn 6th1997 Auburn 6th1996 Tennessee 6th1995 Auburn 5th1994 Auburn 4th1993 Florida 5th1992 Florida 3rd1991 Florida 3rd1990 Florida 3rd

1989 Tennessee 3rd1988 LSU 5th1987 Alabama 1st1986 Florida 3rd1985 Florida 2nd1984 Florida 2nd1983 Florida 2nd1982 Alabama 1st1981 Florida 2nd1980 Florida 4th

Alabama owns two Southeastern Conference team titles since swimming was introduced at the Capstone in 1960. The first in 1982 and the second in 1987. The Crimson Tide has been in the runner-up position a total of 11 times, first in 1963 and the last in 1985. Individually, Alabama has 92 SEC titles, the first coming in 1962 when John Rangley won the 50 free and the latest coming when Aaron Fleshner won the 1-meter diving championship in 2009 which followed his 2008 3-meter title. Four Tide swimmers are tied for the most individual SEC titles by an Alabama athlete in a career. Vlad Polyakov, Jonty Skinner, Gregg Higginson and Jon Olsen all claimed five championships during their tenures. The Tide also lays claim to 10 relay titles. In 1964, the 400 freestyle relay of Peck, Putman, Horn and Bretheron won Alabama’s first conference title in a time of 3:25.0. Alabama came up with relay win number 10 in 1994 when Dustin McDaniels, Travis Myers, Russell McDowell and Stavros Michaelides combined to win the 200 medley relay. First Team All-SEC honorees number 58 on the Tide’s all-time roster. In the classroom, Alabama swimmers have earned Academic All-SEC honors more than 100 times since the award’s inception in 1984. The Crimson Tide had a program high 14 athletes named to the squad in 2007 and 11 last year. The Southeastern Conference has long been one of the nation’s premiere athletic conferences both in overall strength and in nearly every sport individually. Swimming and diving is certainly no exception. The SEC has placed at least one team in the top 10 of the NCAA Championships every year since 1969 when Florida placed ninth. The conference’s high watermark for teams in the top 10 at the NCAA Championships came in 1978, 1979, 1994, 2004, 2008 and 2009. Each of those years the conference had four teams place in the final 10. In 2001 there were seven conference schools in the top 20 and over the last decade there have been at least five. Eleven times in the history of the NCAA Championships a conference team has come away with the team title. Tennessee won the first in 1978. Florida won back-to-back titles in 1983 and 1984 and in 1997, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009 Auburn came away with the crown. Alabama, Auburn, Florida and Tennessee have all finished in the runner-up position at the NCAA Championships. Individually, sprinting is the conference’s forte as SEC athletes have won the 50 freestyle 14 times and the 100 freestyle NCAA title 12 times. Georgia’s Reid Patterson won the first national title, taking the 100 freestyle in 1953. If sprinting is the conference’s forte, Alabama’s addition to the conference’s legacy is the mile; twice Tide swimmers have won the mile, the most in SEC history. In 1977, Alabama’s Casey Converse set an NCAA and American record on the way to the title, becoming the first swimmer in history to swim under 15 minutes in the mile. All told, the SEC owns more than 80 individual NCAA titles and 25-plus relay titles. Currently, the SEC holds 12 NCAA records.

SEC Championship ResultsYear Champion UA1979 Florida 4th1978 Tennessee 4th1977 Tennessee 2nd1976 Tennessee 2nd1975 Tennessee 2nd1974 Tennessee 4th1973 Tennessee 3rd1972 Tennessee 3rd1971 Florida 3rd1970 Florida 3rd

1969 Tennessee 3rd1968 Florida 3rd1967 Florida 3rd1966 Florida 2nd1965 Florida 2nd1964 Florida 2nd1963 Florida 2nd1962 Florida 4th1961 Florida 4th1960 Florida 6th

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2008Aaron Fleshner 3-meter

2007Vlad Polyakov 100 breaststroke

2006Vlad Polyakov 100 and 200 breaststroke

2005Vlad Polyakov 100 and 200 breaststroke

2003Stefan Gherghel 200 fly

2002Stefan Gherghel 200 fly

1999Mark Jollands 500 free

1997Brent Roberts 3-meter & platform

1995Rafael Alvarez 1-meter & platform

1994McDaniels, Myers, 200 medley relayMcDowell, Michaelides

1992Travis Myers 100 breastJ. Myers, T. Myers, 200 medley relayMartin, MichaelidesMartin, T. Myers, 200 free relayParlklo, Michaelides

1991Jon Olsen 100, 200 freeMark Rourke 1-meter, 3-meter & platform

1990 Chris McDaniels 100, 200 breastScott Hamlet 1650 freeJon Olsen 50, 100, 200 freeEdward Morse 3-meter & platformOlsen, Martin, 200 free relayAmmon, McDaniels

1989 Chris McDaniels 100, 200 breastMark Rourke platform

1987Peter Berndt 200,400 IMPerry White 1-meter & 3-meter

1986 Frank Iacono 500 freePerry White 3-meterBryan Jennings 200 back

1975Jonty Skinner 50, 100 freeTim Norris 1650 freeMike Curington 200 fly

1974Kevin Williams 100 breastJon Perkowski 50 free

1971Jeff Wade 200 backJacques LeLoup 200 fly

1970Jeff Wade 200 IMFrench, Herring, 800 free relayWade, LaMontagne

1969Dennis Pursley 200 breastJeff Wade 200 IMWright, French, 800 free relay LaMontagne, Wade

1968Ralph Wright 200 backLeo French 1650 free

1967Ralph Wright 500, 1650 free, 400 IM

1966Kirt Myers 1650 freeDoug Long 500 freeLevente Batizy 400 IMDoug Tamplin 100 fly

1965Tom Allen 500 freeBob Smith 1650 free

1964Peck, Putman, 400 free relayHorn, Bretherton

1963Dave Bond 100 breast

1962John Rangley 50 free

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1985Jon Sieben 100 flyBryan Jennings 100 back

1984Bryan Jennings 100 backMike Marmann 1-meter & 3-meter

1982Craig Ford 1-meterGreg Higginson 100 breast

1982 Arne Borgstrom 1650 free, 400 IMCraig Ford 1-meter & 3-meterGreg Higginson 100, 200 breast, 200 IMPosey, Schmidt, 400 free relayMullane, McCarthyChambless, Higginson, 400 medley relaySchmidt, McGuire

1981Arne Borgstrom 400 IMWayne Chester 3-meterGreg Higginson 100 breastCam Henning 200 back

1979Carlos Berrocal 100 backWayne Chester 1-meter

1978Wayne Chester 1-meter

1977 Jonty Skinner 100 freeCasey Converse 500, 1650 free

1976 Jonty Skinner 50, 100 freeScott MacDonald 200 freeTim Norris 1650 freeMike Curington 200 flyKevin Mills 100 breastCarlos Berrocal 100 backMark Tonelli 200 backBerrocal, Mills, 400 medley relayCurington, Skinner

TWO-TIME SEC 200 BUTTERFLY CHAMPION STEFAN GHERGHEL

FirstTeam All-SEC2009Aaron Fleshner

2008Aaron Fleshner

2007Vlad Polyakov

2006Vlad Polyakov

2005Vlad Polyakov

2003Stefan Gherghel

2002Stefan Gherghel

1999Mark Jollands

1997Brent Roberts

1995Rafael Alvarez

1994Dustin McDanielsRussell McDowellStavros MichaelidesTravis Myers

1992Keith MartinJamey MyersTravis MyersStavros MichaelidesStefan Parlklo

1991Jon OlsenMark Rourke

1990Craig AmmonScott HamletKeith MartinEdward MorseJon Olsen

1989Chris McDanielsMark Rourke

1987Pete BerndtPerry White

1986Frank IaconoBryan JenningsPerry White

1985Bryan JenningsJon Sieben

1984Bryan JenningsMike MarmannGlenn Mills

1983Craig FordGregg Higginson

1982Arne BorgstromCraig FordGregg Higginson

1981Arne BorgstromWayne ChesterCam HenningGreg Higginson

1979Wayne ChesterCarlos Berrocal

1978Wayne Chester

1977Casey ConverseJonty Skinner

1976Carlos BerrocalMike CuringtonScott McDonaldKevin MillsTim NorrisJonty SkinnerMark Tonelli

1975Casey ConverseTim NorrisJonty Skinner

1974Jon PerkowskiKevin Williams

1971Jacque LeLoupJeff Wade

1970Jeff Wade

1969Dennis PursleyJeff Wade

1968Leo FrenchRalph Wright

1967Ralph Wright

1966Levente BatizyDoug LongKirt MyersDoug Tamplin

1965Tom AllenBob Smith

1963David Bond

1962John Rangeley

SecondTeam All-SEC2009Mark Randall

2003Vlad Polyakov

2001Jordie Proffitt

1999Brent Roberts

1994Rafael AlvarezDustin McDanielsTravis MyersRussell McDowellStavros Michaelides

1993Travis Myers

1989Mark ColwillJon Olsen

1988Frank Iacono

1987Bruce Gennari

1986Don Berger

1998Brent Roberts

1985Don BergerCraig FordFrank Iacono

1984Filiberto Colon

1983Bryan JenningsMarcello JucaRon KutzavitchMike MarmannGlenn MillsAndreas Schmidt

1982Brett ChamblessMarcello JucaBrendan McCarthyBrian McGuireGlenn MillsMatt MullaneJay PoseyAndreas Schmidt

1981Don HornbyMax MetzgarGlenn MillsBrian Smith

1980Wayne ChesterDon HornbyGregg Higginson

1979Kevin MillsMark Tonelli

1978Casey ConverseMike CuringtonMark Tonelli

1977Robin BackhausHilary BergmanCarlos BerrocalMonty Daley

1976Robert BuggJohn PrinsMarshall Shoemaker

1974Jack Babashoff

1971John KaganCharles NoonanJohn Perkowski

HonorableMention All-SEC1994David StrassburgJimmy Pestrichelli

1992Dustin McDaniels

1991Stefan Parlklo

1989Craig AmmonKeith MartinDavid MeckTorsten Wiegel

1988Jim AskervoldMark ColwillChris McDanielsJon OlsenMark RourkeEric White

1987Ricardo AldabeChris McDaniels

1986Peter BerndtFiliberto Colon

1985Ricardo Aldabe

1984Don BergerMarcello Juca

1983Don Berger

1982Don Hornby

1981Brendan McCarthy

1980Arne Borgstrom

1977Mike CuringtonKevin MillsJohn Prins

1978Jonty Skinner

1976Rick AbbottHilary BergmanMonte DaleyDan GriebelGregg Hook

1974Jay Thompson

1973Jacque LeLoupJay Thompson

1972Jacque LeLoupRay Midkiff

1971Colin HerringJay Thompson

1970Ray BoltLeo FrenchColin HerringCharles Noonan

Freshman All-SEC*2008Catalin Cosma

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THE JOHN FOSTER YEARS The University of Alabama swim program started with the 1960 season when John Foster came from coaching an age group swim team in the Atlanta area and working in the Georgia Tech Physical Education department to be the Crimson Tide’s first head coach. For the next 14 years Foster, who passed away last year, was the Tide’s task master, nurturing the fledgling program into a perennial SEC contender and bringing Alabama to the national level. In addition to his duties with the swim team, Foster also served as the Natatorium Director, Supervisor of Intramural and Recreational Swimming and assistant professor in the Department of Physical Education. Foster was responsible for cultivating swim-ming not only at the collegiate level, but on the high school and age group swimming level as well, organizing high school and junior high school state swimming championships and running clin-ics around the state, anything to get Alabama’s youth involved in swimming. Foster’s hard work paid big dividends. During his tenure, Alabama finished no lower than third at the SEC Championships after its first two seasons and finished runner-up four times. Tide swim-mers won 21 individual SEC titles under Foster’s direction. That number includes the three won by Ralph Wright in 1967, when he became the first man in Alabama history to sweep his events at the SEC championships. Wright’s feat would not be matched for fifteen years. On the national level, Foster coached the Tide to its first NCAA Championship placing in 1973 when the team finished 28th. Five swimmers won All-American honors under Foster. After compiling a 124-40 dual meet record to go along with his record in the SEC and NCAA, Foster left coaching following the 1973 season to devote more time to his teaching and aquatics program and above all, to spend more time with his family. Foster’s team was the winningest of all that competed at the Capstone during his 14-year run, outside of football. Before retiring, Foster tapped his successor for the job of taking the Tide into the future. Don Gambril became head coach on May 2, 1973.

THE DON GAMBRIL YEARS Don Gambril led his first Alabama team into the 1974 season, a year that saw the Tide post an 8-1 dual meet season, a fourth place finish at the SEC Championship meet and its first NCAA top-20 finish, taking 19th. Alabama jumped two places in the SEC the next year and an astounding 14 places at the

NCAA Championships, giving Alabama a fifth place finish. The ‘75 squad was the first to produce an individual national champion when freshman Jonty Skinner won the 100 freestyle in an NCAA and U.S. Open record time of 43.92. Alabama produced the first 400 freestyle relay in history to break the three minute barrier. Skinner, Mike Curington, Scott MacDonald and Jack Babashoff combined in the prelims of the 1975 NCAA Championships to swim a 2:59.98. The 1976 squad posted the Tide’s first unde-feated season. On its way to posting that unde-feated season, Alabama snapped Tennessee’s string of 85 dual meet wins, which spanned seven seasons. Alabama won the meet 65-48. The 1976 squad also produced a single-season record of nine SEC individual and relay titles on its way to reprising its fifth place finish in the NCAA. The 1977 season proved to be one of the program’s high watermarks as the Tide posted its highest NCAA finish to date, taking second behind Southern California. Casey Converse shone in ‘77, winning the NCAA 1650 freestyle title in an NCAA and American record time of 14:57.30. Converse’s time made him the first man in the history of swimming to go under 15 minutes in the 1650 freestyle. Freshman Wayne Chester won the 1978 NCAA 1-meter diving competition and Carlos Berrocal won the 1979 100 backstroke title. Alabama won its first SEC team champion-ship in 1982. Gregg Higginson added the points of three SEC titles to the Tide’s team total, making him the second man in Tide swimming history to win all of his races at the SEC Championships. Alabama went undefeated during the 1983 dual meet season with a 12-0 slate on the way to a runner-up SEC finish and a fifth place NCAA finish. Senior Glenn Mills won the 1983 200 breaststroke title. The Tide returned to the top of the SEC team standings in 1987. In addition to going undefeated in 1990 with a 12-0 record, the Tide captured nine SEC individual and relay titles matching the team record that was set in 1976. In 1990, junior Jon Olsen became the third man in Tide history to sweep his events at the SEC Championships, bringing home three individual titles. After 17 seasons, 170 wins against 21 losses, six NCAA champions, more than 60 All-Americans, 60 SEC individual and relay titles, and two SEC team titles, Don Gambril ended his coaching career with the Crimson Tide after the 1990 sea-son. Gambril was named SEC Coach of the Year in 1981, 82 and 87. In addition he served as an assis-tant coach with the U.S. Olympic team in 1968,

1972, 1976 and 1980. He served as the head coach of the highly successful 1984 U.S. Olympic team. The 1991 U.S. World Championship team was the last U.S. National team he coached. He left his coaching position to become an Assistant Athletic Director at Alabama, in charge of all men’s sports with the exception of football and basketball. Women’s track and swimming also fell under his auspices. He retired from that position in 1997. Gambril tapped Alabama’s first individual NCAA Champion, Jonty Skinner, to lead Alabama into the 1991 season and beyond.

THE JONTY SkINNER YEARS Jonty Skinner made the most of a short ten-ure with the Tide. The former Tide champion led Alabama to four straight top-20 and one top-10 showing at the NCAA Championships. Jon Olsen became the Tide’s most decorated and successful athlete under Skinner’s tutelage. Olsen finished out his career with five SEC titles, three school records and a runner-up finish at the 1991 NCAAs in the 100 freestyle. After his stint with the Tide, Olsen went on to become a mainstay of the U.S. National team, winning five medals at two Olympics. Also in 1991, Mark Rourke became the first diver to win all three boards at the SEC Championships, three years after he won the inaugural platform diving title at the 1989 SEC Championships. Travis Myers led Alabama to a 10th place finish at the 1994 NCAA Championships, while finishing second in the 100 breaststroke. It was the Tide’s first top-10 finish since 1990. Skinner left Alabama in August of 1994 to become the head coach of the U.S. resident national team.

THE CHUCk HORTON YEARS Chuck Horton was the Tide’s next mentor, serving as head coach from 1994-98. The for-mer Tide assistant and Villanova front man led Alabama to four top-30 national finishes. Ed Reed served as interim coach during the 1998-99 sea-son.

THE DON WAGNER YEARS Don Wagner’s tenure saw Alabama return to the top 20, including a 12th place finish in 2003, his final year at the Capstone. Stefan Gherghel became the first swimmer to win an NCAA Championship since 1983 when he took top honors in the 200 butterfly in 2002 and the first Alabama swimmer to ever repeat as an NCAA Champion when he took the 2003 title as well. During Wagner’s time at Alabama the Tide broke 10 school records including four of the five relays.

A SHORT HISTORY OFALABAMA SWIMMINGAND DIVING

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All-Time Dual Meet Records Last Opponent Meeting UA-OppArizona 1987-88 1-0Arkansas 1985-86 7-0Auburn 2008-09 16-23Ball State 1996-97 1-0Birmingham Southern 1969-70 1-0Centenary 2007-08 1-0Cincinnati 1994-95 7-0Clemson 2002-03 6-2Delta State 2008-09 11-0Drury 2004-05 2-0Duke 1978-79 1-0East Carolina 1978-79 3-0Eastern Kentucky 1972-73 5-0Evansville 1966-67 0-1Florida 2006-07 10-20Florida State 2008-09 11-5Georgia 2008-09 13-16Georgia Tech 2002-03 5-1Hendrix 1966-67 1-0Houston 1977-78 2-0Illinois 1969-70 1-0Illinois State 1977-78 1-0Indiana 1984-85 3-4Iowa 1996-97 6-1Iowa State 1970-71 1-0Kansas 1987-88 3-1Kentucky 2008-09 13-6LaSalle College 1986-87 1-0Louisiana Monroe 2004-05 3-0Louisville 1994-95 2-0LSU 2008-09 27-9Maryland 1989-90 1-0Miami 1986-87 10-2Michigan 1978-79 1-0

Last Opponent Meeting UA-OppMissouri 1996-97 8-0Moorehead 1969-70 1-0New Orleans 2008-09 1-0North Carolina 1979-80 2-0N.C. State 1996-97 5-2NE Louisiana 1997-98 10-2Northwestern 1996-97 1-0Notre Dame 1987-88 1-0Ohio State 1984-85 4-0Penn State 1989-90 1-1Pepsi Marlin 1983-84 1-0Princeton 1984-85 3-0Sewanee 1968-69 3-0SMU 1990-91 2-1South Carolina 2008-09 12-11South Florida 1981-82 5-0Southern Illinois 1996-97 8-0Southern Mississippi 1986-87 5-0SW Missouri 1966-67 1-0SW Missouri State 2002-03 1-0Team Canada 1978-79 2-0Tennessee 1996-97 9-16Texas 1992-93 2-2Texas A&M 1971-72 1-0Texas-Arlington 1971-72 1-0Tulane 1988-89 21-1UCLA 1975-76 1-0Union (KY) 1969-70 1-0Vanderbilt 1986-87 8-0Virginia 1987-88 3-0Virginia Tech 1966-67 1-0West Virginia 1983-84 1-0Wright State 1996-97 1-0

* All series records start from the 1967 season.

Alabama Year-by-Year SEC NCAAYear Record Finish Finish Coach2009 3-5 5th 21st Eric McIlquham2008 2-6 6th 22nd Eric McIlquham2007 8-3 5th 14th Eric McIlquham2006 4-5 5th 13th Eric McIlquham2005 6-4 5th 15th Eric McIlquham2004 6-4 6th 34th Eric McIlquham2003 7-2 5th 12th Don Wagner2002 3-3 5th 20th Don Wagner2001 3-4 8th — Don Wagner2000 2-5 7th 22nd Don Wagner1999 0-6 6th 22nd *Ed Reed1998 2-5 6th 25th Chuck Horton1997 9-6 6th 23rd Chuck Horton1996 4-4 6th 30th Chuck Horton1995 7-4 4th 26th Chuck Horton1994 5-4 4th 10th Jonty Skinner1993 5-4 5th 18th Jonty Skinner1992 2-4 3rd 20th Jonty Skinner1991 4-4 3rd 11th Jonty Skinner1990 12-0 3rd 9th Don Gambril1989 9-1 3rd 20th Don Gambril1988 10-3 5th 14th Don Gambril1987 10-1 1st 16th Don Gambril1986 9-2 3rd 8th Don Gambril1985 12-1 2nd 8th Don Gambril1984 11-2 2nd tie-12th Don Gambril1983 12-0 2nd 5th Don Gambril1982 8-1 1st tie-7th Don Gambril1981 8-2 2nd 8th Don Gambril1980 8-2 4th tie-13th Don Gambril1979 11-2 4th 8th Don Gambril1978 12-1 4th 7th Don Gambril1977 9-1 2nd 2nd Don Gambril1976 10-0 2nd 5th Don Gambril1975 11-1 2nd 5th Don Gambril1974 8-1 4th 19th Don Gambril1973 5-5 3rd 28th John Foster1972 10-2 3rd — John Foster1971 10-3 3rd — John Foster1970 13-2 3rd — John Foster1969 10-3 3rd — John Foster1968 12-4 3rd — John Foster1967 9-6 3rd — John Foster1966 9-4 2nd — John Foster1965 10-3 2nd — John Foster1964 11-2 2nd — John Foster1963 10-2 2nd — John Foster1962 10-3 3rd — John Foster1961 3-8 4th — John Foster1960 0-6 6th — John Foster

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Alabama’s Record by CoachCoach Years No. Years W - L .PCTEric McIlquham 2004-present 6 29 - 27 .518Don Wagner 2000-2003 4 15 - 14 .517Ed Reed (interim) 1998-1999 1 0 - 6 .000Chuck Horton 1995-1998 4 21 - 19 .525Jonty Skinner 1991-1994 4 16 - 16 .500Don Gambril 1974-1990 17 170 - 21 .890John Foster 1960-1973 14 122 - 53 .697Total 50 370 - 151 .705

DON WAGNER2000-03

ED REED1999 (Interim)

ERIC MCILQUHAM2004-present

CHUCk HORTON1995-1998

DON GAMBRIL1974-90

JOHN FOSTER1960-73

JONTY SkINNER1991-94

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ALL-TIME HEAD COACHES

ARick Abbott 1976-77Waleed Al-Qahtani 2003-06Marcio Alberquerque 2000-01Oscar Aldabe 2010-presentRicardo Aldabe 1984-87Zig Allan 2007-08Craig Allen 1972Tom Allen 1965Jerry Alldredge 1963-65Rafael Alvarez 1994-95 (MVP ‘95)Mike Ames 1998Craig Ammon 1987-90 (Capt. ‘90)Jens Anderson 1980-81Robert Anderson 1970Anestis Arampatzis 2010-presentBrent Arckey 2003-04Daniel Armstrong 2008-presentGuido Arroyo 2003-06Brendan Ashby 2001-04Bobby Ashford 1989Aaron Ashworth 2001, ‘04-06

(Capt. ‘05)Jim Askervold 1987-88Alan Axford 2008-presentOren Azrad 1998-01

BJack Babashoff 1974-77Robin Backhaus 1977JR Baker 1965Jack Ball 1960-62 (Capt. ‘62)Bira Barbosa 2002Oliver Basse 2009-presentLevente Batizy 1965-68Scott Bell 1994-97Don Berger 1983-86 (Capt. ‘84, ’85)Hilary Bergman 1975-78Peter Berndt 1985-87 (MVP ‘87)Carlos Berrocal 1976-79Spiros Bitsakis 2002-06

(Capt. ‘05, ‘06)Steve Blaisdell 1970-71Larry Blewitt 1986Elan Blumberg 1999Carlos Bodega 1995-96Ray Bolt 1970David Bond 1960-63Bruno Bonfim 2001Adam Booher 2008-presentArne Borgstrom 1979-82 (Capt.‘82•MVP‘82)Riley Boulden 2007-presentLuke Boutwell 2007-presentLance Braughton 1981-84Dennis Bretherton 1963Collin Brosko 2007

Beau Brothers 2008Darren Brudos 1990-93Jay Bucki 1990-92

(Capt. ‘91)Bob Bugg 1976-79Torsten Buhre 1977Daniel Burch 2001Will Burke 2005-06James Burns 1974-77James Burton 1981-82Robert Busby 1960

CBrett Chambless 1979-83 (Capt. ‘83)Wayne Chester 1978-81Chip Chipman 1989Cliff Clifton 1979Timothy Cline 2007Keith Clinton 1980-83 (Capt. ‘82)Filiberto Colon 1983-86Mark Colwill 1988-91Phil Comstock 1963Zac Conrad 2007-08Casey Converse 1977-78Catalin Cosma 2008-presentDan Cox 1976Andy Craft 1994James Cramer 1988Jay Crampton 1993-94Milo Crawford 1992-95Mark Crocker 1975-78Mike Curington 1975-78 (Capt. ‘78)Stroud Curran 1960

DMonty Daley 1974-77 (Capt. ‘77)Cary Davenport 1964-67 (Capt. ‘67)Mike Davidson 1985-87 (Capt. ‘87)Troy Davidson 2003-04Bruce Davis 1989Ken de Gruy 1973-75David Dean 1973-74Tayt Dencer 1975-76John DeShazo 1964Craig Devitt 1992-95Luke Dickson 2006-07Van Diehl 2006-09Anthony DiGiacco 2002Bob Dimick 1977-80Kyle Ditzler 1978-81

(Capt. ‘81)Paul Dixon 2000Peter Doig 1991-94Ryan Dugan 2009-present

EJames Edwards 2008-presentHamp Eichold 2006-07Durham Ellis 1960-62 (Capt. ‘60)Darren Erasmus 2003-06Igor Erhartic 2004-06Bill Erickson 1978-79Kline Estess 1979-82Larry Everingham 1965-66

FKeith Favreau 1974-75John Ferguson 1993-96Drew Finelli 2007-presentKris Fisher 1996-99 (Capt. ‘97)Chris Flamion 2002-05Aaron Fleshner 2007-present (MVP ‘08, ‘09)Craig Ford 1982-85Tom Forrest 1995-96 (Capt. ‘96)Thomas Fox 1960Jeb Franklin 2000-01Leo French 1968-70Chad Frichtl 2005-06

GBill Gaines 1960-61Dale Gannon 1978Bruce Gennari 1985-88 (Capt. ‘88)Eric Gennari 1991-93Ken Gerard 1977-81Stefan Gherghel 2002-03 (MVP ‘02, ‘03)Guy Gibbens 1973-74Travis Gilliland 1993-94Nicholas Giometti 2008Bill Giovine 1979-81Rod Godwin 1960-61Marc Greenberg 1985Kevin Greer 2006-09 (Capt. ‘09)Dan Griebel 1976-77Bob Griffin 1960-63

HHarold Hagler 1960-61Joel Hagler 1988-89Jim Hahn 1972-75 (Capt. ‘75)Kirk Hale 1980-81Adam Hall 2001-04Jacob Halpern 1991-94Scott Hamlet 1990Tim Hansen 2004-07Dan Harle 1995Allan Harris 2003-06Eugene Harris 1960-61Mark Harris 1976

George Hart 1975-76Paul Hayes 1973-74Chris Hearn 2008Cam Henning 1979-81Kirk Henry 1981-84Alex Hermeto 1991-94 (Capt. ‘92, ‘93, ‘94)Brooke Herr 1974Colin Herring 1970-73Harold Hicks 1963Greg Higginson 1980-83 (Capt.‘83•MVP‘83)Peter Hillyer 2010-presentScott Hinkle 1980Tony Hobart 1974-75DuWayne Hoffert 1975Eric Hole 1999John Holter 1963-65Greg Hook 1975-76Jack Horn 1960-63Don Hornby 1979-82Tom Horton 1975Clint Huddleston 1988Carter Hull 1997-98Greg Hutt 1970

IFrank Iacono 1985-88Hakan Iverson 1975

JBryan Jennings 1983-86 (MVP ‘85)Brad Jensen 1980-81Steve Jensen 1989Will Johnson 1991Grant Jollands 1999-02 (Capt. ‘02)Mark Jollands 1997-2000 (Capt.‘99,‘00•MVP‘99,‘00)JT Jones 2003-05

(Capt. ‘05)Mike Jones 2005-08

(Capt. ‘08)Marcello Juca 1982-85

kJohn Kagan 1971-73Jason Kalange 1996Toby Karlsson 1985-87Ken Kaufman 1974-77Tsukasa Kawabuchi 1991-94Chuck Kays 1990Curtis Kelly 2006Scott King 1989-90William Kinsey 1969Rob Kite 1987-88 (Capt. ‘88)Dennis Kone 1969-72Ron Kutzavitch 1983-84Francis Kyle 1972

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LDan Lacina 1990-93David Lammel 1985James LaMontagne 1968-71Mike Lamothe 1993-96 (Capt. ‘95)John Langford 1960Jon Larson 1985-86Dan Larsson 1979Ryan Latone 2005-06Kyle Lee 2007-presentJacque LeLoup 1971-74Justin Lemberg 1985Chris LeMieux 1994-95Rory Lewis 1980-82Tommy Lindell 1979-80Steven Loccisano 2008Jeffery London 1960Doug Long 1964-67 (Capt. ‘67)Juan Lopez 1991-93Ray Loree 1963Jim Losloe 1990Bay Lott 1960-61 (Capt. ‘60)Marcus Lourenco 1984-86Brandon Lowe 2010-presentJosh Luber 1994-97Craig Ludwick 1982-83Cubby Lyons 1978-81

MScott MacDonald 1975-78Tom Maddocks 1978John Mahaffey 1960Jesse Maple 2004Mike Marmann 1983-86Keith Martin 1989-92Hunor Mate’ 2005-07Henry Mather 1989David Mayer 1977-79Frank McArthur 1963Adam McBride 1993-97 (Capt. ‘97)Mike McCardle 1974-77Brendan McCarthy 1980-83Clint McClendon 2007-presentChris McCormick 2007-08Chris McDaniels 1987-90 (Capt. ‘89 - ‘90)Dustin McDaniels 1992-94Scott McDonald 1975-77Russell McDowell 1993-96Brian McGuire 1979-82John McHaffey 1960-61Larry McHaffie 1980-82James McKay 1960-61Ken McKee 1977Scott McNamee 1973-75James McNeal 1960Dave Meck 1988-89Rob Mellor 1975Jon Melton 1988Max Metzgar 1981Stavros Michaelides 1991-94Randy Midkiff 1972-74Alin Mihalca 2006-09Dave Miller 1978-79Glenn Mills 1981-84Kevin Mills 1976-79Chris Mitten 1993-94John Moles 1983Brent Moore 1974-77 (Capt. ‘76)

Luis Morell 1989Felix Morf 1983-86Sam Morgan 2007-presentEdward Morse 1990Brendan Moynihan 1983-84Evan Mueller 2002-03Matt Mullane 1981-84Sean Muncie 1996-99Jamey Myers 1990-93 (Capt. ‘92)Kirt Myers 1966Travis Myers 1991-94 (MVP ‘92, ‘93, ‘94)

NAndrew Neff 2005-06Jim Neidhoefer 1987-88Bill Neville 1978-81Mark Nieuwenhuis 1987-89Charles Noonan 1968-71Tim Norris 1975-77

OArnar Olafsson 1994-97Jon Olsen 1988-91 (Capt.‘90,’91•MVP‘88,‘89,‘90,‘91)Wylee Orton 1980Steve Otto 1976David Owen 1964

PClayton Page 1988-89Nicos Papadopoulos 1993-94Bob Parker 1975-76Chip Parker 1981-82Stefan Parlklo 1989-92Richard Patino 1988-91David Patterson 1978Don Peck 1960-63Eric Peet 1981-83Matt Pendleton 1998-99Jon Perkowski 1971-74Chris Perry 2006-09Gunnar Persson 1981Jim Pestrichelli 1992-95 (Capt. ‘95)Rick Peterson 1979Michael Pigassou 2001-02J.J. Poland 1992Vlad Polyakov 2003, 05-07 (MVP ‘05, ‘06, ‘07)Scott Pomerleau 1987-90 (Capt. ‘91)Tony Portela 1985-89Jay Posey 1982-85John Potts 1995Scott Powell 1972-74Roger Power 1981Rick Pratt 1997-2000 (Capt. ‘98, ‘00)Brent Pridgen 2000-01John Prins 1975-78Jordie Proffitt 2001-02Dennis Pursley 1969-72Joseph Putman 1965

RSteve Rains 1989Eduardo Ramirez 2008Robert Ramoska 1980-82Mark Randall 2006-presentJohn Rangeley 1960-62Jermey Raths 1972John Ravenhall 1980-82

Scott Reeder 1980-81Andrew Reeves 2009-presentCharles Reeves 2000-03Rick Rell 1979Ron Ressegieu 1972-75Andrea Rezzonico 2009-presentJoaquim Ribeiro 1995-96JP Richard 2000-01 (Capt. ‘01)Rick Richmond 1992-95Steve Rieser 1972-75Brent Roberts 1996-99 (Capt.‘97,‘98,‘99•

MVP ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99)Jimmy Roberts 1988-89Bill Robertson 1970-73Bernardo Romero 2003-04 (Honorary Capt. ‘05)Enrique Romero 1984-87Alan Rose 1997-2000Ronald Rosenberger 1981-83Chris Ross 1996-97Mark Rourke 1988-91 (Capt.‘91•MVP‘91)Philippe Rousseau 1998-99Daniel Rozick 2008-presentStephen Ryan 2005

SMaviael Sampaio 1983Webb Sanders 1976-79Gerald Schlupp 1983-84Andreas Schmidt 1982-85 (Capt.‘85•MVP‘83)Matt Schmidt 2003-04Andy Schnack 2006-09Marc Schrader 1996-98Gregg Scott 1977-80 (Capt. ‘80)Robert Scrip 2010-presentAustin Shirey 2006-08Reese Shirey 2010-presentMarshall Shoemaker 1976-79

(Capt. ‘79)Jon Sieben 1985

(MVP ‘85)Todd Siegfried 1977-78Jerry Silverstein 1980-81Jonty Skinner 1975-78 (Capt. ‘77)Bob Smith 1965Brian Smith 1980-82 (Capt. ‘81)Brian Smith 1989-90Charles Smith 1980Henkel Smith 1992Jeff Smith 2001-04Matt Smith 1999-2000Stewart Smith 2002-05Todd Smith 1998Bruce Snodgrass 1994Harris Sopheocelous 1989-91Josh Sosna 2010-presentFranck Southon 2002-05Dennis Spencer 1983Casey Spiegle 1991-94Chip Sprigg 1972-73Greg St. Cyr 2005James Steward 1960Nic Stoel 2000-01 (Capt.‘01•MVP‘01)Harry Stopp 1964-65David Strassburg 1992-95Bill Sulzby 1960-61

Wayne Sykes 1971-74

TMike Tamberino 1992-95Doug Tamplin 1966Charles Tennimon 1960Jay Thompson 1971-74Mark Tonelli 1976-79John Townsend 1999-01Tom Townsend 1975-76Brian Tribble 1994-96Apostolis Tsagkarakis 2003, 05-07 (Capt. ‘07)Tim Tucker 1971-74 (Capt. ‘74)Walt Turner 1962

VRicardo Valdivia 1984-87Jeff Van de Graaf 1978-79Marcus Vechinni 1996Ken Vincens 1991-92Tom Virag 1986Alex Voris 1993-96

WJeff Wade 1969-72Jeff Waldrop 1981-82Stan Walker 1960-62 (Capt. ‘62)Glen Walshaw 1997-00John Warren 1978-79Ken Wear 1983-85Scott Weaver 2001-03 (Capt. ‘02)Kyle Weeks 2009-presentGreg Whelan 1978Eric White 1987-90Perry White 1986-87Torsten Wiegel 1989Brad Willard 2001-04James Willcox 2001-04 (Capt. ‘02, ‘03)James Williams 1965Kevin Williams 1974-75 (Capt. ‘75)Matt Wilsie 1998-2001Joe Wilson 1973-74Larry Wilson 1974-75Zach Winchester 2000-03Ro Wintzinger 1981TJ Wolters 1999-01Chris Wood 1997-98Mark Woods 1973Ben Worby 2001-04Todd Worthington 1977John Worthinton 1978-79Greg Wright 1978-79Ralph Wright 1966-68Brian Wrighton 1992-93

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50 FREESTYLEApostolis Tsagkarakis 19.32 2007Jon Olsen 19.74 1991Darren Erasmus 20.06 2005Andreas Schmidt 20.11 1983Jonty Skinner 20.18 1977Travis Myers 20.19 1994Spiros Bitsakis 20.21 2002, 2003Stavros Michaelides 20.25 1994Kevin Greer 20.30 2009Don Hornby 20.31 1977Oren Azrad 20.31 2000

100 FREESTYLE Jon Olsen 42.69 1991Darren Erasmus 43.21 2005Apostolis Tsagkarakis 43.54 2006Andreas Schmidt 43.82 1986Alex Voris 43.90 1994Jonty Skinner 43.92 1975David Strassburg 43.93 1994Oren Azrad 43.97 2001Spiros Bitsakis 44.04 2003Jack Babashoff 44.09 1977

200 FREESTYLE Jon Olsen 1:33.91 1990Don Berger 1:35.73 1985Denes Zubcsek 1:35.93 2009Joe Ziegler 1:36.31 2009Brendan McCarthy 1:36.42 1981Alex Voris 1:36.56 1995David Strassburg 1:36.72 1994Mark Jollands 1:36.81 2009Oren Azrad 1:36.84 2000Andreas Schmidt 1:36.88 1983

500 FREESTYLE Mark Randall 4:15.64 2009Catalin Cosma 4:16.57 2009Arne Borgstrom 4:16.80 1982Joe Ziegler 4:17.23 2009Frank Iacono 4:18.43 1986Mark Jollands 4:19.10 2000Don Berger 4:20.41 1984Scott Hamlet 4:20.90 1990Casey Converse 4:21.87 1977Justin Lemberg 4:22.22 1985

1000 FREESTYLE Mark Randall 8:54.69 2009Frank Iacono 8:59.83 1986Arne Borgstrom 9:03.50 1982Casey Converse 9:03.89 1977Scott Hamlet 9:04.57 1990Catalin Cosma 9:04.90 2009Max Metzger 9:06.70 1981Marcello Juca 9:08.28 1982Mike Davidson 9:08.63 1985Luis Morell 9:09.85 1989

1650 FREESTYLE Mark Randall 14:48.25 2006Frank Iacono 14:56.42 1986Casey Converse 14:57.30 1977Catalin Cosma 14:57.43 2008Scott Hamlet 14:58.13 1990Arne Borgstrom 14:58.44 1982Max Metzger 15:02.74 1981Marcello Juca 15:05.48 1982Mark Colwill 15:08.30 1990Mike Davidson 15:10.31 1986

100 BACkSTROkE Jordie Proffitt 47.97 2001Chris Perry 47.97 2009Jamey Myers 48.48 1993Alan Axford 48.52 2009Stefan Gherghel 48.73 2003Oren Azrad 48.92 2000Franck Southon 49.18 2005Clint McClendon 49.36 2008Brendan Ashby 49.44 2004Dustin McDaniels 49.47 1994

200 BACkSTROkE Joe Ziegler 1:45.96 2009Franck Southon 1:46.10 2005Jordie Proffitt 1:47.11 2002Peter Berndt 1:47.65 1987Bryan Jennings 1:47.83 1986Chris Perry 1:48.02 2009 Mark Tonelli 1:48.20 1979Peter Doig 1:48.21 1994Oren Azrad 1:48.26 1999Cam Henning 1:48.43 1981

100 BREASTSTROkE Vlad Polyakov 52.25 2007Hunor Mate’ 53.73 2007Greg Higginson 53.83 1982Travis Myers 53.93 1994Chris McDaniels 54.27 1989Riley Boulden 54.44 2009Luke Boutwell 54.71 2009Charles Reeves 54.79 2003Nic Stoel 54.85 2001Glen Mills 55.36 1983

200 BREASTSTROkE Vlad Polyakov 1:52.71 2007Hunor Mate’ 1:55.95 2007Chris McDaniels 1:58.29 1989Travis Myers 1:58.31 1994Glenn Mills 1:58.33 1983Greg Higginson 1:58.35 1982Nic Stoel 1:58.96 2001Riley Boulden 1:59.57 2009Charles Reeves 2:01.06 2002Ron Kutzavitch 2:01.37 1983

100 BUTTERFLYStefan Gherghel 47.04 2003Denes Zubcsek 47.33 2009Apostolis Tsagkarakis 47.71 2003Jon Sieben 47.84 1985Bruce Snodgrass 48.25 1994Russell McDowell 48.40 1996Tom Forrest 48.59 1996Carter Hull 48.79 1998Mike Curington 48.71 1977J.T. Jones 48.73 2005

200 BUTTERFLY Stefan Gherghel 1:42.35 2003Denes Zubcsek 1:43.30 2009Jon Sieben 1:44.07 1985Filiberto Colon 1:45.74 1983Russell McDowell 1:47.01 1994JT Jones 1:47.52 2005Chris Flamion 1:47.56 2004Robin Backhaus 1:47.68 1977Mike Curington 1:47.72 1977Jordie Proffitt 1:47.89 2001

200 IM Peter Berndt 1:47.14 1986Jordie Proffitt 1:47.76 2001Ben Worby 1:47.79 2004Riley Boulden 1:48.61 2009Ron Kutzavitch 1:48.65 1983Franck Southon 1:48.71 2005Greg Higginson 1:49.37 1983Bryan Jennings 1:49.47 1985Russell McDowell 1:50.16 1994Arnar Olafsson 1:50.29 1997

400 IM Peter Berndt 3:47.29 1986Franck Southon 3:50.77 2002Arne Borgstrom 3:51.57 1982Ben Worby 3:52.31 2002Ron Kutzavich 3:53.77 1983Marcello Juca 3:54.82 1983Eric White 3:54.84 1988Scott Weaver 3:55.25 2001Grant Jollands 3:55.58 2001Justin Lemberg 3:55.72 1985 Current Swimmers in Bold

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University of Alabama Aquatic SEC Championship NCAA Event School Records Center Records Records Records 50 FREE Apostolis Tsagkarakis Cesar Cielo (AU) Matt Targett (AU) Matt Targett (Auburn) 19.32 in 2007 18.91 in 2008 18.52 in 2009 18.52 in 2009 100 FREE Jon Olsen Cesar Cielo (AU) Matt Targett (AU) Cesar Cielo (Auburn) 42.69 in 1991 41.25 in 2008 41.55 in 2008 41.12 in 2008 200 FREE Jon Olsen Shaune Fraser (UF) Ryan Lochte (UF) Simon Burnett (Arizona) 1:33.91 in 1990 1:34.23 in 2008 1:33.07 in 2005 1:31.20 in 2006 500 FREE Mark Randall Sebastian Rouault (UGA) Sebastian Rouault (UGA) Peter Vanderkaay (Michigan) 4:15.64 in 2009 4:13.75 in 2008 4:12.90 in 2006 4:08.60 in 2006 1000 FREE Mark Randall Steve Herron (AZ) 8:54.69 in 2009 9:02.55 in 1988 1650 FREE Mark Randall Sebastien Rouault (UGA) Sebastian Rouault (UGA) Chris Thompson (Michigan) 14:48.25 in 2006 14:35.47 in 2008 14:35.47 in 2008 14:26.62 in 2001 100 BACK Jordie Proffitt in 2001 Michael Gilliam (UT) Ryan Lochte (UF) Ryan Lochte (Florida) Chris Perry in 2009 46.37 in 2001 45.19 in 2005 44.60 in 2006 47.97 200 BACK Joe Ziegler Omar Pinzon (UF) Ryan Lochte (UF) Ryan Lochte (Florida) 1:44.69 in 2009 1:41.85 in 2008 1:38.29 in 2005 1:37.68 in 2006 100 BREAST Vlad Polyakov Jeremy McDonnell (UT) Jeremy Linn (UT) Mike Alexandrov (Northwestern) 52.25 in 2007 53.11 in 2001 51.86 in 1997 51.56 in 2007 200 BREAST Vlad Polyakov David Denniston (AU) Neil Versfeld (UGA) Neil Versfeld (UGA) 1:52.71 in 2007 1:55.37 in 2001 1:52.07 in 2009 1:52.07 in 2009 100 FLY Stefan Gherghel Alexei Puninski (AU) Matt Targett (AU) Albert Subirats (Arizona) 47.04 in 2003 45.60 in 2008 45.02 in 2009 44.57 in 2007 200 FLY Stefan Gherghel Mark Dylla (UGA) Mark Dylla (UGA) Gil Stovall (Georgia) 1:42.35 in 2003 1:42.23 in 2008 1:41.61 in 2009 1:41.33 in 2008 200 IM Peter Berndt Ally Bradley (UF) Ryan Lochte (UF) Ryan Lochte (Florida) 1:47.14 in 1986 1:44.45 in 2008 1:41.76 in 2005 1:40.55 in 2006 400 IM Peter Berndt Greg Reeves (UF) Ryan Lochte (UF) Ryan Lochte (Florida) 3:47.29 in 1986 3:43.13 in 2001 3:39.08 in 2005 3:38.15 in 2006 200 MEDLEY 1:26.73 in 2007 Auburn 1:24.81 in 2008 Auburn 1:23.69 in 2009 Auburn 1:23.24 in 2008 RELAY Chris Perry Scott Goodrich Jared White Scott Goodrich Vlad Polyakov Michael Silva Michael Silva David Maras Alin Mihalca Alexei Puninski Matt Targett Alexei Puninski Apostolis Tsagkarakis Cesar Cielo Jakob Andkjaer Cesar Cielo 400 MEDLEY 3:11.91 in 2007 Florida 3:08.57 in 2008 Auburn 3:04.58 in 2009 Northwestern 3:04.40 in 2007 RELAY Chris Perry Kohlton Norys Pascal Wollach Matt Grevers Vlad Polyakov Michael Silva Adam Klein Mike Alexandrov Alin Mihalca Alexei Puninski Logan Madson Kyle Bubolz Apostolis Tsagkarakis Cesar Cielo Matt Targett Bruno Barbic 200 FREE 1:18.78 in 2006 Auburn 1:16.92 in 2008 Auburn 1:15.47 in 2009 Auburn 1:14.71 in 2007 RELAY Apostolis Tsagkarakis Cesar Cielo Jakob Andkjaer Cesar Cielo Darren Erasmus Alexei Puninski Matt Targett Matt Targett Mike Jones Scott Goodrich Kohlton Norys Scott Goodrich Spiros Bitsakis Steve Scheren Gideon Louw Bryan Lundquist 400 FREE 2:55.35 in 2003 Auburn 2:50.49 in 2008 Auburn 2:46.03 in 2009 Auburn 2:46.03 in 2009 RELAY Spiros Bitsakis Cesar Cielo Jakob Andkjaer Jakob Andkjaer Darren Erasmus Scott Goodrich Gideon Louw Gideon Louw Apostolis Tsagkarakis Steve Scheren Kohlton Norys Kohlton Norys Stefan Gherghel Alexei Puninski Matt Targett Matt Targett 800 FREE 6:24.98 in 2009 Florida 6:19.18 in 2008 Florida 6:16.25 in 2005 Texas 6:10.55 in 2008 RELAY Denes Zubcsek Nolan Morrell Ryan Lochte Dave Walters Catalin Cosma Jonas Perrson Brian Hartley Matt McGinnis Joe Ziegler Andrew Thirlwell Darien Townsend Michael Klueh Alin Mihalca Michael Wolfe Adam Sioui Ricky Berens 1-meter DIVING Aaron Fleshner Andy Bradley (USC) Chris Colwill (UGA) (6 Dives) 414.15 in 2009 378.60 in 2005 394.70 in 2006 3-meter DIVING Aaron Fleshner Aaron Fleshner (UA) Aaron Fleshner (UA) (6 Dives) 429.40 in 2008 400.20 in 2006 429.40 in 2008 PLATFORM DIVING Aaron Fleshner Dan Mazzaferro (AU) Steven Segerlin (AU) (6 Dives) 424.00 in 2009 444.65 in 2008 452.80 in 2007

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Experience is the key to the Crimson Tide’s success in the coming season with a dozen seniors leading the way. “We have 12 senior women on the roster that are going to graduate and get their rings and that’s impressive,” McIlquham said. “They all stuck together and now it’s their opportunity to lead the team. They want to leave a good mark. They’re not just coming in and going through the motions. They’re coming in with a purpose.” In addition to the senior class, there are six women coming back this season with nCAA Championship experience, includ-ing All-Americans Agustina de Giovanni, a senior, and Carrie Dragland, a sophomore, as well as crew of seniors that are set to lead the Crimson Tide. Dragland and senior Elizabeth Hughes, who are both back to defend SEC titles, lead one of the deepest diving corps in the nation. Dragland, the 2009 SEC Diver of the Year and Freshman Diver of the Year, won the 1-meter board while Hughes won the platform. Joining the champion duo in the deep end are SEC scorers juniors Baylee Ellson, Lauren Dunn and Olivia Covey. Joining the Tide this season will be sopho-more Kara Feeney, who joins the Tide after a two year layoff from the sport.

De Giovanni will lead the Tide’s efforts in the breaststroke and IM events. The school record holder in the 400 IM, she ranks in the Tide’s all-time top-10 in seven differ-ent events. Joining De Giovanni in the IM events will be junior Kate Shannon Gray who holds the school record in the 200 IM and is second all-time for the Tide in the 400 IM. She is also fifth for the Tide in the 200 backstroke. Joining de Giovanni in the breaststroke events will be senior Maggie Zblewski along with juniors Britney Busch and Paige Troyan. The butterfly events will be well handled this season with the current school record holders in the 100 and 200 butterfly back for another season. Senior Hannah Brinks became the first Tide woman under 53 sec-onds in the 100 butterfly while sophomore Suzanne Schwee shattered the school mark in the 200 butterfly, becoming the first woman at Alabama under 1:58. Schwee is also ranked fourth for the Tide in both the 100 butterfly and the 100 backstroke. The 200 butterfly should be a real Tide strength this season. There are four current swimmers on the Tide’s all-time top-10 list with seniors Elle St. Charles (2nd), Shannon Van Hoy (7th) and Kacey Weddle (8th) joining Schwee. Also slated for butterfly action is sophomore Catherine Reinagel.

Joining Schwee in the backstroke events will be senior Allyson Angle and junior Cassie Craddock, both of which figure in Alabama’s all-time top-10 in the 100 backstroke, along with sophomore Lauren Cuervo and junior Jenna Montgomery. In the 200 backstroke, senior Julie Richards is closing in on the school record, coming within a little more than a quarter of a sec-ond last season. Junior Ida Persson, the school record holder in the 100 freestyle, will lead the way in the sprint freestyle lane while also seeing action in the 100 butterfly. Senior Brooke Baldi is looking to finish things off strong in the sprints while Van Hoy also figures in the Tide’s freestyle plans, though more on the long end of things. She is ranked fifth all-time in the 200 freestyle and 10th in the 500 freestyle. Senior nicole Roberts, juniors Cassie Craddock, Katrice Ewanich, Kelsie Ludolph, Samantha Lugar, and Jenna Montgomery and sophomores Cameron Bass, Caitlyn Harrison and Shelby Hixon should also see freestyle action this season. There are a dozen seniors on this year’s women’s team, but there are only two freshmen. Both Julie Etterer and Jenna Gallo are slated to see freestyle action this year.

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NAME EVENT HT CL EXP HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL)Allyson Angle Backstroke 5-8 Sr. 2L Wildwood, Mo. (Lafayette)Brooke Baldi Freestyle 5-7 Sr. 2L Metamora, Ill. (notre Dame)Cameron Bass Freestyle 5-8 Soph. HS Birmingham, Ala. (Briarwood Christian)Katie Black Backstroke 6-0 Jr. SQ Henderson, nev. (Coronado)Hannah Brinks Butterfly 5-6 Sr. SQ Mechanicsville, Va. (Atlee)Britney Busch Breaststroke 5-6 Jr. SQ Parkland, Fla. (Marjory Stoneman Douglas)Olivia Covey Diving 5-6 Jr. 1L Centennial, Colo. (Grandview)Cassie Craddock Freestyle 5-7 Jr. SQ Jacksonville, Fla. (Bolles)Lauren Cuervo Backstroke/Freestyle 5-8 Soph. HS Hollywood, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons)Agustina de Giovanni Breaststroke 5-11 Sr. 2L Santa Fe, Argentina (nuestra Senora De Guadalupe)Carrie Dragland Diving 5-0 Soph. HS Woodinville, Wash. (Bothell)Lauren Dunn Diving 5-5 Jr. 1L San Diego, Calif. (Escondido Charter)Baylee Ellson Diving 5-7 Jr. 1L Jacksonville, Fla. (Olympia)Julia Etterer Freestyle 5-7 Fr. HS Vestavia Hills, Ala. (Vestavia Hills)Katrice Ewanich Freestyle 5-4 Jr. SQ Cornwall, n.Y. (Cornwell Central)Kara Feeney Diving 5-0 Soph. HS Cockeysville, Md. (Dulaney)Jenna Gallo Freestyle 5-8 Fr. HS Lake Worth, Fla. (Park Vista)Kate-Shannon Gray Freestyle 5-7 Jr. 1L northport, Ala. (Tuscaloosa County)Caitlyn Harrison Freestyle 5-5 Soph. HS Manassas, Va. (Osbourn Park)Shelby Hixon Freestyle/IM 5-5 Soph. HS Woodstock, Ga. (Etowah)Elizabeth Hughes Diving 5-4 Sr. 2L Maryville, Tenn. (Maryville)Kelsie Ludolph Freestyle 5-10 Jr. SQ Peoria, Ill. (Peoria notre Dame)Samantha Lugar Freestyle 5-5 Jr. SQ Rockledge, Fla. (Cocoa Beach)Jenna Montgomery Backstroke 5-7 Jr. SQ Louisville, Ky. (Dupont Manual)Ida Persson Butterfly 5-7 Jr. 1L Ostersund, Sweden (nykoping)Catherine Reinagel Butterfly 5-9 Soph. HS Hoover, Ala. (Spain Park)Julie Richards Freestyle 5-8 Sr. SQ Brunswick, Ga. (Glynn Academy)nicole Roberts Freestyle 5-9 Sr. 1L Albuquerque, n.M. (Albuquerque Academy)Suzanne Schwee Butterfly/Backstroke 5-6 Soph. HS Ashburn, Va. (Stone Bridge)Elle St. Charles Butterfly 5-6 Sr. SQ Signal Mountain, Tenn. (Baylor)Paige Troyan Breaststroke 5-7 Jr. SQ Cincinnati, Ohio (Kings High School)Shannon Van Hoy Freestyle 5-7 Sr. 1L Charlotte, n.C. (Charlotte Catholic)Kacey Weddle Butterfly 5-5 Sr. SQ Signal Mountain, Tenn. (Baylor School)Maggie Zblewski Breaststroke 5-7 Sr. SQ Pewaukee, Wisc. (Arrowhead High School)

StaffHead Coach Eric McIlquhamAssociate Head Coach Sonya PorterDiving Coach Pat GreenwellAssistant Coaches James Barber and Stefan Gherghel

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ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2010 – Senior: President of Alabama’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee ... Sports Editor for the Corolla, The University of Alabama Yearbook.

2009 – Junior: Competed in the 50 freestyle and 100 and 200 backstrokes at the SEC Championships ... posted a career-best 100 backstroke time of 55.87 in the preliminaries of the USA Short Course National Championships, which ranks her sixth all-time at Ala-bama… turned in a career-best time of 2:01.75 in the 200 backstroke at the SMU Classic, which ranks her seventh all-time for the Tide ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall semester ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... earned CSCAA Hon-orable Mention Scholar All-American honors.

2008 – Sophomore: Competed in the 100 and 200 backstrokes at the SEC Championships as well as lead-ing off the 200 and 400 medley relays … her 2:02.35 in the 200 backstroke at the SEC Championships ranks her sixth all-time for the Tide … earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall and spring semesters ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... earned CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-American honors.

2007 – Freshman: Scored in the 100 backstroke at the SEC Championships, taking 15th place ... com-peted in the 200 backstroke at the SEC Champion-ships ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall and spring semesters ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Competed from 2003-2005 for Lafayette High School in St. Louis, Mo. ... 10-time high school All-American ... Led her team to back-to-back state titles in 2003 and 2004 and a runner-up finish in 2005 ... 2005 Missouri 100 backstroke state champion ... set school record in the 200 IM in 2004 ... state champion in the 400 freestyle relay in 2003 and 2004 ... set the state record in the 200 medley relay in 2004 as well as capturing the state championship in 2003 ... 2005 team MVP ... member of the Latin Club and yearbook staff as a ju-nior and senior ... competed for Parkway Swim Club in St. Louis, winning a sectional championship in 2005.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Allyson Elizabeth Angle ... daughter of Steve and Sandy Angle ... journalism major ... her brother Eric swam at Cornell University ... born January 21, 1988.

TOP TIMES:100 backstroke _____________________55.87200 backstroke __________________ 2:00.66200 IM _________________________ 2:05.05

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Junior: Competed in the 50 and 100 freestyles and the 100 butterfly at the SEC Cham-pionships ... turned in a career-best time of 58.23 in the 100 butterfly ... earned President’s List (4.0 GPA) honors for the fall semester ... named to the SEC Aca-demic Honor Roll.

2008 – Sophomore: Competed at the NCAA Championships as part of the Crimson Tide’s 20th place 200 freestyle relay … swam the third leg on Alabama’s school record setting 200 freestyle relay, 1:30.81, at the Alabama Invitational in December … competed in the 50 and 100 freestyle at the SEC Championships as well as the 200 and 400 free-style relays... posted a career best 23.55 in the 50 freestyle at the SEC Championships ... turned in a career-best time of 51.24 in the 100 freestyle leading off the Tide’s 400 freestyle relay at the SEC Cham-pionships … earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall and spring semesters ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned the Tide’s Deborah Hobart Perseverance, Determination and Spirit award ... earned CSCAA Scholar All-American honors.

2007 – Freshman: Earned the Tide’s Angelika Knipping Most Valuable Newcomer and Kim Nich-olson Most Improved awards ... competed in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle at the SEC Championships ... posted a career best 24.01 in the 50 freestyle and 52.09 in the 100 freestyle at the SEC Championships ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall and spring semesters ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:A member of the Dunlap Dolphins swim team and

was the 2005 MVP ... 2004 and 2005 All-American as well as All-State in 2005 as a freestyler at Notre Dame High School ... four-time team MVP and a 12-time All-Conference performer ... 2004 and 2005 team captain at Notre Dame HS ... led team to un-defeated seasons in 2004 and 2005 including con-ference championships in both seasons ... led team to sectional championship in 2003 and 2004 ... set school records in five events during the 2005 season ... National Honor Society, French Club and a student ambassador at NDHS.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Brooke Beckmann Baldi ... daughter of Steven and Theresa Baldi ... has a brother, Blake and two sisters, Natalie and Elizabeth ... pre-med major ... born April 24, 1988.

TOP TIMES:50 freestyle _______________________23.55100 freestyle ______________________ 51.24

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Freshman: Competed in the distance events during the regular season ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the spring semes-ter... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Swam for Liz Whatley at Briarwood Christian High School … swam for Rick Moulton at Hoover Blue Thunder Aquatic club … 2007 Scholastics All-Amer-ican … 2007 Briarwood Christian team captain … runner-up in 500 freestyle at Alabama High School State Championship in 2006 and 2007 … led the Hoover Blue Thunder to the small team Southeast-ern Championship in 2007 and a third place finish in the 2008 … earned the Angel Martino Leadership Award … member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Cameron Ann Bass … daughter of Greg and Kelly Bass … has a younger brother, Tyler … pre-med major … born April 7, 1990.

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ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Summer: Finaled in the 100m butterfly at the USA Swimming National Championships and World Championship Trials.

2009 – Junior: Broke the school 100 butterfly record at the Bulldog Invitational, becoming the first Tide swimmers to go under 53 seconds, post-ing a time of 52.97 ... set the school record as part of the 200 medley relay at the SEC Championships, swimming the butterfly leg ... swam the 100 but-terfly at the NCAA Championships ... competed in the 100 and 200 butterfly and the 50 freestyle at the SEC Championships ... posted career-best times of 2:01.85 in the 200 butterfly and 24.23 in the 50 freestyle at the SEC Championships ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall semester ... earned CSCAA Scholar All-American honors ... earned the Kim Nicholson Most Improved award.

2008 – Summer: Competed in the 100m butter-fly at the U.S. Olympic Trials.

2008 – Sophomore: Turned in a career-best 55.31 in the 100 butterfly at the UA Last Chance Meet, jumping on to Alabama’s all-time top 10 list at No. 9 … competed in the 50 freestyle and 100 and

200 butterfly at the SEC Championships ... posted a career best 24.46 in the 50 freestyle at the SEC Championships ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall semester ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2007 – Freshman: Competed in the 50 freestyle and 100 and 200 butterfly at the SEC Champion-ships ... posted a career best 56.24 in the 100 but-terfly at the SEC Championships ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall semester ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Swam for Karen Seeber at Atlee High School ... swam for Bob Herlinger at Rappahannock Area YMCA, Fredericksburg ... USA Swimming Scholastic All-American, 2005 ... named Atlee High School’s team MVP ... U.S. Open Qualifier, 2005 and 2006 ... US Junior National Qualifier, 2005 and 2006 ... State Champion, VA AAA High Schools, 100 Fly in 2005 ... high school record holder.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Hannah Elizabeth Brinks ... daughter of Rodney Brinks and Lindsay Brinks Bodenstine ... brothers, Iain, Henry and sister, Jane-Berry ... studio art/graphic design major ... born March 21, 1988.

TOP TIMES:100 butterfly __________________ 52.97 SR200 butterfly ___________________ 2:01.85 50 freestyle ______________________24.23

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Sophomore: Competed in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes and the 50 freestyle at the SEC Championships, turning in career-best times in the breaststroke events ... earned President’s List (4.0 GPA) honors for the fall and spring semesters ... car-ries a career grade point average of 4.0 ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... earned the Ellen McGrath Most Scholastic award.

2008 – Freshman: Competed in the 50 freestyle and 100 and 200 breaststroke at the SEC Cham-pionships ... posted a career best 1:04.19 in the 100 breaststroke at the SEC Championships ... earned President’s List (4.0 grade point average) honors for the fall and spring semesters ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:High School state qualifier all four years ... medaled in 200 Medley Relay and 100 breaststroke ... 2006 team captain ... 2006 Most Valuable Swimmer ... school record holder in 200 medley relay, 50 breast-stroke, and 100 breaststroke ... 2006-2007 Academic All American ... four-time All American in 200 med-ley relay, and 100 breaststroke ... 2007 100 Breast-stroke Champion at Southern Zone Championships ... 2007 200 Breaststroke Runner–up at Southern Zone Championships ... U.S. Junior National Qualifier ... graduated with a 4.4 GPA with honors.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Britney Kristen Busch ... daughter of Todd and Coreen Busch ... has one brother Garrett ... broadcast communications major ... born July 2, 1989.

TOP TIMES:100 breaststroke __________________ 1:04.16200 breaststroke _________________2:18.89

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Sophomore: Scored in the 1-meter and platform diving events at the SEC Championships, taking 16th and 13th, respectively … competed in all three diving events at the NCAA Zone B Champion-ships ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2008 – Freshman: Finaled off the platform at the SEC Championships, taking eighth place with 214.90 points … competed in all three diving events at the NCAA Zone B Championships.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Dove for Mile High Dive Club in Aurora, Colo. ... run-ner-up at 2007 Colorado State Championships ... fin-ished fifth at 2006 Colorado State Championships ... 2007 Diver of the Year ... earned All American con-sideration in 2006 and 2007 ... three-time national qualifier ... high school and league record holder.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Olivia Charlotte Covey ... daughter of James and Melissa Covey ... has a brother, Gavin ... elementary education major ... born July 10, 1989.

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ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Sophomore: Set the school record as part of the 200 and 400 medley relays at the SEC Championships, swimming the backstroke leg on both ... competed 100 and 200 backstroke as well as the 50 freestyle at the SEC Championships ... turned in a career-best time of 54.46 in the 100 backstroke at the SEC Championships which ranks her third all- time at Alabama ... earned the Debra Hobart Perse-verance, Determination and Spirit award.

2008 – Freshman: Competed primarily in the backstroke events during the regular season.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Swam for The Bolles School 2000-07 ... member of the varsity team 2003-06.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Cassandra Lynn Craddock ... daughter of Michael and Patricia Craddock ... has two sisters, Danielle and Michelle ... marine biology major ... born August 18, 1989.

TOP TIMES:100 backstroke ___________________ 54.46200 backstroke _________________ 2.06.98100 freestyle ______________________52.58200 freestyle ____________________1:54.24

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Freshman: Competed in the 100 and 200 backstrokes and the 500 freestyle at the SEC Championships, turning in a career-best time of 2:04.00 in the 200 backstroke ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the spring semester... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Swam for Duffy Dillon at Cardinal Gibbons High School and Fort Lauderdale Aquatics … USA Swim-ming Scholastic All-American … led her team to back-to-back Catholic State Championships in 2005 and 2006 … led her team to back-to-back undefeat-ed seasons in 2005 and 2006 … four-time District Champions … All-Area Honorable Mention … Car-dinal Gibbons and Fort Lauderdale Aquatics MVP, 2007 … named 2004 Most All Around … earned 2005 Coaches’ Award ... earned 2006 Most Com-mitted award.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Lauren Elizabeth Cuervo … daughter of William Cuervo and Kathy and Marty Jackson … public relations major … born February 19, 1990.

TOP TIMES:200 backstroke _________________2:04.00100 backstroke ___________________ 58.07

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Junior: Set the school record as part of the 200 and 400 medley relays at the SEC Cham-pionships, swimming the breaststroke leg on both ... earned honorable mention All-American honors in the 200 breaststroke ... competed in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes at the NCAA Championships, scoring in the 200, taking 15th place ... posted a ca-reer-best time in the 200 breaststroke at the NCAA Championships, touching the wall at 2:10.50, which ranks her second all-time at Alabama ... turned in a career-best 1:00.85 in the 100 breaststroke at the NCAA Championships, which ranks her second all-time at Alabama .... ranked in Alabama’s all-time top-10 in seven events - 500, 1000 and 1650 freestyles, 100 and 200 breaststrokes and 200 and 400 IMs ... finaled in the 200 breaststroke at the SEC Cham-pionships, taking fourth place ... scored in the 100 breaststroke at the SEC Championships, taking 13th place ... … earned President’s List (4.0 GPA) honors for the spring semester … earned the Christina Jarvis Most Valuable award.

2008 – Summer: Competed in her second Olym-pic Games, swimming the 200-meter breaststroke for Argentina in Beijing.

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2008 – Sophomore: Earned honorable men-tion All-American honors in the 200 breaststroke and 400 IM … scored in the 400 IM and 200 breast-stroke at the NCAA Championships, taking ninth and 15th, respectively … set a new Argentine and South American record in the 200m breaststroke during the Ohio State Post-NCAA Long Course Invite, touching at 2:31.15, shaving more than a sec-ond and a half off the previous mark which she set in 2003 … lowered the school record in the 400 IM five times during the season, shaving nearly eight seconds off the previous mark set by Anne Poleska in 2003, posting a 4:10.37 at the NCAA Champion-ships ... originally broke the school 400 IM record in a dual meet at Auburn ... became the fifth fastest 1650 freestyler in school history in a dual meet against Kentucky ... took fourth in the 200 breaststroke, fifth in the 400 IM and eighth in the 200 IM at the SEC Championships ... part of the school record setting 400 freestyle relay at the Alabama Classic, 3:20.33 … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned Alabama’s Christine Jarvis Most Valuable and Katie Williams Most Dedicated awards.

2007 – Summer: Competed at the Pan American Games, finaling in the 200-meter breaststroke, fin-ishing sixth place, and taking ninth in the 100-meter breaststroke.

2007 – RS-Freshman: Earned the Tide’s Katie Williams Most Dedicated and Coaches’ Award ... fi-naled in the 400 IM at the SEC Championships, tak-ing seventh ... competed in the 200 IM and 1650 free-style at the SEC Championships ... ranks among the Tide’s all-time top 10 in seven events – 200 freestyle (10th), 500 freestyle (2nd), 1000 freestyle (4th), 100 breaststroke (6th), 200 breaststroke (5th), 200 IM (5th) and 400 IM (5th) ... named to the SEC Aca-demic Honor Roll.

2006 – Freshman: Redshirted ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Argentinean 100-200 breaststroke champion 2000-2007 ... Argentinean 200 breaststroke record holder ... Sudamerican champion in 2001, 2002 and 2003 ... Sudamerican 200 breaststroke record holder ... 2003 and 2007 Pan-American Games 100 and 200 breaststroke finalist ... 2004 World Cup 200 Breast-stroke Champion ... competed for Argentina at the 2004 Olympics ... swam for Raul Strnad, Club Gim-nasia y Esgrima, Santa Fe, Argentina.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Agustina de Giovanni ... daughter of Este-ban de Giovanni and Brigida Buffa ... brother, Martin, sister, Mariana ... international relations major with a minor in Italian ... born July 16, 1985.

TOP TIMES:400 IM ______________________ 4:10.37 SR100 breaststroke _________________ 1:00.85200 breaststroke ________________ 2:10.50200 IM ________________________ 2:00.56500 freestyle ___________________ 4:48.371000 freestyle _________________ 10:00.941650 freestyle ___________________16:52.05

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Summer: Finished fourth off the platform at the USA Diving National Championships ... won the USA Diving Zone D high point trophy ... won the platform event, was second off the one and 3-meter boards at the USA Diving Zone D Championships.

2009 – Freshman: Earned honorable mention All-American honors in the 1-meter and platform diving events ... scored off the 3-meter board and platform at the NCAA Championships, taking 12th and 15th place, respectively ... named Southeast-ern Conference Female Diver of the Year and SEC Female Freshman Diver of the Year ... won the SEC 3-meter Championship with an SEC Championship and Alabama record score of 366.50 points ... set the Alabama record off the platform at the Auburn In-vite with a score of 320.30 ... earned All-SEC honors ... finished second off the platform at the SEC Cham-pionships with 305.55 points ... won eight 3-meter titles during her freshman year ... won four 1-meter titles this season ... finished second off the 3-meter board at the NCAA Zone B Championship … earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the spring semester … earned the Angelika Knipping Most Valuable Newcomer award.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Dove for Mitch Craig and Jim Southerland at Pacific Northwest Diving … runner-up at 2008 Washington High School State Championship … also competed in gymnastics … 2007 and 2008 Washington State All-Around Gymnastics Champion … as a senior, won the state vault title in gymnastics with a perfect 10.0 … two-time Seattle MVP of the Year … took ninth place at the U.S. Summer Senior Nationals on the 10-meter platform.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Carrie Lee Dragland … daughter of Larry and Shan Dragland … has one brother, Adam and one sister, Heather … undecided on major … born January 29, 1989.

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Sophomore: Scored in all three diving events at the SEC Championships, taking ninth off the 3-meter board, 13th off the 1-meter and 15th off the platform ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

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ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Summer: Combined with teammate Eliz-abeth Hughes to win both the 3-meter and platform synchronized diving titles at the USA Diving National Zone A Championships ... took third off the platform at the USA Diving National Zone A Championships.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Coached by former Crimson Tide swimmer Brian Wrighton at the Birmingham Swim League … also swam for Vestavia High School … scored in the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke at the 2008 Alabama High School Championships, helping lead Vestavia to a sixth place team finish.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Julia A. Etterer ... daughter of Sepp and Judith Etterer ... chemical engineering major ... born May 1, 1991.

TOP TIMES:50 freestyle ______________________ 25.60

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Junior: Competed in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyles at the SEC Championships, turning in ca-reer-best times in all three events with a 23.90 in the 50, 51.37 in the 100 and 1:53.57 in the 200.

2008 – Sophomore: Redshirted.

2007 – Freshman: Competed in the 50 and 100 freestyles and 100 backstroke at the SEC Champion-ships.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Three-time All-American in both the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle ... 200 medley relay All-American in 2005 ... led Cornwall Central High School to an undefeated season in 2005 earning Most Outstand-ing Swimmer ... 2005 New York State 100 freestyle champion ... 2004 New York State 50 freestyle champion ... Team MVP from 2002-04 ... set section 200 medley relay record in 2005 ... Section 50 free-style and 100 freestyle record holder ... competed in track and field earning 2004 most improved honors ... led Viking Aquatic Club to five straight undefeated seasons from 2000-2004 ... Viking Aquatic Club re-cord holder in the 50 and 100 freestyle as well as the 100 backstroke and 50 butterfly.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Katrice Michelle Ewanich ... daughter of George and Elizabeth Ewanich ... has an older sister, Mary ... education major ... born May 31, 1988.

TOP TIMES:50 freestyle _____________________ 23.90100 freestyle ______________________ 51.37200 freestyle ____________________1:53.57

2009 – Sophomore: Broke her hand during the dual meet at Kentucky, cutting short her season … earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the spring semester... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... earned the Coaches’ Award.

2008 – Freshman: Scored in all three diving events at the SEC Championships, taking ninth off the platform and 14th place off the 1-meter and 3-meter boards … named to the SEC Academic Hon-or Roll … earned Coaches’ Award.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:2005 Florida State Champion ... 2003 Rookie of the Year ... set school diving record for girls ... earned the Van Etten Bent Award given to the best female athlete.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Baylee Ann Ellson ... daughter of John and Nancy Ellson ... has one brother Ryan Ellson ... public relations major ... born August 21, 1989.

2008 – Freshman: Finaled off the 1-meter and 3-meter boards at the SEC Championships, taking seventh and eighth, respectively … also scored off the platform at the SEC Championships, taking 14th place … earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) hon-ors for the fall and spring semesters ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... earned CSCAA Honor-able Mention Scholar All-American honors.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:2006 High School All-American Diver ... two-time AAU All-American Diver ... four-time AAU National Team member ... 2006 AAU National 1-meter Cham-pion ... 2006 AAU National 3-meter Runner-up ... two-time San Diego California Interscholastic Fed-eration Champion ... San Diego Academic All-CIF ... set school and league record in 2006 ... dove for Dennis Taylor of Taylor Made Divers ... 2007 U.S. Se-nior Spring Nationals Qualifier ... 2006 U.S. Senior National Semi-Finalist ... qualified for Junior Nation-als, 2006 ... San Diego Union Tribune “Diver of the Year” ... took second off the 3-meter and third off the 1-meter at the 2006 U.S. Spring Regionals ... won the one and 3-meter boards at the 2005 U.S. Spring Re-gional Championships ... 2005 AAU National 3-me-ter Board Runner-up ... National Honor Society.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Lauren Michelle Dunn ... daughter of Mike and Janey Dunn ... has one sister, Lindsay ... pre-ma-jor studies ... born May 5, 1989.

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PREP HIGHLIGHTS:A competitive gymnast, trained at Docksiders Gym-nastics for Bob Ouellette ... competed as a Level 10 gymnast for five years ... competed at the Level 10 Region VII Championships from 2004-08 ... mem-ber of the National Honor Society at Delaney High School.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Kara Elizabeth Feeney ... daughter of Pat-rick and Lauri Feeney ... sister, Kali ... brother, Brian ... interior design major ... born April 21, 1990.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Three-year All-American ... holds the Palm Beach County record in the 500 freestyle ... finaled at the 200 and 500 freestyles at the 2009 Florida High School championships ... swam for Tim Bruce at Park Vista Community High School and Sid Cassidy at Saint Andrew’s Swimming ... USA Senior National qualifier ... served as team captain of both her Park Vista and Saint Andrew’s teams.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Jenna Gallo ... daughter of Susan and Paul Gallo ... nursing major ... born October 6, 1990.

TOP TIMES:200 freestyle ______________________1:51.12500 freestyle_____________________4:52.211000 freestyle ____________________9:54.151650 freestyle ___________________ 16:31.24

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Sophomore: Competed in the 200 and 400 IM at the NCAA Championships ... broke the school 200 IM record at the Southeastern Confer-ence Championships, clocking in at 1:59.83 becom-ing the first Tide swimmer under two minutes ... lowered her school record in the 200 IM to 1:58.74 at the Bulldog Invitational ... finaled in the 400 IM at the SEC Championships, taking sixth place with a career-best time of 4:14.13, which ranks her sec-ond all-time at Alabama ... scored in the 200 IM at the SEC Championships, taking 13th place overall ... turned in a career-best 200 backstroke time at the SEC Championships, going 2:00.36, which ranks her fifth all-time at Alabama ... turned in a career best 500 freestyle at the Georgia/South Carolina tri-meet, going 4:58.48 ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall and spring semesters ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... earned CSCAA Scholar All-Americans honors ... earned the Katie Williams Most Dedicated award.

2008 – Summer: Competed in the 200m IM at the U.S. Olympic Trials.

2008 – Freshman: Scored in the 400 IM at the SEC Championships, taking 14th place … posted a career-best time of 4:20.51 in the preliminaries of the 400 IM at the SEC Championships, a mark that ranks her sixth all-time at Alabama … turned in Alabama’s top 200 freestyle time of the season, a 1:50.16 lead-ing off Alabama’s 800 freestyle relay at the SEC Championships … posted a career-best 200 back-stroke time of 2:02.70 at the SEC Championships, which ranks her eighth all-time at Alabama … earned President’s List (4.0 grade point average) honors for the fall semester ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the spring semester … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned Alabama’s Kim Nich-olson Most Improved award ... earned CSCAA Hon-orable Mention Scholar All-American honors.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:2005 Alabama State 200 Freestyle Champion ... 2005, 2006 and 2007 Scholastic All-American ... 2006-07 Tuscaloosa County High School Bryant-Jordan Student Athlete Achievement award ... 2006-07 Junior National Qualifier in 200 IM and 400 IM ... Senior National Qualifier as part of the 400 medley and freestyle relays ... 2006-07 Don Gam-bril Achievement Award for Excellence ... member

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ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Freshman: Competed in the distance events during the regular season ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the spring semes-ter ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Swam for Kate Thomas at Osbourn Park High School … swam for Mike Yearwood at QDD Swim Team … undefeated for four years in dual meets, district and regionals … led her team to fifth place finishes at the Virginia High School State Championships in 2007 and 2008 … District Champion in 100 backstroke and 50 freestyle … two-time team MVP … part of the Virginia state record 400 freestyle relay … All-Area Swimmer of the Year, 2007 … member of the Na-tional Honor Society, French Honor Society and the Quill and Scroll Club.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Caitlyn Marie Harrison … daughter of Scott and Karen Harrison … has one brother, Nathan-iel and one sister, Elizabeth … finance major … born September 5, 1990.

TOP TIMES:50 freestyle ______________________24.73100 freestyle ______________________ 53.31200 freestyle ___________________ 1:53.04500 freestyle ____________________ 5:01.171000 freestyle __________________10:27.04

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Freshman: Earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall and spring semesters ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Swam for Tracye Bulger at Etowah High School ... swam for Ian Goss at Stingrays Swimming … two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American … three-time Cherokee County Swimmer of the Year … four-time All-County … three-time Etowah MVP … captain of Etowah High School team … led Etowah to the County Championship in 2007 and 2008 … led Etowah to undefeated seasons in 2007 and 2008 … holds six individual and three relay school records … also competed in track and field for Etowah … led Stingrays to the 2007 Georgia State 400 Medley Relay Championship … earned U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar-Athlete award … seven-time Geor-gia All-Star.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Shelby Lyn Hixon … daughter of Stuart and Vickie Hixon … has a sister, Leah … pre-med ma-jor … born July 12, 1990.

TOP TIMES:200 IM ________________________ 2:06.84400 IM ________________________ 4:39.9650 freestyle ______________________ 25.03100 freestyle ______________________53.32200 freestyle _____________________ 1:53.61

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Summer: Finished 11th off the platform at the USA Diving National Championships ... com-bined with teammate Baylee Ellson to win both the 3-meter and platform synchronized diving titles at the USA Diving National Zone A Championships.

2009 – Junior: Won the SEC Platform Cham-pionship ... earned All-SEC honors … earned Presi-dent’s List (4.0 GPA) honors for the fall and spring semesters ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... earned CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-American honors ... earned a berth on the 2009 ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District IV At-Large Team.

2008 – Sophomore: Earned Alabama’s top indi-vidual finish at the SEC Championships, taking third off the platform with 248.35 points … also scored off the 3-meter board at the SEC Championships, tak-ing 10th place … finished seventh off the platform at the NCAA Zone B Championships … earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall and spring semesters ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... earned CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-American honors.

2007 – Freshman: Finaled off the platform event at the SEC Championships, taking seventh ... com-peted off the 1-meter and 3-meter board at the SEC Championships ... earned the Tide’s Debra Hobart

of National Honor Society, Beta Club and Mu Alpha Theta ... swam for John Boxmeyer and the Crimson Tide Aquatics Club.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Kate Shannon Gray ... daughter of Alan and Shannon Gray ... father Alan played quarterback at Alabama … has three older brothers Seaborn, Sta-bler and Hampton with one younger sister Cammie ... business major ... born July 14, 1989.

TOP TIMES:200 IM ______________________ 1:58.74 SR400 IM _________________________ 4:14.13200 freestyle _____________________ 1:50.16500 freestyle____________________ 4:58.48200 backstroke __________________ 2:00.36

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Swimming and Diving Scholarship ... earned Presi-dent’s List (4.0 GPA) honors in the spring semester and Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall semester ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:State of Tennessee 2006 Outstanding Female Diver of the Year ... 2006 Tennessee State 1-meter Diving Champion ... 2006 Maryville High School team MVP for swimming and diving ... Scholar All-American ... four-year letterwinner in swimming and a three-year letterwinner in diving ... A-B honor roll student, participated in Habitat for Humanity, Key Club and Young Life ... competed for the Tennessee Diving team ... won the platform competition at the 2006 summer regionals and qualified for the 2006 spring East Nationals off the 1-meter board.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Elizabeth Suzanne Hughes ... daughter of Greg and Susan Hughes ... has younger brother Mat-thew and younger sister Emilie ... father attended UA ... psychology major ... born September 12, 1988.

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Sophomore: Competed in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyles at the SEC Championships ... turned in a career-best time in the 50 freestyle at the Bulldog Invitational, touching the wall at 23.15 ... posted career-best times in the 100 and 200 free-styles at the SEC Championships, touching at 51.11 and 1:53.04, respectively ... named to the SEC Aca-demic Honor Roll.

2008 – Freshman: Competed in the sprint free-style events during the regular season … posted a career-best 52.60 in the 100 freestyle at the Bulldog Last Chance Meet … earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall and spring semesters.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Swam for Derek Amerman at Dunlap Dolphin Swim Team ... 16-time All Conference ... earned All-State honors in 2005 and 2006 ... three-time All-Ameri-can ... captain for the 2006 season and twice hon-ored with the Coaches’ Attitude award ... led Notre Dame to undefeated seasons and conference titles in 2004, 2005, and 2006 ... led Notre Dame to Sec-tional Championship in 2003, 2004, and 2006 ... Na-tional Honor Society, Latin Club ... part of three Notre

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Sophomore: Competed in the butterfly and IM events during the regular season ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall semester and President’s List (4.0 GPA) honors for the spring semester... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2008 – Freshman: Competed in the breast-stroke, backstroke, butterfly and IM events during the regular season … earned Dean’s List (3.5 or bet-ter GPA) honors for the fall semester.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Swam for Wes Herold and Fran Siljestrom at Cocoa Beach Junior/Senior High School and Brevard Swim Club. ... three-year member of USA Swimming’s Scholastic All-American Team ... four-time state qualifier ... school record holder in 100 breast and part of record-holding 200 medley and 400 free relays.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full Name: Samantha Alexandra Lugar ... daughter of Greg and Debbie Lugar ... sister of Olivia Lugar ... finance and art major ... born February 24, 1989.

TOP TIMES:200 IM ________________________ 2:08.24100 butterfly ______________________57.88100 breaststroke __________________1:07.47200 breaststroke ________________ 2:29.54

Dame school record relay squad.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full Name: Kelsie Lynn Ludolph ... daughter of Daniel and Lynn Ludolph ... one sister, Rashelle ... business major ... born August 19, 1989.

TOP TIMES:50 freestyle ______________________ 23.15100 freestyle _______________________ 51.11

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Sophomore: Competed in the back-stroke and IM events during the regular season … earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall and spring semesters ... named to the SEC Aca-demic Honor Roll.

2008 – Freshman: Competed in the backstroke and IM events during the regular season … earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall and spring semesters … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:2005-2006 All-American ... 2006 All-State team ... 2006 100 Backstroke State Champion ... Junior National Qualifier ... member of the Kentucky State record holding 200 freestyle relay ... swam for Mike Deboor at the Lakeside Seahawks.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Jenna Marie Montgomery ... daughter of Robert and Nellie Montgomery ... psychology major ... born November 15, 1986.

TOP TIMES:100 backstroke ____________________57.09200 backstroke _________________ 2:03.44200 IM _________________________2:07.14400 IM _________________________ 4:31.21

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ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Sophomore: Set the school record in the 100 freestyle at the SEC Championships with a time of 49.26 ... set the school record as part of the 200 and 400 medley relays at the SEC Championships, swimming the freestyle leg on both … turned a ca-reer-best time in the 50 freestyle, touching at 22.95 which ranks her third all-time at Alabama, and the 100 butterfly, 53.96, which ranks her sixth all-time for the Tide, at the SEC Championships ... scored in the 100 freestyle and 100 butterfly at the SEC Cham-pionships, taking 12th and 16th place, respectively ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall and spring semesters ... named to the SEC Aca-demic Honor Roll ... earned CSCAA Honorable Men-tion Scholar All-American honors.

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Freshman: Redshirted.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Swam for Rick Moulton at Spain Park High School and Hoover Blue Thunder Aquatic Club … four-time team MVP … five-year letter winner … sectional quali-fier … state finalist in every event … 2002 Southeast-ern Hall of Fame … Academic Honor Roll.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Catherine Lynn Reinagel … daughter of Robert and Debra Reinagel … has one brother, Reid … nutrition/exercise physiology major … born July 30, 1989.

TOP TIMES:100 butterfly ______________________ 58.01200 butterfly ____________________ 2:11.21

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Junior: Competed in the 100 and 200 backstrokes and the 50 freestyle at the SEC Cham-pionships ... posted career-best times in the 200 backstroke at the SEC Championships, touching at

2008 – Freshman: Competed at the NCAA Championships as part of the Crimson Tide’s 18th place 400 freestyle relay and 20th place 200 free-style and 400 medley relays as well as the 50 free-style and 100 butterfly … posted a career-best 23.22 in the 50 freestyle at the NCAA Championships which ranks her fifth all-time for the Tide … swam a career-best 54.22 in the 100 butterfly at the NCAA Championships which makes her fourth all-time for the Tide … led off the Tide’s school record setting 200 freestyle relay at the Alabama Classic, 1:30.81 ... part of the school record setting 400 freestyle relay at the Alabama Classic, 3:20.33 ... scored in the 100 freestyle and 100 butterfly, taking 15th in both, and the 50 freestyle, taking 16th, at the SEC Champion-ships ... earned a 4.0 grade point average in the fall and spring, earning President’s List (4.0 GPA) hon-ors both semesters … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned the Tide’s Angelika Knipping Most Valuable Freshman award ... earned CSCAA Scholar All-American honors.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Swam for Nykopings Simgymnasium, Nykoping and Sk Agir in Ostersund, Sweden ... silver medalist at the Swedish Junior Championship, in the 50 butterfly in 2004 and 2007 ... finaled in the 50 butterfly, 100 butterfly and 50 backstroke at the 2006 Swedish National Short Course Meter Championships ... took fifth in 50 butterfly at the 2007 Swedish National Long Course Meters Championships and finaled in the 100 butterfly and freestyle.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Ida Margareta Persson ... daughter of Lars and Gunilla Holm Persson ... brother Anders and two sisters Maria and Anna ... graphic design major ... born October 7, 1987.

TOP TIMES:100 freestyle ___________________ 49.26 SR50 freestyle _____________________ 22.95100 butterfly ____________________ 53.96

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ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Junior: Competed in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyles at the SEC Championships, turning in career-best times in the 50 (23.78) and 100 (51.59) ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the spring semester... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

1:58.23 which ranks her second all-time for the Tide ... turned in a career-best time of 55.98 in the 100 backstroke at the SEC Championships which ranks her eighth all-time for Alabama ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... earned the Kim Nicholson Most Improved award.

2008 – Sophomore: Competed in the 50 free-style and the 100 and 200 backstrokes at the SEC Championships ... posted a career-best time of 24.42 in the 50 freestyle and a career-best 2:03.51 in the 200 backstroke at the SEC Championships ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2007 – Freshman: Competed in the 50 and 100 freestyles and 100 backstroke at the SEC Champion-ships … earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) hon-ors for the Fall and Spring semesters … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Swam for Al Otte at Glynn Academy … swam for Thad Shultz at Brunswick Y Swim Team … led Glynn Academy to state title in 2004 freestyle relay … won coaches’ award all four years in high school ... MVP senior year … top three in 100 and 200 freestyle at Glynn Academy … team record in the 100 and 200 freestyle with Brunswick Y Swim Team … won 400 meter at state with Brunswick Y Swim Team.

PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Julie Diane Richards … daughter of Pete and Debbie Richards … brother, Adam and sister, Em-ily … pre-business major … born January 20, 1988.

TOP TIMES:100 freestyle ______________________ 52.31200 freestyle _____________________ 1:51.10100 backstroke ___________________ 55.98200 backstroke ___________________1:58.23

2008 – Sophomore: Competed in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyles at the SEC Championships as well as anchoring the Tide’s 800 freestyle relay... posted a career best 24.00 in the 50 freestyle and a 51.79 in the 100 freestyle at the SEC Championships ... earned President’s List (4.0 grade point average) honors for the fall semester ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the spring semester … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... earned CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-American honors.

2007 – Freshman: Competed in the 100, 200 and 500 freestyles at the SEC Championships ... posted a career best 53.10 in the 100 freestyle at the SEC Championships ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall semester ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Led squad to state championships in 2006, 2004, 2003 and 2002 as well as a runner-up finish in 2005 ... four-time All-American in the 200 freestyle (2003-2006), two-time All-American in the 500 freestyle (2005, 2006) and a 100 freestyle All-American in 2003 ... 2006 Academic All-American ... Albuquer-que Academy High School Athlete of the Year, 2005 ... 2003 100 freestyle state champion ... 200 and 500 freestyle state champion in 2005 and 2006 ... 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay state champi-on from 2002-2006 ... competed for the Southwest Multi-Sport club team.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Nicole Renee Roberts ... daughter of Jack and Kathie Roberts ... has an older brother, Scott ... psychology major ... born July 31, 1988.

TOP TIMES:50 freestyle _______________________23.78100 freestyle ______________________ 51.59200 freestyle _____________________ 1:51.21

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Freshman: Broke the school record in the 200 butterfly at the SEC Championships, touch-ing the wall at 1:57.63, making her the first Tide swim-mer to go under 1:59 in the 200 butterfly ... set the school record as part of the 400 medley relay at the SEC Championships, swimming the butterfly leg ... finaled in the 200 butterfly at the SEC Champion-ships, finishing eighth ... turned in a career-best time of 53.71 at the SEC Championships, which ranks her fourth all-time at Alabama ... scored in the 100 but-terfly at the SEC Championships, taking 12th place ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall and spring semesters... named to the SEC Aca-demic Honor Roll ... earned CSCAA Honorable Men-tion Scholar All-American honors.

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ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Junior: Scored in the 200 butterfly at the SEC Championships, taking 14th place ... turned in a career-best time of 1:58.47 at the SEC Champion-ships, which ranks her second all-time at Alabama ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2008 – Sophomore: Competed in the 100 and 200 butterfly at the SEC Championships ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall and spring semesters ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2007 – Freshman: Competed in the 50 freestyle and 100 and 200 butterfly at the SEC Champion-ships ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) hon-ors for the fall and spring semesters ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Sophomore: Competed in the breast-stroke and IM events during the regular season … swam a career-best 2:21.24 in the 200 breaststroke at the Georgia/South Carolina tri-meet ... posted a career-best 1:04.70 in the 100 breaststroke at the Bulldog Last Chance Meet … named to the SEC Aca-demic Honor Roll.

2008 – Freshman: Competed in the breaststroke and IM events during the regular season … posted a career-best time of 2:09.94 in the 200 IM at the Alabama Classic … earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall semester ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:2005-2006 All FAVC ... 2005 FAVC Swimmer of the Year ... 2004-07 Ohio State qualifier and placer ... 2005 and 2006 All-City Honorable Mention ... 2005 and 2006 All-Ohio ... two-time NISCA Breaststroke All-American ... 2003 YMCA Long Course National qualifier in the 50, 100 and 200 breaststrokes ... 2004 YMCA Short Course National qualifier in 100 and 200 breaststroke ... 2005 YMCA Short Course National 100, 200 breaststroke and 200 IM qualifier

ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Junior: Led off the Crimson Tide’s 800 freestyle relay at the SEC Championships with a ca-reer best 200 freestyle time of 1:49.49 which ranks her fifth all-time for the Tide ... posted a career-best time of 4:55.44 in the 500 freestyle at the SEC Championships, which ranks her 10th all-time for Alabama ... ranks seventh all-time for the Tide in the 200 butterfly after turning in a career-best time of 2:01.35 at the SEC Championships ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... earned CSCAA Honor-able Mention Scholar All-American honors ... named Tide’s captain.

2008 – Sophomore: Competed in the 500 and 1650 freestyles and the 200 butterfly at the SEC Championships … earned Dean’s List (3.5 or bet-ter GPA) honors for the fall and spring semesters ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned Alabama’s Ellen McGrath Most Scholastic award.

2007 – Freshman: Scored in the 200 butterfly at the SEC Championships taking 13th with a career best 2:04.40 ... competed in the 500 and 1650 free-styles at the SEC Championships ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall and spring semesters ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Swam for Jennifer House at Stone Bridge High School … swam for John Flanagan at Curl Burke Swim Club … High School All-American … competed at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 100 backstroke … USA Swimming Scholastic All-American … Dulles District All-American … 2006 and 2007 Virginia State High 100 Butterfly Champion … Loudoun County Swimmer of the Year … 2005, 2006 and 2007 Wash-ington Post First-Team All-Metro … 2005 Virginia State High 100 Backstroke Champion … state record holder in 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke … four-time Stone Bridge MVP … part of Curl Burke’s 400 medley relay that won the 2007 U.S. Junior National Championship and set a U.S. Junior National Record … club team record holder in 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke … National Honor Society.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Suzanne Elisabeth Schwee … daughter of James and Laura Schwee … has one brother, Matt … psychology major … born November 25, 1989.

TOP TIMES:200 butterfly _________________ 1:57.63 SR100 butterfly _____________________ 53.71100 backstroke ____________________55.37

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Led Baylor High School to state championships in 2004 and 2006 ... eight-time All-American ... Tennes-see state record holder in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays … qualified for junior nationals three times ... earned the Coaches’ Award in 2003, 2004 and 2005 ... as an eighth grader in 2002, was a member of the state champion soccer team ... volunteered with Big Brothers/Big Sisters and Habitat for Humanity … member of the National Honor Society ... swam for Baylor Swim Club in Chattanooga.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Elizabeth Ellen St. Charles ... daughter of Pat and Merri Ann St. Charles ... has two older broth-ers, Patrick and Matthew ... pre-med major ... born January 4, 1988.

TOP TIMES:100 butterfly _____________________55.25200 butterfly ____________________1:58.47

... 2006 Short Course National 100, 200 breaststroke and 200 IM qualifier ... 2005-07 Countryside YMCA captain.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Paige Christine Troyan ... daughter of Ron and Karen Troyan ... has younger brother Chad ... nu-trition major ... born October 1, 1988.

TOP TIMES:100 breaststroke _________________ 1.04.70200 breaststroke _________________2.21.24200 IM ________________________ 2.09.94

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ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:2009 – Junior: Competed in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes and 200 IM at the SEC Championships ... turned in a career-best time in the 200 IM with a 2:03.79 at the SEC Championships ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2008 – Sophomore: Competed in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes and 200 IM at the SEC Cham-pionships ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall semester ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2007 – Freshman: Competed in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes and 200 IM at the SEC Championships ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall semester ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Led her squad to runner-up finishes at the national championships two years in a row ... set the national record three straight years in the 200 medley relay ... Wisconsin state record holder in the 100 breast-stroke as well as the 200 and 400 freestyle relay ... 14-time Wisconsin State Champion ... was the team MVP and leadership award winner ... competed for the Lake Country Phoenix club team in Hartland, Wisc., leading the team to state records in all of the relays.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Margaret Mary Zblewski ... daughter of Philip and Susan Zblewski ... accounting major ... born December 12, 1987.

TOP TIMES:100 breaststroke _________________ 1:03.42200 breaststroke _________________ 2:18.64200 IM ________________________ 2:03.79

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:Led her prep squad to four straight state champion-ships ... team MVP all four years of her prep career ... 2005 MVP of the North Carolina state championship meet ... 2005 All-American in the 200 freestyle ... set 1A/2A state records in the 200 and the 500 freestyle ... three-time scholastic All-American from 2004-2006 ... 2003 and 2006 conference swimmer of the year ... member of National Honor Society, Beta Club and the Spanish Honor Society.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Shannon Kathleen Van Hoy ... daughter of Darrell and Trish Van Hoy ... has two older sisters Lauren and Katy ... health care management major ... born December 2, 1987.

TOP TIMES:200 freestyle ___________________ 1:49.49200 butterfly ___________________ 2:01.35500 freestyle ___________________ 4:55.44

200 butterfly, which ranks her eighth all-time for the Tide ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall and spring semesters... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2008 – Sophomore: Competed in the 100 and 200 butterfly at the SEC Championships … earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall and spring semesters ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2007 – Freshman: Competed in the butterfly events during the regular season ... earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall and spring semesters ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:A junior national qualifier in the 100 butterfly, earned eight All-American honors ... state record holder as a member of the 200 freestyle relay team, setting and breaking the record in three straight years from 2004-2006 ... led her team to an undefeated season in 2005-06 ... state champion in the 200 freestyle relay in 2004 and 2006 ... state champion in the 400 freestyle relay in 2006 ... earned the Stan Lewis Most Inspirational Swimmer award in 2004 ... competed for the Baylor Swim Club and was a southeastern, sectional and junior national qualifier ... competed track and field in high school ... was a member of Red Circle and the Spanish Club as well as being a peer tutor.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Full name: Kacey Leigh Weddle ... daughter of Steve and Pat Weddle ... has a sister, Meghan ... father at-tended Alabama ... communications major ... born July 4, 1988.

TOP TIMES:100 butterfly ____________________ 56.00200 butterfly ___________________ 2:01.48

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It was a record-breaking year for the Crimson Tide women’s team with eight school records com-ing tumbling down, including both medley relays, both butterfly events, two diving events and the 100 freestyle and 200 IM. Alabama also put 22 swims on its all-time top-10 lists. As a team, the Tide moved up two places at the Southeastern Conference Championships, taking sixth, while coming away with two individual SEC titles and a conference record. Junior Elizabeth Hughes won the platform while freshman Carrie Dragland won the 3-meter board with a conference record and took second off the platform. Dragland also earn SEC Freshman Diver and SEC Female Diver of the Year honors and Pat Greenwell earned SEC Diving Coach of the Year. Both Hughes and Dragland were named first team All-SEC. Dragland and junior Agustina de Giovanni earned All-American honors at the NCAA Champi-onships. Alabama also got it done in the classroom, with a conference-best 26 student-athletes making the SEC Academic honor roll and eight earning CSCAA Scholar All-American honors. As a team, Alabama was named to the CSCAA Scholar All-American list and was 25th by team GPA among all NCAA Divi-sion I programs. The Tide also continued its efforts in the com-munity, lending a helping hand with a variety of campus projects as well as hosting the fourth annual Crimson Tide Laps for CF event which drew several hundred fans and helped raise money and aware-ness in the fight against Cystic Fibrosis.

Alabama RecordsIda Persson 100 Freestyle 49.26 SEC Championships (2.18.09)Hannah Brinks 100 Butterfly 52.97 Bulldog Invite (3.1.09)Suzanne Schwee 200 Butterfly 1:57.63 SEC Championships (2.18.09)Kate Shannon Gray 200 IM 1:58.74 Bulldog Invite (3.1.09)Carrie Dragland 3-meter Diving 366.50 pts SEC Championships (2.18.09)Carrie Dragland Platform 320.30 pts Auburn Invite (12.18.08)Alabama 200 Medley Relay 1:39.38 SEC Championships (2.18.09) (Cassie Craddock, Agustina de Giovanni, Hannah Brinks, Ida Persson)Alabama 400 Medley Relay 3:38.99 SEC Championships (2.18.09) (Cassie Craddock, Agustina de Giovanni, Suzanne Schwee, Ida Persson)

SEC RecordCarrie Dragland 3-meter Diving 366.50 pts

2009 All-AmericansAgustina de Giovanni and Carrie Dragland

2009 All-Southeastern ConferenceCarrie Dragland and Elizabeth Hughes

2009 SEC Academic Honor RollCaitlin Anderson, Brooke Baldi, Cameron Bass, Hannah Brinks, Britney Busch, Olivia Covey, Lauren Cuervo, Lauren Dunn, Baylee Ellson, Kate Shannon Gray, Caitlyn Harrison, Shelby Hixon, Elizabeth Hughes, Kelsie Ludolph, Samantha Lugar, Jenna Montgomery, Ida Pers-son, Julie Richards, Nicole Roberts, Suzanne Schwee, Mary-Kate Sellers, Elle St. Charles, Paige Troyan, Shannon Van Hoy, Kacey Weddle and Maggie Zblewski

2009 CSCAA Scholar All-AmericansAllyson Angle, Hannah Brinks, Kate Shannon Gray, Elizabeth Hughes, Ida Persson, Suzanne Schwee and Shannon Van Hoy

Alabama Swimming and Diving 2008-09 Team AwardsChristina Jarvis Most Valuable __________________________ Agustina de GiovanniAngelika Knipping Most Valuable Newcomer ___________________ Carrie DraglandKatie Williams Most Dedicated ___________________________Kate Shannon GrayKim Nicholson Most Improved ___________________ Hannah Brinks & Julie RichardsEllen McGrath Most Scholastic ________________________________Britney BuschCoaches Award ___________________________________________ Baylee EllsonDebra Hobart Award _____________________________________Cassie CraddockCaptain ______________________________________________Shannon Van Hoy

2008-09 Season Results09.27.08 vs. Delta State Tuscaloosa, Ala. W 162-110 vs. Vanderbilt Tuscaloosa, Ala. W 182-95 10.11.08 at Florida State Tallahassee, Fla. W 157-143 10.24.08 at SMU Classic Dallas, Texas 5th 11.07.08 at LSU Baton Rouge, La. T 150-150 11.08.08 at New Orleans New Orleans, La. W 187-94 11.21.08 vs. Auburn Tuscaloosa, Ala. L 232.5-137.501.17.09 at Kentucky Lexington, Ky. L 182-116 01.31.09 vs. Georgia Tuscaloosa, Ala. L 191-109 vs. South Carolina W 168.66-131.3302.18.09 SEC Championships Auburn, Ala. 6th (244 pts)03.19.09 NCAA Championships College Station, Texas 38th (9 pts)

50 FREESTYLEIda Persson 11/21/08 Auburn - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 00:22.65 B*Brooke Baldi 11/21/08 Auburn - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 00:23.33 *Kelsie Ludolph 03/01/09 Bulldog Invite - Athens, Ga. 00:23.41 Maggie Zblewski 01/31/09 USC/UGA - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 00:23.49 Caitlin Anderson 11/21/08 Auburn - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 00:23.63 *

100 FREESTYLEIda Persson 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 00:49.26 B SRKate Shannon Gray 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 00:51.02 #Kelsie Ludolph 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 00:51.11 Maggie Zblewski 01/31/09 USC/UGA - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 00:51.27 Katrice Ewanich 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 00:51.37

200 FREESTYLEShannon Van Hoy 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 01:49.49 #Maggie Zblewski 01/31/09 USC/UGA - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 01:51.16 Kate Shannon Gray 01/31/09 USC/UGA - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 01:51.37 Kacey Weddle 11/21/08 Auburn - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 01:52.49 *Nicole Roberts 11/07/08 LSU - Baton Rouge, La. 01:52.99

500 FREESTYLEAgustina de Giovanni 11/07/08 LSU - Baton Rouge, La. 04:54.47 Shannon Van Hoy 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 04:55.44 Kate Shannon Gray 01/31/09 USC/UGA - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 04:58.48 Caitlin Harrison 03/01/09 Bulldog Invite - Athens, Ga. 05:01.15Kacey Weddle 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 05:02.61

1000 FREESTYLEShannon Van Hoy 01/31/09 USC/UGA - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 10:13.55 Cameron Bass 11/07/08 LSU - Baton Rouge, La. 10:19.77 Agustina de Giovanni 11/08/08 New Orleans - New Orleans, La. 10:25.99 Kacey Weddle 11/07/08 LSU - Baton Rouge, La. 10:30.70 Kate Shannon Gray 09/27/08 Delta State - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 10:40.40

1650 FREESTYLECameron Bass 11/21/08 Auburn - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 17:30.23 *Shannon Van Hoy 01/10/09 Kentucky - Lexington, Ky. 17:30.68Kacey Weddle 01/10/09 Kentucky - Lexington, Ky. 17:49.40Caitlin Harrison 01/10/09 Kentucky - Lexington, Ky. 18:00.41

100 BACkSTROkECassandra Craddock 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 00:54.46 BAllyson Angle 11/21/08 Auburn - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 00:54.54 B*#Suzanne Schwee 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 00:55.55 Julie Richards 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 00:55.98 Jenna Montgomery 11/21/08 Auburn - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 00:56.40 *

200 BACkSTROkEJulie Richards 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 01:58.23 Kate Shannon Gray 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 02:00.36 Allyson Angle 10/24/08 SMU Classic - Dallas, Texas 02:01.75 Lauren Cuervo 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 02:04.00 Jenna Montgomery 11/21/08 Auburn - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 02:04.11 *

100 BREASTSTROkEAgustina de Giovanni 01/31/09 NCAA Champ. - College Station, Texas 01:00.85 BMaggie Zblewski 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 01:03.83 Britney Busch 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 01:04.16 Paige Troyan 03/01/09 Bulldog Invite - Athens, Ga. 01:04.70 Samantha Lugar 11/08/08 New Orleans - New Orleans, La. 01:08.73

200 BREASTSTROkEAgustina de Giovanni 03/21/09 NCAA Champ. - College Station, Texas 02:10.50 BBritney Busch 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 02:18.89 Maggie Zblewski 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 02:19.36 Paige Troyan 01/31/09 USC/UGA - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 02:21.24 Mary-Kate Sellers 09/27/08 Delta State - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 02:32.13

100 BUTTERFLYHannah Brinks 03/01/09 Bulldog Invite - Athens, Ga. 00:52.97 B SRSuzanne Schwee 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 00:53.71 BIda Persson 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 00:53.96 BElle St. Charles 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 00:55.25 Kacey Weddle 11/21/08 Auburn - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 00:56.00 *

200 BUTTERFLYSuzanne Schwee 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 01:57.63 B SRElle St. Charles 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 01:58.47 BShannon Van Hoy 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 02:01.35 Kacey Weddle 03/01/09 Bulldog Invite - Athens, Ga. 02.01.48 Hannah Brinks 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 02:01.85

200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEYKate Shannon Gray 03/01/09 Bulldog Invite - Athens, Ga. 01:58.74 B SRAgustina de Giovanni 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 02:01.18 Suzanne Schwee 11/21/08 Auburn - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 02:03.40 *Maggie Zblewski 11/21/08 Auburn - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 02:03.79 *Shelby Hixon 03/01/09 Bulldog Invite - Athens, Ga. 02:06.89

400 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEYKate Shannon Gray 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 04:14.13 BAgustina de Giovanni 10/24/08 SMU Classic - Dallas, Texas 04:19.53 Paige Troyan 11/21/08 Auburn - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 04:36.43 *Suzanne Schwee 11/07/08 LSU - Baton Rouge, La. 04:36.46 Samantha Lugar 11/07/08 LSU - Baton Rouge, La. 04:41.46

200 FREESTYLE RELAYZblewski, Persson, 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 01:31.04 B#Baldi, Ludolph

400 FREESTYLE RELAYPersson, Baldi, 12/04/08 USA SC Nationals - Atlanta, Ga. 03:25.03Roberts, Zblewski

800 FREESTYLE RELAYVan Hoy, Gray, 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 07:18.28 Bde Giovanni, Zblewski

200 MEDLEY RELAYCraddock, de Giovanni, 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 01:39.38 B SRBrinks, Persson

400 MEDLEY RELAYCraddock, de Giovanni, 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 03:38.99 B SRSchwee, Persson

ONE METER DIVINGCarrie Dragland 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 306.05 ZLauren Dunn 12/18/08 Auburn Invite - Auburn, Ala. 278.20 ZElizabeth Hughes 10/24/08 SMU Classic - Dallas, Texas 261.30 Baylee Ellson 10/11/08 Florida State - Tallahassee, Fla. 260.55 Olivia Covey 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 259.50

THREE METER DIVINGCarrie Dragland 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 366.50 Z SR!Olivia Covey 03/01/09 Bulldog Invite - Athens, Ga. 308.70 Z Lauren Dunn 01/03/09 Tennessee Invite - Knoxville, Tenn. 300.30 ZElizabeth Hughes 01/31/09 USC/UGA - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 294.50 ZBaylee Ellson 12/18/08 Auburn Invite - Auburn, Ala. 289.20 Z

PLATFORM DIVINGCarrie Dragland 12/18/08 Auburn Invite - Auburn, Ala. 320.30 Elizabeth Hughes 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 305.80 Baylee Ellson 01/03/09 Tennessee Invite - Knoxville, Tenn. 241.85 Olivia Covey 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 217.45 Lauren Dunn 02/18/09 SEC Champ. - Auburn, Ala. 201.25

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Feb. 18-21 @Auburn, Ala.1. Florida 744.02. Auburn 730.53. Georgia 725.04. Tennessee 394.55. Arkansas 299.06. Alabama 244.07. South Carolina 225.08. LSU 187.09. Kentucky 182.010. Vanderbilt 74.0

Prelims Finals50 FREESTYLE18 Ida Persson Soph. 22.9533 Kelsie Ludolph Soph. 23.5036 Brooke Baldi Jr. 23.6439 Katrice Ewanich Jr. 23.9044 Hannah Brinks Jr. 24.2347 Allyson Angle Jr. 24.3748 Cassie Craddock Soph. 24.3850 Julie Richards Jr. 24.4258 Elle St. Charles Jr. 25.46

100 FREESTYLE12 Ida Persson Soph. 49.26 49.3734 Kelsie Ludolph Soph. 51.1138 Katrice Ewanich Jr. 51.3746 Brooke Baldi Jr. 51.87

200 FREESTYLE24 Shannon Van Hoy Jr. 1:49.9937 Kelsie Ludolph Soph. 1:53.0438 Katrice Ewanich Jr. 1:53.57

500 FREESTYLE24 Shannon Van Hoy Jr. 4:55.4430 Kacey Weddle Jr. 5:02.6131 Lauren Cuervo Fr. 5:12.19

100 BUTTERFLY12 Suzanne Schwee Fr. 53.71 53.8016 Ida Persson Soph. 53.96 54.3017 Hannah Brinks Jr. 53.9721 Elle St. Charles Jr. 55.2534 Kacey Weddle Jr. 57.6237 Brooke Baldi Jr. 58.23

200 BUTTERFLY8 Suzanne Schwee Fr. 1:57.63 1:58.1014 Elle St. Charles Jr. 1:58.47 2:01.1719 Shannon Van Hoy Jr. 2:01.3521 Hannah Brinks Jr. 2:01.8524 Kacey Weddle Jr. 2:02.64

100 BACkSTROkE17 Cassie Craddock Soph. 54.4621 Suzanne Schwee Fr. 55.5523 Julie Richards Jr. 55.9825 Allyson Angle Jr. 56.0530 Lauren Cuervo Fr. 58.15

200 BACkSTROkE17 Julie Richards Jr. 1:58.2325 Allyson Angle Jr. 2:02.3228 Cassie Craddock Soph. 2:06.98

100 BREASTSTROkE13 Agustina de Giovanni Jr. 1:01.35 1:01.4724 Maggie Zblewski Jr. 1:03.83

200 BREASTSTROkE4 Agustina de Giovanni Jr. 2:12.28 2:12.3420 Maggie Zblewski Jr. 2:19.36

200 IM13 Kate Shannon Gray Soph. 1:59.83 1:59.9418 Agustina de Giovanni Jr. 2:01.1830 Maggie Zblewski Jr. 2:03.79

400 IM6 Kate Shannon Gray Soph. 4:14.29 4:13.13

200 FREESTYLE RELAY7 Maggie Zblewski, Ida Persson 1:31.04 Brooke Baldi, Kelsie Ludolph

800 FREESTYLE RELAY8 Shannon Van Hoy, Kate Shannon Gray 17:18.28 Agustina de Giovanni, Maggie Zblewski

200 MEDLEY RELAY7 Cassie Craddock, Agustina de Giovanni 1:39.28 Hannah, Brinks, Ida Persson

400 MEDLEY RELAY7 Cassie Craddock, Agustina de Giovanni 3:38.99 Suzanne Schwee, Ida Persson

1-METER DIVING7 Carrie Dragland Fr. 306.05 284.4013 Lauren Dunn Soph. 267.5016 Olivia Covey Soph. 259.5022 Elizabeth Hughes Jr. 217.05

3-METER DIVING1 Carrie Dragland Fr. 329.40 366.50 9 Lauren Dunn Soph. 288.35 18 Olivia Covey Soph. 253.9022 Elizabeth Hughes Jr. 244.40

PLATFORM DIVING1 Elizabeth Hughes Jr. 272.40 305.802. Carrie Dragland Fr. 275.45 305.5513 Olivia Covey Soph. 217.4515 Lauren Dunn Soph. 201.25

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March 19-21 @College Station, Texas1. California 411.52. Georgia 400.53. Arizona 389.04. Stanford 312.55. Texas 307.06. Auburn 281.57. Florida 239.58. Texas A&M 186.09. Southern California 157.010. Indiana 152.038. Alabama 9.0

Prelims Finals3-METER DIVING 12 Carrie Dragland Fr. 318.30 307.65

PLATFORM DIVING 15 Carrie Dragland Fr. 235.90 219.30

1-METER DIVING 35 Carrie Dragland Fr. 224.40

200 BREASTSTROkE 15 Agustina de Giovanni Jr. 2:10.50 2:11.03

100 BREASTSTROkE 31 Agustina de Giovanni Jr. 1:00.85

100 BUTTERFLY42 Hannah Brinks Jr. 54.10

200 IM47 Kate Shannon Gray Soph. 2:00.58

400 IM41 Kate Shannon Gray Soph. 4:16.53

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The National ChampionshipsNCAA:Year Champ Alabama Site2009 California 38th (9 pts) College Station, Texas2008 Arizona 37th (11 pts) Columbus, Ohio 2007 Auburn — Minneapolis, Minn.2006 Auburn 32nd (12 pts) Athens, Ga.2005 Georgia 21st (44 pts) Lafeyette, Ind.2004 Auburn 21st (43 pts) College Station, Texas2003 Auburn 15th (71 pts) Austin, Texas2002 Auburn 18th (56 pts) Austin, Texas2001 Georgia 16th (69 pts) Long Island, N.Y.2000 Georgia 27th (18 pts) Indianapolis, Ind.1999 Georgia — Athens, Ga.1998 Stanford 33rd (6 pts) Minneapolis, Minn.1997 Southern Cal 22nd (37.5 pts) Indianapolis, Ind.1996 Stanford 13th (112.5 pts) Ann Arbor, Mich.1995 Stanford 15th (70 pts) Indianapolis, Ind.1994 Stanford 9th (153 pts) Indianapolis, Ind.1993 Stanford 10th (130 pts) Minneapolis, Minn.1992 Stanford — Austin, Texas1991 Texas 21st (41.5 pts) Indianapolis, Ind.1990 Texas 12th (115 pts) Austin, Texas1989 Stanford 11th (95 pts) Indianapolis, Ind.1988 Texas 38th (9 pts) Austin, Texas1987 Texas 16th (66 pts) Indianapolis, Ind.1986 Texas 10th (82 pts) Fayetteville, Ark.1985 Texas 7th (170.5 pts) Tuscaloosa1984 Texas 7th (107 pts) Indianapolis, Ind.1983 Stanford 5th (185 pts) Lincoln, Neb.1982 Florida 9th (115 pts) Gainesville, Fla.

AIAW:Year Champ Alabama Site1981 Texas 18th (52pts) Columbia, S.C.1980 Stanford 19th (52 pts) Las Vegas, Nev.1979 Florida 11th (141 pts) Pittsburgh, Penn.1978 Arizona State 16th (61 pts) Durham, N.C.1977 Arizona State 9th (218 pts) Providence, R.I.1976 Miami 4th (319 pts) Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.1975 Miami 29th Tempe, Ariz.1974 Arizona State — Tempe, Ariz.

Since 1976, when they finished fourth, the Alabama Crimson Tide has finished in the top-25 nationally an astounding 26 times, including 15 finishes in the top 15. Over the past decade Alabama has posted six top-30 finishes, including three in the top 20. Over that same span, 16 members of the Tide have produced 60 All-American honors, including Olympic bronze medalist and 13-time All-American Anne Poleska who turned in four top-three NCAA 200 breaststroke finishes. The Crimson Tide women competed in the AIAW division from 1974 to 1981, after which time they moved into the NCAA. While in the AIAW the Tide had six top-20 finishes, the highest was fourth at the 1976 championships. The Tide moved to the NCAA in 1982. Since that time Alabama has posted seven top-10 finishes, the highest being a fifth-place finish at the 1983 championship. The Tide lays claim to eight individual national collegiate titles. Lane Bassham won the latest one in 2004, taking the top honors off the 3-meter diving board. She was also second off the 1-meter board that same year and was named Diver of the Meet at the NCAA Championships while Pat Greenwell was named Diving Coach of the Year at the same championships. All-Americans number 99 on the Tide’s all-time roster.

Lane Bassham won Alabama’s eighth national collegiate championship in 2004 with the NCAA 3-meter title.

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Angelika knipping1983 NCAA50 BreaststrokeChampion

Vicky Stanley1983 AIAW50 FreestyleChampion

Christina Jarvis1977 AIAW 50, 100 & 200 Breaststroke Champion

1976 AIAW 100 & 200 Breaststroke Champion

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2009Agustina de Giovanni HM: 200 breastCarrie Dragland HM: 3-meter, platform

2008Agustina de Giovanni HM: 400 IM, 200 breast

2006Crystal Rasmussen HM: 1-meter

2005Kathryn Hallquist HM: 200 & 400 medley

relayVictoria Genova HM: 200 & 400 medley

relayAnne Poleska 200 breast HM: 100 breast,

200 & 400 medley relayArlene Semeco HM: 200 & 400 medley

relayCrystal Rasmussen HM: 1-meter

2004Lane Bassham 1-meter & 3-meterCrystal Rasmussen HM: 1-meter

2003Lane Bassham 3-meter HM: 1-meter Catalina Casaru HM: 400 medley relayKathryn Hallquist HM: 200 & 400 medley

relayAlison Lafevers HM 200 medley relayAnne Poleska 100 & 200 breast HM 200

& 400 medley relayCandace Weiman HM: 100 fly, 200 IM, 200 &

400 medley relay

2002Lane Bassham 1-meter HM: 3-meter Anne Poleska 100 & 200 breast Marcy Warriner HM: 100 breast

2001Anne Poleska 100 & 200 breast HM: 200

& 400 medley relay, 400 & 800 free relay

Michelle King HM: 200 & 400 medley relay

Meghan Lynch HM: 200 & 400 medley relay

Kelly Coellner HM: 200 & 400 medley relay, 400 & 800 free relay

Marcy Warriner HM: 100 breast, 400 free relay

Lisa Andersson HM: 400 & 800 free relayCatalina Casaru HM: 800 free relay

2000Lane Bassham 3-meter HM: 1-meter

1998Keri Coy HM: 200 breastNora Zhong HM: 100 fly

1997Dana Bleich platformBrooke Donoho HM: 200 free relay, 200

medley relayRania Elwani HM: 100 free, 200 free

relay, 200 medley relayAnn-Sofie Joensson HM: 1650 freeKaren Jones HM: 200 free relay, 200

medley relayNora Zhong HM: 200 free relay, 200

medley relay

1996Dana Bleich platformAmy DeVasher HM: 200 & 400 free relayJenny Dudley HM: 100 & 200 backRania Elwani 50 &100 free, HM: 200 &

400 free relay, 200 & 400 medley relay

Ann-Sofie Joensson 1650 free

Karen Jones HM: 200 & 400 medley relay

Laura Lloyd HM: 200 & 400 free relayFrancine Mathot HM: 200 & 400 medley

relayStacy Potter 100 fly, HM: 200 & 400

free relay, 200 & 400 medley relay

1995Dana Bleich HM: platform divingStacy Gillies HM: 200 medley relay Ann-Sofie Joensson 1650 freeKaren Jones HM: 200 & 400 medley

relayAnna Lindberg HM: 400 medley relayStacy Potter 100 back, 100 fly, HM: 200

& 400 medley relayKatherine Rhodes HM: 200 breast, 200 &

400 medley relay

1994Amy DeVasher 200 medley relay, 200 &

400 free relay HM: 800 free relay, 400

medley relay Stacy Gillies HM: 800 free relay, 400

medley relay Ann-Sofie Joensson HM: 800 free relay Anna Lindberg HM: 100 fly Stacy Potter 100 back, 100 fly, 200

medley relay, 200 & 400 free relay HM:

400 medley relay, 50 freeKatherine Rhodes 100 breast, 200 medley

relay HM: 200 IM, 200 breast, 400 medley

relayGeorgia Sewell 200 medley relay, 200 &

400 free relay HM: 100 fly, 400 medley relay

Helga Sigurdardottir 200 & 400 free relay HM: 800 free relay

SNAPSHOTAnne Poleska (2001-03, 05) earned 16All-American honors during her career and finished no lower than third in the 200 breaststroke at the NCAA Championships.

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SNAPSHOTStacy Potter (1993-96) earned 22 All-American honors during her career and finished second in the 100 butterfly at the 2006 NCAA Championships.

1993Amy DeVasher HM: 200, 400, 800 free

relayJo Dee Lake 200 & 400 medley relay,

HM: 200 & 400 free relay Anna Lindberg HM: 100 fly, 800 free relayJennifer Mahaney platform Stacy Potter 100 back, 100 fly, 200 &

400 medley relay, HM: 200 & 400 free relay

Katherine Rhodes 200 & 400 medley relay HM: 200 breast

Georgia Sewell 200 & 400 medley relay, HM: 100 fly, 800 free relay

Tammy Kneer HM: 200, 400, 800 free relay

1991Rita Garay HM: 200 backMichelle Harris HM: 200 & 400 medley

relayKym Hucal HM: 200 & 400 medley

relayJo Dee Lake HM: 200 & 400 medley

relayJennifer Mahaney platform diving, HM:

3-meter divingRagga Runolfsdottir HM: 200 breast, 200 &

400 medley relay

1990Rita Garay HM: 800 free relayJamie Gardner HM: 400 free relayMichelle Harris 400 medley relay HM: 400

& 800 free relayKym Hucal 400 medley relay HM: 100

back, 200 medley relayDorie Portela 400 medley relay HM: 200

medley relay, 400 & 800 free relay

Kelly Purcell HM: 100 & 200 breastLisa Raines HM: 800 free relayRagga Runolfsdottir 100 breast, 400 medley

relay, HM: 200 breast, 200 medley relay

Katie Williams HM: 400 & 800 free relay, 200 medley relay

1989Jamie Gardner 400 free relay, HM: 200

free relayMichelle Harris 400 free relay, HM: 200 &

800 free relayAnita Harrison 400 free relay, 400 med-

ley relay, HM: 200 & 800 free relay

Kym Hucal 400 medley relayDorie Portela 400 medley relayKelly Purcell 100 & 200 breast, 400

medley relayLisa Raines HM: 800 free relay Katie Williams 400 free relay, HM: 200 &

800 free relay

1988Kelly Purcell HM: 200 breast

1987Katrine Bomstad 200 IM, 200 fly, HM: 400

IMCharlotte Brock 100 breast, HM: 400 med-

ley relayBeth Gardner HM: 400 & 800 free relayAnita Harrison HM: 200 & 400 medley

relayCynthia Kangos HM: 200 & 400 medley

relayJen Kirrstetter HM: 200, 400 & 800 free

relayPernille Nimb HM: 800 free relaySandi Sciples HM: 400 medley relayKatie Williams HM: 400 medley relay,

200,400 & 800 free relay

1986Laurence Bensimon HM: 500 freeKatrine Bomstad 200 & 400 IMCharlotte Brock 400 medley relay, HM: 100

breastCarole Brook 400 medley relayCarmel Clark 400 medley relayBeth Gardner 400 & 800 free relayAnita Harrison 400 free relay, 400 med-

ley relayJen Kirrstetter 400 & 800 free relayPernille Nimb 800 free relayLisa McClain 400 & 800 free relay

1985Laurence Bensimon 400 medley relay, 400

free relayCarole Brook 200 flyCarmel Clark HM: 100 & 200 backJen Kirrstetter 200 & 400 free relayAngelika Knipping 100 breast, 200 & 400

medley relay, HM: 200 breast

Lisa McClain HM: 200 IMKim Nicholson 50 free, 200 & 400 med-

ley relay, 200 & 400 free relay, HM: 100 back

Ellen Riley 200 medley relay, 200 free relay

Sandi Sciples 400 medley relay, HM: 200 fly

Nancy Stephens 200 & 400 free relayLinda Valerio 200 medley relay

1984Jennifer Brothers 200 & 400 medley relayAngelika Knipping 100 back, 200 & 400 med-

ley relay HM: 200 backCarol Landry 200 & 400 free relayEllen McGrath 3-meter divingKim Nicholson 50 free, 200 & 400 free

relay, 200 & 400 medley relay HM: 100 free

Ellen Riley 200 & 400 free relaySandi Sciples 400 medley relayNancy Stephens 200 & 400 free relayLinda Valerio 200 medley relay

1983Jennifer Brothers 50 & 100 back, 400 med-

ley relay HM: 200 back Marsha Crouch HM: 1-meter divingElizabeth Hobbs HM: 50 freeAngelika Knipping 50, 100 & 200 breast, 200

& 400 medley relayCarol Landry 50 free, 200 & 400 med-

ley relay, 200, 400 & 800 free relay

Lisa McClain 400 medley relayEllen McGrath HM: 3-meter divingKim Nicholson 200, 400 & 800 free relay,

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SNAPSHOTMarla Brooksbank (1979-82) earned 10 All-American honors during her career and won the 800-meter freestyle at the 1979 World University Games.

Nancy Stephens 400 & 800 free relaysLinda Valerio 200 & 400 medley relay

1982Marla Brooksbank 1650 freeMolly Frantz 100 free, 400 medley relayGina Gatti 400 medley relayCarol Landry 100 free, 200 & 400 free

relay, 400 medley relayBarbara Logan one & 3-meter divingEllen McGrath 3-meter divingAnne Marie Milling 200 free relayKaren Nicholson 200 free relayKim Nicholson 50, 100 & 200 back, 400

medley relay, 200 & 400 free relay

Ellen Riley 100 & 200 IM, 400 free relay

Linda Valerio 400 free relay

1981Marla Brooksbank 500 & 1650 free, 800 free

relayMolly Frantz 200 fly, 200 & 400 med-

ley relay, 800 free relayLiz Hobbs 200, 400 & 800 free relayJan King 200 & 400 medley relayCarol Landry 200, 400 & 800 free relay,

400 medley relayTracy Lindsay 200 & 400 medley relayBarbara Logan 1-meter diving, 3-meter

divingAnn Marie Milling 200 & 400 free relay, 200

medley relay

1980Marla Brooksbank 1650 free, 800 free relayKarre Cox 200 medley relayMolly Frantz 200 fly, 800 free relayLiz Hobbs 200 medley relay, 800

free relayBarbara Logan 1-meter diving, 3-meter

divingAnn Marie Milling 200 medley relayCindy Riddell 3-meter divingGunilla Siljeback 800 free relayKathy Williams 200 medley relay

1979Marla Brooksbank 500 & 1650 free, 400 IM,

800 free relayKarre Cox 50 & 100 free, 50 & 100 fly,

200 & 400 free relayLena deVal 200 fly, 400 IM, 400 free

relay, 200 medley relayMolly Frantz 400 & 800 free relayCarole Gough 200 & 800 free relayCarrie Hutt 200 & 400 medley relayBarbara Logan 1-meter diving, 3-meter

divingCindy Riddell 3-meter divingRosemarie Seaman 200, 400 & 800 free relay,

200 & 400 medley relayKellie Stratton 200 free relayKathy Williams 200 & 400 medley relay

1978Ann Bacon 400 medley relayCarole Keating 400 medley relayMelanie MacKay 200 breast, 400 medley

relayCindy Riddell 3-meter divingRosemarie Seaman 400 medley relayCarol Wagner One & 3-meter diving

1977Ann Bacon 100 & 200 back, 200 &

400 medley relayKathy Brameier 200 & 800 free relayBeth Hobart 500 free, 800 free relayCarrie Hutt 100 back, 800 free relayChristina Jarvis 50, 100 & 200 breast, 200

& 400 medley relayRosemarie Seaman 200 free relay, 200 & 400

medley relayVicky Stanley 50 free, 50 fly, 200 free

relay, 200 & 400 medley relay

Drue Thorn 200, 500 & 1650 free, 200 & 800 free relay

Julie Turk 1-meter diving, 3-meter diving

1976Cary Backhaus 50,100 & 200 free, 200 &

400 free relay, 200 & 400 medley relay

Beth Hobart 500 freeChristina Jarvis 50, 100 & 200 breast,

100 & 200 IM, 200 & 400 medley relay

Carole Keating 50 & 100 flyBeth Saunders 200 & 400 free relayRosemarie Seaman 50 & 100 fly, 200 & 400

free relay, 200 & 400 medley relay

Vicky Stanley 50 free, 200 free relay, 200 medley relay

Drue Thorn 200 & 500 free, 200 IM, 400 free relay, 400 med-ley relay

Julie Turk 1-meter diving

1975Beth Hobart 200 free

1974Betsy Saunders 50 & 100 free

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When the Crimson Tide won the 1985 Southeastern Conference team title it became the first team to unseat the University of Florida as the SEC champion. The Tide has won 33 individual SEC titles since Barbara Logan won both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving championships in 1981. The latest Tide titles came in 2009 when Carrie Dragland won the 3-meter diving event and Elizabeth Hughes won the platform event. Anne Poleska won an Alabama-best six SEC titles during her 2001-05 career. The Tide’s latest SEC Record came in 2009 when Dragland set the 3-meter diving mark. Four relay titles belong to Alabama. The first came in 1983 when the Tide won the 800 free relay. Alabama claims 15 first-team All-SEC selections, Logan being the first while Dragland and Hughes are the latest. Poleska was named

the 2001 SEC Freshman of the Year while Logan, Lane Bassham and Dragland have all been crowned SEC Diver of the Year, in 1981, 2004 and 2009, respectively. Dragland was also named SEC Freshman Diver of the Year. Academically, the Tide has earned Academic All-SEC honors over 225 times since 1984, including a program-best 26 honors last year. The SEC has long been one of the nation’s premiere athletic conferences both in overall strength and in nearly every sport and swim-ming and diving is certainly no exception. The SEC has placed at least one team in the top 10 of the nCAA Championships every year since the first title tilt in 1982. That first championship had four SEC teams among the top 10, includ-ing no. 1 Florida, no. 4 Auburn, no. 9 Alabama and no. 10 Tennessee.

Individually SEC athletes have won over 100 nCAA titles. The conference has taken home 10 nCAA team titles, including nine in a row from 1999-2007. The conference put six teams in the national top 10 in 2001 and at least five teams in the top 25 the last five seasons and the SEC currently holds five nCAA records. There are 12 SEC Schools: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Tennessee and Vanderbilt. Ten SEC schools currently sponsor swimming and diving: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, South Carolina, Tennessee and Vanderbilt.

SEC Diver of the Year2009 Carrie Dragland2004 Lane Bassham1981 Barbara Logan

SEC Coach of the Year1994 Jonty Skinner1985 Don Gambril

SEC Diving Coach of the Year2009 Pat Greenwell2004 Pat Greenwell

SEC Freshman Swimmer of the Year2001 Anne Poleska

SEC Freshman Diver of the Year2009 Carrie Dragland

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2009Carrie Dragland 3-meter divingElizabeth Hughes platform diving

2005Anne Poleska 200 breaststroke

2004Lane Bassham 1 & 3-meter diving

2003Anne Poleska 200 breaststroke

2002Anne Poleska 100 & 200 breaststrokeLane Bassham 3-meter diving

2001Anne Poleska 100 & 200 breaststroke

1997Rania Elwani 50 freestyle

1996Dana Bleich platformRania Elwani 100 freestyle

Alabama’s SEC Champions

Alabama’s All-SEC PerformersFirstTeam All-SEC2009Carrie DraglandElizabeth Hughes

2005Anne Poleska

2004Lane Bassham

2003Anne Poleska

2002Anne PoleskaLane Bassham

2001Anne Poleska

1997Rania Elwani

1996Dana BleichRania Elwani

1995Stacy PotterJill Tappen

1994Katherine Rhodes

1992Jennifer Mahaney

1991Ragga

Runolfsdottir

1987Katrine BomstadCharlotte Brock

1985Laurence

BensimonAngelika KnippingEllen McGrathKim nicholson

SecondTeamAll-SEC 2006Crystal Rasmussen

2000Lane Bassham

1997Dana Bleich1996Karen Jones

1994Stacy Potter

1993Jennifer MahaneyStacy Potter

1991Sofie Rylander

1990Kelly Purcell

1989Jamie Gardner Michelle HarrisAnita HarrisonKatie Williams

1986Lisa McClain

1985Lisa McClain

Honorable MentionALL-SEC 2003Lane Bassham

2002Marcy Warriner

1998nora Zhong

1997Ann-Sofie

Joensson

1996Laura LloydStacy PotterAmy DeVasherFrancine Mathot

1995Anna Lindberg

1994Francine MathotAmy DeVasherGeorgia SewellHelga

Sigurdardottir

1992Sofie Rylander

1991Rita GarayJennifer MahaneyGeorgia Sewell

1990Dorie PortelaRagga

RunolfsdottirKatie Williams

1988Leigh Ann

FleshmanKelly Purcell

1989Leigh Ann

FleshmanKelly Purcell

1986Katrine BomstadCharlotte Brock

1985Patricia BryantSandi SciplesLinda Valerio

FreshmanAll-SEC*2009Carrie Dragland

* started in 2008

1995Stacy Potter 100 butterflyJill Tappen platform diving

1994Katherine Rhodes 200 breaststroke

1992Jennifer Mahaney platform diving

1991Ragga Runolfsdottir 200 breaststroke

1987Katrine Bomstad 200 butterflyCharlotte Brock 100 breaststroke

1985Kim nicholson 50 freestyle & 100 backstrokeEllen McGrath 3-meter divingAngelika Knipping 100 & 200 breaststrokeLaurence Bensimon 200 IMKnipping, Sciples, 400 medley relaynicholson, BensimonClark, Knipping, 200 medley relay Valerio, nicholson

1984Sandi Sciples 100 butterfly

1983Landry, Riley, 800 freestyle relayStephens, nicholsonLandry, Hobbs, 200 freestyle relayStephens, Milling Carol Landry 50 freestyleAngelika Knipping 200 breaststroke

1982Kim nicholson 100 & 200 backstroke

1981Barbara Logan 1 & 3-meter diving

YEAR CHAMPION UA FINISH2009 Florida Sixth2008 Auburn Eighth2007 Auburn Seventh2006 Georgia Seventh2005 Auburn Sixth2004 Auburn Eighth2003 Auburn Fourth2002 Florida Fourth2001 Georgia Fourth2000 Georgia Seventh1999 Georgia Seventh1998 Georgia Sixth1997 Georgia Sixth1996 Florida Fourth1995 Florida Sixth1994 Florida Third1993 Florida Fourth1992 Florida Fifth1991 Florida Fourth1990 Florida Third1989 Florida Fourth1988 Florida Sixth1987 Florida Third1986 Florida Third1985 Alabama First1984 Florida Second1983 Florida Second1982 Florida Second1981 Florida Fourth

SECChampionship Results

THE GARY ILLMAN YEARS The University of Alabama added women’s swimming to its roster of sports in 1975. Gary Illman served as the women’s inaugural coach, leading the Crimson Tide through its first three seasons, posting a 14-5 dual meet record dur-ing his time at the Capstone. With Illman at the helm, 13 swimmers earned All-American hon-ors. It was also under Illman’s tutelage that Vicky Stanley and Christina Jarvis became the Tide’s first national champions in 1976. Stanley won the 1976 AIAW 50 freestyle title, setting an AIAW record in the process. Jarvis touched first in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke becoming the AIAW champion in both events. A year later, Jarvis would success-fully defend her titles from 1976 and add the 50 breaststroke title as well, giving her a two-year total of five national titles. While Illman was at the helm, the Tide fin-ished 29th in 1975, fourth in 1976 and ninth in 1977, at the AIAW Championships.

THE HAROLD LANIER YEARS Illman was followed by Harold Lanier in 1978. Lanier’s teams produced a two-year slate of 11-3 in dual meet competition and 15 swimmers earned All-America status. In the AIAW Championships, the Tide fin-ished 16th and 11th in 1978 and 1979, respective-ly. During Lanier’s tenure, Marla Brooksbank started a career that would maker her one of the most successful swimmers in Alabama his-tory. As a freshman in 1979, Brooksbank finished second at the AIAW Championships in the 1650 freestyle. The next year at the World University Games held in Mexico City, she won the 800 freestyle.

THE DON GAMBRIL YEARS In 1980, Don Gambril unified Alabama’s swimming programs adding the women’s pro-gram coaching duties to a slate that already in-cluded the men’s team. After two years in AIAW competition, which saw the Tide finish 19th in 1980 and 18th in 1981,

Gambril’s squad made the jump, beginning with the 1982 season, to NCAA competition. It was in 1981, Gambril’s second year as head coach of the women’s team, that Barbara Lo-gan earned the Tide’s first individual SEC title. Logan won both the 1-meter and 3-meter div-ing titles. The 1983 season saw Angelika Knipping win the SEC 200 breaststroke title. She went on to win NCAA 50 breaststroke crown that year in championship record time. 1983 would also see the Tide earn its highest NCAA finish to date, taking fifth place after producing a 10-1 dual meet record and a second place finish at the SEC Championships. In 1985, Alabama became the first, and to date only, SEC team to beat the University of Florida in a dual meet on its way to posting its first, and only undefeated dual meet season, going 12-0. Alabama added another first to its growing list by becoming the first team to un-seat Florida as conference champions. The Tide won out over the Lady Gators in the University of Georgia’s Stegeman pool, breaking Florida’s string of four SEC titles. Alabama won six individual SEC titles in 1985 and two relay titles. Kim Nicholson won the 50 freestyle and the 100 backstroke in 1985, upping her career total to four, a Tide record. Alabama’s eight total SEC titles in 1985 rank as the most in a single year for the Tide. Overall, Gambril produced a dual meet re-cord of 100-26 over the 11 years he coached the Tide women, making him one of the few coaches in the country to coach both a men’s and women’s team to 100 or more dual meet wins each. There have been 18 individual and relay SEC championships, six AIAW individual titles and one NCAA individual title for the Tide women. Jonty Skinner took control of the women’s program in the spring of 1990 when Gambril left coaching to become an assistant athletic direc-tor at Alabama.

THE JONTY SkINNER YEARS Jonty Skinner posted a short, but highly successful tenure as Alabama’s head coach. Un-

der his direction, Alabama brought home three SEC individual titles. Ragga Runolfsdottir won the 200 breaststroke title in 1991 while Kather-ine Rhodes won it in 1994. In between, Jennifer Mahaney won the SEC platform diving title on her way to setting an SEC record. As a team, Alabama posted its first top-10 national finish in seven years under Skinner’s direction when the 1993 team finished 10th. 1994 was the Tide’s best year under Skinner. The Tide broke 12 different school records and posted a ninth place finish at the NCAA Cham-pionships. In addition to winning the SEC 200 breast title in 1994, Rhodes set the Tide’s first SEC swimming record since Angelika Knipping set the 50 breast record in 1983. For his work with the 1994 squad, Skinner was named SEC Coach of the Year. Skinner left Alabama in August of 1994 to become the head coach of the U.S. Resident National Team.

THE CHUCk HORTON YEARS Following Skinner’s departure, former Tide assistant coach Chuck Horton was chosen to coach Alabama. His tenure ran from 1994 through August of 1998 and included a trio of top-25 national finishes. During his tenure, three members of the Tide, Amy DeVasher, Ann-Sofie Joensson and Jill DeVasher, earned prestigious postgraduate scholarships. Amy DeVasher and Joensson earned NCAA scholarships and Jill DeVasher’s came from the Southeastern Con-ference. Ed Reed served as interim coach for the 1998-99 season, and Don Wagner was hired in March of 1999.

THE DON WAGNER YEARS Don Wagner’s tenure saw Alabama return to the top 20, including a 15th place finish in 2003, his final year at the Capstone. Under his tutelage, Anne Poleska set the SEC record in the 200 breaststroke and posted three top-three finishes in the 200 breaststroke at the NCAA Championships. There were 11 school records broken under Wagner, including all five relays.

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Year-by-Year Results SEC NCAA AIAWYear Record Finish (pts) Finish (pts) Finish Coach2009 5-3-1 6th (244) 38th (9) -- Eric McIlquham2008 6-6-0 8th (202.5) 37th (11) -- Eric McIlquham2007 1-5-0 7th (214) -- -- Eric McIlquham2006 3-7-0 7th (293) 32nd (12) -- Eric McIlquham2005 6-5-0 6th (238) 21st (44) -- Eric McIlquham2004 5-5-0 8th (225.5) 21st (43) -- Eric McIlquham

2003 5-5-0 4th (316) 15th (71) -- Don Wagner2002 2-4-0 4th (340.5) 18th (56) -- Don Wagner2001 4-3-0 4th (398) 16th (69) -- Don Wagner2000 4-4-0 7th (251) 27th (18) -- Don Wagner

1999 3-4-0 7th (194) -- -- Ed Reed(interim)

1998 3-4-0 7th (225.5) 33rd (6) -- Chuck Horton1997 10-6-0 6th (384.5) 22nd (37.5) -- Chuck Horton1996 6-2-0 4th (426) 13th (112.5) -- Chuck Horton1995 6-4-0 6th (396) 15th (70) -- Chuck Horton

1994 4-4-0 3rd (497) 9th (153) -- Jonty Skinner1993 5-4-0 4th (397.5) 10th (130) -- Jonty Skinner1992 4-2-0 5th (430.5) -- -- Jonty Skinner1991 3-6-0 4th (421) 21st (41.5) -- Jonty Skinner

1990 12-2-0 3rd (446) 12th (112) -- Don Gambril1989 8-3-0 4th (426.5) 11th (95) -- Don Gambril1988 10-4-0 6th (344) 38th (9) -- Don Gambril1987 12-1-0 3rd (494.5) 16th (66) -- Don Gambril1986 9-2-0 3rd (518) 10th (82) -- Don Gambril1985 12-0-0 1st (803) 7th (170.5) -- Don Gambril1984 8-3-0 2nd (426) 7th (107) -- Don Gambril1983 10-1-0 2nd (529.5) 5th (185) -- Don Gambril1982 7-3-0 2nd (464) 9th (115) -- Don Gambril1981 7-4-0 4th (612) -- 18th Don Gambril1980 5-5-0 -- -- 19th Don Gambril

1979 6-2-0 -- -- 11th Harold Lanier1978 5-1 -0 -- -- 16th Harold Lanier

1977 7-1-0 -- -- 9th Gary Illman1976 6-1-0 -- -- 4th Gary Illman1975 1-3-0 -- -- 29th Gary Illman

Alabama’s All-Time Series RecordOpponent First Meeting Last Meeting UA-OppArizona 1987-88 1987-88 1-0Arkansas 1983-84 2005-06 6-1Auburn 1977-78 2008-09 10-22Brenau 1977-78 1977-78 1-0Cincinnati 1982-83 1985-86 4-0Clemson 1981-82 2002-03 7-1Delta State 1987-88 2008-09 12-0Drury 2002-03 2002-03 1-0East Carolina 1977-78 1977-78 1-0Florida 1975-76 2006-07 2-25Florida State 1974-75 2008-09 9-9Furman 1977-78 1978-79 2-0Georgia 1974-75 2008-09 4-18Georgia Southern 1999-2000 1999-2000 1-0Georgia Tech 2001-02 2002-03 3-0Henderson State 2005-06 2005-06 1-0Houston 1989-90 1993-94 2-0Illinois 1996-97 1996-97 0-1Illinois State 1996-97 1996-97 1-0Indian River CC 1975-76 1978-19 2-1Indiana 1982-83 1985-86 4-0Iowa 1980-81 1980-81 1-0Kansas 1982-83 1984-85 2-0Kentucky 1986-87 2008-09 6-6LaSalle College 1986-87 1986-87 1-0Louisiana-Monroe 2001-02 2004-05 2-1LSU 1974-75 2008-09 21-10-1Maryland 1989-90 1989-90 1-0Miami 1974-75 1986-87 2-3Michigan 1978-79 1995-96 1-1Mississippi University for Women 1975-76 1976-77 4-0Missouri 1980-81 1996-97 3-0Nebraska 1988-89 1988-89 1-0New Orleans 1986-87 2008-09 3-0North Carolina 1979-80 1979-80 0-1Northeast Louisiana 1984-85 1998-99 11-0N.C. State 1979-80 1996-97 2-2Northwestern 1996-97 1996-97 2-0Notre Dame 1987-88 1987-88 1-0Ohio State 1984-85 1985-86 3-0Penn State 1989-90 1989-90 2-0Princeton 1984-85 1984-85 1-0South Carolina 1981-82 2008-09 14-5Southern Illinois 1980-81 1996-97 6-0Southern Mississippi 1985-86 1986-87 2-0Southwest Missouri State 2002-03 2002-03 1-0SMU 1987-88 1990-91 2-0Tennessee 1976-77 2005-06 12-3Texas 1990-91 1993-94 0-2Tulane 1979-80 1988-89 10-0Vanderbilt 1986-87 2008-09 7-0Virginia 1986-87 1986-87 2-1Washington State 1998-99 1998-99 1-0 West Virginia 1983-84 1983-84 1-0Western Illinois 1980-81 1981-82 2-0Wright State 1996-97 1996-97 1-0

Alabama’s Record by CoachCoach Tenure Years W - L - T .PCTEric McIlquham 2004-present 6 26 - 31 - 1 .456Don Wagner 2000-2003 4 15 - 16 - 0 .484Ed Reed (interim) 1999 1 3 - 4 - 0 .429Chuck Horton 1995-1998 4 25 - 16 - 0 .610Jonty Skinner 1991-1994 4 16 - 16 - 0 .500Don Gambril 1979-1990 11 100 - 28 - 0 .781Harold Lanier 1978-1979 2 11 - 3 - 0 .786Gary Illman 1974-1977 3 14 - 5 - 0 .737Total 35 216 - 122 - 1 .638

DON WAGNER2000-03

ED REED1999 (Interim)

ERIC MCILQUHAM2004-present

CHUCk HORTON1995-1998

DON GAMBRIL1979-90

HAROLD LANIER1978-79

JONTY SkINNER1991-94

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ASonya Adams 2003-05Caitlin Anderson 2006-09Diane Anderson 1985Lisa Andersson 2001-03Tina Andersson 1996-97Virginia Andreatta 1984-86Allyson Angle 2007-present

BDiane Babec 1988-89Cary Backhaus 1976-77Ann Bacon 1977-78Brooke Baldi 2007-presentTara Ballentin 1995Meagan Barnett 1999Susan Bartholomew 1988-90, 92 (Capt. ‘92)Cameron Bass 2009-presentLane Bassham 2000-2004 (Capt.‘02,‘03•MVP‘00)Melina Bassino 2004-07Selma Beji 2004-07Bridgett Belyea 2004-07Laurence Bensimon 1985-86Andrea Bernthal 2004Tiffany Berry 1994-97 (Capt. ‘96)Palina Bjornsdottir 1994Katie Black 2008-presentDana Bleich 1994-97Katrine Bomstad 1985-87 (Capt.‘87•MVP‘87)Meg Bonella 1990-91 (Capt. ‘91)Katherine Bortenlanger 2000-03Diana Brakefield 1978Kathy Brameier 1976-78Dawn Brandewie 1983-84Hannah Brinks 2007-presentCharlotte Brock 1986-89Carole Brook 1985-86Marla Brooksbank 1979-82 (MVP ‘80)Jennifer Brothers 1983-85Deni Brown 1978-80Kathy Bruner 1982-85Patricia Bryant 1982-85Jen Buffington 1996-99Sarah Burns 1997-2000 (Capt. ‘99)Melissa “Sis” Burovac 1991-92Britney Busch 2008-present

CKathleen Caldwell 1992-95Catalina Casaru 2001-03Carmel Clark 1985-88Sarah Clifford 1980-82Patricia Clug 1980Kelly Coellner 1998-01 (Capt.‘00-’01•MVP‘99)Olivia Covey 2008-presentKarre Cox 1980-81Dawn Coy 2000-2001Keri Coy 1996-99 (Capt. ‘99)Cassandra Craddock 2008-presentMarsha Crouch 1981-84Lauren Cuervo 2009-presentEllen Culpepper 1976-78Nancy Curry 1975-77

DMary Ellen Dash 1975Katy Davidson 1999-02 (Capt. ‘02)Katelyn Davis 2007-08Agustina de Giovanni 2006-present (MVP ‘08, ‘09)Lauran Deam 1983Lisa Denaberg 1979Lena deVal 1979-80Amy DeVasher 1993-96 (Capt. ‘96)Jill DeVasher 1995-98Nathalie Dietiker 1991-93Anna Doig 1985-87Sarah Donaldson 1991Kate Donnelly 1975-76Brooke Donoho 1997-2000 (Capt. ‘00)Emily Donohue 1998-01Susie Dorrough 1993Carrie Dragland 2009-presentVega Drew 1979-80Jenny Dudley 1996-97Lauren Dunn 2008-present

EBaylee Ellson 2008-presentMaria Elm 1995-98Rania Elwani 1996-97 (MVP ‘96, ‘97)Lisa Emmons 1978-79Monica Eriksson 1980Julia Etterer 2010-presentKatrice Ewanich 2007-present

FDarren Fagden 1983-84Margaret Fischer 1979-80Lee Ann Fleshman 1987-89Holly Forbes 1995 Kristen Francis 1999Molly Frantz 1979-82

GAlison Gallagher 1992-93Jenna Gallo 2010-presentRita Garay 1990-93Beth Gardner 1984-87Jamie Gardner 1988-90Gina Gatti 1982Victoria Genova 2003-07Monica Geohagan 1994-97Amanda Gilbert 2004-07Stacy Gillies 1992-95 (Capt. ‘93, ’94)Carole Gough 1979Anna Grant 2003-05Kate Shannon Gray 2008-presentBelinda Green 1999-02 (Capt. ‘02)Drew Gunnels 1981-83

HKathryn Hallquist 2003-06

(Capt. ‘05)Shelly Hansen 1982-84Kim Hanson 1985Margaret Harris 1989-90Michelle Harris 1989-92 (MVP ‘90)Anita Harrison 1986-89 (Capt.‘89•MVP‘89)Caitlyn Harrison 2009-presentJenna Hastreiter 2004-05Sarah Hickinbotham 1994-97 (Capt. ‘97)Pam Higgs 1975-77Shelby Hixon 2009-presentBeth Hobart 1975-77Liz Hobbs 1980-83Allyson Horn 1980-81Kym Hucal 1989-92Carrie Huff 1977-79Susan Huff 1989Elizabeth Hughes 2007-presentCaroline Humphreville 2006-07

IKaula Ilioupoulos 1975Kathleen Ireland 1980

JSarah James 1977Christina Jarvis 1976-77Ann-Sofie Joensson 1994-97Jennifer Johnson 1991Stephanie Johnson 2005-08Karen Jones 1995-98 (Capt. ‘97, ‘98)Jennifer Joy 1988

kCynthia Kangos 1987Carole Ann Keating 1975-78Kelly Kerr 2000-03Jan King 1981Michele King 2001-03Jennifer Kirrstetter 1985-88 (Capt. ‘88)Aimee Kliewer 2006Tammy Kneer 1992-94Angelika Knipping 1983-85 (MVP ‘83, ‘85)Rebecca Konkel 1983Jana Korsch 1989-92Irini Kosta 2002

LAlison Lafevers 2003-07Jo Dee Lake 1991-93Carol Landry 1981-84

(MVP ‘81)Laura Landry 1990Claire Leddy 1979Anna Lindberg 1993-95, 97Tracy Lindsay 1981-82Laura Lloyd 1995-98 (Capt. ‘98)Barbara Logan 1979-82Jane Looney 1975Barbara Losche 1976-78Jennifer Lowe 1987-89Kelsie Ludolph 2008-presentSamantha Lugar 2008-presentCindy Lygutis 1978Mary Lyles 1975Meghan Lynch 2001-03

MMelanie MacKay 1975-78Jennifer Mahaney 1990-93 (Capt.‘93•MVP‘92)Amanda Maher 2006-07Marianne Mancino 1980Charlene Maneki 1975-77Liz Manz 1978-79Eleonora Markou 2003-05Karen Martin 1975

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Leslie Mason 1978April Mathis 1995-96Francine Mathot 1994-97Miranda Matias 2002Lisa McClain 1983-86Erica McCollough 1994Holly McCreless 2000-02Charlene McDaniels 1978Liz McGiffin 2001-04Ellen McGrath 1982-85Chrissy Menendez 2000-01Katie Merriam 2001-01Tammy Merrill 1987-88Ashley Messmore 2004Renata Miatto 2000-02Anne Marie Milling 1980-83 Hanna Miluska 2005-06Valery Monroe 1981Jenna Montgomery 2008-presentCindy Morris 1979-80

NKathryn Newland 1989-92 (Capt. ‘91, ’92)Karen Nicholson 1982Kim Nicholson 1982-85 (MVP ‘82, ’85)Pernille Nimb 1986-89Debbie Nuckolls 1976-78

OHeather O’Brien 2001Shannon O’Shea 1987 Emma Olsson 1998

PAlaina Patterson 2000-03Beth Patty 1980Raechel Pera 2001Ida Persson 2008-presentAnne Poleska 2001-05 (Capt.‘02•MVP‘01,‘02,‘03,‘05)

Dorie Portela 1988-91Stacy Potter 1993-96 (MVP ‘93, ‘94, ‘95)Kelly Purcell 1987-90

RLisa Raines 1988-91Barbie Rank 1994-95Crystal Rasmussen 2003-07

(MVP‘06•Capt.‘06)Regina Ray 1979Ann Reddy 1979-81Catherine Reinagel 2009-presentKatherine Rhodes 1992-95 (Capt. ‘94, ’95)Julie Richards 2007-presentCindy Riddell 1976-79Karin Ridderstople 1990Ellen Riley 1982-85 (Capt. ‘85)Leslie Riley 1980-82Emily Ritter 1994-95Nicole Roberts 2007-presentMary Robertson 1979-80Becca Rogers 2004-05Jill Rogers 1983-84Ann Ross 2001-04Missy Ruffner 1981-82Ragga Runolfsdottir 1990-91 (MVP ‘91)Sara Rutledge 1977-78Sofie Rylander 1991-93

STracy Salzano 1992Betsy Saunders 1974-76Suzanne Schwee 2009-presentSandi Sciples 1984-87Rosemarie Seaman 1975-79Mary-Kate Sellers 2006-09Arlene Semeco 2004-05Georgia Sewell 1991-94

Kimberly Sharpe 2004-05Donna Jean Sheets 1985-86Jenny Siegart 1995-96Helga Sigurdardottir 1992-94Gunilla Siljeback 1980Jamie Silverman 1985-86Susan Simpson 1985-86Kim Singer 2005-08 (Capt. ‘08)Cami Sink 2001Mallory Slaughter 1991-92Jackie Slingerland 1997-2000Patti Slucher 1979Erin Sparks 2005-08 (MVP‘07•Capt.‘08)Beth Sprigg Kim Staab 1986-87Vicky Stanley 1976-78Elle St. Charles 2007-presentNancy Stephens 1983-85Kellie Stratton 1979-80Flavia Sugimori 2001-02

TKate Tallett 1991-92Kasie Talon 2008Jill Tappen 1992-95 (Capt. ‘95)Karen Taylor 1985Karli Taylor 1993-96Ryann Taylor 1996-98Tara Theilemann 2004-07Drue Thorn 1976-78Ginny Trott 2000-01Paige Troyan 2008-presentErin Tuite 1989Julie Turk 1976-78Stacy Turner 1982-83Karissa Tuthill 2004-07 (Capt. ‘07)Meme Tynan 1979-80 (Capt. ‘80)

VLinda Valerio 1982-85Shannon Van Hoy 2007-present (Capt. ‘09)Gail Vasterling 1982Vanessa Von der Heyde 2006-08

WCarol Wagner 1978Kate Wallis 1999Marcy Warriner 1999-2002 (Capt. ‘02)Dagmar Waxenberger 1978Yvonne Waxenberger 1978Nicole Weatherman 2004Kacey Weddle 2007-presentDoris Weibke 1983Jane Weir 1979-80Janna Wiegold 1987Carina Wiberg 1987Sharon Wilkerson 1978Ashley Williams 1987Kathy Williams 1979-81Katie Williams 1987-90 (Capt.‘90•MVP‘88)Teri Williams 1990-93Elizabeth Wine 1987Melaine Wirtner 1988-89Brooke Wise 2000Michelle Wise 1996-98Debbie Wright 1975-76

ZMaggie Zblewski 2007-presentJill Zenter 1978Nora Zhong 1997-98

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50 FREESTYLEArlene Semeco 22.71 2005Rania Elwani 22.72 1997Stacy Potter 22.95 1995Ida Persson 22.95 2009Marcy Warriner 23.18 2000Nora Zhong 23.27 1997Kelly Coellner 23.30 2001Kim Nicholson 23.31 1984Katie Merriam 23.33 2001Carol Landry 23.37 1983Georgia Sewell 23.37 1994

100 FREESTYLE Ida Persson 49.26 2009Rania Elwani 49.44 1997Arlene Semeco 49.85 2005Erin Sparks 50.36 2008Stacy Potter 50.39 1994Kelly Coellner 50.47 2001Amy DeVasher 50.58 1994Michelle Harris 50.61 1990Anne Poleska 50.61 2001Lisa Andersson 50.64 2001

200 FREESTYLE Anne Poleska 1:47.21 2001Rania Elwani 1:47.73 1997Katie Williams 1:48.68 1989Michelle Harris 1:49.29 1990Shannon Van Hoy 1:49.49 2009Kelly Coellner 1:49.71 1999Nancy Stephens 1:49.74 1983Irini Kosta 1:49.77 2002Vanessa Von der Heyde 1:49.91 2006Eleonora Markou 1:49.98 2003

500 FREESTYLE Laurence Bensimon 4:47.16 1985Agustina de Giovanni 4:48.37 2007Ann-Sofie Joensson 4:49.15 1994Pernille Nimb 4:51.43 1986Marla Brooksbank 4:51.59 1982Lisa Raines 4:52.26 1990Nicole Weatherman 4:55.12 2004Stacy Gillies 4:55.16 1993Victoria Genova 4:55.39 2003Shannon Van Hoy 4:55.44 2009

1000 FREESTYLE Laurence Bensimon 9:46.52 1985Ann-Sofie Joensson 9:52.71 1995Marla Brooksbank 9:58.72 1982Nicole Weatherman 10:00.94 2004Agustina de Giovanni 10:00.94 2007Beth Hobart 10:03.00 1976Virginia Andreatta 10:04.88 1985Lisa Raines 10:06.53 1990Jackie Slingerland 10:06.96 2000Hanna Miluska 10:07.75 2005

1650 FREESTYLE Ann-Sofie Joensson 16:18.10 1995Marla Brooksbank 16:27.57 1979Laurence Bensimon 16:33.88 1985Beth Hobart 16:37.45 1977Lisa Raines 16:45.40 1990Hanna Miluska 16:49.14 2005Nicole Weatherman 16:50.58 2004Agustina de Giovanni 16:52.05 2008Stacy Gillies 16:53.93 1993Jackie Slingerland 16:56.69 1997

100 BUTTERFLY Hannah Brinks 52.97 2009Stacy Potter 53.08 1995Candace Weiman 53.13 2003Suzanne Schwee 53.71 2009Ida Persson 53.96 2009Nora Zhong 54.05 1998Georgia Sewell 54.31 1994Anna Lindberg 54.94 1994Karen Jones 55.03 1996Victoria Genova 55.10 2003

200 BUTTERFLY Suzanne Schwee 1:57.63 2009Elle St. Charles 1:58.47 2009Victoria Genova 1:58.91 2003Candace Weiman 2:00.22 2003Carole Brook 2:00.56 1985Katrine Bomstad 2:01.00 1987Shannon Van Hoy 2:01.35 2009Kacey Weddle 2:01.48 2009Sandi Sciples 2:01.63 1985Catalina Casaru 2:01.82 2002

100 BACkSTROkE Stacy Potter 54.07 1994Kathryn Hallquist 54.34 2006Cassie Craddock 54.46 2009Suzanne Schwee 55.55 2009Michelle King 55.80 2002Allyson Angle 55.87 2008Jenny Dudley 55.93 1996Julie Richards 55.98 2009Kim Nicholson 56.43 1985Karli Taylor 56.64 1994

200 BACkSTROkE Jenny Dudley 1:57.95 1996Julie Richards 1:58.23 2009Catalina Casaru 1:59.29 2003Karli Taylor 1:59.89 1994Kate Shannon Gray 2:00.36 2009Rita Garay 2:00.84 1993Allyson Angle 2:01.75 2008Kathryn Hallquist 2:01.83 2004Kym Hucal 2:02.68 1990Kim Nicholson 2:02.71 1982

100 BREASTSTROkE Anne Poleska 1:00.08 2002Agustina de Giovanni 1:00.85 2009Marcy Warriner 1:01.30 2002Katherine Rhodes 1:02.34 1994Erin Sparks 1:02.42 2008Ragga Runolfsdottir 1:02.92 1990Angelika Knipping 1:03.04 1984Kelly Purcell 1:03.13 1990Keri Coy 1:03.27 1998Brooke Donoho 1:03.62 1999

200 BREASTSTROkE Anne Poleska 2:07.86 2002Agustina de Giovanni 2:10.50 2009Katherine Rhodes 2:13.56 1994Francine Mathot 2:14.83 1994Kelly Purcell 2:15.24 1989Ragga Runolfsdottir 2:15.36 1991Keri Coy 2:15.47 1998Marcy Warriner 2:15.80 2001Brooke Donoho 2:16.41 1999Belinda Green 2:16.93 2002

200 IM Kate Shannon Gray 1:58.74 2009Candace Weiman 2:00.02 2003Agustina de Giovanni 2:00.34 2008Anne Poleska 2:01.05 2001Kelly Coellner 2:01.84 2001Erin Sparks 2:01.88 2007Katherine Rhodes 2:02.65 1994Catalina Casaru 2:02.70 2003Katrine Bomstad 2:03.52 1986Karli Taylor 2:03.68 1994

400 IM Agustina de Giovanni 4:10.37 2008Kate Shannon Gray 4:14.13 2009Anne Poleska 4:18.34 2003Catalina Casaru 4:19.68 2001Katrine Bomstad 4:20.20 1985Laurence Bensimon 4:20.34 1985Emily Donohue 4:21.57 2000Lisa McClain 4:22.12 1984Erin Sparks 4:24.32 2007Cami Sink 4:24.87 2001

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University of Alabama Aquatic SEC Championship NCAA Event School Records Center Records Records Records 50 FREESTYLE Arlene Semeco Jenny Bradford (UK) Kara Lynn Joyce (UGA) Kara Lynn Joyce (Georgia) 22.71 in 2005 22.00 in 2008 21.70 in 2006 21.63 in 2006 100 FREESTYLE Ida Persson Christine Magnuson (UT) Maritza Correia (UGA) Natalie Coughlin (California) 49.26 in 2009 48.08 in 2008 47.49 in 2003 47.00 in 2003 200 FREESTYLE Anne Poleska Christine Magnuson (UT) Christine Magnuson (UT) Natalie Coughlin (California) 1:47.21 in 2001 1:43.00 in 2008 1:43.00 in 2008 1:42.65 in 2002 500 FREESTYLE Laurence Bensimon Caroline Burckle (UF) Caroline Burckle (UF) Caroline Burckle (Florida) 4:47.16 in 1985 4:34.87 in 2008 4:34.87 in 2008 4:33.60 in 2008 1000 FREESTYLE Laurence Bensimon Kim Linehan (TX) 9:46.52 in 1985 9:35.05 in 1982 1650 FREESTYLE Ann-Sofie Joensson Tiffany Cohen (TX) Adrienne Binder (AU) Janet Evans (Stanford) 16:18.10 in 1995 15:53.85 in 1985 15:50.00 in 2005 15:39.14 in 1986 100 BACKSTROKE Stacy Potter Gemma Spofforth (UF) Gemma Spofforth (UF) Natalie Coughlin (California) 54.07 in 1994 51.57 in 2008 50.46 in 2009 49.97 in 2002 200 BACKSTROKE Jenny Dudley Gemma Spofforth (UF) Gemma Spofforth (UF) Gemma Spofforth (Florida) 1:59.04 in 1997 1:50.56 in 2008 1:48.34 in 2009 1:48.34 in 2009 100 BREASTSTROKE Anne Poleska Kara Denby (AU) Jamie Saffer (UT) Tara Kirk (Stanford) 1:00.08 in 2002 1:00.37 in 2008 59.79 in 2009 58.41 in 2003 200 BREASTSTROKE Anne Poleska Anne Poleska (UA) Anne Poleska (UA) Rebecca Soni (Southern Cal) 2:07.86 in 2002 2:08.85 in 2001 2:08.85 in 2001 2:06.11 in 2008 100 BUTTERFLY Hannah Brinks Christine Magnuson (UT) Christine Magnuson (UT) Natalie Coughlin (California) 52.97 in 2009 51.00 in 2008 51.00 in 2008 50.01 in 2002 200 BUTTERFLY Suzanne Schwee Emily Kukors (AU) Jemma Lowe (UF) Natalie Coughlin (California) 1:57.63 in 2009 1:54.97 in 2008 1:52.53 in 2009 1:51.91 in 2002 200 IM Kate Shannon Gray Ava Ohlgren (AU) Ava Ohlgren (AU) Maggie Bowen (Auburn) 1:58.74 in 2009 1:54.97 in 2008 1:54.97 in 2008 1:53.91 in 2002 400 IM Agustina de Giovanni Ava Ohlgren (AU) Ava Ohlgren (AU) Summer Sanders (Stanford) 4:11.33 in 2008 4:05.78 in 2008 4:03.70 in 2009 4:02.28 in 1992 200 MEDLEY 1:39.38 in 2009 Florida 1:37.23 in 2008 Florida 1:36.22 in 2009 Arizona 1:35.29 in 2008 RELAY Cassie Craddock Gemma Spofforth Gemma Spofforth Hailey Degolia Agustina de Giovanni Caroline Burckle Lindsay Rogers Annie Chandler Hannah Brinks Colleen Healy Julianne Lago Lara Jackson Ida Persson Stephanie Napier Stephanie Napier Anna Turner 400 MEDLEY 3:38.99 in 2009 Auburn 3:33.40 in 2008 Auburn 3:31.28 in 2009 Arizona 3:29.06 in 2008 RELAY Cassie Craddock Margo McCawley Rachel Goh Hailey Degolia Agustina de Giovanni Kara Denby Micah Lawrence Annie Chandler Suzanne Schwee Ava Ohlgren Ava Ohlgren Ana Agy Ida Persson Emily Kukors Vanderpool-Wallace Lacey Nymeyer 200 FREE 1:30.81 in 2007 Tennessee 1:29.07 in 2008 Florida 1:28.15 in 2009 Arizona 1:26.90 in 2008 RELAY Ida Person Michele King Stephanie Napier Lara Jackson Vanessa Von der Heyde Carly Mathes Gamma Spofforth Lacey Nymeyer Brooke Baldi Christine Magnuson Shara Stafford Anna Turner Erin Sparks Brittany Nauta Sarah Bateman Taylor Baughman 400 FREE 3:20.33 in 2007 Auburn 3:13.09 in 2008 Auburn 3:12.00 in 2009 Arizona 3:11.34 in 2008 RELAY Erin Sparks Ava Ohlgren Ava Ohlgren Lacey Nymeyer Vanessa Von der Heyde Melissa Marik Vanderpool-Wallace Anna Turner Ida Persson Emily Kukors Melissa Marik Lara Jackson Agustina de Giovanni Kara Denby Caitlin Geary Taylor Baughman 800 FREE 7:17.33 in 2003 Auburn 6:57.28 in 2008 Auburn 6:54.02 in 2009 Auburn 6:54.02 in 2009 RELAY Anne Poleska Ava Ohlgren Ava Ohlgren Ava Ohlgren Candace Weiman Caitlin Geary Caitlin Geary Caitlin Geary Anna Grant Melissa Marik Melissa Marik Melissa Marik Eleonora Markou Emily Kukors Maggie Bird Maggie Bird

1-METER DIVING Lane Bassham Lane Bassham (UA) Taryn Ignacio (UK) (6 Dives) 325.55 in 2004 325.55 in 2004 333.90 in 2007

3-METER DIVING Carrie Dragland Lauren LeRoy (UT) Carrie Dragland (UA) (6 Dives) 366.50 in 2009 344.05 in 2008 366.50 in 2009

PLATFORM DIVING Carrie Dragland Paige Brown (LSU) Taryn Ignacio (UK) (5 Dives) 320.30 in 2009 300.30 in 2008 319.75 in 2007

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The Paul W. Bryant Academic Center is the crown jewel in Alabama’s $125 million Crimson Tradition building initia-tive. Through the auspices of the Crimson Tradition Fund, Alabama took its former athletic dorm and converted it into a 55,000-square foot state-of-the-art facility that benefits all 475-plus Crimson Tide student-athletes. Among the building’s many amenities is a 48-seat computer lab with brand new equipment. The computer lab also houses 25 laptop computers that can be checked out by student-athletes for use on road trips. There are math, English and writing labs as well as individual study rooms. The athletic academic advisor offices are also housed in the building along with several study lounges, two 50-seat classrooms and a 140-seat classroom. The classrooms have cutting edge teaching devices, including digital overhead projectors and “smart boards” that allow instructors to interact with students on the go. Throughout the building there are 16 information stations that provide student-athletes with news about tutorials, study sessions and even practice schedules.

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MARk ROURkENCAA - 1991

AMY DEVASHERNCAA & SEC - 1996

ANN-SOFIE JOENSSONNCAA - 1997

JILL DEVASHERSEC - 1998

MARk JOLLANDSSEC - 2000

STEWART SMITHSEC - 2005

kEVIN GREER NCAA - 2009

Head coach Eric McIlquham knows the importance of a top-notch education. The former NCAA Cham-pion also made the grade in the classroom, earning a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, which he used to earn his master’s degree in exercise physiol-ogy from the University of Alabama in 1996. “First and foremost, our athletes are getting first-rate educations,” McIlquham said. “They are going to swim fast and dive clean and we are going to win meets, but make no mistake, academics are priority one.” Alabama’s swimming and diving program is not only talking the talk about achieving a proper balance of education and athletics, it’s walking the walk. Case in point, during the 2008-09 season Alabama had a combined 37 student-athletes earn a place on the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll. The 26 women stands as the most in program history. The Tide’s academic prowess is nothing new. Dur-ing his standout career, Vlad Polyakov won a World Championship in the 200 breaststroke, finaled at the Olympic Games, won a pair of NCAA Championships, won five SEC titles and set the SEC 200 breaststroke record. In the classroom he was just as impressive, earning a berth on the prestigious CoSIDA Academic All-American at-large team three years running. Four other Tide athletes have earned a spot on the CoSIDA Academic All-American at-large team over the past five years – Kevin Greer in 2009, Aposto-lis Tsagkarakis in 2007, Guido Arroyo in 2006 and Stewart Smith in 2005. In 2008, Austin Shirey earned a place on the CoSIDA Academic All-Region at-large team. The swimming and diving program earned back-to-back-to-back Postgraduate Scholarships in the mid-90s when Amy DeVasher earned one from the NCAA in 1996 and Ann-Sofie Joensson brought an NCAA award back to the Capstone in 1997. Jill DeVasher completed the trifecta in 1998 winning an SEC scholarship, an award also bestowed upon her sister, Amy DeVasher. Amy DeVasher and Joensson were standout examples of balancing outstanding academics while competing at the highest level. Both women were first team All-Americans in addition to being academic all-stars.

Diver Mark Rourke was Alabama Swimming and Diving’s first NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship winner. In 1991, the five-time SEC Champion and the 1991 NCAA Runner-up off the 1-meter, capped off his career by earning the scholarship. Mark Jollands earned four All-American honors in the pool and posted the fastest 500 freestyle time in the conference as a senior in 2000. During that same time he posted a 3.96 grade point average, was named one of the athletic department’s Top-6 Senior Scholar-Athletes and earned an SEC Postgraduate Scholarship. Kevin Greer, a senior in 2009, not only earned first team CoSIDA Academic All-American honors, but came away with the Crimson Tide’s fourth NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. One of the secrets behind the academic success for Tide athletes is Alabama’s Center of Athletic Stu-dent Services (CASS). From the moment a recruit first walks on to cam-pus to the moment an athlete graduates with diploma in hand, the academic services provided are outstand-ing. For the first year at the Capstone, freshmen and junior college transfers are required to attend nightly study halls. After that, attendance is based on the individual’s GPA and study needs. The CASS staff works as a liaison between the Athletics Department, undergraduate divisions, and administrative office of the University. The staff offers career advice and counseling, makes sure all athletes are maintaining satisfactory progress toward their de-grees and monitors academic eligibility. The advisors also secure tutors and schedule study sessions. All of these services begin with the recruit’s first visit. The advisors set up individual appointments within the department of the recruit’s area of study and accompany them to the meeting. They give the recruit a tour of the campus and go over services provided by CASS. The dedicated CASS staff can only give guidance and direction. Achievement is left in the hands of the student-athlete. If the athlete wishes to succeed in the classroom as they do in competition, then Alabama’s CASS will provide them with every opportunity to achieve their highest goals.

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Kevin Greer became the seventh member of the

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Conference postgradu-ate scholarship. The ninth fastest 50 freestyler in UA history, Greer is currently attending medical school.

COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN1998 Jill DeVasher2005 Vlad Polyakov Stewart Smith2006 Guido Arroyo Vlad Polyakov2007 Vlad Polyakov Apostolis Tsagkarakis2009 Kevin Greer

COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-REGION2008 Austin Shirey

NCAA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS1991 Mark Rourke1996 Amy DeVasher1997 Ann-Sofie Joensson2009 Kevin Greer

NCAA FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE2003 Adam Hall2007 Austin Shirey

SEC POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP1996 Amy DeVasher1996 Jill DeVasher2000 Mark Jollands2005 Stewart Smith

SEC ‘GOOD WORkS’ TEAM2004 Sonya Adams2007 Austin Shirey Karissa Tuthill2008 Kevin Greer Allyson Angle2009 Kevin Greer Allyson Angle

PAUL W. BRYANT STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR1995 Amy DeVasher2000 Mark Jollands

XXXI1995 Amy DeVasher1997 Jill DeVasher

MORTAR BOARD1995 Amy DeVasher

ALPHA EPSILON RHO2002 Belinda Green

ALPHA kAPPA PSI2005 Stewart Smith

ALPHA LAMBDA DELTA 1995 Jill DeVasher2000 Dawn Coy2002 Michael Pigassou2005 Bridget Belyea2007 Mary-Kate Sellers2008 Shannon Van Hoy Maggie Zblewski

ALPHA MU ALPHA2007 Karissa Tuthill

BETA GAMMA SIGMA1997 Jill DeVasher Anna Lindberg2001 Mark Jollands2002 Grant Jollands2008 Austin Shirey

BLUE kEY1995 Amy DeVasher

CARDINAL kEY1996 Jill DeVasher

ETA kAPPA NU1997 Alex Voris

GAMMA BETA PHI1996 Dana Bleich Jill DeVasher Josh Luber Francine Mathot1997 Jen Buffington Keri Coy Jenny Dudley Laura Lloyd1999 Sara Burns Kelly Coellner Brooke Donoho2000 Katy Davidson Kristen Francis Belinda Green TJ Wolters 2001 Lainee Patterson2003 Chris Flamion Ginny Trott2005 Stewart Smith2007 Mary-Kate Sellers Kevin Greer

GOLDEN kEY1996 Josh Luber1997 Jill DeVasher Ann-Sofie Joensson Ann Lindberg2001 Oren Azrad Katy Davidson2002 Alaina Patterson2004 Kat Bortenlanger Megan Lynch Charles Reeves Jeff Smith2008 Mary-Kate Sellers2009 Elizabeth Hughes Shannon Van Hoy

kAPPA TAU ALPHA2001 Katy Davidson

LAMBDA SIGMA2005 Karissa Tuthill

MORTAR BOARD2005 Sonya Adams

NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLLEGIATE SCHOLARS2004 Guido Arroyo Alison Lafevers2007 Kevin Greer Kim Singer Erin Sparks

OMICRON DELTA kAPPA 1994 Amy DeVasher1997 Jill DeVasher Ann-Sofie Joensson1998 Keri Coy2008 Austin Shirey Kevin Greer

PHI BETA kAPPA1996 Amy DeVasher2009 Kevin Greer Mary-Katherine Sellers

PHI ETA SIGMA 1995 Jill DeVasher Joaquim Ribeiro1997 Jenny Dudley1998 Nora Zhong1999 Kelly Coellner2004 Andrea Bernthal Jenna Hastreiter2005 Kim Singer Erin Sparks2007 Brooke Baldi Kacey Weddle2008 Elizabeth Hughes Kelsie Ludolph2009 Alan Axford Paige Troyan

PHI kAPPA PHI1996 Jill DeVasher

PHI MU EPSILON1996 Ann-Sofie Joensson

PSI CHI 2008 Elizabeth Hughes

SIGMA ALPHA LAMBDA2005 Crystal Rasmussen2007 Kevin Greer2008 Shannon Van Hoy Ellen St. Charles

SIGMA TAU DELTA1996 Francine Mathot

NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLLEGIATE SCHOLARS2008 Elizabeth Hughes Shannon Van Hoy Maggie Zblewski2009 Britney Busch Lauren Dunn Kate Shannon Gray

COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS’ FRESHMAN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTAWARDS-HUMAN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE2008 Paige Troyan2009 Suzanne Schwee

DEPT. OF JOURNALISM BUFORD BOONE MEMORIAL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP2000 Katy Davidson

CAPSTONE COMMUNICATION SOCIETY MEMORIAL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP2001 Katy Davidson

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES WOODROW ALVIN DAVIS FAMILY STUDENT-ATHLETE AWARD1998 Ann-Sofie Joensson

DEPT. OF ECONOMICS FINANCE AND LEGAL STUDIES ECONOMIC FRESHMAN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD1998 Mark Jollands

DEPT. OF ECONOMICS FINANCE AND LEGAL STUDIES ECONOMIC FACULTY AWARD1999 Mark Jollands

DEPT. OF ECONOMICS FINANCE AND LEGAL STUDIES MURRAY HAVENS AWARD2000 Mark Jollands

OUTSTANDING ORGANIC CHEMISTRY STUDENT2008 Kevin Greer

OUTSTANDING ECONOMICS UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT2000 Mark Jollands

DEPT. OF HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT RECOGNITION OF EXCELLENCE IN SCHOLARSHIP2007 Apostolis Tsagkarakis

RECOGNITION FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE BY A PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR 2009 Kevin Greer

DEPT. OF MARkETING RECOGNITION OF EXCELLENCE IN SCHOLARSHIP1998 Dana Bleich Marc Schrader1999 Sarah Burns Karen Jones2000 Brooke Donoho2001 Brooke Donoho2003 Charles Reeves James Willcox2004 James Willcox2005 Darren Erasmus Stewart Smith2007 Tim Hansen Vlad Polyakov Austin Shirey Karissa Tuthill2008 Austin Shirey

DEPT. OF MANAGEMENT RECOGNITION OF EXCELLENCE IN SCHOLARSHIP1998 Jill DeVasher1999 Brooke Donoho2002 Charles Reeves2008 Caitlin Anderson

OUTSTANDING FINANCE UNDERGRADUATES2002 Kat Bortenlanger Grant Jollands2003 Kat Bortenlanger Grant Jollands2004 Kat Bortenlanger

INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS OUTSTANDING STUDENT BRANCH AWARD2002 Oren Azrad

AUSTEN LEGRAND BENNETT III UNDERGRADUATE INITIATIVE SCHOLARSHIPS2003 JT Jones2005 Jenna Hastreiter

MORRIS L. MAYER ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP IN MARkETING2008 Austin Shirey

LOUIS DROLET LUCkIE MEMORIAL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS2003 JT Jones

PROTECTIVE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY INC. ENDOWED UNDERGRADUATE INITIATIVE SCHOLARSHIPS2003 JT Jones

PEARCE BEVILL LEESBURG & MOORE ACCOUNTING SCHOLARSHIPS2003 Jeff Smith

ECONOMICS FRESHMAN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD2003 Guido Arroyo

CULVERHOUSE COLLEGE OF ACCOUNTANCY HONORS GRADUATES2005 JT Smith

GLADYS POE BUSINESS AWARD2005 Guido Arroyo

BETTY LOOMIS DISTINGUISHED STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARD2005 Darren Erasmus

DR. LAURIS D. AND JACQUELYN GRAVES ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS2005 Jenna Hastreiter

JUSTICE PELHAM J. AND GLADYS M. MERRILL ENDOWED UNDERGRADUATE INITIATIVE SCHOLARSHIP2005 JT Jones Jenna Hastreiter

PARISIAN INC. ENDOWED UNDERGRADUATE INITIA-TIVE SCHOLARSHIP2005 JT Jones

EVELYN SANDERSON PARkER ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS2005 Jenna Hastreiter2009 Adam Booher

J. kELLY SISk MEMORIAL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP 2009 Britney Busch

LUCILE M. SMITH ENDOWED UNDERGRADUATE INITIATIVE SCHOLARSHIP2005 JT Jones

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS OUTSTANDING JUNIOR2005 Guido Arroyo

MIS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS-AMERICAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS2005 Guido Arroyo

VICE PRESIDENT OF PUBLICITY-ALABAMA INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SOCIETY2005 Guido Arroyo

BLOUNT UNDERGRADUATE INITIATIVE2007 Jenna Hasstreiter2009 Mary-Katherine Sellers

TCF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR SOPHOMORES 2009 Britney Busch

ECONOMICS FRESHMEN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD2007 Timothy Cline

Alabama’s Academic Honors

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2009Caitlin Anderson Brooke BaldiCameron Bass Hannah BrinksBritney BuschOlivia CoveyLauren Cuervo Lauren DunnBaylee EllsonKate Shannon GrayCaitlyn Harrison Shelby Hixon Elizabeth HughesKelsie LudolphSamantha LugarJenna MontgomeryIda PerssonJulie RichardsNicole RobertsSuzanne SchweeMary-Kate SellersElle St. CharlesPaige TroyanShannon Van HoyKacey WeddleMaggie Zblewski

2008Caitlin AndersonAllyson AngleBrooke BaldiHannah BrinksBritney BuschAgustina de GiovanniLauren DunnBaylee EllsonElizabeth HughesMary Kate SellersJenna MontgomeryIda PerssonJulie RichardsNicole RobertsKate Shannon GrayKim SingerErin SparksElle St. CharlesPaige TroyanShannon Van HoyVanessa Von der HeydeKacey WeddleMaggie Zblewski

2007Caitlin Anderson Allyson AngleBrooke Baldi Melina Bassino Bridget Belyea Hannah Brinks Agustina de Giovanni Elizabeth Hughes Caroline Humphreville Julie Richards Nicole Roberts Mary Kate Sellers Kim Singer Erin Sparks Elizabeth St. Charles Karissa Tuthill Shannon Van Hoy

Kacey Weddle Maggie Zblewski

2006Caitlin AndersonMelina BassinoBridget BelyeaAgustina de GiovanniCaroline HumphrevilleAlison LafeversHanna MiluskaCrystal RasmussenMary Kate SellersKim SingerErin SparksKarissa TuthillVanessa Von der Heyde

2005Sonya AdamsMelina BassinoSelma BejiBridgett BelyeaJenna HastreiterAlison LafeversEleonora MarkouCrystal RasmussenBecca RogersArlene SemecoKim SingerErin SparksKarissa Tuthill

2004Bridgett BelyeaAndrea BernthalJenna HastreiterLiz McGiffinEleonora MarkouCrystal RasmussenBecca RogersAnn RossKarissa TuthillNicole Weatherman

2003Katherine BortenlangerKathryn HallquistAlison LafeversMeghan LynchElizabeth McGiffinAlaina PattersonAnne PoleskaCrystal RasmussenAnn RossGinny TrottCandace Weiman

2002Lisa AnderssonKat BortenlangerCatalina CasaruKathryn DavidsonBelinda GreenMeghan LynchElizabeth McGiffinAlaina PattersonAnne PoleskaAnn RossMarcy Warriner

2001Katy DavidsonHolly McCrelessLainee PattersonKatherine BortenlangerChristine MenedezKelly CoellnerDawn CoyEmily DonohueBelinda GreenMarcy Warriner

2000Sarah BurnsKelly CoellnerKaty DavidsonBrooke DonohoEmily DonohueBelinda Green

1999Jen BuffingtonSarah BurnsKelly CoellnerKeri CoyBrooke DonohoEmily Donohue

1998Jenny BuffingtonSarah BurnsKeri CoyJill DeVasherBrooke DonohoKaren JonesLaura LloydNora Zhong

1997Tina AnderssonTiffany BerryDana BleichJenny BuffingtonKeri CoyJill DeVasherJenny DudleyRania ElwaniMonica GeohaganSarah HickinbothamAnn-Sofie JoenssonAnna LindbergLaura LloydFrancine Mathot

1996Dana BleichAmy DeVasherJill DeVasherMaria ElmMonica GeohaganSarah HickinbothamAnn-Sofie JoenssonLaura LloydApril MathisFrancine MathotJenny SiegartKarli Taylor

1995Dana BleichAmy DeVasherStacy GilliesAnn-Sofie JoenssonAnna LindbergFrancine MathotJill TappenKarli Taylor

1994Amy DeVasherStacy GilliesAnna LindbergKatherine RhodesHelga SigurdardottirJill TappenKarli Taylor

1993Nathalie DietikerRita GarayStacy GilliesJo Dee LakeHelga SigurdardottirJill TappenTeri Williams

1992Susan BartholomewSis BurovacJana KorschSofie RylanderNathalie Dietiker

1991Meg BonellaJana Korsch

1990Kathryn NewlandKatie WilliamsSusan BartholomewDorie Portela

1988Charlotte BrockTami Merrill

1987Anna Doig

1986Anna DoigDonna Jean Sheets

1985Ellen McGrathKim Nicholson

1984Carol LandryKim Nicholson

Women’s SEC Academic Honor RollCSCAA Scholar All-Americanson Alabama’s 2009-10 Roster

ALLYSON ANGLE

BROOkE BALDI

ADAM BOOHER

HANNAH BRINkS

LAUREN DUNN

CATALIN COSMA

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2009Daniel ArmstrongAdam BooherCatalin CosmaKevin GreerKyle LeeClint McClendonSam MorganAndrew Reeves Daniel RozickKyle WeeksDenes Zubcsek

2008Daniel ArmstrongAdam BooherCatalin CosmaKevin GreerKyle LeeClint McClendonSam MorganDaniel Rozick Andy SchnackAustin Shirey

2007Riley Boulden Tim Cline Luke Dickson Aaron Fleshner Kevin Greer Tim Hansen Kyle Lee Hunor Mate Clint McClendon Sam Morgan Vlad Polyakov Andy Schnack Austin Shirey Apostolis Tsagkarakis

2006Aaron AshworthGuido ArroyoSpiros BitsakisWilliam BurkeDarren ErasmusIgor ErharticChad FrichtlTim HansenRyan LatoneAlin MihalcaAndrew NeffVlad PolyakovApostolis Tsagkarakis

2005Guido ArroyoDarren ErasmusIgor ErharticTim HansenJ.T. JonesRyan LatoneFranck SouthonStewart Smith

2004Darren ErasmusIgor ErharticAdam HallTim HansenJ.T. JonesJesse MapleJeff SmithStewart SmithJames WillcoxBen Worby

2003Spiros BitsakisDarren ErasmusAdam HallJ.T. JonesVlad PolyakovCharles ReevesJeffrey SmithStewart SmithFrank SouthonApostolis TsagkarakisJames WillcoxBen Worby

2002Christopher FlamionGrant JollandsEvan MuellerMichael PigassouCharles ReevesJeffrey SmithStewart SmithScott WeaverJames Willcox

2001Oren AzradGrant JollandsCharles ReevesTJ Wolters

2000Oren AzradMark JollandsMatt PendletonAlan Rose

1999Oren AzradMark JollandsMatt PendletonAlan Rose

1998Mark JollandsMatt PendletonAlan RoseMarc Schrader

1997Josh LuberAdam McBrideMarc Schrader

1996Mike LamotheJosh LuberAdam McBrideRussell McDowellJoaquim RibeiroAlex Voris

1995Craig DevittMike LamotheJosh LuberAdam McBrideRick RichmondDavid StrassburgBrian TribbleAlex Voris

1994Craig DevittPeter DoigAlex HermetoNicos PapadopoulosRick RichmondDavid StrassburgAlex Voris

1993Darren BrudosPeter DoigJamey MyersJuan LopezDavid Strassburg

1992Jamey MyersJuan Lopez

1991Darren BrudosMark RourkeJamey Myers

1990Mark RourkeCraig Ammon

1988Craig AmmonChris McDaniels

1987Peter BerndtThorbjorn KarlssonRicardo Valdivia

1986Don BergerFiliberto ColonThorbjorn KarlssonEnrique RomeroRicardo Valdivia

1985Donald BergerFiliberto ColonThorbjorn KarlssonRicardo Valdivia

1984Filiberto Colon Brendan Moynihan

CSCAA Scholar All-Americanson Alabama’s 2009-10 Roster

Men’s SEC Academic Honor Roll

ELIZABETH HUGHES

SAM MORGAN

IDA PERSSON

NICOLE ROBERTS

SUZANNE SCHWEE

SHANNON VAN HOY

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Alabama’s Olympic history is long and rich. The Crimson Tide had the most representatives at the 1984 Olympic Games held in Los Angeles. Twenty

Alabama swimmers and divers would com-pete in Los Angeles. The 1984 Olympics also saw former Tide coach Don Gambril serve as head coach of one of the most successful U.S. Olympic squads in history. Gambril also served as an assistant coach on four other Olympic staffs: 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980. And while he has seen the most Olympic action, Gambril isn’t the only Tide mentor to coach at the Olympics. Jonty Skinner, head coach from 1990-94, served as an assistant coach on the United States squad in 1996 and again in 2000. Current head coach Eric McIlquham was head coach of the Egyptian Olympic squad in 2000 and an assistant in 1996.

In 1992, Jon Olsen started a two-Olympic run that would make him the most decorated UA Olympian. He was the mainstay of the USA relay squads in 1992 and 1996. He anchored both the 400 freestyle and 400 medley relays to gold medals and the 800 free relay team to a bronze. Along with teammates Jeff Rouse, nelson Diebel and Pablo Morales, Olsen swam to a world-record finish in winning the 400 medley relay. The fastest man in the history of the Crimson Tide, Olsen’s leg on the U.S.’s 400 freestyle relay stands as one of the fastest in the history of the sport. Olsen came back for another taste of Olympic glory in 1996. Selected captain of the United States squad by his peers, Olsen swam to double gold as part of the 400 and 800m freestyle relays. With a total of five Olympic medals, four of which shine gold, Olsen is the Tide’s most suc-cessful Olympian.

Former Alabama diving coach Bob Webster was a two- time Olympic champion, winning the 1960 and 1964 platform diving gold medal. Robin Backhaus won a silver in the 200 butterfly in 1972 while Jack Babashoff earned a silver medal in the 100 freestyle in 1976. In 2004, Alabama was represented by nine athletes. Anne Poleska and Susan (Bartholomew) Williams became the first Crimson Tide women to earn medals. Poleska took bronze in the 200 breaststroke, while Williams changed gears, taking bronze in the triathlon. And in 2008, seven past and present Alabama swimmers made their way to Beijing, with four, Stefan Gherghel, Poleska, Vlad Polyakov and Arlene Semeco making it to the semi-finals of their respective events.

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2008 - BeijingStefanGherghel,Romania•

Semi-FinalistAgustina de Giovanni,

ArgentinaHunor Mate, AustriaAnnePoleska,Germany•

Semi-FinalistVladPolyakov,Kazakhstan•

Semi-FinalistArleneSemeco,Venezuela•

Semi-FinalistApostolis Tsagkarakis, Greece

2004 — AthensBrendan Ashby, ZimbabweSpiros Bitsakis, GreeceAgustina de Giovanni,

ArgentinaIgor Erhartic, SerbiaStefanGherghel,Romania•

FinalistHanna Miluska, SwitzerlandAnnePoleska,Germany•

Bronze Medal - 200 breast-stroke

VladPolyakov,Kazakhstan•Finalist

Arlene Semeco, VenezuelaApostolis Tsagkarakis, GreeceSusan (Bartholomew) Williams, UnitedStates•BronzeMedal- Triathlon

2000 — SydneyOren Azrad, IsraelRafael Alvarez, SpainSpiros Bitsakis, GreeceRania Elwani, EgyptStefan Gherghel, RomaniaStavros Michaelides, CyprusAnne Poleska, GermanyGlen Walshaw, Zimbabwe

1996 — AtlantaRafael Alvarez, SpainCatalina Casaru, RomaniaRania Elwani, EgyptStavros Michaelides, CyprusJonOlsen,UnitedStates•

Gold Medal - 400m & 800m free relays (United States Captain)

1992 — BarcelonaRafael Alvarez, SpainRita Garay, Puerto RicoStavros Michaelides, CyprusJonOlsen,UnitedStates•Gold

Medal - 400m free relay & 400 medley relay, Bronze Medal - 800m free relay

Ellen (McGrath) Owen, United States•Finalist

MarkRourke,Canada•FinalistRagga Runolfsdottir, IcelandHelga Sigurdardottir, Iceland

1980 — Moscow*Arne Borgstrom, Norway*Cameron Henning, CanadaMarcello Juca, BrazilMax Metzger, Australia •BronzeMedal-1500mfree

*Glenn Mills, United StatesMarkTonelli,Australia•Gold

Medal - 400m medley relay

1988 — SeoulPeter Berndt, West GermanyRita Garay, Puerto RicoRagga Runolfsdottir, Iceland

1984 — Los Angeles

Rafael Alvarez, SpainRicardo Aldabe, SpainLaurence Bensimon, France*Peter Berndt, East GermanyKatrine Bomstad, NorwayCarole Brooke, SwitzerlandCarmel Clark, New ZealandFiliberto Colon, Puerto RicoMike Davidson, New ZealandAnna Doig, New ZealandCam Henning, Canada •BronzeMedal-200mback

Frank Iacono, FranceMarcello Juca, BrazilAngelika Knipping, West

GermanyJustin Lemberg, Australia •BronzeMedal-400mFree

Felix Morf, SwitzerlandMarkRourke,Canada•FinalistEnrique Romero, SpainAndreas Schmidt, West

GermanyJon Sieben, Australia •GoldMedal-200mfly

Tony Portela, Puerto Rico

1976 — MontrealJackBabashoff,UnitedStates•

Silver Medal - 100m freeCarlos Berrocal, Puerto RicoCasey Converse, United StatesMark Crocker, Hong KongChristina Jarvis, Great BritainMark Tonelli, AustraliaJeff Van de Graaf, Australia

1972 — MunichRobin Backhaus, United States •SilverMedal-200mfly

Mark Crocker, Hong KongColin Herring, New ZealandJacques LeLoup, Belgium

* Made countries Olympic Team, but country boycot-ted the Games

JACk BABASHOFFUnited States1976 Silver Medal100 Freestyle

CAM HENNINGCanada1984 Bronze Medal200 Backstroke

MARk TONELLIAustralia1980 Gold Medal400 Freestyle Relay

ANNE POLESkAGermany2004 Bronze Medal200 Breaststroke

JUSTIN LEMBERGAustralia1984 Bronze Medal400 Freestyle

ROBIN BACkHAUSUnited States1972 Silver Medal200 Butterfly

MAX METZGERAustralia1980 Bronze Medal1500 Freestyle

JON OLSEN United States1992 Gold Medals400 Freestyle & 400 Medley Relays1992 Bronze Medal800 Freestyle Relay1996 Gold Medals400 & 800 Freestyle Relays

JON SIEBENAustralia1984 Gold Medal200 Butterfly

SUSAN WILLIAMSUnited States2004 Bronze MedalTriathlon

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Since 1975, a member of the Crimson Tide Swimming and Diving team has stood at the top of the awards stand as a collegiate national champion nineteen times, including five times in the past six years. The events range from the 50 freestyle to the 1650 freestyle and from 1-meter diving to the platform. Jonty Skinner won the first title in 1975, winning the 100 freestyle in his freshman campaign, setting an nCAA record in the process (43.92). Christina Jarvis and Vicky Stanley won titles in 1976. Jarvis won the AIAW 100 and 200 breaststroke champi-onships setting a U.S. Open record in the 100 breast-stroke. Stanley won the AIAW 50 freestyle crown, setting an AIAW record with her performance. In 1977 Jarvis became the first Alabama swim-mer to repeat as national champion when she successfully defended her 100 and 200 breaststroke titles and added the 50 breaststroke crown to her haul. The 1977 season also saw Casey Converse better the American and nCAA record in the 1650 freestyle on his way to the awards stand. He became the first swimmer to break the 15-minute mark in the 1650 freestyle with his national championship swim of 14:57.30. Wayne Chester became the Tide’s first

diving champion in 1978 winning the 1-meter diving title. Carlos Berrocal brought the 1979 100 backstroke crown to the Capstone while Arne Borgstrom earned Alabama’s first title of the 1980’s when he won the 1982 1650 freestyle. It seemed Alabama owned the breaststroke in 1983 when Angelika Knipping won the women’s 50 breaststroke

title and Glenn Mills won the men’s 200 breaststroke title. Diver Brent Roberts added to the Crimson Tide legacy of champions winning the platform in 1998 and in 2002 and 2003 Stefan Gherghel won back-to-back 200 butterfly titles. Lane Bassham won the Tide women’s first diving title in 2004 as the nCAA 3-me-ter Champion. In 2005, Vlad Polyakov went from Olympic finalist to nCAA 200 Breast-

stroke Champion in the span of a few short months. Polyakov, who finished first

or second in the nCAA 200 breaststroke finals all four years of his career, closed out his Alabama tenure by winning the 2007 nCAA 200 Breaststroke Championship.

STEFAN GHERGHEL2002 & 2003 NCAA 200 Butterfly Champion

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JONTY SkINNER1975 NCAA 100 Freestyle Champion

ANGELIkA kNIPPING1983 NCAA 50 Breaststroke Champion

CARLOS BERROCAL1979 NCAA 100 Backstroke Champion

CASEY CONVERSE1977 NCAA 1650 Freestyle Champion

VICkY STANLEY1976 AIAW 50 Freestyle Champion

ARNE BORGSTROM1982 NCAA 1650 Freestyle Champion

GLENN MILLS1983 NCAA 200 Breaststroke Champion

WAYNE CHESTER1978 NCAA 1-meter Diving Champion

BRENT ROBERTS1998 NCAA Platform Diving Champion

VLAD POLYAkOV2003 & 2005 NCAA 200 Breaststroke Champion

CHRISTINA JARVIS1976 AIAW 100 & 200 Breast-stroke Champion1977 AIAW 50, 100 & 200 Breaststroke Champion

LANE BASSHAM2004 NCAA 3-meter Diving Champion

Christina Jarvis is the Crimson Tide’s all-time

leader with five collegiate national championships,

repeating as the AIAW 100 and 200 breast-

stroke champion in 1976 and 1977 as well as add-ing the 50 breaststroke

champion in 1977.

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Jonty Skinner | 1975First member of the Hall of Fame ... Earned the first individual NCAA championship in Alabama’s swimming history ... His time of 43.92 in the 100 freestyle on March 29, 1975 in Cleveland, Ohio, set an NCAA record and U.S. Open record ... Set a world record in 1976 in the 100m freestyle ... Served as the Tide’s head coach from 1991-94.

Jack Babashoff | 1976Earned a silver medal in the 100 meter freestyle and a gold medal as part of the U.S. 400 free-style relay at the 1976 Olympics ... Gold medalist at the 1975 Pan American games ... Four-year All-American.

Christina Jarvis | 1976Won a total of five AIAW titles, winning the 100 and 200 breaststroke in 1976 and the 50, 100 and 200 breaststroke in 1977 ... She set the U.S. open record in 1976 in the 100 meter breast-stroke ... AIAW record holder in the 200 breast-stroke, 2:18.79 ... U.S. Open and AIAW record holder in the 100 breaststroke, 1:04.56.

Casey Converse | 1977Set an NCAA record and became the first man in swimming history to break the 15-minute barrier on his way to winning the 1650 freestyle when he went 14:57.30 on March 26, 1977 in Cleveland, Ohio ... Also held the NCAA record in the 1000 freestyle ... Participated in the 1976 Olympics.

Vicky Stanley | 19771976 AIAW champion in the 50 freestyle, her winning effort set an AIAW record in that event.

Mike Curington | 1978Won three gold medals at the 1975 Pan Am Games ... Won four gold medals at the 1977 World University Games in addition to being a four-year All-American.

Wayne Chester | 1978Became the first Alabama diver to win a NCAA title, taking the 1-meter board at the 1978 NCAA championships.

Carlos Berrocal | 1979Won the 1979 NCAA 100 backstroke title ... Earned a fourth-place finish at the 1976 Olympic Games in the 100 backstroke.

Mark Tonelli | 1979Finaled in the 200 backstroke at the 1976 Olympic Games for Australia ... Won the gold at the 1980 Olympic games as part of Australia’s 400 medley relay ... Former SEC record holder in the 200 backstroke ... 1979 200 backstroke runner-up at the NCAA Championships.

John Foster | 1980The Crimson Tide’s first coach ... From 1960 to 1973 he compiled 123-48 record in dual meet competition.

Arne Borgstrom | 1982Won the 1982 NCAA 1650 freestyle title ... Named the 1982 SEC Swimmer of the Year ... Named 1982 Alabama Athlete of the Year ... Earned All-America honors four consecutive years ... First man to swim faster than 15 min-utes in winning the 1650 freestyle at the SEC Championships.

Angelika knipping | 1983Won the NCAA 50 breaststroke title on the way to setting a collegiate record in that event which still stands ... Won three SEC titles and earned All-America honors 13 times.

Glenn Mills | 1983Won the NCAA 200 breaststroke title ... Member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic team ... Also a member of the 1982 U.S. World Championship Team.

Don Gambril | 1984Head Coach of the 1984 U.S. Olympic Team in Los Angeles ... Head coach of the 1983 U.S. Pan-American squad ... Head coach of the 1991 U.S. World Championship Team ... First individual recipient of U.S. Swimming Award.

Bob Webster | 1985Won gold medals in platform diving in the 1960 and 1964 Olympics ... Earned SEC Diving Coach of the Year, four times ... Coached an NCAA champion and 10 SEC champions.

In 1975, legendary Crimson Tide head coach Don Gambril decided to create the Alabama Swimming Hall of Fame to honor those Tide swimmers, divers and related personnel

who had made outstanding contributions to the Crimson Tide program through superb performances. Former head coach and Tide swimming legend Jonty Skinner was the first member to be inducted into the Hall of Fame on the strength of his NCAA Championship and his world record, both in the 100 freestyle. In the fall of 2009, to celebrate the 50th anni-versary of Alabama Swimming and Diving, the members of 1960 squad were inducted as a team for their contributions as pioneers of the program, joining their coach John Foster who was inducted in 1980. Since Skinner became the first inductee in 1975, the Hall of Fame has grown to 35 individual members in addition to the 1960 team.

An athlete must meet one of seven requirements to be eligible for induction:1. AIAW or NCAA champion in an individual event2. Member of the U.S. Olympic Team3. Finalist at the Olympic Games4. Member of the U.S. World Championship Team5. Finalist at the World Championships6. Pan-American or Pan-Pacific Games individual medalist7. One male and one female athlete is chosen as “The Athlete of

the Decade” for outstanding contribution to the program

HALL OF FAMETHE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SWIMMING & DIVING

The 1960 Alabama Men’s Swimming and Diving Team | 2009In the fall of 2009, the inaugural Crimson Tide men’s swimming and diving team was inducted in the Alabama Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame for their roles as pioneers of what has grown into a championship tradition. The 1959-60 team joined their coach, John Foster who was inducted in 1980, in the hall. Five members of the original team, Stroud Curran, Stan Walker, Durham Ellis, Bay Lott and Henry Hagler, were honored during the 2009 Alabama-Arkansas football game in front of 92,000-plus fans.

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Marcello Juca | 1985Won three medals at the 1983 Pan-American Games ... Three-time All-American ... Member of the 1984 Brazilian Olympic Team.

Jens-Peter Berndt | 1987World record holder in the 400 IM ... Finalist at the 1988 Olympic Games ... Two-time SEC champion.

Ralph Wright | 1988Swimmer of the 1960sThree year Most Valuable Swimmer ... 1968 SEC Most Valuable Swimmer ... Five-time SEC champion ... Held four SEC records during his career.

Jon Olsen | 1991Five-time SEC Champion ... 1991 NCAA Championship 100 freestyle runner-up ... 50, 100 and 200 freestyle Alabama school record holder ... Four year MVP for the Tide ... Member of the 1991 & 1994 U.S. World Championship team ... Goodwill Games gold medalist ... 1991 Pan-Pacific Games gold medalist ... 1992 Olympic 400 medley and freestyle relay gold medalist and 800 freestyle relay bronze medal-ist ... World-record holder as part of the U.S.’s 400 medley relay ... Captain of the 1993 U.S. Pan Pacific squad ... Four-time gold medalist at the 1993 Pan Pacific Games - 50 and 100 freestyle and the 400 freestyle and medley relays ... Inaugural U.S. Resident National Team member ... 1996 Olympic double gold medalist, 400 and 800 freestyle relays ... 1996 Olympic team captain.

Mark Rourke | 1991Finalist at the 1984 Olympics representing Canada in the platform event ... Four-time SEC champion ... At the 1991 SEC Championships, became the first diver in SEC history to win all three diving events ... School and SEC record holder for the 1-meter diving event ... Runner-up at the 1991 NCAA Championships in the 1-meter diving event ... Finalist at the 1992 Olympic Games off the 3-meter board.

Ellen (McGrath) Owen | 1992Member of the 1992 U.S. Olympic Diving Team ... Finaled off the platform at the 1992 Games ... 1985 SEC Champion off the 3-meter board ... Academic All-SEC in 1985 ... Two-time All-America.

Marla Brooksbank | 1992Swimmer of the 1970sFirst female Alabama swimmer to earn indi-vidual All-America honors all four years of her career ... Gold medalist at the 1979 World University Games held in Mexico ... 1979 Most Valuable Swimmer.

Jeff Wade | 1992Swimmer of the 1970sAnchored the 800 freestyle relay at the 1970 NCAA Championships which earned Alabama’s first All-American honors ... 1970 Academic All-

America ... Three year team MVP and three year Captain ... Five-time SEC champion ... Three individual titles and two relay titles ... Three-time All-SEC ... Held the SEC record in the 200 IM, 200 backstroke and 800 freestyle.

Greg Higginson | 1992Swimmer of the 1980sTotal of 12 All-America honors from 1980 to 1983 ... Five-time individual SEC Champion ... Winner of the 1982 Commissioners Trophy ... Member of the 1982 SEC Championship team ... Three year All-SEC.

kim Nicholson | 1992Swimmer of the 1980sTotal of 23 All-America honors from 1982 to 1985 ... Seven SEC titles, four individual titles and three relay wins ... 1984 and 1985 Academic All-SEC ... Member of the 1985 SEC Championship team.

Rafael Alvarez | 19961995 Southeastern Conference Diver of the Year ... 1995 SEC 1-meter Champion ... 1995 SEC Platform Champion ... 1994 and 1995 All-American ... 1994 and 1995 All-SEC ... Dove for Spain at the 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000 Olympics ... Finaled off the Platform at the 1992 Olympics ... Dove for Spain in four World Championships - 1991, 1994, 1998 and 2001

Brent Roberts | 19981998 NCAA platform champion ... Member of the 1998 U.S. World Championship Team ... 1997 and 1998 Southeastern Conference Diver of the Year ... Two SEC titles ... Eight-time first team All-American and three-time honorable men-tion All-American

Stacy Potter | 2000Swimmer of the 1990s1995 NCAA Runner-up in the 100 butterfly ... 1995 SEC 100 butterfly champion ... 12-time first team All-American and 10-time honorable mention All-American ... Set the 50 and 100 freestyle school records ... Holds the 100 butter-flyandbackstrokeschoolrecords•SECrecordsetter in the 100 butterfly ... Swam on the school record 200 and 400 freestyle relays and 200 and 400 medley relays.

Travis Myers | 2000NCAA Runner-up in the 100 breaststroke in 1994 ... 1992 SEC 100 breaststroke champion ... Earned six first team All-American honors and seven honorable mention All-American honors ... Swam on the school record 200 freestyle and 400 medley relays

Stefan Gherghel | 2002Won back-to-back NCAA 200 butterfly titles, making him the first Alabama swimmer to repeat as NCAA champion ... Posted the third-fastest time in the history of the 200 butterfly behind only Pablo Morales and Melvin Stewart ... 2002 and 2003 SEC 200 butterfly Champion ... Finaled at the 2004 Olympics in Athens,

Greece, taking fifth place in the 200m butterfly ... Competed at the 2008 Beijing and 2000 Sydney Olympics ... 200m butterfly silver med-alist at the 2004 FINA World Championships

Lane Bassham | 20042004 NCAA 3-meter Champion ... 2004 NCAA 1-meter Runner-up ... 2004 NCAA Championship Diver of the Meet ... 2004 SEC Diver of the Year ... Member of the U.S. National Team ... Undefeated off both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards during the regular season as a senior ... 2004 SEC 1-meter Champion ... 2003 and 2004 SEC 3-meter Champion ... Top-3 at the SEC Championships eight times, including three SEC titles

Anne Poleska | 2004Earned a Bronze Medal in the 200m breast-stroke at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece ... Became the first Crimson Tide swimmer to earn an individual Olympic medal since the 1984 Games ... Swam in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia and the 2008 Games in Beijing ... Finished Runner-up in the 200 breaststroke at the 2003 NCAA Championships ... Earned five SEC breaststroke titles ... SEC record holder in the 200 breaststroke ... School record holder in six individual events and as a member of all five relays.

Susan Bartholomew Williams | 2004Earned a Bronze Medal in the triathlon at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece ... Became the first Alabama athlete to earn an Olympic medal in a sport other than the one they com-peted at the Capstone ... Captain of the 1992 Alabama team.

Vlad Polyakov | 20042006 FINA World 200m Breaststroke Gold Medalist ... Finaled in the 100 and 200m breast-strokes at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece ... Competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics ... 2005 and 2007 NCAA 200 Breaststroke Champion ... Runner-up at the 2003 and 2006 NCAA Championships in the 200 breaststroke ... 2005 and 2006 SEC 100 and 200 breast-stroke champion ... 2007 SEC 100 breaststroke champion ... SEC 200 breaststroke record holder ... School record holder in both the 100 and 200 breaststrokes ... 2004 FINA World Championship Bronze medalist in the 100 and 200m breaststrokes ... 2007, 2006 and 2005 ESPN Academic All-American At-Large Team ... Four-year Coaches Association Academic All-American ... 2006 SEC Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... Four-year Academic All-SEC

Arlene Semeco | 2007 2007 Pan Am Games gold medalist in the 50 and 100m freestyles ... Pan Am Record holder in the 50m freestyle ... School record holder in the 50 freestyle ... 2004 and 2008 Olympian

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SWIMMING & DIVING HALL OF FAME

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The Alabama Aquatic Center has, during the past 30 years, gained a reputation for housing one of the fastest pools not only in the Southeastern Conference, but in the nation. That pool bears the name of the man who spearheaded its construction. Don Gambril, long-time Alabama mentor and head coach of the 1984 United States Olympic Team, saw the competition pool of the aquatic center from plans to completion and then saw the Crimson Tide’s home become one of the toughest places in the nation for an opposing team to come in and win. Just before the 2002 season the pool where he ruled became The Don Gambril Olympic Pool. The home of the Crimson Tide received not just a face lift but a full blown renovation over the past several years, bringing the facility back to the standard of excellence that it has enjoyed through the years. The $1.5 million renovation included:• Completerenovationofthemen’sand

women’s locker rooms• Anewpoolsurface• Officespacewasaddedforcoachesand

administration• Thepoolwaspaintedandtiled• Thefacility’slightfixtureswerechanged• Anewsoundsystemwasinstalled

Before the 2002 season, the lobby of the Aquatic Center was converted into a Hall of Fame which not only houses the University of Alabama Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame but also mementos and informational displays of Alabama’s past and present, making it one of the nicest presentations of a program in the nation. One thing that has not changed is the facilities reputation as one of the fastest pools in the country. One of the testaments to augment this claim occurred when Martin Zubero set a world record in the 200 meter backstroke (1:56.57) during the 1992 Rammer Jammer Invitational. It was not the first time that Zubero has had a ‘good’ time at the Alabama Aquatic Center, he set a U.S. Open record in the 200 yard backstroke (1:43.40) at the SEC Championships in 1990. Further proof was offered by the legendary Tracy Caulkins a short time after the pool opened. Caulkins set two American records at the Aquatic Center. Last spring, the nation’s best conference gathered in Tuscaloosa as the Alabama Aquatic Center played host to the SEC Championships for the seventh time since 1982. The Crimson Tide has built an impressive reputation for winning in the Aquatic Center. Since the facility opened in 1981, the Crimson Tide men’s team has only lost a handful

of home dual meets. Of the three SEC Championships the Tide won in the decade of the ‘80s, two, the 1982 and 1987 men’s titles, were won in the Aquatic Center. All this proves that the Tide is tough to beat at home. The Aquatic Center’s main competition pool is 25-yards by 50-meters and is 6.5 feet deep at its shallowest point, 18 feet at its deepest. When set up for long course competition, the pool boasts eight nine-foot wide lanes, and when set-up for short course, the pool can accommodate up to 17 nine-foot wide lanes. The main pool has four diving boards - two 1-meter and two 3-meter - and a five and 10-meter platform off which the Tide divers compete. The main competition venue seats 1,500, every seat of which is often taken during invitational and championship swimming and diving meets. In addition to the main competition course, the Aquatic Center has an eight lane, 25-yard pool. The Aquatic Center also contains a complete weight room, dryland training areas and meeting rooms, all utilized by the Alabama swimmers in their training. Since opening its doors in 1981 the Aquatic Center has played host to more than 200 swimming competitions including some of the most prestigious in the sport.

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2009 Women’s NCAA Division I Standards 25-Yard Course 25-Meter Course 50-Meter Course A B A B A B Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard 50 Freestyle :21.93 :23.02 :24.48 :25.70 :25.18 :26.44 100 Freestyle :47.84 :50.23 :53.40 :56.07 :54.74 :57.48 200 Freestyle 1:44.02 1:49.22 1:56.10 2:01.90 1:59.02 2:04.97 500 Freestyle 4:38.46 4:52.41 4:03.63 4:15.83 4:10.42 4:22.96 1,650 Freestyle 15:53.38 16:41.04 15:50.53 16:38.05 16:17.83 17:06.71

100 Butterfly :52.02 :54.62 :58.06 1:00.97 :59.32 1:02.29 200 Butterfly 1:54.95 2:00.69 2:08.30 2:14.70 2:10.48 2:17.00

100 Backstroke :53.01 :55.66 :59.17 1:02.13 1:02.15 1:05.26 200 Backstroke 1:53.37 1:59.24 2:06.53 2:13.09 2:12.29 2:19.14

100 Breaststroke :59.99 1:02.98 1:06.96 1:10.30 1:08.96 1:12.40 200 Breaststroke 2:10.32 2:16.83 2:25.45 2:32.72 2:28.43 2:35.85

200 IM 1:56.13 2:01.93 2:09.61 2:16.09 2:13.95 2:20.64 400 IM 4:07.33 4:19.69 4:36.04 4:49.84 4:42.35 4:56.46

200 Freestyle Relay 1:28.35 1:32.76 1:38.61 1:43.53 1:41.44 1:46.50400 Freestyle Relay 3:14.93 3:24.67 3:37.56 3:48.43 3:43.04 3:54.18 800 Freestyle Relay 7:02.07 7:23.17 7:51.07 8:14.62 8:02.92 8:27.07

200 Medley Relay 1:37.81 1:42.70 1:49.17 1:54.63 1:52.56 1:58.19 400 Medley Relay 3:32.56 3:43.18 3:57.24 4:09.09 4:03.21 4:17.13

1-Meter Diving Points—Dual 255/265***3-Meter Diving Points—Dual 270/280***

Platform Diving Points—Dual 260/225###

***qualifying point total when using six optional dives with standard D.D.###qualifying point total when using five optional dives with standard D.D.

2009 Men’s NCAA Division I Standards 25-Yard Course 25-Meter Course 50-Meter Course A B A B A B Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard 50 Freestyle :19.35 :20.31 :21.60 :22.67 :22.51 :23.62100 Freestyle :42.26 :44.37 :47.17 :49.53 :48.97 :51.42200 Freestyle 1:33.61 1:38.29 1:44.48 1:49.70 1:48.22 1:53.64500 Freestyle 4:15.68 4:28.46 3:43.70 3:54.88 3:51.39 4:02.951,650 Freestyle 14:51.15 15:35.70 14:48.49 15:32.91 15:23.48 16:09.64 100 Butterfly :46.04 :48.34 :51.39 :53.96 :53.05 :55.70200 Butterfly 1:42.95 1:48.09 1:54.90 2:00.64 1:58.88 2:04.82

100 Backstroke :46.69 :49.02 :52.11 :54.72 :55.92 :58.71200 Backstroke 1:41.53 1:46.60 1:53.32 1:58.98 1:59.59 2:05.57

100 Breaststroke :52.87 :55.51 :59.01 1:01.96 1:01.77 1:04.85200 Breaststroke 1:54.25 1:59.96 2:07.52 2:13.89 2:13.16 2:19.82 200 IM 1:44.13 1:49.33 1:56.22 2:02.03 2:01.51 2:07.58 400 IM 3:44.88 3:56.12 4:10.99 4:23.53 4:19.98 4:32.98 200 Freestyle Relay 1:17.69 1:21.57 1:26.71 1:31.04 1:30.34 1:34.85 400 Freestyle Relay 2:52.47 3:01.09 3:12.49 3:22.12 3:19.85 3:29.84 800 Freestyle Relay 6:23.26 6:42.42 7:07.75 7:29.14 7:22.06 7:44.16

200 Medley Relay 1:25.66 1:29.94 1:35.61 1:40.39 1:39.84 1:44.83 400 Medley Relay 3:08.22 3:17.63 3:30.07 3:40.58 3:39.89 3:50.88

1-Meter Diving Points—Dual 290/300***3-Meter Diving Points—Dual 310/320***

Platform Diving Points—Dual 290/300***

***qualifying point total when using six optional dives with standard D.D.

The Alabama Swimming and Diving team continues to lead the way, not only in the pool, but in the classroom as well. Last season a Southeastern Conference best 39 members of the Crimson Tide team earned a place on the SEC Academic Honor Roll. There are also 13 swimmers and divers on this year’s squad who have earned Scholastic All-American Honors.

Inside Back Cover: Back row, from the right - Catalin Cosma, Joe Ziegler, Agustina de Giovanni, Mark Randall, Ida Persson, Denes Zubcsek and Aaron Fleshner. Front frow - Kate Shannon Gray, Hannah Brinks, Carrie Dragland, Elizabeth Hughes and Brooke Baldi.