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TWO-TIME NCAA ALL-AMERICAN
THREE-TIME ALL-ACC
TWO-TIME ACC ACADEMIC
HONOR ROLL
2003-04: Competed at the 2004 US Olympic Trials in the 100-meter
butterfly, taking 49th place with a time of 1:03.19...Earned her
second All-America honors, taking home Honorable Mention
accolades for her efforts in the Florida State relays at the NCAA
Championships (March 18-20)...Collected All-America certificates
as a member of the 200 (14th-place) and 400 (16th-place) freestyle
quartets as well as the 200 (11th-place) and 400 (12th-place)
medley relays...Also swam three individual events with her best
finish coming in the 100 butterfly where she notched a time of
54.52 to place 20th...Member of all four of the Seminoles' ACC
Championship relays at the conference meet (Feb. 18-21) with
gold medals in the 200 and 400 free and 200 and 400
medley...Captured All-ACC honors in seven events --three
individual, four relays...Her leadoff backstroke legs in the 200
(1:40.84) and 400 (3:41.93) medley quartets helped set new
school records. 200 mark was also an ACC meet record...Notched
a trio of top three individual finishes at the league meet...Reset
her own school record with a second-place time of 55.48--the
46th-best time in the NCAA in 2003-04--in the 100 backstroke.
Also placed second in the 100 free, swimming a time of 50.41 to
place her fourth in school history and third in the ACC in
2004...Added a career-best tally of 54.15--the second fastest
time in Seminole lore--during a third-place 100 fly swim at the
league meet...Scored eight NCAA "B" cuts times during the
season, including two of her last three races in the 100 free and
100 fly...Ranks in the top ten in school history in four different
events...Swam in the finals of three events at the Texas A&M Fall
Invitational (Nov. 21-23)...Named Most Improved Swimmer by the
coaches at the annual team banquet...Notched ten victories
during the dual meet season while never finishing any lower than
third in her 13 races...Best dual meet of the season came against
16th-ranked Michigan (Nov. 7) as she posted two victories as well
as a second-place swim... Commended for her work in the
classroom as a member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2002-03: 2003 NCAA All-American...Competed in three relays and
two individual events at her first NCAA Championships...Earned
NCAA All-America honorable mention honors in the 200-freestyle
relay following a 16th-place finish at the national meet
(1:32.95)...Member of 400 free relay that finished 17th (3:20.76),
while taking part in the 200 medley relay which placed 19th
(1:42.82)...Competed in two individual events at the NCAA
Championships, finishing 25th in the 100 butterfly with the thirdfastest
time in school history (54.41) and 55th in the 100-
freestyle...Earned three all-conference honors at the ACC
meet...Top individual finish was a third-place showing in the 100
fly with a NCAA B-cut time of 55.03...Member of the winning 400
free relay...Captured her third All-ACC honor while taking part in
the winning 200-free relay (1:31.91, NCAA B-cut) ...Came in sixth
with a time of 50.84 in the 100 free at the conference
championships...Won the consolation final of the 50 free (23.40),
finishing ninth overall...Placed third in the 400-medley and fourth in the 200 medley relays...Took part in the winning 200 free relay,
while finishing second in the 100 fly (54.80), 400 free relay and 800
free relay at the Georgia Invitational (Dec. 6-8)...Broke into the FSU
all-time top ten with three other swims, placing third in the 50 free
(23.39) and 100 back (56.61) and fourth in the 100 free
(50.65)...Participant in the winning 200 and 400 free relays at the
SMU Classic (Oct. 25-26) while finishing second in the 100 free
and third in the 100 back...Won ten individual events and took part
in 11 relay victories during the dual meet season...Came away
with multiple victories during seven meets, including a pair of
three-win competitions...Won the 100 free, 400 free relay and 400
medley relay against ACC opponents Georgia Tech (Nov. 2) and
NC State (Jan. 10)...Picked up second ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2001-02: Shared Most Improved honors after a successful
freshman campaign...Member of the winning 400 medley relay,
while taking part in the second-place 200 medley...Posted an
11th-place 100-yard freestyle mark of 51.10 at the ACC
Championships ... Scored a fourth-place finish as part of the 400
free relay at the Georgia Invitational, while adding a personal 11thplace
mark in the 100 backstroke...Claimed stake to four individual
first place finishes and two relay titles during the dual meet
season...Scored a pair of victories in the 100 back and 100 free
against UNC-Wilmington...Selected for ACC Academic Honor
Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four year member of the H.V. Jenkins swim team
under the direction of Amy Woodall...Named team MVP for the
2000 season and recipient of the squad's sportsmanship
award...Georgia All-Star and state meet qualifier all four
years...Set the state 4A record on her way the state title in the 100
butterfly...Recognized as the 1999 Citgo Exemplary Athlete of the
Year...Named 2001 H.V. Jenkins Female Academic Athlete of the
Year...Swam for Jamey Myers on the Georgia Coastal Aquatic
Team...Also a member of the cross country team her sophomore
and junior seasons, earning Georgia Guardian All-City Athlete
honors in both sports...Three-year member of the National Honor
Society...Earned the Presidential Education Award her senior year.
PERSONAL: Born October 10, 1982...majoring in elementary
education...daughter of John and Lorraine Breen.
