BRIANNE LINDBLAD
MICHAELA NILSSON
Kent, Wash. Sprint Free/Back Junior
Charlotte, N.C. Back/Free Junior
2009-2010: Placed second in the 100 back (58.48) and first in the 200 back (2:04.86), as well as first with the 200 medley relay squad (1:46.48) against UConn/Villanova (Oct. 31) … Finished second in the 50 free and 100 back, posting times of 24.59 and 56.97, respectively in the meet against West Virginia (Nov. 14) … Posted a time of 24.23, ranking her first in the 50 freestyle event against Wagner (Dec. 4) … Grabbed first in the 200 IM (2:12.33) and with the 200 medley relay team (1:50.41) also against Wagner … At Maryland (Jan. 9), placed fourth in the 200 back (2:04.61) … Ranked third with a time of 2:04.96 in the SWCCC and first with the 200 freestyle team, posting a time of 1:36.91 … Also finished third in the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:55.26 and second in the 100 back with the time of 56.63 … At the BIG EAST Championships, swam the fastest split in the 200 medley relay with a personal best time of 25.85, as the squad finished with a time of 7:27.53 … Also ranked seventh with the 400 free relay squad (3:26.79) during the BIG EAST Championships. 2008-09: As the anchor, set a new school record with the 200 medley relay squad at the BIG EAST Championship with a time of 1:40.43, finishing third in the race … Also finished sixth with the 200 free relay squad with a time of 1:33.89 … Individually, placed seventh in the 200 back (2:00.34) … During the regular season, posted best times at the Super Splash in the 50 free (24.57) and 100 fly (57.93) ... Captured four gold medals in the Orange Bowl Classic including the 100 and 50-meter backstroke events High School: Standout swimmer at Kennedy High School… fouryear All-American… 11-time high school state champion... member of the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society… named Kennedy High School Val Kirk Scholar Athlete… Senior National and Olympic Trial qualifier.
2009-2010: Finished first in the 100 backstroke event (59.73) against Wagner (Dec.4) 2008-09: Swam with the 200 free and 800 free relay squads at the BIG EAST Championship … As the anchor in the 200 free relay, ranked sixth with a time of 1:33.89 … With the 800 free relay squad, finished fifth with a time of 7:25.93 … Sits at second on the team with a time of 1:49.80 in the 200 free. High School: Named team’s Most Valuable Player three years in a row at South Mecklenburg High School… selected as team captain… four-time North Carolina All-Star… All-American Scholastic honoree… Junior Marshall… AP Scholar Candidate… Morehead Nominee... graduated in top 10% of class. Personal: Born in Gothenburg, Sweden… daughter of Ann and Peter Nilsson… has one younger brother… began swimming at age 12.
LINDBLAD
Personal: Born in Des Moines, Wash… daughter of Eric and Adrienne Lindblad… has two brothers and one sister… started swimming at the age of five… Majoring in Exercise Science and Sports Studies.
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