No. 6 Bears Head to 1999 NCAA Championship
Women's swimming sends 13 swimmers, including five freshmen.
March 15, 1999
NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships
Thu., Mar. 18-Sat., Mar. 20, Gabrielsen Natatorium
Athens, GA, Prelims 11 a.m. daily, Finals 7 p.m. daily
BEARS HEAD TO NCAAs: The No. six ranked California women's swim team (11-3) heads to Athens, GA, to participate in the NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships after placing third at the Pac-10 Championships (1155.5 points) Feb. 26-28 in Federal Way, WA. The NCAA meet will begin on Thursday, March 18 and will conclude Saturday, March 20. Prelims will be held at 11 a.m. daily with finals beginning at 7 p.m. daily. The Bears will send 13 swimmers-one senior, four juniors, three sophomores and five freshmen, to the championships to compete in all 18 swimming events. Meet results will be available each day at the following numbers: 706-542-7125 or 706-583-0267 from 3 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Eastern time.
HEAD COACH TERI MCKEEVER: Teri McKeever is in her seventh season as Cal's head women's swim coach. McKeever has a 64-29 (.681) dual meet record with the Golden Bears and a 118-52 (.694) overall record (five years as women's coach at Fresno State). She has led Cal to a 15th place NCAA finish in 1993, a 21st place finish in 1994, a 28th place finish in 1995, a 17th place finish in 1996, a ninth place finish in 1997 and an eighth place finish in 1998.
NOTING THE BEARS: Leading the Bears at the Pac-10 Championship was senior Marylyn Chiang (The Pas, Manitoba, Canada), who captured the 100 back with an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 53.50, the best time in the nation this year. Chiang also won the 200 IM (1:58.25), tying the school record, and placed second in the 100 fly (53.21), posting the second best all-time Cal mark. Junior Waen Minpraphal (Bangkok, Thailand) also took home a Pac-10 title with her win in the 400 IM (4:13.78), the second best all-time Cal mark. The Bears also placed first in the 200 free relay with a time of 1:31.47(Mattos, Kolbisen, Omphroy, Chiang). Others individual point scorers for the Bears were freshmen Lisa Murray (Seattle, WA), Alice Henriques (New Hope, PA), Andi Finlay (Sunnyvale, CA) and Joscelin Yeo (Republic of Singapore). Murray finished second in the 1650 free (16:24.60, fifth-best all-time Cal mark) and was fifth in the 500 free (4:48.53). Henriques took fifth in the 200 back (1:58.94, fifth-best all-time Cal mark), while Finlay finished eighth in the 100 back (56.37). Yeo placed third in the 200 IM (2:00.97, fifth-best all-time Cal mark), fifth in the 200 fly (2:00.41) and fourth in the 100 fly (53.88, third-best all-time Cal mark), automatically qualifying for NCAAs in the 100 fly. Cal sophomore Haley Cope (Chico, CA) also automatically qualified for the NCAAs with a sixth place finish in the 100 fly (54.36) and picked up points for the Bears with a fourth place finish in the 100 back (55.58). Sophomore Adrienne Mattos (Mountain View, CA) and juniors Nicole Omphroy (Clovis, CA) and Anya Kolbisen (Half Moon Bay, CA) also helped the Bears, capturing fourth (23.07), fifth (23.40) and sixth place (23.44), respectively, in the 50 free. Kolbisen then took seventh in the 200 free (1:48.97) and second in the 100 free (49.97) in front of Omphroy, who placed sixth (50.61) and Mattos, who placed seventh (50.71). Junior Amy Simpson (Visalia, CA) captured eighth in the 100 fly (55.13), while sophomore Hanna Jalter (Vaxjo, Sweden) took sixth in the 100 breast (1:03.04).
SCHOOL RECORDS: Ten school records were broken by Cal this season (three school records, seven dual meet records) and the Bears set five new Spieker Aquatics Complex records. Chiang broke the school record in the 100 back (53.29), and new records were established by the 200 medley (1:40.85 Chiang, Jaltner, Simpson, Mattos) and 400 free (3:17.66 Chiang, Kolbisen, Yeo, Omphroy) relays. Chiang also set a dual meet record in the 100 back (53.74) and 100 fly (53.21). Minpraphal set a dual meet record in the 400 IM (4:16.95) and dual meet records were set by the 200 free relay (1:33.29 Kolbisen, Mattos, Yeo, Chiang), 400 free relay (3:19.75 Kolbisen, Yeo, Omphroy, Chiang), 200 medley relay (1:42.48 Cope, Yeo, Minpraphal, Mattos) and 400 medley relay (3:42.80 Chiang, Jaltner, Minpraphal, Kolbisen). Spieker Aquatic Complex records set by the Bears this season included Chiang in the 100 back (54.07 Feb. 13 vs. Stanford), Yeo in the 200 IM (2:02.48 Jan. 29 vs. USC), Minpraphal in the 400 IM (4:16.95 Feb. 13 vs. Stanford) and the 200 free relay (1:33.29 Jan. 30 vs. UCLA Kolbisen, Mattos, Yeo Chiang) and 400 free relay (3:19.75 Feb. 13 vs. Stanford Kolbisen, Yeo, Omphroy, Chiang).
1999 California Roster - NCAA Championships
Name Ht. Year Hometown (Last School)
Loni Burton 6-0 Fr. Cupertino, CA (Monte Vista HS)
Marylyn Chiang 5-7 Sr. ThePas,Manitoba,CAN(Winnipeg Collegiate)
Haley Cope 5-11 So. Chico, CA (Chico HS)
Andi Finlay 5-7 Fr. Sunnyvale, CA (Menlo School)
Alice Henriques 5-9 Fr. New Hope, PA (George School)
Hanna Jaltner 5-9 So. Vaxjo, Sweden (Vaxjo HS)
Anya Kolbisen 5-7 Jr. Half Moon Bay, CA (San Mateo HS)
Adrienne Mattos 5-9 So. Mountain View, CA (St. Francis HS)
Waen Minpraphal 5-4 Jr. Bangkok, Thailand (The Bolles School)
Lisa Murray 6-0 Fr. Seattle, WA (Garfield HS)
Nicole Omphroy 5-9 Jr. Clovis, CA (Clovis HS)
Amy Simpson 5-8 Jr. Visalia, CA (Golden West HS)
Joscelin Yeo 5-8 Fr. Republic of Singapore(MilbourneGirlsSchool)
Head Coach: Teri McKeever
Associate Head Coach: Michael Walker
THE ENTRIES:
50 Freestyle: Adrienne Mattos (22.95), Anya Kolbisen (23.14), Nicole Omphroy (23.37)
100 Freestyle: Anya Kolbisen (49.82), Adrienne Mattos (50.38), Nicole Omphroy (50.48)
200 Freestyle: Anya Kolbisen (1:48.41), Loni Burton (1:48.72), Lisa Murray (1:49.29), Nicole Omphroy (1:49.99)
500 Freestyle: Lisa Murray (4:47.28)
1650 Freestyle: Lisa Murray (16:24.60)
100 Backstroke: Marylyn Chiang (53.32), Haley Cope (55.34), Andi Finlay (55.71)
200 Backstroke: Alice Henriques (1:58.94), Haley Cope (2:01.06)
100 Breast: Hanna Jaltner (1:02.67)
200 Breast: Hanna Jaltner (2:17.66)
100 Butterfly: Marylyn Chiang (53.12), Joscelin Yeo (53.88), Amy Simpson (54.11), Haley Cope (54.36), Alice Henriques (55.08)
200 Butterfly: Joscelin Yeo (1:57.27), Waen Minpraphal (1:59.61), Loni Burton (2:01.50), Alice Henriques (2:01.89)
200 IM: Marylyn Chiang (1:58.25), Joscelin Yeo (2:00.93), Waen Minpraphal (2:01.47)
400 IM: Waen Minpraphal (4:13.78)
1998-99 Women's Results (11-3, 4-2)
10/10 Pacific W 174-75 1-0
10/20 vs. Auburn W 184-78 2-0
10/30 vs. Nevada L 72-68 2-1
10/30 at San Jose State W 106-16 3-1
10/30 vs. Washington W 100-22 4-1, 1-0
11/8 vs. Pepperdine W 180.5-117.5 5-1
11/8 at Fresno State W 183-111 6-1
11/20 Brigham Young W 162-134 7-1
1/10 at UNLV W 181-117 8-1
1/22 at Arizona State W 166-75 9-1, 2-0
1/23 at Arizona L 153-99 9-2, 2-1
1/29 USC W 170-130 10-2, 3-1
1/30 UCLA W 180-119 11-2, 4-1
2/13 Stanford L 153-145 11-3, 4-2
ATHLETE BIOS
LONI BURTON
Cal All-Time Top 10-200 Fly (10th)
A freshman butterflyer/freestyler from Cupertino, CAOe(1999) will be competing in the 200 free (1:48.72, seeded 26th) and 200 fly (2:01.50, 10th best all-time Cal mark, seeded 30th) at the 1999 NCAAs...at Monta Vista High School was the Central Coast Section record holder in the 200 free and 100 fly (54.44)Oequalified in the 200 free for the USA Pan America Games team with a fifth place finish (2:01.38) at the 1998 U.S. Long Course NationalsOeat the U.S. Long Course Nationals had the nation's second best time in the 200 free and third best time in the 100 fly...club coach is Pete Raykovich of DeAnza Cupertino Aquatics...undeclared major...parents are Mike Burton of Billings, MT and Linda Hildreth of Mountain View, CA...born 5/9/80 in Phoenix, AZ.
BEST CAL TIMES
200 free 1:48.72 1999 Pac-10 Championship
200 fly 2:01.50 1999 Pac-10 Championship
MARYLYN CHIANG
School Record Holder-100 Back, 100 Free, 200 IM, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay
1998 All-American-100 Back (3rd), 200 IM (4th), 200 Back (7th), 200 Medley Relay (5th), 400 Medley Relay (5th), 400 Free Relay (6th), 800 Free Relay (6th)
Cal All-Time Top 10-100 Back (1st), 100 Free (1st), 200 IM (1st), 200 Back (2nd), 100 Fly (2nd), 50 Free (5th), 200 Free (7th)
A senior IMer/freestyler/backstroker from The Pas, Manitoba, Canada...(1999) was the Pac-10 champion in the 100 back, 200 IM and swam the final leg of conference winning 200 free relayOewill be competing in the 100 back (53.32, Cal school record holder, seeded 1st nationally), 100 fly (53.12, second best all-time Cal mark, seeded 2nd) and 200 IM (1:58.25, Cal school record holder, seeded 2nd) at the 1999 NCAAsOe as a junior (1998) again led the Bears at the NCAA Championship meet, helping Cal to an eighth-place finish, setting four school records and earning All-America honors in seven events...individually, placed third nationally in the 100 back, fourth in the 200 IM and seventh in the 200 back...was also a member of the 200 medley relay (fifth, 25.46, backstroke leg), 400 medley relay (fifth, backstroke leg) and 400 free relay (sixth, 49.58 lead off split)...set a school record in the 100 free (49.58) as the lead-off leg of the 400 free relay at the NCAA meet...as a sophomore (1997) had a phenomenal NCAA meet, helping set three school records and leading Cal to a ninth-place national finish...placed second nationally in the 100 back, was third in the 200 back (1:56.30, second-best all-time Cal mark behind former world record holder Anna Simcic) and fourth in the 200 IM (first Cal woman to ever swim under 2:00.00 in the 200 IM)...was also a member of the Bears 400 medley relay (backstroke leg), which placed 10th at the NCAAs...helped lead the Bears to a seventh-place finish in the 800 free relay, a 10th place finish in the 400 free relay and a 12th-place finish in the 200 medley relay at the NCAA meet, as well...was the seventh-highest individual scorer at the NCAA meet with 48 points...was named team MVP for the second year in a row...as a freshman (1996) earned team MVP honors, producing the Bears top times in the 200 free (1:47.62, seventh-best all-time Cal mark), 100 free, 50 free, 100 fly, 200 IM and 400 IM...earned All-America honors in the 200 back, placing sixth at the NCAA Championship...also earned honorable mention All-America honors in the 200 IM (ninth) and 200 free (ninth)...was a member of all of Cal's top relay teams in 1996, helping lead the Bears to a 14th place finish in the 400 medley and 800 free relay at the NCAA meet...at Winnipeg Collegiate High School swam for the Canadian National team at the Pan-Pacific meet in the summer of 1995, competing in the 200-meter freestyle...world ranked in four events-200 and 400 IM, 200 free in short course meters, and 200 free in long course meters...competed for the Manta Swim Club and was the 1995 Canadian National Champion in the 400 IM...also earned bronze medals in the 200 IM and 200 free...this past summer joined Cal teammate Amy Simpson and helped set the Canadian national record in the 400-meter medley relay at the Commonwealth Games Trials in Toronto...the Bear duo contributed to the relay's time of 4:12.98, which shattered the previous record of 4:13.50 set in 1988...Chiang's relay split was 55.70, the second fastest relay split in that event in Canadian history...majoring in integrative biology...parents are Ping and Chin Chiang of The Pas, Manitoba, Canada...born 11/19/77 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
BEST CAL TIMES
100 back 53.32 1999 Pac-10 Championship
100 fly 53.12 1999 Pac-10 Championship
200 IM 1:58.25 1999 Pac-10 Championship
HALEY COPE
School Record Holder-200 Free Relay
1998 All-American-400 Free Relay (6th)
Cal All-Time Top 10-100 Back (2nd), 200 Back (7th), 100 Fly (7th), 50 Free (8th), 100 Free (8th)
A sophomore backstroker/freestyler from Chico, CAOe(1999) will be competing in the 100 back (55.34, seeded 15th), 200 back (2:01.06, seeded 34th) and 100 fly (54.36, seventh-best all-time Cal mark, seeded 10th) at the 1999 NCAAs...as a freshman (1998) helped set the school record in the 200 free relay (10th, 22.92 split)Oewas a member of the 400 free relay (sixth, 49.98 split) at the NCAA Championship, earning All-America honors...was also an honorable mention All-American, placing 16th in the 100 back at the NCAAs...broke into the Cal all-time Top 10 list in five individual events-100 back (54.89, second), 200 back (1:59.92, seventh), 50 free (23.35, eighth), 100 free (50.46, eighth) and 100 fly...was named the Bears Most Improved Swimmer...at Chico High School competed for the Chico Aqua Jets and had prep best times of 56.56 in the 100 back, 24.00 in the 50 free, 57.05 in the 100 fly and 2:06.76 in the 200 IM...was a Junior National finalist in the 50 free (2nd), 100 back (3rd), 100 fly (5th), 100 free (6th) and 200 IM (7th)...was also a Senior National qualifier in the 50 free and 100 back...earned North Valley Aquatic League All-Star and Sierra Nevada All-Star honors as well...club coach is Brian Clark of the Chico Aqua Jets...undeclared major with an interest in mass communications...parents are Neil Cope of Chico, CA and Regina Schafer of North Yarmouth, ME...born 4/11/79 in Chico, CA.
BEST CAL TIMES
100 back 54.89 1998 Pac-10 Championship
200 back 1:59.92 1998 NCAA Championship
100 fly 54.36 1999 Pac-10 Championship
ANDI FINLAY
Cal All-Time Top 10-100 Back (7th)
A freshman backstroker/butterflyer from Sunnyvale, CAOe(1999) will be competing in the 100 back (55.71, seventh-best all-time Cal mark, seeded 23rd) at the 1999 NCAAs...at Menlo School in San Jose, CA was the was the 1995 Junior National champion in the 100 back (55.66), as well as the Central Coast Section champion and record holder in the 100 back both her junior and senior yearsOealso has best times of 2:03.35 in the 200 back and 57.96 in the 100 fly...club coach is Pete Raykovich of DeAnza Cupertino Aquatics...undeclared major...parents are John and Janet Finlay of Sunnyvale, CA...born 2/15/80 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
BEST CAL TIMES
100 back 55.71 1999 Pac-10 Championship
ALICE HENRIQUES
Cal All-Time Top 10-100 Back (5th), 100 Fly (10th)
A freshman backstroker/butterflyer/IMer from New Hope, PAOe(1999) will be competing in the 200 back (1:58.94, fifth-best all-time Cal mark, seeded 15th), 100 fly (55.08, 10th best all-time Cal mark, seeded 23rd) and 200 fly (2:01.89, seeded 33rd) at the 1999 NCAAs...at George School was a two-time Eastern Interscholastic champion in the 100 flyOewas a finalist at the 1997 Spring Nationals and the 1998 Senior Nationals in the 200 back...club coach is Bob Platt of the Spirit Aquatic Club...undeclared major...parents are Dick and Sally Henriques of New Hope, PA...born 10/22/80 in Philadelphia, PA.
BEST CAL TIMES
200 back 1:58.94 1999 Pac-10 Championship
100 fly 55.08 1999 Pac-10 Championship
200 fly 2:01.89 1999 Pac-10 Championship
HANNA JALTNER
School Record Holder-200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay
1998 All-American-200 Medley Relay (5th), 400 Medley Relay (5th)
Cal All-Time Top 10-100 Breast (2nd), 200 Breast (6th)
A sophomore breaststroker from Vaxjo, SwedenOe(1999) will be competing in the 100 breast (1:02.67, seeded 21st) and 200 breast (2:17.66, sixth-best all-time Cal mark, seeded 38th) at the 1999 NCAAs...as a freshman (1998) earned All-America honors as the breaststroker for the Bears school record-setting 200 (28.31 split) and 400 medley relay (1:01.63 split) teams that both placed fifth at the 1998 NCAA Championship...individually, swam the school's second-best all-time mark in the 100 breast (1:02.52) at the '98 NCAA meet (12th) and had the ninth-best all-time mark in the 200 breast (2:18.21)...set a Cal dual meet record in the 100 breast (1:02.90) Jan. 30 at USC and helped set a school dual meet record in the 400 medley relay...at Vaxjo High School/Swedish National Team had best times of 1:08.45 short course meters and 1:10.56 long course meters in the 100 breast...this past summer was the Swedish national champion in the 100 meter breastOewas ranked in the Top 10 in the world in 1997 in the 50 breast and Top 25 in the world in the 100 breast...placed seventh in the 100-meter breaststroke and was a member of 400 medley relay team which placed fourth and set a new European record at the 1997 World Short Course Championship in Sweden...at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, was a B finalist (15th) in the 100-meter breast, setting a Swedish national record...was also a member of a 400 medley relay team which placed 10th in Atlanta...at the 1996 European Sprint Championship in Rostock, Germany, won a bronze medal in both the 50-meter breaststroke and the 400 medley relay...swam the breaststroke leg of a 400 medley relay team which placed fourth at the 1994 European Championship in Vienna, Austria...first swam with the Swedish National Team in 1993 at the European Championship in Sheffield, England, making the B final in the 100 breast and was a member of a 400 medley relay team which placed fourth...also in 1993, placed eighth in the 100 breast at the Short Course Championship in Palma de Mallorca, Spain...won a gold medal as a member of a 200 medley relay team and was fourth in the 100 breast at the 1993 European Sprint Championship in Gateshead, United Kingdom...won first national title in the 100 breast in 1992 and has won 19 different Swedish National titles...undeclared major with an interest in business...parents are Bo and Lena Jaltner of Vaxjo, Sweden...born 6/16/76 in Stockholm, Sweden.
BEST CAL TIMES
100 breast 1:02.52 1998 NCAA Championship
200 breast 2:17.66 1998 Texas Invitational
ANYA KOLBISEN
School Record Holder-400 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay
1998 All-American-400 Medley Relay (5th), 400 Free Relay (6th), 800 Free Relay (6th)
1997 CSCAA Academic All-American
Cal All-Time Top 10-50 Free (2nd), 100 Free (3rd), 200 Free (9th)
A junior freestyler from Half Moon Bay, CAOe(1999) will be competing in the 50 free (23.14, seeded 28th), 100 free (49.82, third-best all-time Cal mark, seeded 15th) and 200 free (1:48.41, seeded 21st) at the 1999 NCAAsOeswam the second leg of the Bears Pac-10 champion 200 free relay...as a sophomore (1998) was a three-time All-American at the NCAA Championship, swimming the freestyle leg on the Bears school record-setting 400 medley relay (fifth, 49.57 freestyle split), was a member of the 400 free relay (sixth, 49.69 split), and was a member of Cal's 800 free relay (sixth, 1:48.00 split)...also swam on the 200 free relay team that placed 10th at the NCAA meet (22.78 split)...individually, had career-bests in the 50 free (23.13, second-best all-time Cal mark) and 200 free (1:47.95, NCAA qualifier, ninth-best all-time Cal mark)...was honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic...as a freshman (1997) earned All-America honors as a member of the Bears 800 free relay team (1:49.20 split) that placed seventh at the NCAA Championship...also earned honorable mention All-America as a member of Cal's 400 free relay team (50.58 split), which placed 10th at the NCAA meet, and was an individual NCAA qualifier in the 50, 100 and 200 free...was a member of Cal's 800 free relay team that set a school dual meet record (7:32.70) Jan. 12 versus Michigan...had eight different lifetime bests during the season and was named the team's Most Improved Swimmer...in the summer of '97 swam at the USS Summer Senior Nationals in Nashville, TN, and teamed with sister, Liesl, to capture the national title in the 400-meter free relay...at San Mateo High School was the school record holder in the 200 and 500 free, and 200 IM...was a CIF Northern Section individual finalist four-straight years and team captain and MVP in 1994 and '95...helped lead her team to four-straight league championships and a CIF Northern Section title in 1992...started swimming competitively seven years ago...also earned Academic All-America honors for the 1994-95 and 1995-96 school years...majoring in social welfare...parents are John and Irene Kolbisen of Half Moon Bay, CA...born 1/20/79 in Redwood City, CA.
BEST CAL TIMES
50 free 23.13 1998 NCAA Championship
100 free 49.82 1998 NCAA Championship
200 free 1:47.95 1998 Pac-10 Championship
ADRIENNE MATTOS
School Record Holder-50 Free, 200 Free Relay
1998 Honorable Mention All-American-200 Free Relay (10th), 50 Free (16th)
Cal All-Time Top 10-50 Free (1st), 100 Free (7th)
A sophomore freestyler from Mountain View, CAOe(1999) will be competing in the 50 free (22.95, school record holder 22.76 in 1998, seeded 20th) and 100 free (50.38, seventh-best all-time Cal mark, seeded 38th) at the 1999 NCAAsOeswam the lead-off leg of the Bears Pac-10 champion 200 free relay...as a freshman (1998) broke the Cal school record in the 50 free (22.76) at the 1998 NCAA Championship, placing 16th and topping the mark that had been held by Conny van Bentum since 1986...also earned honorable mention All-America honors as a member of the school record-setting 200 free relay (22.76 lead-off split) that placed 10th at the NCAA meet...at St. Francis High School was an All-American and Central Coast Section Champion in the 50 and 100 freestyle...holds the Central Coast Section record in the 50 and 100 free...was also named her high school's Athlete of the Year and was a two-time team MVPOeher time in the 100 free was the nation's top high school mark in 1997 and her time in the 50 free was the nation's second fastest...club coach is Pete Raykovich of DeAnza Aquatics...undeclared major...parents are Steve Mattos of Los Altos, CA and Lesley Mattos of Mountain View, CA...born 8/4/79 in Mountain View, CA.
BEST CAL TIMES
50 free 22.76 1998 NCAA Championship
100 free 50.38 1999 Pac-10 Championship
WAEN MINPRAPHAL
School Record Holder-400 Medley Relay
1998 All-American-200 Fly (6th), 200 Medley Relay (5th), 400 Medley Relay (5th)
1998 Honorable Mention All-American-100 Fly (12th)
Cal All-Time Top 10-200 IM (3rd), 200 Fly (5th), 100 Fly (8th)
A junior butterflyer/IMer from Bangkok, ThailandOe(1999) was the Pac-10 champion in the 400 IM...will be competing in the 200 fly (1:59.61, seeded 14th), 200 IM (2:01.47, seeded 18th) and 400 IM (4:13.78, second-best all-time Cal mark, seeded 4th) at the 1999 NCAAs...as a sophomore (1998) earned All-America honors at the 1998 NCAA Championship by placing sixth in the 200 fly and was an honorable mention All-American by placing 12th in the 100 fly...also earned All-America honors as a member of Cal's 200 medley relay (fifth, 24.67 split, butterfly leg) and school record-setting 400 medley relay (fifth, 53.50 split, butterfly leg) teams...had an outstanding 1998 Pac-10 Championship meet, swimming career bests in the 200 IM (second, 2:00.35, third-best all-time Cal mark), 200 fly (third, 1:58.57, fifth-best all-time Cal mark) and 100 fly (54.47, eighth-best all-time Cal mark)...was honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic...as a freshman (1997) earned honorable mention All-America honors by placing 10th at the NCAA meet in the 200 fly, and was a member of Cal's 400 free relay (10th at the NCAA meet, 51.56 split) and 200 medley relay teams (12th at the NCAA meet, butterfly leg, 25.09 split)...was a member of the 800 free relay team which set a Cal dual meet record Jan. 12 versus Michigan...in the summer of '97 competed at the Canadian Nationals in the 100-meter fly, swimming a career-best 1:02.75...at The Bolles School in Jacksonville, FL was an All-American from 1993-96...was the 1995-96 Florida state champion in the 100 fly, leading her team to the 1994 USS National Championship and 1995 High School Mythical Championship...has been a member of the Thailand National Swim Team since 1990 and competed in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics (swam the 200-meter fly and 400-meter IM) and the 1996 Atlanta Olympics (swam the 100-meter back, 400-meter IM, 100-meter fly and 200-meter IM...is the Thailand national record holder in the 100 and 200 back, the 200 and 400 IM and the 100 and 200 fly...at the 1995 Southeast Asian Games set Thailand national records and won gold medals in the 400-meter IM, 200-meter fly and 200-meter back, and a silver medal in the 200-meter IM...club coaches are Larry Shofe and Gregg Troy of the Bolles Sharks...intended major is economics...parents are Malin and Prasasn Minpraphal of Bangkok, Thailand...born 1/7/78 in Bangkok, Thailand.
BEST CAL TIMES
200 fly 1:58.57 1998 Pac-10 Championship
200 IM 2:00.35 1998 Pac-10 Championship
400 IM 4:13.78 1999 Pac-10 Championship
LISA MURRAY
Cal All-Time Top 10-1650 Free (5th), 1000 Free (5th), 500 Free (6th)
A freshman freestyler from Seattle, WAOe(1999) will be competing in the 200 free (1:49.29, seeded 36th), 500 free (4:47.28, sixth-best all-time Cal mark, seeded 11th) and 1650 free (16:24.60, fifth-best all-time Cal mark, seeded 6th) at the 1999 NCAAs...at Garfield High School in Seattle had bests of 1:52.00 in the 200 free, 4:52.00 in the 500 free, 10:01.00 in the 1000 free and 16:47.00 in the 1650 free...club coach is Doug Rusk of the Shilshole Aquatic Club...undeclared major...parents are James and Pamela Murray of Seattle, WA...born 1/19/80 in Seattle, WA.
BEST CAL TIMES
1650 free 16:24.60 1999 Pac-10 Championship
500 free 4:47.28 1999 Pac-10 Championship
200 free 1:49.29 1999 Pac-10 Championship
NICOLE OMPHROY
School Record Holder-200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay
1998 All-American-200 Medley Relay (5th), 400 Free Relay (6th), 800 Free Relay (6th)
1998 Honorable Mention All-American-200 Free Relay (10th)
Cal All-Time Top 10-100 Free (6th), 50 Free (9th)
A junior freestyler/backstroker from Clovis, CAOe(1999) will be competing in the 50 free (23.37, seeded 44th), 100 free (50.48, seeded 42nd) and 200 free (1:49.99, seeded 52nd) at the 1999 NCAAsOeswam the third leg of the Bears Pac-10 champion 200 free relay...as a sophomore (1998) was a three-time All-American at the 1998 NCAA Championship as a member of the Bears 200 medley relay (fifth, 22.47 split, freestyle leg), 400 free relay (sixth, 49.73 split), and 800 free relay (sixth, 1:48.63 split)...also helped set a school record swimming the final leg of the 200 free relay at the NCAA meet (10th, 22.50 split)...individually had career-bests in the 50 free (23.36, ninth-best all-time Cal mark), 100 free (50.19, sixth-best all-time Cal mark) and 200 free (1:49.45)...as a freshman (1997) was a stellar relay swimmer who was on all of Cal's relay teams at the NCAA Championship...was a member of the Bears 400 medley relay team (freestyle leg, 50.43 split) which placed 10th at the NCAA meet...earned All-America honors as a member of the Bears 800 free relay team that placed seventh at the NCAA meet...also earned honorable mention All-America honors as a member of Cal's 400 free relay team (10th at the NCAA meet, 50.51 split) and 200 medley relay team (freestyle leg, 23.45 split, 12th at the NCAA meet)...was a member of Cal's 800 free relay team that set a school dual meet record (7:32.70) Jan. 12 versus Michigan...at Clovis High School was a three-time All-American, setting CIF Northern Section records in the 50 free (23.80), 100 free (51.98) and 100 back (57.50)...had a 3.97 high school GPA and graduated in three years...club coach is Tom Milich of the Clovis Swim Club...majoring in mass communications with a minor in ethnic studies...parents are Carlos and Kristin Omphroy of Honolulu, HI and Robert and Margaret Dominguez of Clovis, CA...born 2/25/79 in Los Angeles, CA.
BEST CAL TIMES
50 free 23.36 1998 Belmont Shore Invite
100 free 50.19 1998 Pac-10 Championship
200 free 1:49.45 1998 NCAA Championship
AMY SIMPSON
School Record Holder-200 Medley Relay
Cal All-Time Top 10-100 Fly (6th)
A junior butterflyer/breaststroker from Visalia, CAOe(1999) will be competing in the 100 fly (54.11, sixth-best all-time Cal mark, seeded 9th) at the 1999 NCAAs...as a sophomore (1998)...earned NCAA consideration in the 100 fly (55.89)...earned points at the Pac-10 Championship in the 100 fly and the 100 breast...was honorable mention in the Pac-10 All-Academic selection...as a freshman (1997) had the team's fourth-best time in the 100 fly (56.45, NCAA consideration)...scored points for the Bears at the Pac-10 meet, placing 11th in the 100 breast (1:05.97) and 17th in both the 100 fly and the 200 breast...had career-best times in the 200 fly (2:09.11), 200 breast (2:24.70) and 200 IM (2:08.90)... had three dual meet wins in the 100 fly (versus Michigan, Fresno State/Nevada, Pacific), all from lane eight...at Golden West High School was an All-American in swimming in 1995-96...was a Junior National finalist and a Senior National qualifier in 1996...club coach is Matt Vogel of the Visalia Area Swim Team...this past summer joined Cal teammate Marylyn Chiang and helped set the Canadian national record in the 400-meter medley relay at the Commonwealth Games Trials in Toronto...the Bear duo contributed to the relay's time of 4:12.98 (butterfly leg, 1:02.58 relay split, long course meters), which shattered the previous record of 4:13.50 set in 1988...undeclared major with an interest in social welfare...parents are Dave and Jan Simpson of Visalia, CA...born 9/4/78 in Ontario, Canada.
BEST CAL TIMES
100 fly 54.11 1998 Texas Invitational
JOSCELIN YEO
School Record Holder-400 Free Relay
Cal All-Time Top 10-200 Fly (2nd), 100 Fly (3rd), 200 IM (5th)
A freshman butterflyer/IMer from the Republic of SingaporeOe(1999) will be competing 100 fly (53.88, third-best all-time Cal mark, seeded 5th), 200 fly (1:57.27, second-best all-time Cal mark, seeded 3rd) and 200 IM (2:00.93, fifth-best all-time Cal mark, seeded 12th) at the 1999 NCAAs...attended Melbourne Girls School in Melbourne, AustraliaOeoriginally from Singapore and competed in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games for the Republic of SingaporeOehas been a member of the Singapore National Team since 1990Oewas a bronze medal winner in the 100 fly at the 1994 Asian Games and is a nine-time gold medalist at the Southeast Asian GamesOehas top times (long course meters) of 2:17.43 in the 200 IM, 1:01.56 in the 100 fly, 26.66 in the 50 free, 57.27 in the 100 free, 2:04.01 in the 200 free, 4:23.01 in the 400 free and 1:11.20 in the 100 breast...home club is the People's Association Youth Swimming ClubOeundeclared major...parents are Lawrence and Lee Choo Yeo of Singapore...born 5/2/79 in Seoul, Korea.
BEST CAL TIMES
100 fly 53.88 1999 Pac-10 Championship
200 fly 1:57.27 1999 Stanford dual meet
200 IM 2:00.93 1999 Pac-10 Championship
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