- School Record Holder--100 Back, 200 IM, 400 Medley Relay (backstroke leg)
- 1997 All-American-100 Back (2nd), 200 Back (3rd), 200 IM (4th)
- Cal All-Time Top 10-100 Back (1st), 200 IM (1st), 200 Back (2nd), 100 Free (2nd), 100 Fly (5th), 200 Free (6th), 50 Free (8th)
A junior IMer/freestyler/backstroker from The Pas, Manitoba, Canada...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 with a school record 53.29 (fifth-fastest
performer in short course history in that event), 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 with a school-record 1:58.81 (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 set a school record
(3:43.50) at the NCAAs (10th), as well as setting a Cal dual meet record
(3:48.53) Jan. 24 at the University of Arizona (butterfly leg)...helped
lead the Bears to a seventh-place finish in the 800 free relay, a 10th
place finish in the 400 free relay (49.81 lead-off split) 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...at the
Pac-10 meet placed second in the 200 IM and third in both the 100 fly and
200 back...was named team MVP for the second year in a row...is on the Cal
all-time Top 10 list in seven different individual events...as a freshman
(1996) earned team MVP honors, producing the Bears top times in the 200
free (1:47.62, sixth-best all-time Cal mark), 100 free (50.80), 50 free
(23.74), 100 fly (55.59), 200 IM (2:00.71) and 400 IM (4:20.94)...earned
All-America honors in the 200 back (1:58.87), 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 and posting a time of
2:02.67...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,
swimming a short course meter time of 4:42.36...also earned bronze medals
in the 200 IM (2:16.00) and 200 free (2:01.22)...was a member of the
Canadian National Youth Team that competed in Sweden in 1992...competed on
the Canadian National Junior Team from 1994-95...sister, Carol, swims at
McGill University in Montreal...undeclared major with an interest 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 53.29 1997 NCAA Championship
200 back 1:56.30 1997 NCAA Championship
200 IM 1:58.81 1997 NCAA Championship
400 IM 4:20.94 1996 USC Invitational
200 free 1:47.62 1996 NCAA Championship
100 free 49.81 1997 NCAA Championship
50 free 23.59 1997 BYU dual meet
100 fly 54.85 1997 Pac-10 Championship
