| Krissy Archer |
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Provides depth in Irish sprint freestyle group ... adds strength to Notre Dame's sprinters ... brings enthusiasm to the pool ... personable and team-oriented ... fills a number of important roles for the Irish ... has earned two monograms.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Posted the team's sixth-best time in the 50 freestyle (24.71) ... also swam the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly ... recorded the team's eight-fastest 100 fly time in 2005-06 (59.54) ... helped the team to two relay victories during the dual meet season.
AS A FRESHMAN: Finished fifth on team in 50 free (season-best 24.35) ... qualified for BIG EAST Championships in two sprint freestyle races, finishing 24th in 100 free and 28th in 50 free ... helped set a meet record (3:33.72) in 400 free relay in Dennis Stark Relays ... co-recipient of the Beeler-Hipp Award, which is presented to outstanding freshmen who best exemplify the vitality, competitiveness, and love for Notre Dame shown by Meghan Beeler and Colleen Hipp in their freshman year prior to their deaths in a bus accident in 1992.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Was all-state throughout her entire high-school career at Hickory High School ... won 50 freestyle and placed second in the 100 freestyle in the state championship her sophomore year ... honorable mention All-America her freshman and sophomore years ... scholastic All-American all four years of high school ... holds every Hickory High School record except the 100 backstroke and the 500 free ... participated in the 2000 senior national meet in the 50 free ... swam at the 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 U.S. Open meets, placing in the top 16 in the 50 and 100 freestyle in 2000 ... member of National Honor Society and HERO and was a Special Olympics volunteer ... grandfather, Paul Hoffman, was a standout basketball player at Purdue and was inducted into the Boilermakers' Hall of Fame ... oldest of three children to Lisa and Rick Archer ... born July 12, 1985, in Jacksonville, Fla. ... enrolled in the College of Arts & Letters as an English major.
Honors and Awards
2004 Beeler-Hipp Award
