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Women's Swimming
AS A SOPHOMORE: Took the league by storm with a 1:57.72 in the 200 Fly to set a school record while claiming a BIG EAST title in the event at the conference meet ... achieved a career-best in the finals of the 100 Fly (54.88) to place seventh ... went a season-best 1:53.92 in the 200 Free at the meet ... the top-seeded swimmer in the 200 Fly heading into the BIG EAST Championships after going 2:00.73during a tri-meet with Northwestern and Toledo ... had a top regular-season time of 55.33 in the 100 Fly at Louisville ... competed in the 200 Fly at World Championship Trials ... qualified for the event after going 2:20.93 in the 200 Fly (long course meters) at the Volunteer Senior Invitational in Knoxville, Tenn., and in doing so set a new meet record. AS A FRESHMAN: Swam the 200 Fly at the U.S. Olympic Trials ... shouldered a sizable load for the Irish throughout the regular season ... peaked with the BIG EAST Conference title in the 200 Fly ... placed third in the 100 Fly for an all-BIG EAST honor ... checked in at 1:52.79 in the 200 Free in the preliminary round of the conference meet ... next fastest time in the 200 Free came during the Shamrock Invitational (1:55.85) ... swam the 500 Free in 5:09.02 at the Husky Invitational ... recorded a time of 55.37 in the 100 Fly at the BIG EAST Championships after clocking in at 56.18 in the preliminary round ... her final time was nearly three seconds quicker than what she registered against Minnesota (58.31) earlier in the season ... whisked through the pack with a mark of 1:59.37 in the finals of the 200 Fly at the league meet ... her previous best of the season was a 2:01.09 against Minnesota ... tried her hand in the 200 IM (2:17.12) at the Irish Invitational. THE CASEY FILE: Nine-time All- American ... three-time All-American in the 200 Free, two-time All-American in the 500 Free, one-time All-American in the 100 Fly, one-time All-American in the 200 Free Relay and one-time All-American in 400 Free Relay ... was a conference champion, regional champion, and Florida state champion all four years in high school ... went undefeated through prep career ... captain of her high school team her senior year ... born on July 21, 1989, in Red Bank,N.J. ... daughter of Ann and Donald Casey ... her father and her uncle, Brian Casey,were members of the Notre Dame men's swim team ... has two siblings. Casey's Career Bests
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