| Pat Duret |
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AS A SENIOR (2009-10): Rewrote her personal
record book she broke three career-best times at
the BIG EAST Championships as an exhibition
swimmer ... those personal bests included times
of 1:06.47 in the 100 breast, 2:25.27 in the 200
breast and 58.83 in the 100 fly ... notched
another personal best in her 200 IM performance
at the Hoosierland Invitational with a time of
2:11.79, which was better than 4 seconds faster
than her preliminary swim ... lead off a 400 free
relay against league foe Louisville in a time of
57.83 for a personal best ... swam 11 breaststroke
events for the Irish in her final season.
AS A JUNIOR (2008-09): Swam well for the Irish
despite an injured knee that required surgery
after the BIG EAST Championships ... best meet of
the season came at Michigan when she raced to
career-bests in the 100 breast (1:07.10) and 100 fly
(1:00.03) ... went a career-best 26.49 in the 50 free
at the Ohio State Invitational ... consistent breast-
stroker and competed in the 100 and 200 breast
events eight times throughout the campaign ...
tested herself in the 200 IM (2:16.57) at the
Shamrock Invitational.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2007-08): Went one
round in the 50 free (27.45) and the 100 free
(59.36) at the Shamrock Invitational ... swam the
100 back in 1:07.26 (Irish Invitational) and 1:10.37
(Miami) ... excelled in the 100 breast during the
BIG EAST Championships (1:09.55) ... touched the
wall in 2:27.14 in the 200 breast at the league
meet ... also tried her hand in the 200 IM (2:18.88)
versus Pittsburgh and the 100 fly (1:04.11).
As A FResHMAn (2006-07): Best meet of the
season was the Shamrock Invitational where she
posted four career-best times with the Irish ...
main events during the campaign were of the
breaststroke variety ... eighth best for the Irish in
the 100 and 200 breast.
THE DURET FILE: Cardinal Mooney (Fla.) team MVP as both a junior
and senior ... named to the Herald Tribune All-
Area Team in each of her final three prep seasons
... member of the Sarasota YMCA Sharks, a team
that was the YMCA national champion in 2005
and 2006 with Duret on the squad ... swam for the
Sharks since she was six years old and honored
with the team's Mary Champey award ... regional
qualifier for the 2005-06 campaign ... district
champion as both a sophomore and junior ...
named MVP for her high school in her final two
seasons ... member of the National Honor Society,
Interact Club, Pep Club and God Rocks ... full
name is Patricia Genevieve Duret ... daughter of
Martine and Patrick Duret ... born March 17, 1988,
(St. Patrick's Day) in Skokie, Ill. ... hails from the
same area and high school as former Notre Dame
tight end Jared Clark ... older brother plays soccer
for Western Illinois ... avid ice skater ... enjoys
painting and drawing ... member of Notre Dame's
Undergraduate Women In Business Club ... gradu-
ated from the Mendoza College of Business as a
marketing major.
Duret's Career Bests
| Event |
Time |
Meet |
| 50 Free |
26.49 |
Ohio State Invite (2009) |
| 100 Fly |
58.83 |
BIG EAST (2010) |
| 100 Breast |
1:06.47 |
BIG EAST (2010) |
| 200 Breast |
2:25.27 |
BIG EAST (2010) |
| 200 IM |
2:11.79 |
Hoosierland Invite (2009) |
