| Gina Mancini |
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AS A JUNIOR: Consistent sprinter for the Irish ... turned in a season-best 24.20 in the 50 Free at the BIG EAST Championships ... also went 53.26 at the league meet ... swam the 100 Back in 59.16 during the BIG EAST prelims ... went 24.60 in the 50 Free at the Ohio State Invite ... posted a 53.83 in the 100 Free during the Shamrock Invite ... finished the 100 Back in 1:00.37 at Louisville ... recipient of team's Golden Dumbbell award.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Saved her fastest
performance in the 50 Free (24.19) for the BIG
EAST Championships ... swam the 100 Free
(53.90) at the league meet as well ... top time
in the 100 Free (53.78) was registered during
the Shamrock Invitational, where she also
swam the 100 Back (1:01.89) ... turned in a
time of 1:08.38 during the preliminary round
of the 100 Breast at the BIG EAST meet ...
next fastest time in the event was a 1:08.84 set
at the Irish Invitational.
AS A FRESHMAN: Qualified for the BIG
EAST Championships in three events - 50 Free,
100 Free and 100 Breast ... recorded three of
her career-best times with the Irish at the
Minnesota Invite at the beginning of the season
... the sixth-quickest performer in the 100
Breast throughout the season.
THE MANCINI FILE: Eight-time individual
state champion as a prep at Falmouth (Maine)
... led her high school to three state
championships ... four-time Maine State
Championship Swimmer of the Meet ... three-time
Maine State Swimmer of the Year ...
served as team captain each of her last two
prep seasons ... went undefeated in all high
school individual races in her four years ...
holds three individual state high school
swimming records (50 Free, 100 Free and 100
Breast) ... also holds two state records in relay
events ... national qualifier ... NISCA high
school Academic All-American ... NISCA high
school swimming All-American ... three-time
All-American (50 Free, 100 Free and 100
Breast) ... served as team captain for the
Westbrook Seals ... born April 22, 1988, in
Portland, Maine ... daughter of Nancy and
Gino Mancini ... oldest of three children ...
enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.
Mancini's Career Bests
| Event |
Time |
Meet |
| 50 Free |
24.19 |
BIG EAST (2008) |
| 100 Free |
53.26 |
BIG EAST (2009) |
| 50 Back |
28.76 |
Louisville (2009) |
| 100 Back |
59.16 |
BIG EAST (2009) |
| 100 Breast |
1:07.71 |
Minnesota Invite (2006) |
| 200 Breast |
2:32.57 |
Irish Invite (2008) |
| 200 IM |
2:12.10 |
Minnesota Invite (2006) |