Alison Newell Class: Senior Hometown: Parker, Colo. High School: Ponderosa Event: Butterfly/Free/IM Birthdate: 01/29/1978 Honors: 1999-2000 Team Captain

AS A JUNIOR: Versatile swimmer who recorded the third-fastest times for the Irish in four different events (100 butterfly, 500 and 1000 freestyle, and 400 IM) and the team’s second fastest time in the 200 butterfly in ’98-’99 ... had third-place finish at BIG EAST Championships in 200 butterfly... swam lead leg on the Irish 800 free relay team that recorded fastest time of the season ... had three top-four finishes in 100 butterfly ... had three wins in the 200 butterfly including one at the Notre Dame Invitational ... runner-up in the 200 butterfly against Illinois and Ohio State ... won both individual medleys and the 100 freestyle at Shamrock Classic ... had two top-three finishes in 1000 freestyle ... runner-up in 200 freestyle against Miami (Fla.), and in the quad-meet with Purdue, Miami (OH) and Pittsburgh ... placed third in 200 butterfly against defending NCAA national champion Stanford ... represented Irish Aquatics at the 1999 Phillips 66 National Championships in Minneapolis, Minn., where she made an Olympic Trial qualifying time in the 200 butterfly placing 15th.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Swam the opening leg of the fastest 800 freestyle relay in conference and school history, which also placed first at the 1998 BIG EAST meet ... finished second in the 200 fly and third in the 100 fly at the BIG EAST meet ... swam the 500 free in 4:52.78 en route to a third-place finish at the BIG EAST Championships ... placed fifth or better in the 200 butterfly in 1997-98 including four wins and three second-place finishes.

AS A FRESHMAN: Earned All-America honors as a freshman by placing 13th in the 200 butterfly at the 1997 NCAA Championships ... also swam the 100 butterfly at the NCAA Championships, placing 32nd in 55.98 ... won the BIG EAST title in the 200 butterfly and took second in the 100 fly ... member of the 800 freestyle relay that won the BIG EAST title and 400 free relay team that was second ... set BIG EAST championship meet records in 100 butterfly (55.86) and 200 butterfly (2:00.61) and was part of record-setting 800 free relay team ... also won 200 and took second in 100 fly at the Notre Dame Invitational ... placed fourth at BIG EAST championships in 500 freestyle ... set Notre Dame record for 100 fly (55.86) and 200 fly (2:00.61) but were later broken ... won seven dual-meet events and was second in eight events.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: 1996 Colorado high school swimmer of the year ... won 1996 state 200 freestyle title ... won 100 butterfly in 1994 ... four-time team MVP and letterwinner at Ponderosa High School ... participated in the senior national swim meet ... 1999-2000 team captain ... born January 29, 1978, in Chicago, Ill. ... enrolled in the College of Business Administration with a major in accounting.