Lauren Parisi Class: Junior Hometown: Hauppauge, NY High School: Hauppauge Height: 5-8 Position: Back/IM Birthdate: 12/29/1989

AS A SOPHOMORE: Fought through the season by racing with an injured knee ... underwent knee surgery at season's end ... shelved top-15 finishes at the BIG EAST Championships in the 100 Back (55.79), 200 Back (2:00.39) and 100 Fly (55.68) ... had strong dual meet swims in the 100 Free (52.48) at Louisville, against Northwestern / Toledo in the 100 Back (56.80) and 200 Back (2:02.21) ... swam the 100 Fly (58.28) and 200 IM (2:08.70) at the Shamrock Invite.

AS A FRESHMAN: Three-time all-BIG EAST performer ... teamed up to set school records in the 200 (1:31.07) and 400 Free Relay (3:19.38) at the BIG EAST Championships ... both were BIG EAST records ... shot through the 25 Free at the Husky Invitational in 11.05 ... registered a 24.42 in the 50 Free during the Shamrock Invitational ... top 100 Free time came at Toledo in 53.07 ... had three shots at the 200 Free ... best mark in that event was a 1:53.31 swim during the Shamrock Invitational ... best 50 Back (24.76) performance was swam at Toledo ... raced the 100 Back in a season-best time of 55.63 at the BIG EAST Championships ... in the 200 Back, clocked in at 1:58.47 at the BIG EAST meet for a third-place finish ... swam her best 100 Fly (57.44) at the Husky Invitational ... tore through the finals of the 200 IM at the BIG EAST meet in 2:03.76.

THE PARISI FILE: Placed second in the 200 Back at Junior Nationals in 2007 ... as a senior, was nationally ranked in the 100 Back and 200 Back ... placed 15th in the 200m Back in her first national meet at age 11 ... has taken part in four national championship meets ... 16-time All-American ... as a senior she was New York's state champion in the 200 IM and the 100 Back ... two-time team captain and four-time team MVP at Hauppauge (N.Y.) ... competed in seven state championship meets with Hauppauge ... earned all-conference, allcity and all-state honors all four years as a prep ... holds five individual event records at Hauppauge and three top marks in medley events ... admits to being terrified of open water and holding her breath ... aunt swam at Fordham ... began swimming at the age of 11 ... born Dec. 29, 1989, in Manhasset, N.Y. ... daughter of Maureen and Joe Parisi ... the oldest of two children ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a psychology major.

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