Tara Riggs Class: Senior Hometown: Mt. Pleasant, S.C. High School: Wando Event: Freestyle/Butterfly Birthdate: 07/15/1980

AS A SENIOR: Will serve as a team captain along with fellow senior Maureen Hillenmeyer.

AS A JUNIOR: Helped the Irish complete two 1-2-3 finishes in the distance freestyle events with her third-place finishes in the 1,000 freestyle against Miami and the 500 freestyle against Iowa... placed fifth in the 1,650 and 500 freestyle at the quad meet... swam on the 400 butterfly relay which set a meet record time of 3:56.20 at the Notre Dame Relays... took four top-five finishes in 2000-01.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Tallied runner-up finishes in the 1,000 freestyle against both Metro State and Colorado State ... placed in the top five in every 1,000 freestyle event in which she swam ... placed fourth in the 200 backstroke at the Shamrock Classic ... finished fifth in the 500 freestyle against Illinois ... competed in the 200, 500 and 1,650 freestyle at the BIG EAST Championships ... helped Notre Dame knock off #8 Michigan with a fifth-place finish in the 1,000 freestyle ... also placed fifth in the 1,650 freestyle against #11 Northwestern ... finished seventh in the 500 freestyle against the Wolverines and Wildcats ... recorded nine top-five finishes for the Irish in 1999-2000.

AS A FRESHMAN: Had several strong finishes in the distance freestyle events as a freshman in '98-'99 ... had three NCAA "B" qualifying times in the 500 and 1,650 freestyle and in the 800 freestyle relay ... was an alternate in the 1,650 freestyle for the NCAA Championships ... finished third in the 500 freestyle and swam the anchor leg on the second-place 800 freestyle relay team at the BIG EAST Championships to earn all-conference honors ... took fifth place in the 1,650 freestyle at the conference meet ... recorded top time for the Irish in 1998-99 in the 1,650 freestyle and team's second fastest times in the 200, 500 and 1,000 freestyle ... placed no worse than third in the 1,000 freestyle, including a runner-up against defending NCAA national champion Stanford ... won the 200 freestyle against Army and Air Force ... in the 500 freestyle, placed better than fourth in dual-meet competition four times, including a third-place finish against Stanford ... runner-up in 1,650 in quad-meet with Purdue, Miami (OH) and Pittsburgh ... had third-place showing in the 200 butterfly against Army and Air Force ... took home a third in the 500 freestyle at the Rainbow Invitational ... '99 winner of the Beeler-Hipp Award given to a freshman who best represents the spirit of Notre Dame ... represented the City of Charleston Swim Club of South Carolina at the 1999 Phillips 66 National Championships in Minneapolis, Minn.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA:: Four-time all-state selection and state champion for Wando High School ... state recordholder in butterfly and freestyle events ... 1997 South Carolina Female Swimmer of the Year ... junior national champion in the 200 free ... scored at 1996 spring national championships in the 200 butterfly ... scholastic All-American her junior and senior years of school ... participated in cross country her freshman and sophomore years ... National Honor Society, Who's Who Among American High School Students and Fellowship of Christian Athletes member ... born July 15, 1980, in Charleston, S.C. ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters, majoring in American Studies.