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Women's Swimming
One of most swimmers rookies on the Irish ... contributed in backstroke and individual medley, as well as in freestyle ... skilled swimmer trains very hard ... first native of Cayman Islands ever to swim for Irish. AS A FRESHMAN: Finished her solid rookie season rated eighth on the team in the 200 IM and ninth in the 400 IM ... qualified for the 2005 BIG EAST Championship in the 200 IM, 400 IM and 100 Free ... ended up 22nd in the 200 IM, 24th in the 400 IM and 31st in the 100 free at the BIG EAST meet ... helped the Irish to two relay victories during the dual meet season. HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Swimmer at Cayman Prep and High School ... three-time conference champion ... competed with the Stingray Club team ... owns 17 club and pool records ... five-year member of the Cayman Islands National Junior Team ... part of the 400-meter medley relay team that captured the first-ever CARIFTA medal for the Cayman Islands, as they won bronze in 2002 ... in 2003, they went on to win silver medals in the 400 freestyle relay and the 400 IM relay and bronze in the 200 free relay ... in 2004, the 400 free relay team won the Cayman Islands' first-ever gold medal, as she swam a personal-best time and the fastest time for any female swimmer in the relay event ... her squad also collected a silver in the 200 free relay and a bronze in the 400 medley relay ... team finished second overall at the 2004 CARIFTA Swimming Championships ... born August 8, 1986, on Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands ... daughter of Claire and Peter Stafford ... oldest of four children ... full name is Laura van Batenburg-Stafford ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies. |
    
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