Lauren Sylvester Class: Sophomore Hometown: Philadelphia, PA High School: Germantown Height: 5-10 Position: Free Birthdate: 12/04/1988

AS A FRESHMAN: Swam the 400 Free at the U.S. Olympic Trials ... all-BIG EAST in the 800 Free Relay, taking second in the race ... turned in a 50 Free time of 25.32 at Minnesota ... swam the 100 Free in 54.39 during the Shamrock Invitational, beating her previous season-best result of 54.64 set at the Irish Invitational ... saved her best swim in the 200 Free for the BIG EAST Championships, finishing in 1:51.17 in the final heat ... her top 500 Free performance came during the league meet as well, a 4:51.86 showing in the final round of competition ... went the distance in the 1,000 Free at Minnesota in 9:59.47 ... best mark in the 1,650 Free (16:49.52) came at the beginning of the season during the Husky Invitational, though her 16:52.80 showing at the BIG EAST meet was not far behind ... swam the 100 Back (1:00.91) and 200 IM (2:11.34) at Toledo ... competed in a round of the 100 Fly (1:03.33) against Miami.

THE SYLVESTER FILE: Helped set the national 18-under record in the 800 Free Relay ... earned All-America honors all four years as a prep at Germantown (Pa.) ... nationally-ranked her sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... team went undefeated all four years of high school ... three-time conference champion ... born Dec. 4, 1988, in Philadelphia, Pa. ... daughter of Cheryl and Frank Sylvester ... oldest of two children.