| Casey Wagner |
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AS A JUNIOR: Earned an invitation to the
U.S. Olympic Trials and took part in the 400
Free at the event ... tabbed all-BIG EAST in
the 1,650 Free after placing third at the league
championship meet ... gave the 50 Free (25.99)
a shot at Minnesota ... raced the 100 Free on
four occasions with her best mark coming in
53.80 during the Irish Invitational ... streaked
through the 200 Free in the final heat of the
BIG EAST Championships in 1:49.71 after
clocking at 1:52.49 during the preliminary
round ... fastest mark in the event during the
regular season was 1:53.00 at the Irish
Invitational ... posted times of 4:53.09 and
4:53.71 at the BIG EAST meet in the 500 Free
... paced herself with a time of 10:10.31 in the
1,000 Free against Pittsburgh ... saved her best
distance time of the season for the BIG EAST
meet, drying off with a time of 16:39.77 in the
1,650 Free ... that time was nearly four seconds
faster than her previous season-best, a 16:43.28
registered during the Irish Invitational.
AS A SOPHOMORE: A key swimmer for
the Irish at the BIG EAST Championships,
pulling in 53 points to aid the team victory ...
member of the title-winning 800 Free Relay at
the conference meet ... the win marked her
first BIG EAST title and fourth all-BIG EAST
accolade ... set a career-best in the 1,650 Free
at the conference meet with a time of 16:42.74
for a fourth-place finish ... set two more career
records throughout the season in the 50 and
1,000 Free ... the third-fastest swimmer for the
Irish in the 500, 1,000 and 1,650 Free.
AS A FRESHMAN: Participated in three
events at the BIG EAST Championships ...
placed third in the 500 Free (4:49.19) at the
BIG EAST meet, the eighth-best time in the
record book at Notre Dame ... member of the
800 Free Relay (7:19.46) team that finished
second at the BIG EAST meet ... her 400 Free
Relay finished third in 3:22.46 ... won the
1,000 Free (9:58.27) in the dual meet against
California ... won the 500 Free (4:55.87)
against California ... checked in with the
team's fourth-fastest in the 100 Free (51.95) at
the Notre Dame Invitational ... registered the
team's second-best time in the 500 Free and
the top mark in the 1,000 Free on the season.
THE WAGNER FILE: Swam at Shady Side
(Pa.) while earning the a pair of letters and the
team's MVP award on two occasions ... twice
held a national ranking ... earned All-
American honors after her freshman and senior
seasons ... qualified for Senior Nationals in the
1,000 and 1,650 Free ... born Oct. 19, 1986, in
Pittsburgh, Pa. ... daughter of Kathryn Fuhrer
and Charles Wagner ... enrolled in the College
of Arts and Letters as a film, television and
theatre major ... president of Notre Dame's
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
Wagner's Career Bests
| Event |
Time |
Meet |
| 50 Free |
25.47 |
Shamrock Invite (2009) |
| 100 Free |
51.95 |
Notre Dame Invite (2005) |
| 200 Free |
1:49.71 |
BIG EAST (2008) |
| 500 Free |
4:49.19 |
BIG EAST (2006) |
| 1,000 Free |
9:53.13 |
Purdue (2006) |
| 1,650 Free |
16:39.77 |
BIG EAST (2008) |
| 100 Fly |
57.72 |
Notre Dame Invite (2005) |
| 200 Fly |
2:02.53 |
Michigan Invite (2006) |
