| Rory Schmidt |
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UVa Career Bests: 200 Free (1:49.35), 500 Free (4:44.59), 1000 Free (9:54.15), 1650 Free (16:31.93)
An outstanding distance freestyler ... needs to make an impact in the middle distance freestyle events ... has the ability to score at the NCAA Championships ... ranks fifth all-time at UVa in the 500 free, eighth in the 1000 free, and 10th in the 1650 free ... swam a pair of events at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials.
2005-2006- A finalist in the 500 freestyle at the ACC Championships, finishing sixth ... finished 10th in the 1650 free at ACCs ... also competed in the 200 freestyle at the ACC Championships ... competed in the 800 meter free at the 2006 Conoco/Phillips summer National Championships time trial.
2004-2005- A finalist in the 1650 free at ACCs, finishing fifth ... also swam in the finals of the 500 freestyle, placing eighth ... swam a career best 9:54.15 in the 1000 free against Florida (Jan. 28).
2003-2004- Qualified for and swam at the NCAA Championships ... finished 20th in the 400-meter free at NCAAs ... also swam in the 200 and 1500-meter free and on UVa's 800 free relay at NCAAs ... earned All-ACC honors for her third-place finish in the 500 free at the ACC Championships ... just missed earning All-ACC honors in the 200 free with a fourth-place performance ... finished 14th in the 400-meter freestyle at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials ... also placed 17th in the 800-meter free (8:46.09).
Prep & Personal- A 2003 USA Swimming All-American in the 800 and 1500-meter freestyle and also named to USA Swimming's 2003 Open Water All-America Team ... was second in the 2003 5K Open Water Nationals and the 18 and under champion ... eighth in the 1500-meter free at the 2003 Summer Nationals and 13th in both the 400 and 800 free ... four-year swimming letterwinner and three-time Arcadia team MVP ... team captain ... Arizona state champion in the 500 free and runner-up in the 200 free ... an All-State selection ... placed seventh in the 1500-meter free at the 2003 Spring Nationals ... also competed in cross country and track ... two-time Regional and City champion ... runner-up in the state championship ... three-time team MVP and also served as captain ... Arizona Republic Outstanding Runner of the Year ... was the two-mile state champion in track with a state record time ... also second in the mile ... Arizona Republic Student Athlete for swimming and cross country ... a 2002-03 U.S. Swimming Scholastic All-American ... National Honor Society member ... Arizona Student Athlete from 2000 to 2003 ... Academic Gold Award of Excellence ... recipient of Outstanding Women's Leadership Award ... daughter of Heidi Stone and Philip Schmidt ... born November 19, 1984 in Seattle Wash. ... younger brother, Gunnar, is a sophomore on the Michigan swimming and diving team ... interested in disease research and bio-warfare ... a member of UVa's 2003-04 and 2005-06 Student Athlete Advisory Committees ... also a Student Athlete Mentor in 2005 06.
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