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1 WOMEN S SWIMMING & DIVING GOLDEN BEAR FACTS Location... Berkeley, CA Enrollment... 33,000 Founded Nickname... Golden Bears Colors... Blue and Gold Conference... Pacific-10 Pool... Spieker Aquatics Complex (2,000) Pool Dimensions meters by 25 yards Chancellor... Dr. Robert Birgeneau Athletic Director... Sandy Barbour Athletics Website... SWIMMING OFFICE Head Coach... Teri McKeever (USC 83) Year at Cal... 14th Career Record Assistant Coach... Whitney Hite (Texas 97) Olympic Sports Operations... Josh Flushman Swimming Office Phone Swimming Office Fax Diving Coach... Ron Kontura (Ohio University, 91) Diving Office Phone DIVE Overall Record Pac-10 Finish... Third NCAA Finish... Eighth Letterwinners returning/lost... 17/11 All-Americans returning/lost... 9/1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Golden Bear Outlook Coaching Staff Golden Bear Profiles Swimming & Diving Rosters/Pronunciation Guide Cal Results and History All-Time Roster Spieker Aquatics Complex The University IBC MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE 349 Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA Phone: Fax: Associate AD/Communications... Kevin Klintworth Media Relations Director... Herb Benenson Media Relations Assistant (W. Swimming & Diving)... Christina Teller Direct: Assistant Media Relations Directors... Scott Ball, Debbie Rosenfeld-Caparaz Media Relations Interns... Kimberley Hoidal, Veronica White MEDIA CREDENTIALS Please direct all requests/questions for media credentials to Christina Teller. Requests should be made in writing by sports editors/directors on appropriate letterhead at least one week prior to the meet. Please fax ( ) or the requests (cpteller@berkeley.edu). INTERVIEWS/PRESS INFORMATION A pre-meet press release and complete set of results will be made available to members of the media covering Cal home swimming meets. These will also be available online at All athlete and coach interviews, either in person or by telephone, must be coordinated through Christina Teller with a minimum of one day notice. Please call for more information. Senior Ashley Chandler BEAR BACKERS SUPPORT YOUR TEAM Bear Backers are loyal Cal alumni and friends who provide financial support to Cal Athletics with their donations. Every student-athlete benefits from their contributions, which underwrites the scholarships, programmatic needs, and academic tutoring programs. Bear Backers also build our athletic facilities, including the Haas Pavilion. Joining Bear Backers is the best way to support the Cal team you care about. Call (510) for more information. CREDITS The edition of the California Women s Swimming and Diving Media Guide was written and edited by Christina Teller, Assistant Media Relations Director. Layout and graphics by John Dunbar, Publications Director and Evan Kerr, Publications Assistant. Photos by John Dunbar, Evan Kerr, Nick Lammers, Bill Collins, Stu Corliss, Peter H. Bick, and Karen Moe Humphreys, among others GOLDEN BEAR WOMEN S SWIMMING & DIVING MEDIA GUIDE 1

2 SEASON OUTLOOK REACHING FOR NEW HEIGHTS TALENTED CAL SQUAD LOOKS TOWARD FUTURE WITH UNLIMITED POTENTIAL In the past several months, California s women s swimmers have accomplished some remarkable feats. Members of the Golden Bears not only made an impact in the world of collegiate swimming with an eighthplace finish at the 2005 NCAA Championships, but current and former Cal swimmers also collected five first-place finishes, six second-place finishes and posted four first-place showings in national and international competition over the summer. Overall, Cal swimmers notched 21 Top-10 finishes at the Summer National Championships in Irvine, Calif., the FINA World Championships in Montreal and the World University Games in Turkey. What our program has proved is that you can have a world-class education and a great college career while continuing swimming nationally and internationally, said head coach Teri McKeever, who enters her 14th year at Cal and was an assistant for the United States squad during the 2005 World Championships. We re doing it with the best in the world. Cal provides as good an opportunity as anywhere in the country. The most notable achievement this summer may have been freshman Jessica Hardy setting the world record in the 100 breast (1:06.20) at the World Championships. Hardy, who graduated from Long Beach Wilson High, notched that time in the semifinals of the event and earned the silver medal in the final. Hardy is the first women s swimmer to enter Cal as a world-record holder since Mary T. Meagher came to Berkeley in Cal s talent doesn t stop at world record holders. At the National Championships in Irvine, Cal posted three first-place finishes, the 800 free relay (sophomore Emily Silver, junior Erin Reilly, senior Ashley Chandler and recent graduate Lauren Medina), the 400 free relay (Medina, Reilly, Silver and junior Lauren Andrews) and senior Helen Silver in the 100 back. The 400 medley relay team of Helen Silver, Emily Silver, junior Annie Babicz and Reilly placed second. For an indication of the Bears depth, people need to look no further than the final of the 200 free, in which Medina, Chandler and Reilly participated. Internationally, the Bears didn t miss a beat as well. The FINA World Championships featured Hardy (three silver medals), Emily Silver (bronze) and former Cal great Natalie Coughlin (one gold medal, two silvers and two bronzes). At the World University Games in Izmir, Turkey, Chandler and Medina swam on the first-place 800 free relay team, while junior Sherry Tsai, representing Hong Kong, and freshman Lauren Rogers competed in the 100 back. Rogers also earned a gold medal in the 400 medley relay. This is a team with exciting new people joining a group that features a solid core with great leadership, McKeever said. People have done a great job of working hard and have diversified their events so that we have a lot of women who can help us in a lot of different areas. That s what I think is the sign of a good team: when a number of athletes are strong in several strokes. As a coach, it allows you to adjust depending on the situation, the opponent, or the time of year. The Bears finished the season with a 9-2 dual meet record, a thirdplace showing at the Pac-10 Championships and an eighth-place finish at the NCAA Championships. At the Pac-10 meet in Federal Way, Wash., Cal claimed one relay and two individual titles. The Bears defended their 800 free relay title with the help of Chandler, Reilly, Emily Silver and Medina, while Babicz (100 breast, 1:01.12) and Emily Silver (200 free, 1:46.71) each took home a conference title. The Bears also posted eight Top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships. As good as all of those results are, McKeever sees the potential for the Bears to reach even higher heights. The biggest thing about this team is their tremendous potential, said McKeever, who has amassed a dual meet record in her 13 seasons with Cal. It s our job to maximize that potential. That s what will be exciting, bringing the talent and the potential to fruition. And when we re done, there s a result that everyone s proud of. Senior Helen Silver Junior Erin Reilly GOLDEN BEAR WOMEN S SWIMMING & DIVING MEDIA GUIDE

3 FREESTYLE The Bears are solid in all of the freestyle events and feature several swimmers with national and international experience. Emily Silver, who was named the team MVP last season, will anchor the Bears in the 50 and 100. Also helping in the sprints for Cal will be Annie Babicz, Jessica Hardy, Lauren Andrews, sophomore Kelly Stravers and senior captain Helen Silver. In the 200, senior captain Ashley Chandler and junior Erin Reilly have proven their mettle on the national level, as both were finalists at the 2005 Summer National Championships. Emily Silver will also add depth in the 200. The distance events will be anchored by a strong group of returners, including Chandler, Reilly, senior Kate Tiedeman and sophomores Jessica Cotton and Rachel Ridgeway. Emily Silver is the defending Pac-10 champion in the 200 free (1:46.71). At the summer nationals, the sophomore out of Bainbridge Island, Wash. found success individually and as part of relay teams: 800 free relay (1st), 400 free relay (1st), 400 medley relay (2nd) and 100 free (5th). At the NCAA meet, Silver placed fourth in the 100 free (48.73), fifth in the 800 free relay (7:07.87), sixth in the 400 free relay (3:18.48), and ninth in the 200 free relay (1:31.17). She also earned a bronze medal for the 400 free relay at the FINA World Championships. Chandler swam on the gold medal 800 free relay team at the World University Games last summer and also helped her 800 free relay team take first at the 2005 Summer National Championships. Individually, Chandler was a finalist in the 200 free at that meet. She holds four times on Cal s All-Time Top-10 list 1000 Free (2nd), 1650 Free (2nd), 200 Free (8th) and 500 Free (4th). Chandler finished second at Pac-10s in the 500. Reilly brings solid national experience to Cal s freestyle corps. She is in Cal s All-Time Top 10 in the 200 Free (6th), 500 Free (6th), 1000 Free (6th) and 1650 Free (7th). At the 2005 Summer National Championships, she competed on the first-place 800 free relay and 400 free relay teams. Individually, Reilly took seventh in the 200 free and was a consolation finalist in the 100. At the NCAA meet, Reilly picked up All-American honors for the fifth-place 800 free relay (7:07.87, school record) and was 12th in the 200. Babicz competed in the 50 free at the summer nationals meet and finished 13th in the final. Helen Silver, who has focused on the backstroke events, stepped up for the Bears in the 200 free relay at the NCAA Championships, helping Cal take ninth (1:31.17). Her split was a Tiedeman competed in the 500 (16th, 4:53.40) and 1650 (11th, 16:48.63) at the 2005 conference championships. Tiedeman was an NCAA qualifier in Ridgeway qualified for the 500 at the 2005 NCAA meet after placing 19th at Pac-10s (4:53.99). Andrews provides depth in the relays and was an NCAA participant in the Bears 200 and 400 free relays last year. Stravers notched personal bests at the 2005 Pac-10 meet, with a in the 50 free and a in the 100. BREASTSTROKE Among Cal s breaststrokers are a world record holder and a conference champion, making the Bears as powerful as any group in the nation in these events. Jessica Hardy holds the world s top time in the 100m breast (1:06.20) which she set at the 2005 FINA World Championships, while Annie Babicz is the defending Pac-10 champion in the 100-yard event (1:01.12). Sophomore Genevieve Patterson scored for the Bears at Pac- 10s in the 100 as well. Freshman Samantha Heath and junior Catherine O Neal add depth in these events. Hardy broke the American record in the 50 meter breast and is the American record holder in the 4x100 medley relay. Hardy was twice named Swimming World s Magazine High School Swimmer of the Year (2004, 2005). Babicz earned honorable mention All-American honors in the 100 breast at the 2005 NCAA meet. Her top time in the 200 is 2: O Neal finished 24th at the 2005 Pac-10s in the 100 breast (1:06.19). Junior Annie Babicz BACKSTROKE Senior Helen Silver leads the Bears in the backstroke events and is coming off an individual title at the summer nationals in the 100 back. Silver, who is one of Cal s captains this season, scored points in the 200 back at NCAAs. Junior Sherry Tsai brings international experience in both the 100 and 200, while freshman Lauren Rogers was the fastest backstroker coming out of high school and competed internationally over the summer. Junior Lauren Andrews is a two-time qualifier in the 200 back at the NCAAs and also swam in the 100 back at that meet in Freshman Lara Pease, who was a three-time high school All-American in the 100 back, junior Nadia Staubitz and freshman Natalie LaRochelle will add depth in the 100 and 200 back. Silver placed third at the summer nationals in the 200. She owns two Top- 10 times on Cal s All-Time list: 100 back (5th, 54.25) and 200 (2nd, 1:55.88). Tsai competed at the 2005 World University Games, representing Hong Kong, and placed first in the B finals of both the 100 and 50 back. At Pac- 10s, Tsai finished eighth in both the 100 back (55.56) and 200 back (2:00.68). Andrews top times include a 2:00.20 in the 200 (2005 Pac-10s ) and in the 100 (2005 NCAAs). The Bears will be without Emily Verdin this season as she recovers from hip surgery. In 2005, Verdin finished 15th in the 200 back at the NCAA meet and set personal best in the 100 back there as well (55.13). BUTTERFLY Sophomore Leann Toomey has developed into a reliable force in the sprint butterfly events. Annie Babicz, Erin Reilly, Rachel Ridgeway add strength in these events as they bring NCAA and Pac-10 success. Toomey collected All-American honors after helping the 400 Medley Relay team place eighth at the NCAA meet (3:40.70). At the 2005 Pac-10 Championships, Toomey finished seventh in the 100 fly and 12th in the 200 fly, and in the relays, Toomey helped Cal s 400 Medley team take third in 3: Reilly is a viable option for either the 100 or 200 fly having earned honorable mention All-American honors in the 200m fly at the 2004 NCAA GOLDEN BEAR WOMEN S SWIMMING & DIVING MEDIA GUIDE 3

4 meet. Ridgeway took eighth at the 2005 Pac-10s in the 200 fly and 12th in the 100 fly. She also competed in the 200 at the 2005 NCAAs (2:01.19). Babicz finished ninth in the 100 fly at the 2005 Pac-10 Championships. Junior Nadia Staubitz will provide depth for the Bears in the 100 fly. INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY In 2005, Helen Silver posted the fifth-fastest time on Cal's all-time list in the 200 IM (1:59.93) at the Pac-10 meet, which was good for fourth place at the conference championships. Sherry Tsai has also proven to be a strong IM swimmer, holding the Bears second-fastest times in both the 200 (2:01.41) and 400 (4:22.21) from last season. Freshman Natalie LaRochelle brings national experience to the Bears. She is solid in all strokes and will be counted on as an IM specialist this year. Freshman Jessica Hardy will also be called on in the 200 IM. After solid performances in , Kate Tiedeman and Jessica Cotton will be called on for the 400. With Cal s strength across the board, the Bears will see many people stepping up in the IM events. RELAYS Cal has a track record for fast relays, and from the looks of it, this year should be no different. The Bears are stacked with talent, which will provide healthy competition on all of the medley relay teams. In the free relays, Cal lost All-American Lauren Medina to graduation, but the Bears return a solid group that will be helped by a quick crop of freshmen, including Jessica Hardy and Lauren Rogers. In 2005, the 800 free relay team of Emily Silver, Erin Reilly, Ashley Chandler and Medina finished fifth at NCAAs (7:07.87) and also won the Pac-10 title. The 200 free relay of Emily Silver, Sherry Tsai, Lauren Andrews and Helen Silver finished ninth at the 2005 NCAA meet in 1: The 400 free relay team of Medina, Andrews, Tsai and Emily Silver placed sixth at NCAAs in 3:18.48 (2005). The 400 medley relay team of Helen Silver, Annie Babicz, Leann Toomey and Emily Silver placed eighth at NCAAs in 3: The 200 medley group of Tsai, Genevieve Patterson, recent graduate Emma Palsson and Emily Silver took fifth at Pac-10s, also in Sophomore Emily Silver 2006 NCAA QUALIFYING STANDARDS 25-YARD COURSE Event A B 50 Freestyle... : : Freestyle... : : Freestyle... 1: : Freestyle... 4: : ,650 Freestyle... 16: : Butterfly... : : Butterfly... 1: : Backstroke... : : Backstroke... 1: : Breaststroke... 1: : Breaststroke... 2: : Individual Medley... 2: : Individual Medley... 4: : Freestyle Relay... 1: : Freestyle Relay... 3: : Freestyle Relay... 7: : Medley Relay... 1: : Medley Relay... 3: :44.86 Sophomore Katy Banks DIVING The California diving team continues to build for the future. The Golden Bears return senior Tara Capsuto, who was Cal s top point scorer at the 2005 Pac-10 Championships, and sophomore Katy Banks. New to the squad are three freshmen, including high school All-Americans Chiara Reese-Hilborn and Drew Mulvey, along with Katelyn Prorok. Capsuto, the team s captain, will rejoin the Bears when she returns from her fall semester during which she is studying abroad in Spain. While in Spain, Capsuto is training in Madrid at the FINA pool with the Spanish national team. Second-year coach Ron Kontura expects the three freshmen to make an immediate impact this season. All three freshmen are tremendous athletes who will have the opportunity to contribute immediately, Kontura said. The building process is beginning to take shape and it should be an exciting year GOLDEN BEAR WOMEN S SWIMMING & DIVING MEDIA GUIDE

5 CALIFORNIA HEAD COACH TERI McKEEVER 14th Year at California Teri McKeever enters her 14th year as head coach of the University of California women s swimming program after making history in the summer of 2004 as the first woman ever to be named a coach of a U.S. Olympic swimming team. As an assistant coach of the U.S. swim team in Athens, McKeever helped guide Cal alum Natalie Coughlin to five medals, including two gold, alum Haley Cope to a silver medal, and the entire U.S. swimming team to 28 medals, including 12 gold. In the summer of 2005, McKeever served as an assistant coach to the U.S. team during World Championship competition. Under McKeever s direction, Cal women s swimming program has become one of the most elite in the nation. In , she led the Golden Bears to an eighth-place national finish and a 9-2 dual meet season. McKeever s teams have finished in the Top 10 nationally for the last nine years. She has amassed an impressive dual meet record (.725) in her time at Cal, and 11 out of the 13 years she has coached in Berkeley, the Bears have notched winning records. Under McKeever s tutelage, eleven different national champions have emerged, while 44 different swimmers have earned All-America honors, and 49 different swimmers have inked their names on Cal s all-time Top 10 list. Among the most prominent swimmers to blossom under McKeever s guidance are Pac-10 Swimmers of the Year, Coughlin ( ), Haley Cope (2000) and Marylyn Chiang (1999). McKeever also coached Staciana Stitts, who became the first Cal woman swimmer to earn an Olympic gold medal since Mary T. Meagher in 1984, when Stitts was a member of the U.S. gold medal winning 400m medley relay at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. While swimming for McKeever at Cal, Chiang won a national title in the 100 back, becoming the first Cal swimmer to win an NCAA title since In 2000, Cope led off Cal s 200m medley relay and 200m free relay that won national titles. Cope set a short course world record for her 50m back leg of the medley relay. In August of 2002, McKeever coached Cope and Coughlin Teri McKeever was an All-American at USC, helping the Trojans to four consecutive NCAA Top 10 finishes. to victories at the U.S. National Championships, where Coughlin became the first swimmer to win five national titles since McKeever also saw the team win the 400 medley relay, breaking the national club record. Coughlin the 2001, 2002 and 2003 NCAA Swimmer of the Year finished her career at Cal under McKeever s tutelage, with 11 individual NCAA titles before going on to win five Olympic medals during the 2004 Olympics. Prior to the Olympics, McKeever gained international experience serving as an assistant women s coach on the U.S. National Team at the 2001, 2002 and 2003 FINA World Championships. Her ability to motivate her teams into reaching high goals was shown at both those meets as the U.S. soundly defeated Australia , and the U.S. women took home 12 gold medals at the world championships. Coughlin led the U.S. 400-meter free and medley relays to gold and silver medals at the championship meet. McKeever s great coaching capability has been well noted by her peers as ASCA (American Swimming Coaches Association) awarded her the 2002 Coach of the Year honor. She also won her second Pac-10 Coach of the Year award (2002 and 1999), and earned the George Haines Coach of the Meet Award at the U.S. National Championships in the summer of She served as an assistant U.S. coach at the 2002 Pan Pacific Games in Yokohama, Japan and at the 2001 Goodwill Games in Brisbane, Australia. In May 2002, McKeever was awarded the National Collegiate and Scholastic Swimming Trophy for her outstanding contributions to swimming as a competitive sport and healthful recreational activity. Along with Cal s accomplishments in the pool, the Bears consistently have one of the highest team GPA s in the nation. She has coached 11 different Academic All- Americans and numerous Pac-10 All- Academic selections. For someone that comes to swim here, their Cal experience is to be part of a team and an extended family that is going to support and encourage them, McKeever said. We are looking for athletes who are striving for a balance between excellence in the classroom and excellence in the pool. McKeever, 43, came to Cal after spending five years at Fresno State where she also developed an outstanding program. She spent two seasons in charge of the women s program ( ) before assuming the dual role of men s and women s head coach from In 1992, she was named the Big West Conference Women s Coach of the Year Courtesy of Oakland Tribune McKEEVER S CAL DUAL MEET RECORD Total (.725) after leading the women s team to a 12-3 dual meet record and finishing fourth in the conference championships. McKeever has strong ties to the Pac-10 Conference, both as an athlete and as a coach. She worked as an assistant coach at USC from , helping develop several All-Americans. McKeever is also a former USC All- American, competing in the NCAA Championship meet all four years while at USC and helping the Trojans to four consecutive NCAA Top-10 finishes. She earned All-America honors in both 1980 and 81. As a senior in 1983, McKeever was named USC s Outstanding Student-Athlete. McKeever graduated from USC in 1983 with a B.S. in education with two teaching credentials (multiple subject, secondary life science) and also earned a Masters degree in athletic administration in McKeever s father, Mike, was an All-American lineman for the Trojans football team in McKeever comes from a family of 10 children, all with varied athletic backgrounds. McKeever resides in El Cerrito GOLDEN BEAR WOMEN S SWIMMING & DIVING MEDIA GUIDE 5

6 ASSISTANT COACHES WHITNEY HITE Assistant Coach 3rd year at California Whitney Hite enters his third year as an assistant coach at Cal. The Golden Bears have posted dual meet records of 9-0 (2004) and 9-2 (2005) in his first two seasons, including a win against Stanford in 2004, which was the Bears first since At the NCAA Championships, Cal has placed sixth (2004) and eighth (2005) over the past two seasons. The Denver native came to Berkeley after serving as an assistant coach with the University of Georgia s swimming staff for five years. With the Bulldogs, he helped Georgia s women s team to three straight national championships, In 2002 and 2003, the Georgia women posted consecutive runner-up finishes. Hite also helped coach Georgia s men s swimming team, a squad that posted Top 15 national finishes in each season under his guidance. While Hite was an assistant at Georgia, the Bulldogs dominated the Southeastern Conference. Georgia swimmers Robert Margalis and Mary DeScenza were named SEC Swimmer and SEC Freshman of the Year, respectively. In 2003, Hite also helped coach one the greatest swimmers in Georgia s history in sprint freestyler Maritza Correia. With 11 national titles (five individual and six relays) to her credit, Correia holds more NCAA hardware than any other swimmer in Lady Bulldog history. A four-year member of the men s swimming team at the University of Texas, Hite swam sprint freestyle for the Longhorns and graduated with a B.S. in sports management from Texas in the spring of He earned his master s degree in education from Georgia in RON KONTURA Head Diving Coach 2nd Year at California Ron Kontura enters into his second year as the men s and women s diving coach at Berkeley. It is his eighth year of collegiate coaching. At the 2005 Junior Pan-American Games in Ft. Lauderdale, Kontura served as a team leader as the United States boys and girls teams each won a Pan-Am Team Championship. The United States also won the overall championship with 611 total points. Prior to his arrival at Cal, Kontura was the head diving coach at Illinois State University from 1996 to At Illinois State, Kontura s emphasis on academics kept the team GPA above 3.4 in all four of his seasons and produced ISU s first Academic All-American in Aquatics. At the same time, Kontura found time to coach and direct a club team, the Redbird Diving Club, which developed four national Junior Olympic qualifiers. Kontura was an assistant diving coach at the University of Michigan where he helped mentor two All-Americans on Michigan s Big Ten Championship team. That same swimming and diving team placed third at NCAA Championships. Kontura gained his first head coaching experience as the head diving coach at Allegheny College in Meadville, Penn., where he coached four NCAA Division III All-Americans from Kontura earned his Master s in Business Administration from Illinois State University in 1999 and his Bachelor s in Business Administration from Ohio University in KRISTEN LEWIS Manager 1st Year at California Kristen Lewis is in her first year as graduate assistant with the Bears after completing her swimming career at UCLA ( ). Lewis, who graduated from Campolindo HS in nearby Moraga, is pursuing a master s degree at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Education. She was a captain for the Bruins in the season, an Academic All-American and a semifinalist in the 100 and 200 fly at the 2004 Olympics Trials. Lewis majored in history at UCLA and was an NCAA post-graduate scholar. NATALIE COUGHLIN JOSH FLUSHMAN Volunteer Assistant Coach Olympic Sports Operations GOLDEN BEAR WOMEN S SWIMMING & DIVING MEDIA GUIDE

7 GOLDEN BEAR PROFILES LAUREN ANDREWS 2005 All-American 400m Free Relay (6th) 2005 Honorable Mention All-American 200m Free Relay (9th) CALIFORNIA: A junior backstroker/freestyler, who competed in the 2005 Summer National Championships... individually, clocked a 2:16.68 in the prelims of the 200 back and helped the 400 free relay place first SOPHOMORE IN : Qualified for the 100 and 200 back at the NCAA Championships...earned All-America honors in the 200 freestyle relay (9th, honorable mention) and 400 free relay (6th). At the 2005 Pac-10 Championships, placed 10th in the 200 back (2:00.20) and14th in the 100 back (56.04). FRESHMAN AT CSUN IN : Swam at Cal State Northridge where she was an NCAA qualifier in the 200 back set CSUN records in the 100 back, 200 back, and 200 free named team MVP HIGH SCHOOL: A 2003 graduate of Foothill HS in Redding, Calif...set records in every event at her high school on her club team, the Redding Swim Team, set records in the 100 back, 200 back and 100 fly won Scholar- Athlete Award at her high school PERSONAL: American Studies major went on a mission trip to Fiji parents are Marie and Thomas Andrews of Redding, Calif born 11/23/84 in Glendale Heights, Ill. 200 back... 2: Pac-10 Championships 100 back NCAA Championships 100 free vs. Stanford ANNIE BABICZ 2005 All-American 400 Medley Relay (8th) 2005 Honorable Mention All-American 100 Breast (16th) 2004 All-American 400m Medley Relay (7th) 2004 Honorable Mention All-American 100 Breast (15th), 200 Medley Relay (14th) Cal All-Time Top Breast (2nd), 200 Breast (6th) CALIFORNIA: A junior breaststroker/butterflier who was the 2005 Pac-10 champion in the 100 breast (1:01.12). Babicz competed in the Summer National Championships and helped the 400 medley relay place second...sophomore IN : Babicz was named Most Improved at the end of the season after earning All-America (400 medley relay) and Honorable Mention All-America honors (100 breast) placed ninth in the 100 fly at Pac-10s (55.55) holds the second all-time fastest mark in the 100 breast at Cal (1:01.12) and is sixth on the list in the 200 (2:15.00). Babicz placed 16th at the NCAA championships in the 100 breast (1:01.95)...competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials in 2004 (100m breast 1:13.43, 37th ) FRESHMAN IN : Earned honorable mention All- America honors at NCAAs, finishing 15th in the 100m breast (1:09.12) also a first-team All-American on seventh-place 400m medley relay team (1:01.99 split) and honorable mention All-American in the 200m medley relay at Pac-10s, Babicz finished fifth in the 100y breast (1:02.14) finished eighth in the 100y fly was on Cal s second-place 400-yard medley relay team and fourth-place 200-yard medley relay team HIGH SCHOOL: A 2003 graduate of Pine View HS... ranked No. 1 nationally in the 100 breast during her 2001 high school season...member of the 2002 USA National Junior team...competed at the 2000 Olympic trials...a four-time Florida state champion in the 100 breast and three-time champion in the 100 fly...set the Florida high school record in the 100 breast (1:01.98)...was a four-time team MVP...PERSONAL: American Studies major wants to work in advertising for a fashion company...parents are Jim and Sue Babicz of Sarasota, Fla. has a younger sister, Beth...counts her best sports moment as beating Stanford by two points in the dual meet in 2004 born 8/18/85 in Schaumburg, Ill. 100 breast... 1: Pac-10 Championships 200 breaststroke... 2: Pac-10 Championships 100 butterfly Pac-10 Championships ASHLEY CHANDLER School Record Holder 800 Free Relay School Record Holder 400m Free 2005 All-American 800 Free Relay (5th) 2005 Honorable Mention All-American 500 free (9th) 2004 All-American - 800m Free Relay (1st), 200m Free (4th), 400 Free (4th) Cal All-Time Top Free (2nd), 1650 Free (2nd), 200 Free (8th), 500 Free (4th) CALIFORNIA: A senior freestyler who was part of the gold medal 800 free relay team at the World University Games in the summer of at the 2005 National Championships, the Chandler, Ariz, native also helped the 800 free relay team place first and was a finalist in the 200 free...was chosen as one of Cal s two captains this season JUNIOR IN : Swam for a school record in the 800 free relay (7:07.87), which was good for fifth place as well as All-America honors at the NCAA Championships... also earned honorable mention All-America honors in the 500 free after placing ninth (4:43.33) At Pac-10s, swam on the first-place 800 free relay (7:08.37), the 500 free (2nd 4:41.65), 200 free (6th 1:47.51). Before her junior year, competed in the U.S. Olympic Trials (800m free 8:59.04, 34th; 200m free- 2:05.22, 48th; 400m free 4:20.28, 34th)...SOPHOMORE IN : Set a new school record at NCAAs, placing fourth in the 400-meter free (4:05.89) fourth at NCAA Championships in the 200m free (1:57.99) was a member of NCAA champion 800m free relay team At Pac-10 Championships, finished second in the 200y free (1:46.97) fourth in the 500y free (4:45.44), seventh in the 1650y free (16:27.10)...swam second leg on Pac-10 champion and meet and school record-setting 800y free relay (7:08.13) FRESHMAN IN : Qualified for the NCAA Championships as a member of the 800 free relay (third leg) and in the 200, 500 and 1650 free events...scored points for Cal at the Pac-10 Championships as a member of the 800 free relay team that placed seventh...her time in the 1650 free stood as Cal s fastest of the season...had the team s second-fastest time in the 1000 free (9:58.72) and third-fastest times in the 200 (1:49.36) and 500 free (4:49.63)...HIGH SCHOOL: A 2002 graduate of Chandler High School...set school records in the 50, 100, 200 and 500 freestyle, 200 individual medley and 100 butterfly events was the national champion in the 400 free (4:12.06) and was Arizona state champion in the 500 free (4:45.16) in 2001 was the Arizona state champion in the 200 free (1:49.08) and 200 IM (2:04.73) in 2000 and 2001 Member of the 2001 U.S. national team...competed in the 2001 Goodwill Games, where she earned a silver team medal... PERSONAL: American studies major...is interested in working in becoming a pastry chef currently serving as the secretary of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) for the year parents are Ken and JoAnn Chandler of Chandler, Ariz...born 4/12/84 in Tucson, Ariz. 200 free... 1: Pac-10 Championships 500 free... 4: Pac-10 Championships 1,000 free... 9: Princeton Invite 1,650 free... 16: Princeton Invite GOLDEN BEAR WOMEN S SWIMMING & DIVING MEDIA GUIDE 7

8 JESSICA COTTON CALIFORNIA: A sophomore distance freestyler/ IMer FRESHMAN IN : Clocked two best times at the Georgia Invitational, 4:24.14 in the 400 IM and 17:07.61 in the 1650 free personal best in the 1000 free (10:17.31) came against USC HIGH SCHOOL: A 2004 graduate of Lincoln HS in Stockton...competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials in 2004, finishing 47th in the 800-meter freestyle (9:10.19) named Female Athlete of the Year as a senior and her club team s MVP all four years set school record in 500 free Scholastic All-American as a sophomore PERSONAL: Undeclared major parents are Amy and Dan Cotton of Stockton, both Cal graduates father, Dan, rowed crew at Cal older brother, David, rows crew at UCLA also has two uncles and an aunt who attended Cal born 10/26/86 in Stockton free... 10: vs. USC 1650 free... 17: Georgia Invitational 400 IM... 4: Georgia Invitational 500 free... 5: vs. USC JESSICA HARDY CALIFORNIA: A freshman breaststroker/ IMer HIGH SCHOOL: Broke the World and American record in the semifinal of the 100-meter breaststroke (1:06.20) at the 2005 World Championships in Montreal, becoming the first and only American under 1:07...earned the silver medal in the finals broke the American record in the 50m breast and is the American record holder in the 4x100 medley relay owns two national titles as well as four 18 and under national titles broke national high school record twice, becoming the first high school female under a minute earned Swimming World Magazine High School Swimmer of the Year in 2004 and 2005, the sixth person ever to do so two years in a row two-time LA Times High School Swimmer of the Year, four-time Long Beach Press Telegram Swimmer of the Year ranked first in the world in 100m breast, second in the 50m breast Olympic Trial qualifier in the 100m and 200m breast and 200m IM member of the 2005 National team and earned three silver medals at the World Championships A 2005 graduate of Long Beach Wilson HS, where she was captain of the high school team, broke 12 high school records, and was a four-year MVP competed for Irvine Novaquatics Club PERSONAL: Undeclared major parents are Denise Robinson and George Hardy of Long Beach born 3/12/87 in Orange, Calif. SAMANTHA HEATH CALIFORNIA: a freshman breaststroker/imer HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of California HS in San Ramon, Calif. where she was a four-year MVP and North Coast Section Champion in 2003 and East Bay Athletic League Champion in ranked in the top ten times for the 200 and 100 meter breast and the 200 and 400 meter IM on the Pleasanton Seahawks club PERSONAL: Majoring in physics with an interest in scientific research intends on going to graduate school parents are Vivian and Bill Heath of San Ramon born 11/6/87 in Oakland. NATALIE LAROCHELLE CALIFORNIA: a freshman IMer HIGH SCHOOL: A 2004 graduate of Vintage HS in Napa Valley where she was a four-year varsity MVP and holds nine high school records earned high school top athlete in 2005 and CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Swimmer of the Year in 2004 was Athlete of the Year citywide in 2004 and school-wide in 2005 was the first swimmer on the Napa Valley swim team to qualify for the Olympic Trials was valedictorian of high school class Swam for Napa Valley Swim Team PERSONAL: undeclared major lists golf as her other favorite sport parents are Peggy and Dave LaRochelle of Napa...Father played football for Army...loves baking born 5/8/87 in San Francisco. CATHERINE O NEAL CALIFORNIA: A junior breaststroker FRESHMAN IN : Posted personal bests in the 100 breast (1:05.41) at the Pac-10 meet and in the 200 breast (2:23.59) at the Georgia Invitational Finished 24th at Pac-10 Championships in the 100- yard breaststroke (1:06.19) HIGH SCHOOL: A 2003 graduate of Westlake HS...was a three-time high school All-American as a member of her school s 200 medley and free relays...earned All-America consideration in 2001 and 2003 in the 100 breast...a three-time All-State honoree also competed in track and field for two years...personal: American Studies major with an emphasis in pop culture...parents are Mike and Sharon O Neal of Austin, Texas Grandpa Jack, participated in track and football at Ottawa University...born 3/15/85 in Austin, Texas. 100 breast... 1: Pac-10 Championships 200 breast... 2: Georgia Invitational Freshman Jessica Hardy (left) on the medal stand after winning a silver medal in the 50-meter breaststroke at the 2005 World Championships in Montreal GOLDEN BEAR WOMEN S SWIMMING & DIVING MEDIA GUIDE

9 GENEVIEVE PATTERSON Cal All-Time Top Ten 100 breast (5th), 200 breast (10th) CALIFORNIA: A sophomore breaststroker/ IMer FRESHMAN IN : At the 2005 Pac- 10 Championships, placed eighth in 100 breast (1:03.45) and 22nd in the 200 IM (2:04.60) helped 200 medley relay to a fifth-place finish (1:40.98) HIGH SCHOOL: A 2004 graduate of Westview HS in Beaverton, Ore...competed at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials, finishing 26th in the 100- meter breast (1:12.33) earned high school All- American honors as a freshman in 2000 PERSONAL: Undeclared major parents are Catherine and Bill Patterson of Portland, Ore father, Bill, swam for Washington sister, Mary, attends Washington born 4/12/86 in Seattle, Wash. 100 breast... 1: Pac-10 Championships 200 breast... 2: vs. UCLA LARA PEASE CALIFORNIA: a freshman backstroker HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of Long Beach Wilson HS, where she holds the school record in the 100 back won the CIF Division-I championship in the 100 back was a senior All-American in the 100 back sophomore All-American in the 100 back and 200 IM relays freshman All-American in the 100 back and 100 fly qualified for the 2004 Olympic Trials swam for Novaquatics PERSONAL: undeclared major parents are Debra and Everett Pease of Long Beach born 1/13/87 in Long Beach. ERIN REILLY School Record Holder 800 Free Relay 2005 All-American 800 Free Relay (5th) 2005 Honorable Mention All-American 200 Free (12th) 2004 All-American 800m Free Relay (1st) 2004 Honorable Mention All-American 200m Fly (12th), 1500m Free (14th) Cal All-Time Top Ten 500 Free (6th), 200 Free (6th), 1000 Free (6th), 200 Fly (6th), 1650 Free (7th) CALIFORNIA: A junior distance freestyler/ butterflier, had an outstanding showing at the 2005 Summer National Championships where she helped the 800 free relay and 400 free relay place first the 400 medley relay take second individually, took seventh in the 200 free and was a consolation finalist in the 100 free and 100 fly SOPHOMORE IN : At the NCAA championships, earned All- America honors for her role on the fifth-place 800 free relay team (7:07.87), which set a new school record individually placed 12th in the 200 free for honorable mention All- America status...in the summer of 2004, competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 400m free (4:21.04, 40th), 200m free (2:05.55, 50th) and 100m fly (1:03.24, 52nd) placed fourth in the 200 free (2:02.29) at Summer Nationals... FRESHMAN IN : On national champion 800-meter free relay team earned honorable mention All-America honors individually in 200m fly (2:11.98, 12th) and 1500m freestyle (16:12.96, 14th) At Pac- 10 Championships, helped set a school record with a win in the 800-yard freestyle relay also scored points in the 500-yard free (4:43.28, 3rd), yard free (16:26.16, 6th), 200 fly (1:58.11, 7th) HIGH SCHOOL: A 2003 graduate of Rio Americano HS...an 11-time high school All-American in the 200 and 500 free, 100 fly and 200 and 400 free relay events...the Sac- Joaquin section record holder in the 100 fly and 200 free...named the Sacramento Bee s Swimmer of the Year...PERSONAL: Mass Communications major...parents are John and Mary Jane Reilly of Sacramento...sister Brenda swam at Notre Dame and uncle Jim played rugby for the Irish...born 5/2/85 in Danbury, Conn. 200 free... 1: NCAA Championships 500 free... 4: Pac-10 Championships 1000 free... 9: vs. Arizona 1650 free... 16: Pac-10 Championships 200 fly... 1: Pac-10 Championships RACHEL RIDGEWAY CALIFORNIA: A sophomore butterflier/ freestyler FRESHMAN IN : At the 2005 Pac-10 meet, placed eighth in the 200 fly (2:00.75), 19th in the 500 free (4:53.99) and 12th in the 100 fly (55.68) was an NCAA participant in the 200 fly (2:01.19) and 500 free (4:50.71) also competed at the Summer Nationals in the 200 fly HIGH SCHOOL: A 2004 graduate of Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Ill a high school All-American in nine events broke eight high school team records and 27 Lake Forest Swim Club records 2002 state science fair winner on 2000 HS water polo national championship team PERSONAL: Undeclared major parents are Jean and Michael Ridgeway of Chicago, Ill older brother, Paul, swam for Texas younger brother, James, and sister, Lydia, also swim born 3/1/86 in Chicago, Ill. 500 free... 4: NCAA Championships 100 fly Pac-10 Championships 200 fly... 2: Pac-10 Championships LAUREN ROGERS CALIFORNIA: a freshman backstroker HIGH SCHOOL: Rogers participated in the 2005 World University Games in Izmir, Turkey placed fifth in the 100m back at 2004 Olympic Trials (1:02.38) an eight-time North Coast Section Champion high school National Champion in the 2003 Summer Nationals in Maryland helped Carondelet HS win North Coast Section Championship was a member of the USA National Junior Team in Sydney, Australia in 2003 she is the De LaSalle High School Invitational record holder in the 100 back swam for the Terrapins club team PERSONAL: undeclared major hopes to do scientific research and attend graduate school parents are Liz and Mike Rogers of Concord born 6/20/87 in Phoenix, Ariz. (all Best Cal Times in yards) GOLDEN BEAR WOMEN S SWIMMING & DIVING MEDIA GUIDE 9

10 EMILY SILVER School Record Holder 800 Free Relay 2005 All-American 100 Free (4th), 800 Free Relay (5th), 400 Free Relay (6th), 400 Medley Relay (8th) 2005 Honorable Mention All-American 200m Free Relay (9th) Cal All-Time Top-10: 50 free (3rd), 100 free (2nd), 200 free (6th) CALIFORNIA: A sophomore freestyler competed for the USA National team at the FINA World Championships in the 400 free relay, earning a bronze medal competed in the 2005 National Championships in the 800 free relay (1st), 400 free relay (1st), 400 medley relay (2nd) and 100 free (5th) FRESHMAN IN : named team MVP as a freshman competed on all four relays at both the Pac-10 s and the NCAA s won 200 free (1:46.71) at the Pac-10 s...at the NCAA meet, placed fourth in the 100 free (48.73), fifth in the 800 free relay (7:07.87), sixth in the 400 free relay (3:18.48), eighth in the 400 medley relay (3:40.70) and ninth in the 200 free relay (1:31.17) HIGH SCHOOL: A 2004 graduate of Bainbridge High School in Bainbridge Island, Wash competed at U.S. Olympic Trials in 2004, finishing 15th in the 50-meter free (26.09) and 30th in the 100-meter free (57.28) won 50 free and 100 free at state championships four years in a row, the first person in Washington to do so broke five school records played water polo... PERSONAL: Undeclared major hopes to become a counselor and intends to get her master and teach English in a foreign country an amateur photographer parents are Mary Sue and Bob Silver of Bainbridge Island, Wash has an older brother, Patrick, an older sister Kerry, as well as her older sister, Helen, who is a senior on the Cal swim team Dad swam two years at Indiana and two years at Arizona uncle, Larry Barbiere, swam at Indiana and won a bronze medal at the 1964 Olympics in the 200 back born 10/9/85 in St. Petersburg, Florida. 50 free NCAA Championships 100 free NCAA Championships 200 free... 1: Pac-10 Championships HELEN SILVER 2005 All-American 400 Medley Relay (8th) 2005 Honorable Mention All-American 200m Free Relay (9th), 200 Back (9th) 2004 All-American 400 medley relay (7th) 2004 Honorable Mention All-American: 100 Back (11th), 200 medley relay (14th) 2003 All-American-400 Medley Relay (3rd) Cal All-Time Top Back (5th), 200 Back (2nd), 200 IM (5th) CALIFORNIA: A senior backstroker who is one Cal s two team captains won the 100 back (1:02.64) at the 2005 Summer Nationals and took third in the 200 back (2:13.47)... JUNIOR IN : At the NCAA Championships, placed ninth in the 200 yard back (1:55.88) and ninth in the 200 free relay SOPHOMORE IN : At the NCAA Championships, swam 1:01.37 split on seventhplace 400-meter medley relay team finished 11th in the 100-meter backstroke (1:00.85) and participated in the 14th-place 200-meter medley relay team (28.88 split), to earn All-America honorable mention, while also qualifying for the 200 meter back (23rd) finished fourth in the 200 yard backstroke (1:58.17) at Pac-10 Championships, as well as sixth in the 100 backstroke (55.19) her 200y medley relay team took second place (3:38.65) at the conference meet, as well FRESHMAN IN : Helped the Bears 400 medley relay to a third-place finish and season-best time of 3:34.95 at the NCAA Championships... finished third in 100 back consolation final with a personalbest time of at the NCAA meet...also qualified in the 200 back at NCAAs...posted a runner-up finish in the 200 back (1:58.08) at the Pac-10 Championships...also scored points for the Bears at the Pac-10 meet as a member of Cal s second-place 400 medley relay team, and with a fifth-place finish in the 100 back (54.85)...was the recipient of the Cal Coaches Award... HIGH SCHOOL: A 2002 graduate of Bainbridge HS in Bainbridge Island, Wash. was a four-time high school All-American was a three-time Washington state champion in the 100 backstroke...high school team won the state championship twice... member of 200 medley relay team that won four straight state championships set school records in the 100 back and 200 individual medley placed sixth at the 2002 Spring U.S. National Championships in the 200m back and seventh in the 100m back played on her high school varsity water polo team and earned All-America honors...personal: An art practice major career goal is to own an art gallery...father, Bob, swam at Indiana University and Arizona uncle, Larry Barbiere, also swam at Indiana and won a bronze medal at the 1964 Olympics in the 200 back parents are Mary Sue and Bob Silver of Bainbridge Island, Wash...has two older siblings, Kerry and Patrick and a younger sister, Emily, who is a sophomore on the team born 3/22/84 in St. Petersburg, Fla. 100 back NCAA Championships 200 back... 1: NCAA Championships 200 IM... 1: Pac-10 Championships NADIA STAUBITZ CALIFORNIA: A junior backstroker/ butterflier...sophomore IN : Competed in the Pac-10 Championships in the 200 back (22nd, 2:06.15) added depth in the Bears relays (400 medley, 400 free, 200 free) FRESHMAN IN : Competed at Pac-10 Championships, finishing 18th in 100-yard backstroke (57.89), 19th in the 100-yard butterfly (56.26) and 23rd in the 200y backstroke (2:06.58) her conference meet preliminary time of in the 100y backstroke was third-best on the team HIGH SCHOOL: A 2003 graduate of Red Mountain HS...set school records in the 100 back (56.61) and 100 fly (57.46)...earned high school All-America honors in the 100 back and 100 fly in was the 2002 Arizona state high school champion in the 100 and 200 back...swam the backstroke leg on her high school s state championship 200 medley relay team in threetime swimming MVP ( )...PERSONAL: Mass communications major...parents are Andrew and Laura Staubitz of Mesa, Ariz...born 11/5/84 in Mesa, Ariz. 100 back Georgia Invitational 100 fly Pac-10 Championships KELLY STRAVERS CALIFORNIA: A sophomore freestyler/ butterflier FRESHMAN IN : Set personal bests at Pac-10s in the 50 free (24.03) and 100 free (52.52) HIGH SCHOOL: A 2004 graduate of Folsom HS...valedictorian of her class academic All-American and high school All-American set school record in 50 free Sierra All-League conference champion PERSONAL: Political science major intends to go to law school parents are Kathleen and Matt Garry of Folsom, Calif born 2/11/86 in Mountain View, Calif. 50 free Pac-10 Championships 100 free Pac-10 Championships GOLDEN BEAR WOMEN S SWIMMING & DIVING MEDIA GUIDE

11 KATE TIEDEMAN Cal All-Time Top 10 List Free (9th), 1650 Free (9th) CALIFORNIA: A senior distance freestyler/ IMer JUNIOR IN : Competed in the Pac- 10 Championships in the 500 free (16th, 4:53.40), the 1650 free (11th, 16:48.63) and the 400 IM (15th, 4:24.79). Tiedeman received honorable mention on the Pac-10 All-Academic team... SOPHOMORE IN : Finished 17th in the 400 IM at NCAA Championships 28th in the 1500m freestyle (16:35.05) scored points at Pac- 10 Championships in the 1650 freestyle (16:32.09, 8th), 400 IM (4:18.85, 10th) and 500-yard freestyle (4:50.11, 12th) FRESHMAN IN : Honored as Most Improved on the Bears... was an alternate for the NCAA Championships in the 500 free...scored points for the Bears in the 400 IM (4:22.81) and 1650 free (16:37.38) at the Pac-10 Championships with eighth-place finishes in both events...also posted a victory in the 500 free consolation final at the championship meet with Cal s second-fastest time of the season (4:48.94)... inked her name onto Cal s alltime Top 10 list with the Bears ninth-fastest time in the 1650 free (16:27.38) and ninth in the 1000 free (9:56.01)...HIGH SCHOOL: A 2002 graduate of Burlingame HS...earned team MVP honors each of her four years...also a two-time club MVP as a member of the Palo Alto Swim Club set the school and league record in the 500 freestyle (4:59.68)...a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American in 2000, 2001 and 2002.member of the 1999 Western Zone All-Star team awarded governor s scholarship...personal: Conservation Resource Studies major...parents are Bill Tiedeman and Patricia Harding of Burlingame born 6/18/84 in San Francisco. 500 free... 4: Princeton Invite 1000 free... 9: Princeton Invite 1650 free... 16: Princeton Invite 200 Fly... 2: Princeton Invite 400 IM... 4: Pac-10 Championships LEANN TOOMEY 2005 All-American 400 Medley Relay (8th) Cal All-Time Top 10 : 100 butterfly (10th) CALIFORNIA: A sophomore freestyler/ butterflier FRESHMAN IN : Earned All- America honors after helping Cal's 400 medley relay team place eighth at the NCAA meet (3:40.70). At the Pac-10 Championships, finished seventh in the 100 fly (54.57) and 12th in the 200 fly (2:02.55), helped Cal s 400 medley team take third (3:39.91) HIGH SCHOOL: A 2004 graduate of Holy Name Academy in Seattle, Wash competed at 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials in 100-meter fly (1:04.31, 70th) competed on junior national team and national team four-year team MVP was a high school All-American as a senior and won two state titles as a senior set four school records, two Metro records, and won seven Metro titles...personal: Majoring in studio art interested in animation parents are Lisa and Robert Toomey of Sammamish, Wash born 9/11/85 in Newton, Mass. 100 fly Pac-10 Championships 200 fly... 2: Pac-10 Championships SHERRY TSAI 2005 All-American 400m Free Relay (6th), 400 Medley Relay (8th) 2005 Honorable Mention All-American 200m Free Relay (9th) Cal All-Time Top-10: 100 back (6th) CALIFORNIA: A junior backstroker who represented Hong Kong at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics also represented Hong Kong at the 2005 World University Games in Izmir, Turkey, placing first in the B finals of both the 100 and 50 back and breaking two Hong Kong records SOPHOMORE IN : Was honored with the Golden Bear Award...at NCAAs, swam on three of Cal s relays: 400 free relay (6th, 3:18.48) and the 200 free relay (9th, 1:31.17)...at the Pac-10 Championships, Tsai competed in the 100 back (8th, 55.56), 200 back (8th, 2:00.68) and 200 IM (15th, 2:02.69). AT ORANGE COAST COLLEGE: Spent the and seasons getting an associate s degree at HIGH SCHOOL: A 2002 graduate of the Diocesan Girls School in Hong Kong named Hong Kong s best female swimmer named Hong Kong s student athlete of the year in 2002 holds numerous Hong Kong records competed at 1997 and 2003 World Championships and swam in the 1998 and 2002 Asian Games PERSONAL: Interdisciplinary Studies major counts her best sports moment as bearing the Hong Kong team flag at the 2004 Olympic Games parents are Elena and Ge Wah Tsai of Hong Kong born 9/4/83 in Hong Kong. 50 Free vs. Oregon State 100 free Georgia Invitational 100 back NCAA Championships 200 back... 1: vs. Stanford 200 IM... 2: NCAA Championships 400 IM... 4: vs. UCLA EMILY VERDIN 2005 Honorable Mention All-American 100 Back (15th) Cal All-Time Top 10: 100 back (7th), 200 back (8th) CALIFORNIA: A sophomore backstoker/imer who is recovering from hip surgery...will redshirt this season FRESHMAN IN : At the NCAA meet, finished 15th in the 200 back (1:58.02) but set her personal best in the prelims (1:57.25) set personal best at NCAA meet in the 100 back (55.13) at Pac-10s, placed seventh in the 200 back (2:00.17) and 200 IM (2:02.30) and 11th in the 400 IM (4:20.37) HIGH SCHOOL: A 2004 graduate of Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Va. where she was team MVP Virginia state champion in the 200 IM ( ) and 100 back (2004) broke Virginia state records in both those events named to Washington Post All-Met first-team ( ) national qualifier in the 100 and 200 back Scholastic All-American and first-team high school All-American in all four strokes and the 200 IM broke five individual school records PERSONAL: Undeclared major a certified scuba diver parents are Patty and Peter Verdin of Alexandria, Va sister, Erica, attends Cal born 10/25/85 in Cleveland, Ohio. 100 back NCAA Championships 200 back... 1: NCAA Championships (all Best Cal Times in yards) GOLDEN BEAR WOMEN S SWIMMING & DIVING MEDIA GUIDE 11

12 DIVERS KATY BANKS CALIFORNIA: A sophomore diver... FRESHMAN IN : Named to the National Collegiate Scholar Association honor roll...high SCHOOL: Qualified for the 2004 USA Olympic Diving Trials on platform SPA Diver of the Year who finished seventh at 2003 World Cup Trials and 10th at the 2003 America s Cup on the platform...junior Olympic national qualifier from member of the Junior Olympic national champion Mission Viejo Nadadores from graduate of Laguna Hills HS... PERSONAL: An ISF major...wants to pursue a career in public relations... traveled in Europe and Alaska during the summer...lists surfing and snowboarding as hobbies...parents are Richard and Susan Banks of Laguna Hills...has three sisters, Sandy, Sarah and Carly...Born 3/31/86 in Aurora, Colo. TARA CAPSUTO CALIFORNIA: A senior diver...as A JUNIOR IN : At the 2005 Pac-10 Championships, competed in the three-meter (26th, points) and platform (20th, ) events...as A SOPHOMORE IN : Competed in several meets as a junior AS A FRESHMAN IN : Competed on the Golden Bears women s gymnastics team in HIGH SCHOOL: Garnered 11 individual state gymnastics titles...four-time Junior Olympic National Qualifier...National Balance Beam Champion in seventh place in 1999 and fourth place in National Honor Society member... PERSONAL: Policial Science and I.S.F. double major...part of National Collegiate Honors scoiety spent 2004 summer doing research for an NGO in Argentina parents are Patricia Robak and Richard Capsuto...has two brother, Ben and Ian born 5/22/83 in Mt. Kisco, N.Y. DREW MULVEY CALIFORNIA: a freshman diver...high SCHOOL: Graduated from Kent School in Kent, Conn...high school All-American as a senior... was a freshman record holder ( points)...was a school record holder in 11 dives (419.75)...Berkshire League All-Star (sophomore)...all-founders League (junior, senior years)...helped Kent School team win league championship freshman and sophomore years...also competed in tennis, track and field hockey... PERSONAL: Intended political science major...parents are Judith and James Mulvey of Bridgewater, Conn...lists photography, poetry and music as hobbies...born 12/27/86 in New Milford, Conn. Senior Tara Capsuto KATELYN PROROK CALIFORNIA: a freshman diver...high SCHOOL: Graduate of John Hersey HS in Arlington Heights, Ill...in 2005, was honored as all-area...in 2004, seventh at state meet and was sectional champion, conference champion, six-dive record holder, honored as all-conference, all-section, allarea...in 2003, was conference champion, 11-dive record holder and honored as all-conference diver... member of National Honors Society...PERSONAL: Parents are Gerry and Norman Prorok of Arlington Heights, Ill...siblings are Vanessa, Steven and Michael...hobbies include watching sports, watching movies and listening to music. CHIARA REESE-HILBORN CALIFORNIA: a freshman diver in the onemeter, three-meter and ten-meter events...high SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of Montevista HS in Newport Beach... PERSONAL: Lists gymnastics, dance and swimming as hobbies...aspires to be an orthodontist...mother is Rita Reese of Newport Beach...born 7/10/87 in Santa Anna GOLDEN BEAR WOMEN S SWIMMING & DIVING MEDIA GUIDE

13 CAL SWIMMING/DIVING ROSTERS CALIFORNIA WOMEN S SWIMMING ROSTER Name Events Yr. Ht. Ex. Hometown (Last School) Lauren Andrews Free/Back Jr V Palo Cedro, CA (Cal State Northridge) Anne Babicz Breast/Fly Jr V Sarasota, FL (Pine View HS) Ashley Chandler Free/Fly Sr V Chandler, AZ (Chandler HS) Jessica Cotton Free/IM So V Stockton, CA (Lincoln HS) Jessica Hardy Breast/IM Fr HS Long Beach, CA (Long Beach Wilson) Samantha Heath Breast/IM Fr. 5-7 HS San Ramon, CA (California HS) Natalie La Rochelle I M Fr. 5-9 HS Napa, CA (Vintage HS) Catherine O Neal Breast Jr V Austin, TX (Westlake HS) Genevieve Patterson Breast/IM So V Vancouver, WA (Westview HS) Lara Pease Back Fr HS Long Beach, CA (Long Beach Wilson) Erin Reilly Free/Fly Jr V Sacramento, CA (Rio Americano HS) Rachel Ridgeway Free/Fly So V Chicago, IL (Loyola Academy) Lauren Rogers Back Fr. 5-7 HS Concord, CA (Carondelet) Emily Silver Free/IM So V Bainbridge Island, WA (Bainbridge HS) Helen Silver Back/IM Sr V Bainbridge Island, WA (Bainbridge HS) Nadia Staubitz Back/Fly Jr V Mesa, AZ (Red Mountain HS) Kelly Stravers Free/Fly So V Folsom, CA (Folsom HS) Kate Tiedeman Free/IM Sr V Burlingame, CA (Burlingame HS) Leann Toomey Free/Fly So V Sammamish, WA (Holy Name Academy) Sherry Tsai Back/Free Jr V Hong Kong, China (Orange Coast College) Emily Verdin Back/IM RS V Alexandria, VA (Thomas Jefferson HS) COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH Teri McKeever (14th year) ASSISTANT COACH Whitney Hite (3rd year) DIVING COACH Ron Kontura (2nd year) MANAGER Kristen Lewis (1st year) VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT Natalie Coughlin (1st year) The Cal women s swimming and diving team gathered for a Lake Tahoe retreat where they enjoyed the beauty of the area CALIFORNIA WOMEN S DIVING ROSTER Name Events Yr. Ht. Ex. Hometown (Last School) Katy Banks Diving So V Laguna Hills, CA (Laguna Hill HS) Tara Capsuto Diving Sr V Yorktown, NY (Yorktown HS) Drew Mulvey Diving Fr. 5-5 HS Bridgewater, CT (Kent School) Katelyn Prorok Diving Fr. 5-8 HS Arilington Heights, IL (John Hersey HS) Chira Reese-Hilborn Diving Fr. 5-8 HS Laguna Hilla, CA (Montevista HS) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Anne Babicz... Bab-its Sherry Tsai... Sy Diver Katy Banks GOLDEN BEAR WOMEN S SWIMMING & DIVING MEDIA GUIDE 13