Susie Sample Class: Senior Hometown: LaGrange, Ill. High School: Lyons Township Height: 5-8 Event: Back/Free

2000-01: Honorable mention All-America as member of 800 free relay team ... Also swam in 100 and 200 backstroke at NCAAs ... Took third in 200 back at Big Ten Championships ... Swam at <2000 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 100 and 200 backstroke.

1999-00: All-America as a member of NU’s 400 free relay team … Honorable mention All-America in the 200 backstroke … Set a school record in the 200 back (1:57.86) at NCAAs … Runnerup to teammate Tashy Bohm in the 200 back at Big Ten Championships … Finished 10th in 100 back at Big Tens.

High School: Holds the Illinois state record in the 200 back … 1997 Southeast Junior National Champion in the 100 and 200 back … Illinois state high school champion in the 100 back … Four-time All-American … Four-time Scholastic All-American … Chicago Tribune Student-Athlete of the Week … Named U.S. Swimming Scholastic All-American.

Personal: Born Susannah Joy Sample on 4/1/81 … Daughter of Steve and Joy Sample … Engineering major.

Sample's Personal Bests

100 Back - 55.43
200 Back - 1:57.86 
100 Free - 54.16
200 Free - 1:52.76
500 Free - 4:59.85
200 IM - 2:06.30

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