Vicky West Class: Senior Hometown: Redlands, Calif. High School: Redlands Height: 5-10 Event: Distance Free

2003-04: Swam the Wildcats' fastest times of the year in the 500, 1000 and 1650 free ... Won both the 500 and 1000 free against Iowa in her last dual match for Northwestern ... Took first place in the 200 and 500 free in the NU Invite ... Lost only one 1000 free event throughout the entire season ... Earned fifteen top-three finishes during the year, with seven victories spread out among the 200, 500 and 1000 free.

2002-03: Swam to a fifth-place finish and "B" cut time in the 1650 free at the Big Ten Championship (16:35.10) ... Also earned a seventh-place finish and "B" cut time in the 500 free at the Big Ten Championships with a season-best time of 4:50.04 ... Placed first eight times during a dual meet: three times in the 500 free, twice in both the 200 free and 1000 free, as well as once in 1650 free ... Recorded the team's top time in 500 free and 1650 free.

2001-02: Competed in the 1650 free at the NCAA Championships ... Took fifth in 1,650 free at Big Tens (16:36.01) ...Swam team's top time in 1,000 and 1,650 free ... Finished first in 1,650 at NU Invite and Tennessee/Auburn dual ... Placed first in 1,000 free against Indiana and Penn State.

2000-01: Honorable mention All-America in 1650 freestyle and 800 free relay ... Big Ten Champion in 1650 free with school-record time of 16:17.20 ... NU top swimmer in 200, 500, 1000 and 1650 freestyle ... Also swam in 100, 200 back and 400 IM during the year ... Swam at 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 200, 400 and 800 freestyle as well as the 200 and 400 IM.

High School: 10-time High School All-America ... 1998 California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) champion in 200 freestyle ... 16-time all-conference selection ... 2000 Team Most Valuable Player ... Team captain ... 1999 Redlands Female Athlete of the Year ... Three-time junior champion, most recently 1999 (200 IM) ... Fourth at 1999 5-kilometer open water national championships.

Personal: Born Victoria Anne West on 10/20/81 ... Daughter of Clem and Dolores West ... Both parents are Northwestern alums ... Enrolled in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences.

West's Personal Bests

200 Free - 1:50.24
500 Free - 4:48.68
1000 Free - 10:02.49
1650 Free - 16:17.20  School Record 
100 Back - 1:01.79
200 Back - 2:06.94
400 IM - 4:37.03

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