2011 AT&T Winter National Championships Media ... - USA Swimming
2011 AT&T Winter National Championships Media ... - USA Swimming
2011 AT&T Winter National Championships Media ... - USA Swimming
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Andrea Kropp<br />
CLUB: Rattler Swim Club (RTLR-CA)<br />
AGE: 18 DOB: Jun 25, 1993<br />
HEIGHT: 5' 7 3/4" (172.1 cm)<br />
HOMETOWN: Santa Clarita, Calif.<br />
BIRTHPLACE: Danbury, Conn.<br />
COACHED BY: Kevin Blum / Kevin Blum<br />
Career Highlights:<br />
Won a silver medal in the 200m breast at the <strong>2011</strong> World University Games ... finished fourth<br />
in the 200m breast at the <strong>2011</strong> ConocoPhillips <strong>National</strong> <strong>Championships</strong> ... Silver medalist in<br />
the 200m breast at the 2010 Junior Pan Pacific <strong>Championships</strong> ... finished the 200m breast at<br />
the 2010 CP <strong>National</strong> <strong>Championships</strong> in fifth place.<br />
U.S. <strong>National</strong>s History:<br />
<strong>2011</strong>: 4, 200m BR ... 2010: 5, 200m BR<br />
PERSONAL:<br />
High School: Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy '10<br />
Future Professional Aspirations: Medicine<br />
Parents: Robert and Laura ... father is a zone manager for General Motors and mother is a<br />
homemaker<br />
Sibling(s): Younger brother (Peter) also swims<br />
Started <strong>Swimming</strong>: Age 5 ... "My parents could not keep me out of the water and they were<br />
afraid I would drown, so they started me in swim lessons"<br />
Nickname(s): Aquamarine or Aqua ... it is the name of a mermaid in a movie<br />
Pet(s): One fish (Terminator)<br />
Hobbies Outside the Pool: Tanning, going to Six Flags with friends, listening to HelloGoodbye<br />
Ultimate Way to Relax: Laying out by my pool in the sun and listening to music<br />
Most Influential Person: The <strong>USA</strong> teams ... "They always are behind one another at all times"<br />
Charities: Raises money for Guide Dogs of the Desert International<br />
Training Stats: Swims 8,000 meters/yards a day, 4.5 hours a day, 6 days a week<br />
Favorites: U.S. city: New York, N.Y. ... int'l destination: Monaco ... band: HelloGoodbye ...<br />
summer activity: tanning ... holiday song: Jingle Bell Rock ... magazine: TeenVogue ... book: A<br />
Great and Terrible Beauty<br />
TOP TIMES<br />
<strong>USA</strong> <strong>Swimming</strong><br />
Event Best Year<br />
200m BR 2:26.18 Aug 11<br />
CAREER STATS:<br />
<strong>2011</strong> <strong>National</strong> Champs - t17 Final, 100m BR; 4 Final, 200m BR<br />
2008 TRIALS - 27 Final, 200m FL<br />
- 9 Final, 100y BR; 6 Final, 200y BR; 5 Final, 200y IM; 12<br />
Final, 400y IM; 12 Final, 400y FR-R; 9 Final, 800y FR-R; 5<br />
Final, 400y MED-R<br />
2007 SUM NATS - 39 Final, 400m MED-R
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