Andrei Ciurca

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Hometown: Constanta, Romania High School: Constanta Event: Back

2004-05 -- led team in 100 (49.88) and 200 back (1:51.28), and swam lead leg on 200 (1:31.56) and 400 (3:21.33) medley relays... swam collegiate bests in 50 and 100 free (21.56, 48.11) at Minnesota Invite... placed 20th in 100 back (51.39) at Big Ten Championships... placed fifth in 200 back (1:51.32) and eighth in 100 back (51.34) at Minnesota Invite... won 100 and 200 back (50.85, 1:51.28) vs. Notre Dame... won 100 back (51.65) and placed second in 200 back (1:52.69) at Michigan State... recorded 100 top-five individual finishes... letterwinner.

2003-04 -- led team in 200 back with a collegiate-best 1:48.03, which ranks fourth on Iowa's all-time best performers list, and swam lead leg on team-leading 400 medley relay (3:17.30), which ranks fifth in school history... placed 15th in 100 back (49.99) at Big Ten Championships... did not place lower than third in a dual meet individual event... won 200 back vs. Michigan State (1:51.69), at Notre Dame (1:49.45), at South Dakota (2:07.45) and at Missouri (1:51.62)... his collegiate-best 100 back time (49.65) ranks sixth on Iowa's all-time best performers list... letterwinner.

2002-03 -- led team in 50, 100 and 200 back... placed eighth in 100 back (49.92) at Big Ten Championships... swam on team-leading 200 medley relay (1:29.83), which ranks fourth on Iowa's all-time bests list... recorded 15 top-three finishes, including four wins, and swam on four winning relays... won 100 back vs. Missouri (50.26)... letterwinner.

2001-02 -- swam collegiate-best 200 fly (1:50.09) and season-best 100 back (50.71) and 100 fly (49.70) at Big Ten Championships... swam on team leading 200 medley relay (1:30.27), which ranks seventh in school history... won 100 back (52.06) at Missouri... placed second in 100 back vs. Northwestern (50.80), at October Shootout (52.37), vs. Northern Iowa (52.52) and at Purdue (52.54)... placed second in 100 fly (50.91) at Missouri... letterwinner.

High School -- named best junior swimmer of sport program... also competed in judo.

Personal -- born November 30, 1981... son of Sorin and Manuela Ciurca... pre-business major.

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