Elliot Ptasnik

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Hometown: Belleville, IL High School: West Event: Breast/Free/IM

2004-05 -- swam collegiate bests in 100 breast (56.42) and 200 IM (1:53.33) at Big Ten Championships, and 50 free (22.85) vs. Truman State and South Dakota... placed 20th in 100 breast (56.55) and 200 breast (2:02.87) at Big Ten Championships... won 500 free (4:49.99) vs. Truman State and South Dakota, and 200 breast (2:05.65) at Minnesota...recorded 20 top-five individual finishes... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner.

2003-04 -- led team in 200 breast... placed 14th in 200 breast (2:03.61) at Big Ten Championships after swimming a collegiate-best 2:02.54 in prelims... that time ranks seventh on Iowa's all-time best performers list... won 100 and 200 breast (57.13, 2:04.02) at North Dakota with Brigham Young and Louisville... won 200 IM (2:11.93), 200 breast (2:23.25) and 800 free (8:48.20) at South Dakota with Truman State... won 200 breast (2:06.68) and placed second in 100 breast (58.63) at Wisconsin... runner-up in 100 and 200 breast (56.53, 2:04.45) vs. Purdue... also placed second in 200 breast vs. Michigan State (2:05.61) and vs. Indiana and Minnesota (2:04.28)... recorded 17 top-five finishes... earned Jim Marshall team award... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner.

2002-03 -- recorded 17 top-five finishes... swam bests in 500 free (4:41.92), 200 breast (2:03.09) and 400 IM (4:00.63) at Big Ten Championships... also swam collegiate best in 100 fly (52.86) at Iowa Senior Championships... won 200 fly (1:54.73) vs. South Dakota and placed second in 200 breast (2:07.11) at Indiana... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner.

2001-02 -- swam season bests in 200 breast (2:03.42) and 400 IM (4:05.22) at Big Ten Championships... runner-up in 200 breast (2:06.95) at Missouri and placed third (2:05.47) vs. Northwestern... letterwinner.

High School -- four-time team captain... three-time state finalist, earning all-state in 200 IM and 100 breast as a senior... Junior National finalist his junior year... won 14-20 age group at Cayman Island Open Water Swim... Kerr McGee Pro Am finalist... best times were 58.0 in 100 breast, 2:06.0 in 200 breast, 1:56.0 in 200 IM and 4:04.0 in 400 IM...coaches were Jim Halliburton and Mary Liston.

Personal -- born May 21, 1983... son of Walter and Teresa Ptasnik... finance major - honors program.

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