Caitlin Girdley

Hometown: Verona, WI High School: Verona Event: Back/Free

2004-05 -- swam season bests in 50 free (25.23), 100 back (58.29) and 200 back (2:05.53) at Big Ten Championships... placed third in 100 back at Minnesota (58.85) and vs. Illinois (1:00.49)... recorded seven top-five finishes... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner.

2003-04 -- placed 14th in 200 back (2:02.85) at Big Ten Championships after swimming a collegiate-best 2:02.55 in prelims... also swam collegiate bests in 100 back (57.37) at Big Ten Championships and in 500 free (5:06.18) at Minnesota Invite... her best 100 and 200 back times rank sixth on Iowa's all-time best performers list... runner-up in 100 (1:00.02) and 200 back (2:08.68) and placed sixth in 200 IM (2:17.06) vs. Michigan State... placed third in 100 (58.20) and 200 back (2:05.62) vs. Minnesota... recorded 13 top-five finishes... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner.

2002-03 -- won 100 (58.49) and 200 back (2:05.64), and placed third in 200 free (1:54.58) at Notre Dame Invite... runner-up in 50 free (24.99) vs. South Dakota and 200 free (1:59.15) vs. Drury... placed second in 100 back (59.49) and third in 200 back (2:08.07) vs. Iowa State... swam collegiate best in 1,000 free (10:37.09) at Iowa Senior Championships... swam anchor leg on team-leading 800 free relay (7:24.47)... recorded 17 top-five finishes... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner.

2001-02 -- swam lead leg of team-leading 200 medley relay (1:44.47), which ranks third on Iowa's all-time bests list... swam collegiate bests in 50 (24.11) and 100 free (52.49) at Iowa Senior Championships, and 200 free (1:52.58) at Big Ten Championships... placed second in 100 free (52.79) and 100 back vs. Minnesota (57.99)... runner-up in 200 free (1:54.14) and swam collegiate best 200 IM (2:09.56) vs. Truman State... placed second in 100 back at Iowa State (57.72)... had 16 top-five finishes... letterwinner.

High School -- two-time all-American... four-time all-state and conference champion, winning state title in 1998... three-time team MVP... set school records in 200 IM (2:12.22), 100 (52.44) and 200 free (1:54.45), 100 back (58.68), 200 free relay (1:38.57) and 400 free relay (3:36.33)... academic all-American... National Honor Society member... coach was Bill Wuerger.

Personal -- born October 27, 1982... daughter of Forrest and Diana Girdley... nursing and psychology major.

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