Christie Hooper

Hometown: Gallatin, TN High School: Gallatin Event: Fly/Free/IM

2003-04 -- team co-captain... led team in 200 free and swam legs on 400 and 800 free relays that led team... swam second leg on 800 free relay that placed fifth in 7:18.90 at Big Ten Championships, setting a school record... won 100 free (52.16) vs. Michigan State and 200 free vs. Purdue (1:51.56), at Iowa State (1:51.48), at Northwestern (1:52.48) and vs. Minnesota (1:51.33)... swam collegiate-best 100 fly (59.63) at Wisconsin... swam legs on four winning 400 free relays... recorded 22 top-five individual finishes... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner... earned team strength of character/Alison Pennington Haddon memorial award.

2002-03 -- led team in 200 free... placed 14th in 200 free (1:51.36) at Big Ten Championships after swimming a season-best 1:50.56 in the prelims... won 200 free in four meets... swam collegiate bests in 100 fly (1:00.23) at Northern Iowa and 100 back (59.13), 200 back (2:05.69) and 200 IM (2:09.88) at Iowa Senior Championships... member of 400 free (3:24.01) and 800 free relays (7:24.47) that led team... had 30 top-five finishes, including 10 wins... team tri-captain... letterwinner.

2001-02 -- set school and Field House pool record in 200 free (1:49.43) at Iowa Senior Championships... swam third leg on 400 free relay (3:23.43) that placed fifth at Big Ten Championships... recorded collegiate bests in 100 free (51.74) at Big Ten Championships, 500 free (4:58.32) vs. Notre Dame and 1,000 free (10:09.39) vs. Truman State... won 200 free at Indiana (1:52.41) and at Purdue and Ohio State (1:52.23)... won 200 (1:50.94) and 500 free (4:59.11) vs. Kansas, and 500 free (4:59.50) at Iowa Senior Championships... recorded 27 top-five finishes... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner.

2000-01 -- member of record-setting 800 free relay (7:22.52) and swam season best 1:52.05 in 200 free and collegiate bests in 500 free (4:59.43) and 1,650 free (17:05.49) at Big Ten Championships... won 500 free vs. Ohio State and Purdue (5:04.75), vs. Iowa State and Northern Illinois (5:02.18) and at Iowa Senior Championships (5:00.89)... won 200 fly at Penn State (2:06.78) and at Missouri (2:07.07)... won 1,000 free vs. Missouri (10:29.91)... won 400 IM (4:31.56) and was a member of winning 800 free relay (7:35.11) at Iowa Senior Championships... letterwinner.

High School -- two-time NISCA honorable mention all-American in 200 free... four-time team MVP... set school records in 200 free, 500 free and 100 fly... four-year letterwinner... coach was Joan Pennington... two-time USS Scholastic all-American... member of Beta Club.

Personal -- born July 14, 1982... daughter of Wayne and Barbara Hooper... communication studies major.

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