Abby Van Maaren

Hometown: Ames, IA High School: Ames Event: Back/Free

2004-05 -- led team in 200 free (1:51.97) and swam on four of five team-leading relays... season-best 200 and 400 medley relays rank second on Iowa's all-time best performers list... swam collegiate bests in 200 free (1:51.97) at Big Ten Championships and 100 fly (58.70) at Iowa Senior Championships... won 200 free (1:52.73), placed second in 100 fly (58.70) and third in 50 free (23.96) at Iowa Senior Championships... tied for first in 50 free (24.42) vs. Truman State... runner-up in that event vs. Iowa State (24.35) and Illinois (24.27)... recorded 14 top-five individual finishes and swam on five winning relays... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner.

2003-04 -- led team in 50 free and swam legs on team-leading 200 and 400 free relays... swam collegiate bests in 50 (23.54) and 100 free (51.41) at Big Ten Championships... her best 50 free time ranks sixth on Iowa's all-time bests list... won 50 free (24.20) vs. Kansas and Northern Iowa... swam on five winning 400 free relays... had 16 top-five individual finishes... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner.

2002-03 -- swam season bests in 50 (23.79) and 200 free (1:53.72) at Big Ten Championships, and 100 free (52.82) at Iowa Senior Championships... member of team-leading 200 free relay (1:34.14)... runner-up in 200 free (1:53.81) at Iowa Senior meet and Northern Iowa (2:00.22)... placed third in 200 free vs. South Dakota (1:58.08), Iowa State (1:54.83) and Drury (2:12.51)... had 10 top five finishes... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner.

2001-02 -- placed fourth in 500 free with a collegiate best 5:11.01 at Iowa Senior Championships... finished fourth in 100 free (54.11) vs. Truman State... letterwinner.

High School -- two-time first team all-state in 50 free... swam all-American consideration times in 50 free... three-time conference and district 50 free champion... two-time second team all-state and district champion in 100 free... conference champion in 100 free in 2000... district champion in 100 back in 1998... set school records in 50 free (24.51) and 100 back (1:01.68)... also competed in softball and track... coached by Nancy Svien and Dan Flannery.

Personal -- born April 12, 1983... daughter of Michael and Sue Van Maaren... health promotion major.

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