| Michaela Ahlin |
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WSU CAREER
Freshman (2006-07): Fourth place in WSU All-Time Top Ten list in 100 butterfly (55.58) and second in 200 butterfly (2:02.21)...finished in first place in ten individual events...member of 400 medley relay squad that set a WSU record at Pac-10 Championships Mar. 17 (3:45.36)...also set a Gibb Pool record as part of 200 medley relay team against Washington Nov. 10...scored at the Pac-10 Championships in the 100 butterfly (55.58; 19th) and scored with an NCAA "B" Consideration Standard time of 2:02.21 in the 200 butterfly (14th)...placed fourth in the "B" finals of the 100m butterfly at the US Spring National Championships with a time of 1:02.34...part of 400m medley relay team that placed second overall (4:18.56).
PREP CAREER
Swam for the Nykopings Swimming Gymnasium in Nykopings, Sweden and for Polisen in Stockholm, Sweden...was the 2003 Swedish Youth Champion in the 200 butterfly...in 2004 she took sixth place in the 100 butterfly in the finals of the Swedish LCM Championship...was also third place in the 200 butterfly in the 2004 Junior Swedish SC Meter Championship...placed second in the same event at the 2005 Junior Swedish SC Meter Championship...reached the finals of the Swedish LC Championship in the 200 butterfly in 2006 and placed sixth.
PERSONAL
Born April 15, 1987 in Tyreso, Sweden...parents Tord and Birgitta Ahlin...enjoys swimming, spending time with family and friends and shopping...plans to pursue a degree in communications or journalism at WSU.
WSU BEST TIMES
Event Time Meet Date
100 Butterfly 55.58 Pac-10 Championships 2/16/07
200 Butterfly 2:02.21 Pac-10 Championships 2/17/07
200 Freestyle 1:52.99 Texas Invite 12/1/06