Bridget Leone Class: Junior Hometown: Garden City, NY High School: Garden City Height: 5-8

AS A SOPHOMORE: Rowed with Notre Dame's second varsity four boat most the season ... finished fourth with the open four crew at the Central/South Region Championship ... rowed with the varsity four boa for a third place finish against Virginia "A" and "B" and Princeton ... sat with the varsity eight crew for a second place finish at the Lubbers Cup, posting a 8:07.56 time ... finished third with the second varsity four boat against Michigan State "A" and "B" and Michigan ... sat in the varsity four "A" boat for a win over the Irish's "B" boat and Cincinnati (7:54.55) ... rowed with the varsity four boat against Tennessee and Minnesota.

AS A FRESHMAN: Rowed with the second novice eight boat that earned three second-place finishes in spring regatta versus Tennessee and Minnesota ... helped novice eight "B" boat to first-place finish at Lubbers Cup as boat finished with a time of 7:50.72 ... also rowed in the second novice eight boat at Indiana Classic ... posted a ninth-place finish (20:32.01) in the novice eight at the Head of the Rock ... in the open eight her boat finished 22nd ... she sat in the seventh seat in both races ... at the Notre Dame Invitational she raced in the novice eight and finished sixth in a time of 17:13.6.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Swam all four years of her scholastic career, helping lead the team to four undefeated seasons and four conference titles while earning four letters ... qualified for the county meet in the 50 freestyle as a senior ... participated in National Honor Society, German Honor Society as the secretary, Amnesty International and Student Council ... from the same hometown and high school as current Irish swimmer Robert Seery ... daughter of Paul and Maureen Leone ... oldest of four children ... enrolled as a chemistry major in the College of Science.