| Megan Farrell |
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AS A FRESHMAN:
Qualified in four events for the NCAA Championships ... was member of the 13th-place 800-freestyle relay and the 20th-place 400-freestyle relay at the national level ... also competed individually in the 200 IM and the 200 free at the national championships ... was only freshman swimmer to compete for the Irish at the NCAA Championships ... qualified in four events for the BIG EAST Championships ... was a member of the title-winning 800 free relay ... was first BIG EAST championship as well as only all-BIG EAST accolade ... brought in meaningful points for the Irish in their team victory with 44 individually ... was the number-one swimmer for the Irish in the 200 free ... was second-best swimmer for the Irish in the 200 fly, behind then-senior Katie Carroll ... was third-best for the Irish in the 200 and the 400 IM ... earned a monogram.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA:
Massachusetts high school state champion in 200 freestyle ... Massachusetts high school runner-up in 500 freestyle ... NISCA high school All-American ... Team MVP as a senior ... Scholar-Athlete Award winner all four years ... 2003 Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic team ... U.S. Open Qualifier in six events ... senior national qualifier in the 200 free & butterfly ... junior national qualifier in nine events ... New England Swimming Women's High Point Award ... New England Swimming Outstanding Athlete of the Year ... a member of NISCA Academic All-American team ... ranked eighth during the 2005 summer in USA Swimming's IMX Challenge ... her career-best marks through high school: 100 butterfly (55.48), 200 freestyle (1:50.26), 100 freestyle (51.64) , 200 butterfly (2:04.19) ... born April 29, 1988 in Newton, Mass. ... daughter of Kathy and Michael Farrell ... undecided on a major.
