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2008-09 Swimming & Diving Roster
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Meghan Dwyer
- Position:
- Back/Free
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Mission Viejo, Calif.
Bio
Honors: ACC Academic Honor Roll (2009, 2010, 2012) ... CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention (2012) ... ACC Top Six for Service Award (2011)
2011-12: Finished her career at Duke by helping set a program record in the 400 free relay, which clocked a time of 3:22.64 at the 2012 ACC Championships ... also took 15th in the 200 back (1:59.27) and 19th in the 100 back (55.25) at the conference meet ... her 55.25 clocking in the 100 back finals was good for a new personal best ... swam a 1:50.73 split as a member of the 800 free relay that finished ninth in the conference ... the Blue Devils' top performer in the 200 and 500 free during the regular season ... notched a new personal best in the 100 free with a 52.55 showing in a fourth-place finish against Clemson and Richmond ... took first in the 500 free against Clemson/Richmond and South Carolina/Queens ... tapped the wall at 2:02.21 to take first in the 200 back against ACC opponent North Carolina ... collected a pair of third-place finishes in the 200 free and the 200 back at the Nike Cup Invitational ... also recorded new personal bests in both performances, swimming 1:49.89 in the 200 free and 1:58.77 in the 200 back ... guided Duke's 800 free relay to a second-place finish at the Nike Cup Invitational (7:26.56) ... also helped the 400 free relay come in third (3:24.71) ... member of the Blue Devils' winning 200 free relay against NC State and SCAD ... anchored the 400 free relay squad that took first against Virginia Tech, Florida State and UNCW in a 3:30.23 clocking ... named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2010-11: Opened the season with a pair of second-place performances in the 100 back (58.08) and the 200 back (2:05.26) against UNC Wilmington ... won the 200 back against South Carolina and Queens with a 2:03.25 clocking ... posted a 27.48 split to help the 200 medley relay take first against NC State and Campbell (1:44.94) ... swam a 53.66 split as a member of the 400 free relay that finished second against North Carolina (3:34.13) ... finished the year at the ACC Championships, where she guided the 200 medley relay to a sixth-place showing (1:41.28) ... also a member of the 800 free relay that took seventh at the conference meet (7:24.74) ... recipient of the 2011 ACC Top Six for Service Award.
2009-10: Specialized in the 100 and 200 back ... season-best in the 100 back was a 56.34 clocking in the prelims at the ACC Championships ... took first in the 100 back in the season opener against UNC Wilmington, posting a time of 58.52 ... compiled 10 second-place finishes on the season ... recorded a pair of second-place performances in the 100 back (58.19) and the 200 back (2:04.07) against ACC opponent Clemson ... also competed as a member of the 200 and 400 free and medley relay squads ... named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2008-09: Made her ACC Championship meet debut in fine fashion ... placed 16th in the 200 back at ACCs, posting a personal-best 1:59.96 in prelims before a 2:00.35 showing in the finals ... also secured 18th place in the 100 back with a collegiate personal best of 55.48 ... took first place in two events at her first collegiate meet, swimming the 100 back in 57.36 and the 200 back in 2:04.70 ... combined with Meredith Bannon, Steffi Niessl and Shannon Beall to win the 400 medley relay at the Gamecock Invitational in 3:45.43 ... took third place in the 100 back at the Gamecock Invitational (56.29) and second place in the 200 back (2:00.19) ... finished first in the 100 back against Gardner-Webb (58.52) ... recorded two third-place finishes (100, 200 back) against 13th-ranked North Carolina ... finished the regular season with two second-place finishes (100, 200 back) against Clemson ... named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Prep: Four-time All-America ... four-time all-county ... four-year letterwinner at Mission Viejo High School ... team captain as a junior and senior ... high school and club record-holder ... Scholastic All-America ... Victory with Honor recipient as a junior ... also a Principal Honor Roll member and Scholar-Athlete ... member of CA Scholarship Federation.
Personal: Born Meghan Claire Dwyer on Sept. 16, 1990 in Orange County, Calif. ... daughter of Patrick and Cheryl Dwyer ... mother played field hockey at Stanford and father swam at Rutgers ... majoring in psychology ... favorite athlete is swimmer Hayley McGregory.
Duke Career Bests:
200 Free: 1:49.89 (11/18/2011)
500 Free: 4:53.32 (11/17/2011)
100 Back: 55.25 (2/17/2012)
200 Back: 1:58.77 (11/19/2011)
In Duke's Record Books:
400 Free Relay: 3:22.64 (2/18/2012)
800 Free Relay: 7:22.49 (2/18/2009)
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