2010-11 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Amanda Thompson
- Position:
- Fly/IM
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Monroe
- Hometown:
- Monroe, MI
2009-10: Academic All-MAC...Team co-captain...Member of first-place 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay teams at MAC Championships...Also placed second in 100 butterfly in NCAA "B" mark at championships...Scored three event wins during regular season in 100 fly (Michigan/Toronto tri-meet, Eastern Michigan/UW-Milwaukee tri-meet, Bowling Green)...Swam on 11 first-place relay teams...Individually, had seven runner-up finishes in the 100 fly and 100 back...Totaled 14 top-five finishes during regular season.
2008-09: Academic All-MAC honoree...Finished third in the 100 butterfly (54.57), 13th in the 50 free (23.63) and 16th in the 100 free (51.64) at MAC Championships...Broke her own school-record in 100 fly by nearly a second...Member of 200 medley relay team that finished third with a UT record time of 1:40.15 at MACs...Member of 200 free relay team that also took third at MACs with a UT record time of 1:32.33...Member of 400 medley relay that finished second with a UT record of 3:40.38 at MACs...Also member of 400 free relay that finished fourth with a UT record time of 3:23.83...Took second against Ball State and third against Eastern Michigan in 50 free...Also second against Ball State in 100 free...Recorded five first-place finishes in 100 butterfly: Oakland, Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green, Akron and Buffalo...Also placed second against Miami and Ohio... Owns six of top-10 times in 100 fly...Holds six of the school’s top-10 100 fly times...Also ranks fifth in 50 free (23.63) and seventh (51.64) and 10th (52.00) in 100 free in school-history.
2007-08: Member of the first-place 200 medley relay squad at MACs (1:41.32)... Finished 13th in the 100 freestyle at MACs in 52.23... Part of the 400 freestyle relay squad that set the school record (3:25.27) at MACs... Swam a school best at MACs in the 100 butterfly (55.53)... Member of 400 medley relay that finished MACs in a second-place and school-record time of 3:45.00... Set a personal best in the 50 freestyle at MACs (24.21)... Part of the 200 freestyle relay that placed second at MACs with a school record (1:32.93)... Finished first in the 100 butterfly against BGSU (57.13)... Placed fifth in the 100 butterfly (1:07.84) at Ohio State... Part of the 200 medley relay that finished second at Eastern Michigan (1:46.49)... Completed the 100 butterfly in 59.94 at Eastern Michigan... Part of the 200 freestyle relay that finished third (1:37.36) at Eastern Michigan... Member of the seventh-place 400 medley relay at EMU (4:03.95)... Posted a time of 2:14.95 in the 200 butterfly at EMU... Part of the third-place 400 freestyle relay squad (3:30.83) at EMU... Is a top-10 all-time UT performer in three events -- 50 freestyle (8th), 100 freestyle (7th) and 100 butterfly (1st).
High School: Four-year letterwinner in swimming and one year in soccer ... Co-captain senior and junior year ... “Swimmer of the Year”, “Scholar Athlete of the Year”, MVP, all-state and All-American senior year ... “Most Improved Swimmer” two years ... Varsity record and state champion in 100 butterfly senior year.
Personal: Born Amanda Rose Thompson on February 2, 1989 ... Daughter of Larry and Rose Thompson ... Has one brother, Jacob ... Enjoys reading, watching movies and spending time with family and friends ... Major is speech pathology.
Up Close with Thompson
After I graduate, I want to: Go to grad school.
Nickname: “A-Thomp”.
Favorite sports moment: UT vs. Michigan football, 13-10!
Favorite class: Sign Language.
Favorite TV Show: The Office.
Favorite food: Pot roast.
I can’t live without my: Family and best friends.
My goal for this year: MAC Champs 2010!
Biggest pet peeve: Being woken up for no reason.
