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    Cara Chuang
    Cara Chuang
    Class:
    Sophomore

    Hometown:
    Clarksburg, Md.

    High School:
    Poolesville

    Position:
    Back/IM

    Freshman 2010-11 - Posted six first-place finishes on the season, including four in the 100 back and two in the 200 back ... Won two events in her Illini debut, capturing both the 100 back (57.33 - personal best) and 200 back (2:05.30) titles against Nebraska ... Secured personal bests in the 200 back (2:05.19) and 200 IM (2:11.66) at Toledo, 200 free (1:58.98) at Akron, 100 free (55.63) at the Hawkeye Invite and 50 free (25.17) at the Big Ten Championships.

    High School - Four-year letterwinner at Poolesville High School ... Four-time champion in the 100 back and four-time finalist in the 200 back at the Metropolitan Swimming and Diving Championships, finishing first in 2008, second in 2007 and 2009 and third in 2010 ... Four-time All-Metro selectee by the Washington Post ... Four-time All-Gazette selectee ... Broke the Montgomery County, Md., record in the 100 back ... Swam with the Rockville Montgomery Swim Club ... Represented RMSC at the 2008 Olympic trials in Omaha, Neb.

    Personal - Born Jan. 6, 1992 ... Parents are Paul and Julie Chuang ... Majoring in bioengineering ... Her sister, Christine, swims for the Georgia Institute of Technology ... Maryland Distinguished Scholar (2010) ... Worked as assistant coach and swam for the Rockville Rays in 2010 ... Enjoys watching television, reading, writing, drawing, playing guitar and spending time with family and friends ... Hopes to pursue a career in the medical field.

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