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2004-05 - Primarily swam freestyle but also participated in the 200 IM, 100 fly and 100 and 200 backstroke ... Placed third in the 1000 free at Iowa State with a time of 10:47.91 ... Swam in seven events at the Irvine Invitational ... A part of the 800 free relay ... Set personal bests in the 100 and 500 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships.
2003-04 - Placed in the top five for team times in six individual events ... Was part of the 800 free relay team that set a school record at the Big Ten Championships ... Competed in the 100, 200 and 500 free at the Big Ten Championships ... Finished second in both the 100 and 1000 free against Illinois State and Toledo ... Took third in 200 and 500 free against Iowa State and Southern Illinois ... Placed fourth in the 1000 free against Ohio State and Iowa ... Earned a fourth place finish at the Big Ten Quad meet in the 500 free.
2002-03 - As a freshman she broke into four different top 5 times in the 100, 200, 500, and 1000 freestyle ... Competed in the 100, 200, and 500 free at the Big Ten Championships ... Finished first in her first event the 1000 free against Illinois State ... Placed second in the 1000 free at Oakland and at the Daktronics Invitational ... Took third place in a dual meet against Ohio State and Iowa ... Posted a fourth place finish in the 200 free at the Northwestern Invitational.
High School - Earned four varsity letters in swimming at Guilford ... Won the Illinois state championship in the 500 free (4:53.56) her senior season while placing fourth in the 200 free at the same meet ... Named NIC-9 Conference MVP as a senior ... Also earned All-American honors in the 200 and 500 free in both 2001 and 2002 while collecting All-America honors in relays in 1999 and 2000 ... Also placed in the freestyle events at state as a sophomore and junior.
Personal - Parents are Ralf and Anna-Ruth Jansson ... Plans to major in mathematics ... Lists Lisa Coole, who also attended Guilford, as her favorite athlete - Coole is a five-time Illinois state high school champion and NCAA Athlete of the Year ... A Wendy's High School Hesiman nominee ... Member of the National Honor Society, All-City Band, Rotary Youth Leadership Conference and English Honor Society ... Lists Guilford head coach John Lindley as the biggest influence on her athletic career because "he guided my workouts and demanded excellence."
