| Hee-Jin Chang |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Seoul, South Korea
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| High School:
Phillips Academy
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| Height:
5-7
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| Event:
Free/Fly
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| Experience:
3L
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· 2008 Beijing Olympian (South Korea)
· Three-time All-American
· Five-time Honorable Mention All-American
· Big 12 Champion
2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS
· Representing her native South Korea, placed 31st in the 50m freestyle (25.59) and 32nd in the 100m freestyle (55.96)
AS A JUNIOR (2007-08)
· Placed 14th in the 50 freestyle (22.65) to earn honorable mention All-America honors at the NCAA Championships
· Swam the second leg of UT's honorable mention All-America 200 freestyle at the NCAA Championships
· Placed 25th in the 100 freestyle (49.07) at the NCAA Championships
· Runner-up in the 50 freestyle (22.29) and 100 butterfly (53.87) and third-place finisher in the 100 freestyle (49.11) at the Big 12 Championships
· Claimed the 50 freestyle against (Georgia (23.27) and SMU (23.15)
· Took fifth in the 50 freestyle (22.68) and fourth in the 100 freestyle (49.18) at the Texas Invitational
AS A SOPHOMORE (2006-07)
· Anchored UT's 400-yard medley relay (49.15) to fifth place at the NCAA Championship
· Swam the opening leg of UT's 200- (22.95) and 400- (50.54) yard freestyle relays that placed 14th at the NCAA Championship
· Placed 36th in the 50-yard freestyle (22.96) at the NCAA Championship
· Anchored UT's 200-yard medley relay (22.33) to first place and a new meet record (1:38.36) at the Big 12 Championship
· Anchored the 400-yard medley relay (50.43) and the 200-yard freestyle relay (22.51) to second place at the Big 12 Championship
· Swam the second leg of UT's second-place 400-yard freestyle relay (49.21) at the Big 12 Championship
· Placed fourth in the 50-yard freestyle (22.95), seventh in the 100-yard butterfly (56.03) and first in her 100-yard freestyle consolation heat (50.35) at the Big 12 Championship
· Claimed the 50-yard freestyle (23.99) against Nebraska
· Tallied second-place finishes in the 50 freestyle against Stanford (24.14), Texas A&M (23.62) and Indiana (23.77)
· Placed third in the 100 freestyle (52.06) against Indiana
· Took fourth in the 100-yard butterfly (57.17) against Georgia
AS A FRESHMAN (2005-06)
· Earned All-America in two relay events at the NCAA Championships, finishing fourth in the 200-yard freestyle relay (23.13 - lead split) and seventh in the 400-yard freestyle relay (49.28 - anchor split)
· Competed in three individual events at the NCAA Championships, placing 23rd in the 50-yard freestyle (22.97), 26th in the 100-yard freestyle (49.96) and 32nd in the 100-yard butterfly (54.69)
· First place finish in the 100-yard butterfly (57.52) during the dual meet with Rice.
· Part of the 200-yard medley relay team (1:41.03) which met the NCAA consideration qualifying standard at the State Farm Lone Star Showdown during the meet with Texas A&M
· Finished second in both the 50-yard freestyle (23.64) and the 100-yard freestyle (51.54) in the dual meet with Georgia
· Won the 50-yard freestyle (23.63) at the dual meet with USC
· Met the NCAA consideration qualifying standards in five events at the Texas Invitational, including the 50-yard freestyle (23.07), the 100-yard freestyle (50.41), the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:31.79), the 400-yard freestyle relay (3;20.73) and the 400-yard medley relay (3:41.54)
· Runner-up in the 100-yard freestyle (52.07) in the dual meet with Missouri
INTERNATIONALLY
· Represented Korea at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia
· Placed first in the 100 free and second in the 50 free in the U.S. Sectionals
· All-American in the 200, 100, 50 free, 100 fly and 200 individual medley
HIGH SCHOOL
· Named Phillips Academy Athlete of the year in 2005
· GV Swim Team MVP in 2002
· NE Prep School MVP 2002-2005
PERSONAL
Daughter of Ju-Yeon and Duk-Soo Chang... has one brother, Won-Ho (17) and one sister, Kyong-Won (18)... major is government... a 2007 and 2008 Academic All-Big 12 first-team selection ... member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008) ... recipient of the 2006 UT Women's Athletics Jane Dillard Hanger/Tex Robertson Endowed Presidential Scholarship recipient of the 2007 Arthur Ashe, Jr. Award ... born on September 5, 1986, in Seoul, Korea.
