| Jessica Guro |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Bethlehem, Pa.
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| High School:
Liberty
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| Height:
5-6
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| Event:
Back/Fly
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| Experience:
3L
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• Three-time honorable mention All-American
• Two-time Big 12 champion
• 2012 and 2011 Academic All-Big 12 (first team)
• Member of Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012)
TOP TIMES
100 back: 52.35 (SCY), 1:02.61 (LCM)
100 fly: 53.07 (SCY), 1:01.22 (LCM)
200 back: 1:55.12 (SCY), 2:15.24 (LCM)
2012 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS
• Placed 111th in the 100m backstroke (1:04.65) and 118th in the 200m backstroke (2:19.20)
AS A JUNIOR (2011-12)
• Took 20th in the 100 butterfly (55.55) at the Big 12 Championships
• Against SMU she finished sixth in both the 100 backstroke (59.51) and 100 butterfly (59.37)
• Led off the third place 200 medley relay against SMU that clocked a 1:47.26
• Swam the third leg of the fifth place 400 medley relay at Arizona (3:53.25)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2010-11)
• Teamed up with Lily Moldenhauer, Laura Sogar and Karlee Bispo to place 12th in the 400 medley relay preliminary round (3:34.23) at the NCAA Championships; split 53.08 on the butterfly leg
• Placed 24th in the 200 backstroke (1:55.77), 31st in the 100 backstroke (53.87) and 41st in the 100 butterfly (54.00) at the NCAA Championships
• Placed second in the 100 backstroke (53.17), fourth in the 100 butterfly (53.07) and fourth in the 200 backstroke (1:55.12) at the Big 12 Championships
• Placed second in the 200 backstroke (1:59.03) against SMU
• Took third in the 100 backstroke (55.80), fourth in the 200 backstroke (2:00.34), fifth in the 200 butterfly (2:04.51) and 10th in the 100 butterfly (57.69) against Arizona
• Placed fifth in the 100 butterfly (56.95) and seventh in the 100 backstroke (56.69) and the 200 backstroke (2:04.54) at Georgia
• Took third in the 100 backstroke (55.51), fourth in the 200 backstroke (2:01.46) and seventh in the 100 butterfly (56.16) at Auburn
• Placed fourth in the 100 butterfly (53.32) and fifth in the 100 backstroke (53.48) at the Texas Invitational
• Took third in the 100 backstroke (55.47), fourth in the 200 backstroke (2:01.15) and seventh in the 100 butterfly (56.71) at Texas A&M
• Placed second in the 100 backstroke (56.00), third in the 200 backstroke (2:00.56), seventh in the 200 butterfly (2:05.46) and eighth in the 100 butterfly (56.41) against Indiana and Michigan
• Took second in the 200 backstroke (2:00.15), fourth in the 100 backstroke (55.89) and sixth in the 100 butterfly (56.08) at California
FRESHMAN (2009-10)
• Teamed up with Laura Sogar, Kathleen Hersey and Bethany Adams to place 14th in the 200 medley relay (1:39.57) at the NCAA Championships; led off the relay in 25.60
• Helped UT qualify 10th in the 400 medley relay prelims (3:34.40) at the NCAA Championships with a 53.89 leadoff split
• Placed 39th in the 100 backstroke (54.56), 43rd in the 100 butterfly (54.80) and 49th in the 200 backstroke (1:58.57) at the NCAA Championships
• Teamed up Sogar, Hersey and Adams to win the 200 medley relay (1:38.30) at the Big 12 Championships; led off the relay in 24.87
• Joined Sogar, Hersey and Karlee Bispo to win the 400 medley relay (3:33.12) at the Big 12 Championships; led off the relay in 53.53
• Placed sixth in the 100 backstroke (54.09), 10th in the 200 backstroke (2nd in `B' final, 1:57.85) and 12th in the 100 butterfly (4th in `B' final, 55.24) at the Big 12 Championships
• Won the 100 backstroke (55.42) and took fourth in the 200 backstroke (1:59.55) against Georgia
• Placed third in the 200 backstroke (1:59.43) against Auburn
• Placed third in the 100 backstroke (53.87), sixth in the 100 butterfly (54.08) and 10th in the 200 backstroke at the Texas Invitational
• Placed fourth in the 100 backstroke (55.77), 200 backstroke (2:02.04) and the 100 butterfly (55.96) against Texas A&M
• Took fifth in the 100 backstroke (57.29) and the 100 butterfly (56.29) and seventh in the 200 backstroke (2:02.98) against Indiana and Michigan
NATIONALLY
• Placed 111th in the 100 backstroke (1:04.65) and 118th in the 200 backstroke (2:19.20) at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials
• Claimed the 200-yard backstroke at the 2008 U.S. Winter Junior National Championships (1:55.74)
HIGH SCHOOL
• Member of 2007-2008 U.S. National Junior Team and captain of 2008-2009 U.S. National Junior Team
• Pennsylvania sectional Champion in the 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly
• Sectional record holder, 100 backstroke
• Second-fastest swimmer, ever, in the U.S. 17-18 age group in the 100 backstroke
• 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier: 100 backstroke
• Four-time Scholastic All-American
PERSONAL
Born Jessica Mae Guro on August 24, 1991 in Bethlehem, Pa. ... daughter of Mike and Jodi Guro... father played baseball at Moravian College... major is corporate communication.
