| Rebecca Orr |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Austin, Texas
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| High School:
Westwood
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| Height:
5-10
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| Event:
Free/Back
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| Experience:
3L
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AS A JUNIOR (2007-08)
· Placed third in the 200 backstroke (1:58.00) and sixth in the 100 backstroke (55.66) at the Big 12 Championships
· Competed in the 200 backstroke in seven regular-season meets, capped by a second-place finish against Auburn (2:01.42)
· Competed in the 100 backstroke in five regular-season meets and landed her top finish in the season-opening tri-meet against Michigan and Indiana, where she placed fifth in 57.10
· Registered season-best mark of 55.35 in the 100 backstroke preliminary round at the Big 12 Championships
· Claimed the 500 freestyle "D" final in 4:48.84 at the Big 12 Championships
AS A SOPHOMORE (2006-07)
· Placed fifth in the 200-yard backstroke (1:59.27) at the Big 12 Championship
· Captured her 100-yard backstroke consolation heat (56.31) at the Big 12 Championship
· Placed second in her 200 backstroke consolation heat (2:00.92) and fourth in her 100 backstroke consolation heat at the Texas Invitational
· Competed in the 200 backstroke in six dual meets with a top finish of second place at Nebraska (2:06.51)
· Participated in the 100 backstroke in four dual meets with a top finish of seventh place at Georgia (58.06)
AS A FRESHMAN (2005-06)
· Runner-up in the 200-yard freestyle (1:53.35) at the meet with Houston and Rice
· Met NCAA consideration qualifying standards in the 200-yard backstroke (1:59.47) at the Texas Invitational
NATIONALLY
· Competed in the 2003 Summer Senior Nationals in the 400 free
· Competed in the 2004 Spring Senior Nationals in the 200, 400, 800 free and the 200 back
HIGH SCHOOL
· Scottish national age-group record holder in the 100 freestyle, and 100- and 200-backstroke events
· Six-time Scottish national champion
PERSONAL
Daughter of Karen and Frank Orr... has one brother, Adam (17)... majoring in anthropology... a 2008 Academic All-Big 12 first-team selection and a 2007 Academic All-Big 12 second-team selection ... member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008) ... born September 13, 1987, in Greenock, Scotland ... recipient of the 2007 UT Women's Athletics Sheila Rice Endowed Scholarship.
