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Swimming and Diving
Cardinal & Gold
Iowa State University Athletics
2009-10 Swimming & Diving Roster
Liu, Nan
Nan Liu
- Position:
- Butterfly/Backstroke
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Dalian
- Hometown:
- Dalian, China
Bio
Honors and Awards:
ISU Most Valuable Swimmer (09-10) ... first-team All-Big 12 in 100 fly (09-10) ... Academic All-Big 12 first team (09-10).
2009-10 (Senior):
Competed in the 50 free (58th, 23.51), 100 fly (27th, 53.59) and 100 back (45th, 55.02) at NCAA Championships ... became first Cyclone swimmer to competed at NCAA meet since Lauren Breunig in 2007 ... competed in 200 medley relay (fifth, 1:40.41), 200 free relay (fifth, 1:32.45), 50 free (Exh., 23.40), 400 medley relay (third, 3:39.19), 100 fly (second, 53.24), 100 back (seventh, 53.85), 200 back (ninth, 1:57.45) and 400 free relay (fifth, 3:23.02) at Big 12 Championships ... earned NCAA ?B’ cuts in the 50 free (23.00), 100 fly (53.24), 100 back (53.85) and 200 back (1:57.45) ... picked up 30 wins (17 individual, 13 relay) ... recorded wins in the 100 fly, 100 back, 50 fly and 200 back at TYR Invitational ... set Norris Aquatics Center record in the 100 fly at TYR Invitational (53.55) ... also collected four victories against UNI/Green Bay and Iowa ... eight wins against UNI/Green Bay and Iowa earned Liu Big 12 Swimmer of the Week honors in December.
At Northern Colorado:
Took third in both the 100 back (55.57) and 100 fly (54.80) at the Conference USA Swimming & Diving Championship ... holds six individual school records and assisted with four relay records.
High School/Club:
Studied at Tian Jing Medical University and Dalian High School ... member of Liao Ning Province Swimming Team ... coached by Fan Yue ... represented her province in the National Game and Chinese Championships, where she was a top-three finisher in the 50 and 100 butterfly events ... earned the Outstanding Junior Swimmer award by the Chinese Swimming Association and the Most Outstanding Athlete by the Liao Ning Province.
Personal:
Exercise and sport science major ... born June 26, 1985 ... daughter of Wenqiang and Shumei Liu.
Personal Bests:
Event - Time - All-time school ranking
50 free - 23.00 - second
100 free - 50.80 - sixth
100 fly - 53.24 0 first
200 fly - 2:03.30 - third
100 back - 53.85 - first
200 back - 1:57.45 - first
200 medley relay - 1:40.19 - first
400 medley relay - 3:39.19 - first
200 free relay - 1:32.45 - first
400 free relay - 3:23.02 - first
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