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Aileen Atzhorn

  • position Breaststroke/IM
  • class Freshman
  • Hometown Gulf Breeze, Fla.
  • High school Gulf Breeze HS
  • position Breaststroke/IM
  • class Freshman
  • Hometown Gulf Breeze, Fla.
  • High school Gulf Breeze HS

Aileen Atzhorn Bio

2011-12 – Swam in all regular season meets and the SEC Championships…Posted a personal record of 2:04.29 in the 200 IM at the SEC Championships…Had a season-best finish of third place on four different occasions, finishing third in the 100 breaststroke against Georgia Tech (1:06.75) and Clemson (1:06.96) and taking third in the 200 breaststroke against Georgia Tech (2:26.35) and Clemson (2:28.59)…Swam season best time in the 100 breaststroke at the SEC Championships with a mark of 1:04.46, which was the second best time on the team…Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2010-11 – Competed in seven regular-season meets and the SEC Championships…Posted career-best time in 200 breast (2:17.84) at SEC Championships, improving her top time by nearly five full seconds…Also had a PR in the 100 breast at SECs (1:03.79)…Had team[apos]s third-best time in both events…Was fifth-best Gamecock in 200 fly (2:07.97, UA/UGA), 200 IM (2:04.81, SEC; another PR) and 400 IM (4:32.86, Nike Cup).

2009-10 – Was the team[apos]s top breaststroke and IM competitor… Held top times in three events… Top 100 breast (1:05.31) and 200 breast (2:22.58) times came at SEC Championships… Also posted team[apos]s top 200 IM time (2:05.80) at the league meet… All three of those times were career-bests…Was second-best on the squad in 400 IM (4:29.81)…Won 100 breast event vs. Vanderbilt/UNC-Wilmington…Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2008-09 – Competed at SEC Championships in 200 IM, 400 IM and 200 fly…Improved by more than 7 seconds on her 200 IM time from her first meet to SECs; set personal best time of 2:07.35…Had third-fastest 400 IM time on team with a 4:29.60 at the Gamecock Invitational…Set two more PRs in Gamecock Invite in 100 breast (1:05.77) and 200 breast (2:23.66)…Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.

PRE-COLLEGE – Graduated from Gulf Breeze High School…Named Swimmer of the Year in 2007 and 2008…Team captain…Finished third place in the state in the 100 breaststroke in 2007.,.Helped team to four state championships appearances…Member of Club Aquatics…Member of Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society and High Honors.

PERSONAL – Born November 12, 1989…Parents are Teri and Dave Atzhorn…Brother Andy swam for the Gamecocks, graduating in 2010…Major is chemical engineering.

Atzhorn[apos]s Top Times
Event Time Date Meet Location
100 breast 1:03.79 2/18/11 SEC Championships Gainesville, Fla.
200 breast 2:17.84 2/19/11 SEC Championships Gainesville, Fla.
200 fly 2:07.97 1/29/11 Alabama/Georgia Columbia, S.C.
200 IM 2:04.29 2/16/12 SEC Championships Knoxville, Tenn.
400 IM 4:29.60 11/21/08 Gamecock Invitational Columbia, S.C.