2008-09 W. Swimming & Diving Roster

Nicole McAndrew
- Position:
- Distance/IM
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Desert Vista
- Hometown:
- Phoenix, Az.
At Princeton – 2008-09: reached three championship finals at the 2010 Ivy League championship meet and helped Princeton to ninth title in 11 years … placed third in the 400 IM, fourth in the 1650 and sixth in the 500; it was her best weekend at a championship meet in terms of team points scored. 2008-09: placed 13th in the 1000 at the Ivy League championship meet in 10:17.57. 2007-08: earned three top-six finishes in her first Ivy League Championship meet … placed third in the 500 in 4:49.84 in her first championship meet event … placed fifth in the 1000 in 9:59.12 and sixth in the 1650 in 16:49.55.
Before Princeton – won three Arizona state championships and finished second in three more state finals as a 200 and 500 free swimmer at Desert Vista High ... went undefeated in 500 free throughout junior and senior seasons and went undefeated in 200 as a senior ... cut more than four seconds off 500 state championship time from junior to senior year ... never lost a high school race prior to regional championships in four years of varsity ... also swam in 200 and 400 free relays and 200 medley relays ... four-time most outstanding student-athlete at Desert Vista ... three-time MVP of swim team ... Wendy’s High School Heisman nominee ... Phoenix outstanding student-athlete recipient.
Personal – born Feb. 1, 1989 ... daughter of Dr. Colin McAndrew and Dr. Francoise Dastous ... father is an electrical engineer, mother is a math teacher ... has an older sister Jacqueline and a younger brother Marc ... interested in science, math, writing and pottery ... enjoys ceramics, sewing, cooking and running.