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    Andrea Basaraba
    Andrea Basaraba

    Class:
    RS Sophomore
    Hometown:
    La Jolla, Calif.
    High School:
    The Bishop's School
    Height:
    5-11
    Event:
    Free/Back
    Birthdate:
    09/01/1993

    04/12/2013

    Lendrum, Godbe, Lim, Basaraba Lead Pac-12 Academic Team Selections

    Lendrum finishes career as a three-time first team pick; Godbe nabs his second first team honor.

    03/02/2013

    No. 1 USC Breaks Its Pac-12 Points Record, Finishes Close Second

    Anderson and Ishimatsu win titles on final night in closest conference finish ever.

    10/19/2012

    USC Downs USD, 157.5-125.5

    Kropp wins three races while Lim takes first twice.

    10/22/2011

    Hosszu, Anderson Lead USC Win At WSU

    Trojans complete back-to-back victories in Pullman.

    THIS SEASON:Andrea Basaraba, a 2013 redshirt sophomore, is a talented middle-to-distance freestyler who is also strong in the back. A Serbian national record holder, she looks to become a bigger contributor as she grows in the program.

    2012: Basaraba redshirted in 2012 ... She resumed competing after the NCAA season and swam at the 2012 U.S. Winter Nationals, where she was eighth in the 1650y free (16:31.75) and was sixth in the `C' final of the 500y free (4:49.47).

    2011: Basaraba competed in three events at the 2011 Pac-10 Championships as a freshman, taking 26th in the 200y free (1:50.33), 27th in the 200y back (1:59.63) and 34th in the 500y free (4:58.16).

    HIGH SCHOOL: Basaraba was a prep All-American at The Bishops School in La Jolla, Calif. She was a 2010 Division II CIF San Diego Championships winner in the 100y free ... At the 2009 Division II CIF San Diego Championships, she was second in the 200y free and the 100y back ... She has been part of the Serbian national team since 2007 and holds Serbian national records in the 400m, 800m, 1500m free, the 200m back and the 200m IM ... She competed at the 2010 European Junior Championships, where she was sixth in the 200y back, and was also a 2010 Mediterranean Games finalist.

    CLUB/COACH: North Coast Aquatics/Jeff Pease.

    PERSONAL: Basaraba was born in Belgrade, Serbia, on Sept. 1, 1993 ... She is studying philosophy, politics and law at USC and hopes to become a lawyer ... Was an Honor Roll member all four years in high school, graduated Cum Laude, and was a 2009 and 2010 First Union Tribune All-Academic Team member.

    BASARABA'S PERSONAL RECORDS:

    Event Time
    200-meter back 2:16.66
    200-meter IM 2:10.10
    200-yard back 1:58.81
    400-meter free 4:23.20