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    Meghan Hawthorne
    Meghan Hawthorne

    Class:
    Junior

    Hometown:
    Granada Hills, Calif.

    High School:
    Chaminade

    Height:
    5-6

    Event:
    Free/IM

    Birthdate:
    02/11/1992

    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.

    03/23/2013

    Anderson (1650y Free), Ishimatsu (Platform) Win Titles To Close NCAAs

    Trojans finish seventh overall; Kropp, Stewart, Tosky all swim in 'A' final on last day.

    03/23/2013

    Tosky, Stewart, Kropp, Ishimatsu Earn Finals Berths On Last Day Of NCAAs

    Carlson, Gardell to swim in 'B' finals, as will 400y free relay.

    03/22/2013

    Carlson, Gardell Lead Troy On Night Two Of NCAAs

    Carlson takes second in 100y breast, Gardell fourth in 400y IM; 200y medley and 800y free relays each sixth.

    03/22/2013

    Carlson, Gardell, 200 Free Relay Earn NCAA Final Spots

    Troy's relay breaks school record, claims top seed in final.

    THIS SEASON: Meghan Hawthorne blossomed as a sophomore All-American in 2012, was a 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials finalist and 2012 U.S. Open winner, and appears poised to continue her rise as one of the NCAA's top swimmers as a 2013 junior.

    2012: Hawthorne earned her first All-American honor as a 2012 sophomore, finishing seventh in the 200y IM (1:56.07) at the 2012 NCAA Championships. She also scored in the 400y IM, taking 12th (4:07.55) and swam in the 200y breast as well ... She was a three-time finalist at the 2012 Pac-12 Championships, highlighted by a fourth-place in the 400y IM (4:08.12). She was also fifth in the 200y IM (1:57.50) and seventh in the 200y breast (2:14.48). Both IM times were PRs, as was her prelim effort in the 200y breast (2:13.01) ... At the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, Hawthorne reached the final of the 400m IM, where she finished sixth (she was fourth in prelims). She was also a semifinalist in the 200m IM (11th) and was 30th in the 200m breast ... At the 2012 U.S. Open, Hawthorne won the 400m IM to earn a spot on the United States' 2013 World University Games team. She was also third in the 200m IM ... At the 2012 U.S. Winter Nationals, she was fifth in the 200y IM (1:56.60) and sixth in the 200y breast (2:11.98) ... She earned 2012 Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention honors.

    2011: Hawthorne raced in two events at the 2011 NCAA Championships as a freshman, taking 39th in the 200y IM (2:00.72) and 43rd in the 200y back (1:58.24) ... At the 2011 Pac-10 Championships, Hawthorne was a two-time finalist, taking sixth in the 400y IM (4:10.76) and eighth in the 200y IM (1:59.65). She was also 17th in the 200y back (1:57.73, PR) ... She set a PR in the 400y IM in USC's win over UCLA (4:10.39).

    HIGH SCHOOL: Hawthorne graduated from Chaminade High in West Hills, Calif., where she was the 2008 and 2010 L.A. Daily News Swimmer of the Year ... She was a three-time CIF Southern Section champion in the 200y IM (2008-2010) and also won titles in the 100y fly (2010) and 500y free (2008). Her 2010 200y IM title in 1:58.74 broke the CIF-SS D1 record ... A four-year MVP for Chaminade and the 2010 Female Athlete of the Year, she was a 2009 U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete as a junior, a four-year prep All-American and a three-time scholastic All-American ... She competed at the 2008 Olympic Trials, was a member of the U.S. National Youth Team for 2009-2010 and competed a the 2010 Junior Pan Pacs ... She was a finalist at the 2009 (20th) and 2010 (12th) U.S. Nationals in the 400m IM.

    CLUB/COACH: Rattler Swim Club/Kevin Blum.

    PERSONAL: She was born Feb. 11, 1992 ... She is studying human performance.

    HAWTHORNE'S PERSONAL RECORDS:

    Event Time
    200-yard IM 1:55.93
    200-meter IM 2:14.45
    400-yard IM 4:07.21
    400-meter IM 4:40.00
    200-yard breast 2:11.98
    200-meter breast 2:32.60
    200-yard free 1:48.46
    200-meter free 2:02.69
    200-yard back 1:57.73
    200-meter back 2:17.43
    100-yard fly 53.48
    500-yard free 4:49.46
    100-yard back 54.81
    100-yard free 57.76