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Two-time All-American
Freshman Season (2006-07)
Competed in the 200m free, 400m free and 800m free at the U.S. Senior National Championships... Was the only Tiger to make a final in the 400m free, finishing second in the C Final with a time of 4:16.33... A two-time All-American at her first NCAA Championship meet... Finished seventh in the 500 free at NCAAs with a time of 4:42.64... Also finished 15th in the 1,650 free with a time of 16:18.03... Also competed in the 200 free at NCAAs... Her 4:42.64 in the 500 free ranks fourth all-time at Auburn while her 16:18.03 in the 1,650 free ranks sixth all-time... She also swam a 9:58.27 in the 1,000 free at Florida State, a time that ranks ninth all-time at Auburn... Exhibitioned at SEC, but swam "B" cuts in the 200 free (1:49.18), 500 free (4:49.21) and 1,650 free (16:25.88)... Swam on the eighth-place 400m medley relay team and 10th-place 800m free relay team at the U.S. Open.
High School
Attended Yorktown High School... Swam with the Yorktown Swim Club under coach Jeremy Agnew... Academic All-American as a senior... 14-time NISCA All-American... Two-time high school state champion (200 free)... State champion in 500 free as a senior... State runner-up in 500 free sophomore and junior seasons... 2005-2006 Indiana State Championships team runner-up... Two-time Star Press Athlete of the Year... Two-time team MVP... Co-captain senior year... Three-time IHSA first team... National Honor Society president... National Scholar Athlete Award.
Personal
Full name is Margaret Catherine Bird... Parents are Henry and Debbie Bird... Born on July 24, 1988... Has two brothers, Patrick and Griffin... Brother Patrick swam two years at Penn State... Majoring in business.
More on Maggie
Favorite magazine is US Weekly... Favorite place to travel is the Bahamas... Most famous person she has met is Michael Jordan... Favorite movie is How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days... Favorite Restaurant is Bravo's.
