| Melanie Roberts |
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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Rochester, N.Y.
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| High School:
Cardinal Gibbons
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| Event:
Breast/IM
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| Birthdate:
09/02/1989
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| Major:
Undecided
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All-American
Freshman Season (2007-08)
Competed in the 2008 United States Olympic Trials in the 100m breast and 200m breast... Swam to a 19th-place finish in the prelims of the 100m breast (1:10.16) and a 73rd-place finish in the 200 breast (2:38.57)... At the NCAA Championships, Roberts earned honorable mentions honors in the 100m breast and 200 breast where she finished 12th and 16th, respectively... Also at NCAA's, Roberts finished 23rd in the 200 IM (1:59.73)... Her time of 1:01.03 in the "B" finals of the 100m breast at NCAA's ranks fifth all-time at Auburn while her time of 2:12.83 ranks sixth. At the SEC Championships, Roberts swam in the "A" finals of the 100 breast (1:02.22) and 200 IM (2:00.71) where she swam to two sixth-place finishes... Also swam in the "B" finals of the 200 breast, finishing ninth in a time of 2:15.17.
High School
Holds the North Carolina record in the 100 breast in three different age groups... Competed in the 100m breast, 200m breast, 100m fly and 200m IM at the 2007 U.S. Senior National Championships... Finished second in the B Final in the 100m breast with a time of 1:10.01... Made the U.S. National Team for the Japan International Grand Prix, competing in the 100m breast, 200m breast, 100m fly and 200m IM.
Personal
Full name is Melanie Katherine Roberts... Parents are Rebecca and Charlie Roberts... Born on Sept. 2, 1989... Has one brother, Jon... Brother Jon is a former Auburn swimmer and currently swims at Minnesota... Father Charlie swam collegiately at Iowa.
