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ASU: Ranks 10th all-time at ASU in the 100 butterfly (55.75)...was a member of the fifth-fastest 400 freestyle relay in school history.
2005-06: Earned honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic honors...saw limited action in competition.
2004-05: Competed as one of ASU's top backstroke specialists...had the team's top time in the 200 back with a 2:03.17 at the Texas Invitational...swam a career-best 57.18 in the 100 back at the Texas Invite...placed 25th in the 200 fly at the Pac-10 Championships...placed second on the 800 free relay team a the Pac-10's...second-team All-Pac-10 Academic selection.
2003-04: Earned first-team All-American honors in the 800m freestyle relay and honorable mention All-American honors in the 400m medley relay and 400m freestyle relay...swam the fourth leg in that 800 freestyle relay at the NCAA Championships to help the Sun Devils break the school record that had stood since 1988 by almost seven seconds...the Sun Devils' top performer in the 100 butterfly, she swam the eighth-fastest 100 butterfly time in school history with a 55.75 in the prelims at the Pac-10 Championships...placed 11th at the Pac-10s in the 200 freestyle in a career-best 1:49.27...placed 14th at the Pac-10s in the 200 back (2:02.16) and 19th in the 200 fly (2:03.38), both personal bests.
High School: A 2003 graduate of John McCrae Secondary School...swam club for the Nepean Kanata Barracudas...won high point numerous times at various meets for her club...won the Barracudas Leadership Award twice and the President's Award...represented Canada in the 200 back at the 2002 Pan Pacific Games in Japan.
Personal: A Kinesiology major and looking to go on to medical school...born February 12, 1985 in Ottawa...parents are Kenneth and Melanie...siblings Bobbi (19), Emily (18) and Lisa (16)...full name is Amanda Joan Gillespie.
PERSONAL BEST TIMES:
200 Free: 1:49.27
100 Fly: 55.75
200 Fly: 2:03.38
200 Back: 2:02.16
