| Sarah Baham |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Arcadia, Calif.
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| High School:
Temple City
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| Event:
Fly/IM/Sprint Free
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| Birthdate:
10/29/1980
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2001: Earned first-team All-America honors in the 400 medley relay while receiving honorable mention recognition in the 200 medley relay, and the 100 and 200 butterfly … 400 medley relay finished eighth in a school record 3:40.16, while 200 medley team took 12th in 1:42.47 … 200 medley effort would have been a school record were it not for a 1:42.16 fifth-place performance at the Pac-10 Championships … ASU’s leader in both butterfly events, plus the 400 IM … season best in the 100 fly was 54.18, placing her 10th at the NCAA Championships … placed 10th in the 200 fly in 1:59.89 … top 200 fly time of the year was a 1:58.80 showing at USC … at the Pac-10 Championships finished fourth in the 100 fly (54.93) and eighth in the 200 fly (2:03.20) … career-best 4:24.49 in the 400 IM put her at No. 10 all-time at ASU.
2000:Rewrote ASU record books en route to team’s Most Outstanding Swimmer award … earned first-team All-America honors with eighth-place finish in the 100 fly … won the 100 fly at the Texas Invitational, lowering the school record to 53.68* … swam the fastest 200 fly time in ASU history (1:58.22*) to place 10th at NCAAs … honorable mention All-American in the 200 and 400 medley relays … at the Texas Invite established ASU’s speediest 50 free of the season at 23.65*, a personal best … placed first in 11 different races.
1999:Broke a 16-year-old school record in the 100 fly with a time of 54.76 at the Texas Invitational … anchored the 800 free relay team which finished 16th at the NCAA’s (7:24.05) and achieved honorable mention All-America status … also recorded ASU’s top time of the year in the 200 fly (2:00.42).
High School: A 1998 graduate of Temple City High (Temple City, Calif.) … team captain for two years … earned All-America honors in 1997–98 … named team MVP three consecutive years (1995–98) … set school records in every individual event in 1997–98 … best individual performances: 100 fly (54.76), 200 fly (2:00.42), 50 free (23.67), 100 free (50.84).
Personal: Majoring in communications … born October 29, 1980 in Arcadia, Calif. ... parents are Hilton and JoAnne Baham … has seven brothers – Ray, Mike, Dan, Steve, Tom, Matthew and John – and four sisters – Felicia, Rebecca, Deborah and Jessica … full name is Sarah Marie Baham.
ASU Best Times:
100 fly 53.68 (School Record)
200 fly 1:58.22 (School Record)
200 IM 2:04.93
400 IM 4:24.49
50 free 23.65
100 free 51.48
best times are pre-2001-02 season
