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2003-04: Placed eighth at the Pac-10 Championships in the 100 breaststroke while setting lifetime best and put him second in the Sun Devil record books for the event with a 54.48...that time earned him the first trip to the NCAA Championships of his career...set a season best in the 200 breaststroke (2:04.88) in the prelims at the Pac-10s. 2002-03: Earned 11th place at the Pac-10 Championships in the 100 breast after touching the wall in 55.93...set a personal best in the prelims of 55.92...notched a career best 2:02.90 in the 200 breast at the Pac-10s...named honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic. 2001-02: Set a personal best in the 100 breast (57.97) versus Arizona... set a best in the 200 breast (2:06.00) at the Pac-10s...swam the 100 fly three times, setting a season best of 54.23 at the Texas Invitational...swam the 200 IM (2:04.15) at the Sun Devil Invitational in January. High School: A 2001 graduate of Desert Vista High (Phoenix, Ariz.) ... four letters in swimming, two in soccer, and one in football, cross country, track and volleyball ... captained swimming and soccer teams as a senior ... set school records in the 100 fly (53.50), 100 breast (1:00.33) and 200 medley relay ... named school's Athlete of the Year as a junior and senior. Personal: Majoring in construction management ... born May 5, 1983, in Columbia, SC ... parents Paul and Cyndi Ward ... sister, Meredyth (24) ... his grandfather (Don Blair) is a member of the Illinois High School Hall of Fame... he was a member of the Paris High School 1943 Illinois State Basketball Championship team... full name is Paul Emerson Ward.
Personal Best Times
100 breast 54.58
200 breast 2:02.90
100 fly 53.29
