Amani Amr

Position:
Back; IM
Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
High School:
Shadle Park HS
Hometown:
Spokane, Wash.

2014-15 (Junior): Sets season best and top time for the team during 2014-15 in the 100 Backstroke at 56.81 Feb. 27 at the Pac-12 Championships … Also had a team top time with a 2:03.58 mark in the 200 backstroke Oct. 18 against USC … Finished fifth on the team with a mark of 23.88 in the 50 free, at the Pac-12 Championships Feb. 26 … Tallied a time of 2:10.45 in the 200 IM Nov. 21 against SFU … Part of 200 yard freestyle relay team that tallied a time of 1:36.04 at Pac-12s on Feb. 26 … Part of 200 medley relay team that led OSU with a 1:42.89 mark at Pac-12s … Also a member of team-best 400 medley relay team that took a time of 3:48.09 at Pac-12s.

2013-14 (Sophomore): Finished 23^rd in the 200 backstroke and 31^st in the 100 backstroke at the Pac-12 Championships … Placed third in both backstroke events against Boise State (2/1) … Took second in the 200 backstroke against Idaho (1/25) … Finished first in the 200 backstroke and second in the 100 backstroke at Washington State (1/24) … Placed ninth in the 200 backstroke and 13^th in the 100 backstroke at the Las Vegas Invitiational.

FRESHMAN (2012-13): Competed primarily in 100-yard and 200-yard backstroke events … Has the sixth fastest time in school history in each of those two events, 55.87 in the 100 and 2:01.54 in the 200, both coming at the Husky Invitational … Posted two dual meet victories in the 100-yard backstroke.

HIGH SCHOOL: Team Captain of YMCA Club Team, at the 2012 YMCA National Championships, she recored a 2:02:90 in the 200 Back, 4:36:22 in the 400 IM, 2:09:98 in the 200 IM and 57.01 in the 100 Back.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Agnes Amr and Abdallah Amr...Has an older sister named Amber and younger brother named Adam...Amber swims at University of New Mexico...Favorite athlete growing up was Aaron Piersol...Biggest athletic thrill to date was making the long course juniors in the 200 Back...Favorite book is the "Hunger Games"...Chose to attend OSU for "the beautiful campus, close to home and in a small college town and because I love the swimming girls." Favorite thing to do on a day off is watch TV...favorite sport besides swimming is track and basketball.