Gabbrielle Aranda

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Class: Junior Hometown: Biloxi, MS High School: Biloxi

Height: 5-6 Event: Fly

personal bests
50 free - 24.14
100 fly - 56.23
200 fly - 2:04.04
200 IM - 2:06.59

2011-12 Highlights: Swam the team's fastest 100 butterfly with a time of 56.25 ... second-fastest times on the team in the 50 free, 200 fly and 200 IM ... 50 free time of 24.14 was done on a relay split ... swam a time of 2:02.67 in the 200 fly, which is the third-fastest time in school history ... swam a time of 2:07.61 in the 200 IM ... also swam on the team's fastest 200 medley relay group.

2010-11 Highlights: Swam the team's fastest 200 IM and the fourth-fastest in school history ... swam the second-fastest 100 and 200 fly times on the team ... 100 fly time is fifth and 200 fly is fourth-fastest in school history ... swam fourth-fastest 100 breast time, and fifth-fastest 100 and 200 back times on the team ... also swam the 100 meter fly at the Indianapolis Grand Prix.

HIGH SCHOOL (Biloxi): Lettered four years in swimming and one year in softball ... team captain ... earned gold awards in the 100 fly and 200 IM and silver in the 100 fly and bronze in the 100 free at the state championships ... set five school records ... was the class vice president as a senior ... National Honor Society member ... AP scholar ... girls' swimming scholar athlete ... graduated sixth in her class of 338 ... high school swimming coach was Al Pickich ... also swam for Biloxi Elit Swim Team coached by Jamie Lee.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 40 ... major is management ... has twin siblings ... nickhame is Gabby ... hobbies are singing, dancing, cooking, ping pong and golfing ... favorite book is Christopher Moore's A Dirty Job ... person in history she'd like to meet is the young Imelda Marcos to try on all of her shoes with her ... credits her club coach Jamie Lee as having the biggest influence on her sports career ... if she could be on any reality TV show it would be Meet the Kardashians ... daughter of Alex and Anne Aranda.

Getting to Know Gabby...

• Favorite food: Empenadas and Pho.

• Something not many people know about you: slight fear of butterflies.

• Favorite quote: "Things may come to those who wait...but only the things left by those who hustle." --Abraham Lincoln.