Rosie Mayou

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Class: Junior Hometown: Derby, KS High School: Derby

Height: 5-8 Event: Breaststroke

personal bests
100 breast - 1:06.89
200 breast - 2:25.49
200 IM - 2:15.43

2010-11 Highlights: Swam the team's second -fastest 100 and 200 breast times ... swam the 10th fastest 100 breast time in school history ... swam the sixth-fastest 200 IM time on the team, shaving over two seconds off her previous career-best ... earned second Academic All-MW Team honor.

2009-10 Highlights: Swam the teams' second-fastest 100 and 200 breaststroke events ... time of 1:07.00 in the 100 breast is the 10th fastest in school history ... named to All-MWC Team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in swimming for coach Ron Meisch ... also swam for the Wichita Swim Club, coached by Katie Yevak ... graduated first in her class (along with four other students) ... president of National Honor Society ... head drum major in senior year.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 8 ... given name is Rosalie ... daughter of James and Stacy Mayou ... has two younger brothers ... major is economics ... favorite foods are carrot cake and any of her dad's homemade dinners ... favorite movie is Ice Age ... the biggest influence on her sports career has been her parents ... most noteworthy thing about her hometown is that it was named by CBS News in 2007 as one of the top 10 places to raise a family ... listens to Regina Spektor, Violent Femmes, Disturbed, Cake, Flaming Lips and Josh Thompson on her ipod ... favorite athlete is Mark Spitz, because "he swam ridiculously fast for his time with a full beard."

Getting to Know Rosie...

• lived in England for four years

• person in history she'd most like to meet is Harriet Tubman, because "she took the initiative to do what was right when others were too afraid"

• favorite quote: "Without music, life is like a journey through a desert."