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National Competition: Competed at the 2003 USA Swimming National Championships ... Placed fifth in the 400 IM (4:24.40) ... Represented the U.S. at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival as part of the U.S. National Junior Team.
2005-06 Season (Junior): Earned two All-American honors in the 200 IM and the 400 IM at the NCAAâÂÂÂÂÂ?TMs âÂÂÂÂÂ?¦ Also competed in the 200 breast at Nationals âÂÂÂÂÂ?¦ Provided key points in helping the Cardinal capture its 25th straight Pac-10 title âÂÂÂÂÂ?¦ Placed fourth in the 200 breast (1:58.88, #12 all-time at Stanford), and eighth in both the 200 IM (1:46.91) and 400 IM (3:50.42) at the conference championship âÂÂÂÂÂ?¦ His time of 1:45.53 in the 200 IM at the NCAAâÂÂÂÂÂ?TMs is tenth-best in school history.
2004-05 Season (Sophomore): Did not compete.
2003-04 Season (Freshman): Two-time All-American (two individual) ... Finished 13th in the 400 IM (4:14.59 and clocked in with a 4:20.65 in the 400 meter IM at the NCAA's to place 16th ... Placed 23rd at NCAAs in the 200 meter breast (2:13.44) and finished 18th in the 200 meter IM (1:59.48) ... Took ninth (first in consolation final) in the 400 IM at the Pac-10 Championships (3:56.66) ... Finished 12th at Pac-10s in the 200 breaststroke (1:59.99).
High School: A 2003 graduate of Davis High School in Davis, Calif. ... Lettered in both swimming and water polo ... Captained both teams his senior year ... Coached by Peter Motekaitis and Stu Kahn (swimming) ... 13-time All-American ... Sac-Joaquin Section MVP in 2002 and '03 ... 2003 High School National Champion in the 200 IM ... Holds conference records in both the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke ... 2002 & 2003 All-American (water polo) ... Member of Davis Aquadarts Swim Club.
Cardinal Catalogue: Film & Media Studies, and Psychology major ... Parents are Eric and Patty Newman ... Has one brother, Chris (22) and one sister, Sara (16) ... Brother played water polo and swam at UC Santa Cruz ... Enjoys surfing, lawn bowling, dinosaurs, juggling, dancing, four square and minesweeper ... Born in Orange, Calif. ... Full name is Keenan Casey Newman.