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Adam Messner
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Tri-Captain of the Cardinal this year with Rob Canales and Brian Rodde ... Stanford's top point-scorer at the 2000 NCAAs … Ready to repeat All-American honors in the 200 and 500 free and 200 fly … Will also have a big impact on the free relays … Also a former All-American in the 1650 free … Earned a gold medal for the U.S. 800m free relay team at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada … Currently ranks 35th in the world in the 200m free (1:49.84), 71st in the 400m free (3:56.65) and 29th in the 100m fly (53.71) … Ranks 3rd in school history in the 200 free (1:35.68), 2nd in the 200 fly (1:43.34) and 2nd in the 500 free (4:16.70).

1999-2000: NCAA Champion in the 200m fly (1:55.79) ... Stanford's leading point scorer at nationals with 51 … four-time All-American … Helped 400m free relay team to 4th place finish (47.92 split) at nationals … Took 6th at nationals in the 400m medley relay (48.51 split) … Placed 3rd at NCAAs in the 800m free relay (1:46.13 split) … The 4th-fastest man in history in the 200-yard fly and the 14th-fastest man in history in the 200-yard free … Had a tremendous Pac-10 meet in 2000 … Won the 200-yard fly (1:43.34), breaking the Pac-10 meet record and becoming the 4th-fastest man ever in that event … A day earlier he won the 200-yard free (1:34.35), becoming the 14th-fastest per-son in that event … Also placed 2nd in the 500-yard free (4:16.70) … Anchored the Pac-10 champion 800-yard free relay squad (1:35.66 split) and the Pac-10 champion 400-yard medley relay team (43.70 split) … Swam the leadoff leg on the Pac-10 runner-up 400-yard free relay team, swimming the opening leg in 43.79, the fastest 100-yard free time by a Cardinal swimmer this season … Captured both the 200-yard free (1:36.95) and the 500- yard free (4:24.44) in the dual meet with No. 1 Texas … Claimed the 500-yard free (4:24.92) in the dual-meet win over California … Won the 200-meter free (1:48.87) and the 400-meter free (3:51.19) in a return to his hometown in the dual meet with Michigan … Won the 200-yard free (1:38.08) and the 500-yard free (4:31.36) in the dual-meet win over Arizona State … Swept the 200-yard free (1:38.56), the 1000-yard free (9:20.09) and the 100-yard fly (49.25) in the dual-meet win over British Columbia … Won the 100-yard fly (50.17) and the 200-yard free (1:41.10) at the Pacific Invitational … Ranks 2nd in school history in the 200-yard fly, 2nd in the 500-yard free, 3rd in the 200-yard free and 12th in the 100-yard free.

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