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Career Bests (Yards): 200 free (1:53.21); 500 free (5:03.12); 200 back (2:06.53)
Primarily turning into a distance freestyler after spending most of her earlier Stanford career as a backstroker ... Has a strong focus and excellent willpower ... Has the ability to score at the Pac-10's this year.
As a Sophomore in 2000-2001: Finished 29th in the 1650 yard free (17:48.81) at the Pac-10 Championships ... Participated in five of Stanford's seven regular season meets.
As a Freshman in 1999-2000: Participated in the 100 yard back at the Pac-10 Championships, finishing 28th (1:00.24 prelims) ... National/International Competition: Placed 10th in the 200 meter back and 12th in the 100 meter back at the 1998 U.S. Long Course Junior Nationals ... High School: A 1999 graduate of Menlo School ... Attended Gunn High School for her first two years as a prep ... Four-time high school All-American ... Coached by Terence O'Malley at Menlo School ... Named the GPS (Girls Private School) Swimmer of the Year as a senior in 1999 ... National Merit Finalist ... Graduated from Menlo School with a 3.9 GPA.
Club: Swims for the Palo Alto Swim Club ... Coached by Tony Batis.
Personal: Biology major ... Daughter of Dale Umetsu and Rosemarie DeKruyff ... Father is a professor of pediatrics at the Stanford Medical School, while her mother is a Stanford senior researcher in the field ... Worked in a research lab at Stanford Medical Center the last two summers.
Coaching Staff on Umetsu: "We're hoping that Sarah will make the adjustment to swimming primarily distance freestyle and really help the team in that area. She still may compete in the backstroke as well."