Aubrette Biegel

Position:
Free/IM
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Schererville, Ind.
High School:
Lake Central

Career Best Times: 23.64 in the 50-yard freestyle; 50.69 in the 100-yard freestyle; 1:49.29 in the 200-yard freestyle; 4:57.50 in the 500-yard freestyle; 2:04.56 in the 200-yard individual medley; 4:25.56 in the 400-yard individual medley.

General: Enters her senior season as one of the most versatile swimmers on a deep women's squad...at the 2008 ACC Championships she swam and excelled at three new events, including both IM races...three-year letter winner...one of the team's most improved swimmers last season especially since she was swimming a new set of events.

2007-08 (Junior): Set career best times in the 200-yard individual medley at the ACC Championships with a time of 2:04.56 and in the 400-yard individual medley at the Nike Cup with a time of 4:25.56...swam the 1650-yard freestyle at ACCs and placed 10th with a career best of 16:49.60...she was a consolation finalist in both IM events at the league meet...academic team captain...named to 2007-08 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2006-07 (Sophomore): Ranked in the top 5 on UNC's season-ending depth chart in the 50-, 100-, and 200-yard freestyles...swam on the 400 free relay team which won the ACC title and set the conference record...qualified for the NCAA Championships as a relay entrant...at the ACCs, she clocked career bests in the 50-yard freestyle and the 200-yard free where she took sixth in finals in the latter race...nabbed 10th in the 100-yard free with a time of 51.04...named to 2006-07 ACC Academic Honor Roll...an All-ACC selection...also tapped for All-ACC Academic Swimming Team.

2005-06 (Freshman): Played a major role in the sprint freestyle success of the Tar Heels in her first year in the program...led off the third-place 400-yard freestyle relay team at the ACC Championships with a career best 50.69 that was tops among Tar Heel women during 2005-06...won the consolation final of the 100-yard freestyle at the ACC's...took 12th in the 200-yard freestyle and anchored both the fourth place 800-freestyle relay and fifth place 400-medley relay. Prep: Graduated from Lake Central High School in St. John, Ind., on June 2, 2005...a high school All-America in 2004-05...16-time sectional champion...two-time state champion...four-time conference champion and team MVP...was named 2005 conference MVP...team captain her senior year...an academic All-America...graduated Summa Cum Laude with several academic letters...a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Given name is Aubrette Marie Biegel...born September 21, 1986 in Munster, Ind... .daughter of Dan Biegel and Pam Biegel...has one sister, Paige, 17.

Biegel Bytes
Academic Major at Carolina: Psychology; Exercise and Sports Science
Career Plans: Sports Psychologist
Hobbies: Photography; Crafting with my roommates
Athlete I Most Admire: Lance Armstrong
Biggest Sports Thrill: Winning ACC's and Swimming at NCAA's
Person Who Has Had The Greatest Influence on My Athletic Career: My parents
Favorite Book: The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown
Favorite Magazine: Cosmoplitan
Favorite Food: Ice Cream
Favorite Movie: When Harry Met Sally
Favorite TV Show: Friends
Country I've Never Been To But Want To Visit: Greece
Entertainment Figure I'd Most Like To Have Dinner With: Jen Aniston