Margo McCawley Season 2007-08

Margo McCawley Season 2007-08

PositionBACKSTROKE
ClassJunior
HometownMemphis, Tenn.

Nine-time All-American
Two-time SEC Champion (200 MR, 400 MR)
Junior Season (2007-08)

Competed in the 200m free, 100m back, 200m back and 100m fly at the 2008 United States Olympic Trials... Qualified in the semifinals in the 100 back where she finished 10th overall posting a time of 1:02.08.... Also placed 25th in the 200 back (2:14.52), 36th in the 100 fly (1:00.71) and 39th in the 200 free (2:01.80)... Earned four All-America honors at the NCAA Championships in Columbus, Ohio... Swam the backstroke leg (52.94) on the runner-up 400 medley relay (3:32.84) at NCAAs, along with the backstroke leg (25.26) on the 200 medley relay that finished fifth... Individually at NCAA[apos]s, McCawley was 10th in the 200 back (1:55.01), 14th in the 100 back (54.23) and 24th in the 100 fly (53.52).... Her time of 1:55.01 in the 200 back ranks fifth all-time at Auburn... At the SEC Championships in Tuscaloosa, Ala., McCawley swam the backstroke leg (53.06) on Auburn[apos]s SEC champion 400 medley relay (3:33.40) and the backstroke leg (24.63) on the runner-up 200 medley relay (1:38.00)... Individually at SEC[apos]s, she posted runner -up finishes in the 100 back (52.76) and 100 fly (53.12) ... Her time of 52.76 in the 100 back ranks fourth all-time at Auburn, while her time 53.12 in the 100 fly ranks sixth all-time... Also swam to an eighth-place finish in the 200 back (1:56.81) at the SEC Championships... Her time of 52.74 in the 100 back at SECs ranks fourth all-time at Auburn while her 1:55.01 in the 200 back, also from SECs, ranks fifth.

Sophomore Season (2006-07)
Competed in the 200m free, 100m back, 200m back and the 100m fly at the U.S. Senior National Championships... A three-time All-American at the NCAA Championships... Swam the butterfly with a 24.14 split on the third-place 200 medley relay team... Her 23.86 split in the preliminaries was the fastest 50 fly split of the season for Auburn... Also finished 14th (54.13) in the 100 back and 12th (1:56.53) in the 200 back at NCAAs... At the SEC Championships, swam the butterfly with a 23.98 split on the winning 200 medley relay team... Finished ninth (54.83) in the 100 fly and fourth (54.15) in the 100 back at SECs... Her 53.95 in the SEC preliminaries in the 100 back was her fastest 'A' cut of the season... She also swam 'B' cut times of 54.79 in the 100 fly and 2:00.10 in the 200 back, both times coming at SECs.

Freshman Season (2005-06)
Swam in the B finals of the 100m and 200m back[apos]s at the U.S. Senior National Championships... Swam the fastest 50 fly split, 24.09, of the season on the 200 medley relay at the NCAA Championship... Relay finished fifth with a season best time of 1:39.35... Earned second All-America honor in the 200 back, with a sixth-place finish (1:59.80)... Also competed in the 100 back (54.64) and 100 fly (54.48); time in the 100 fly was a new career best... Came in seventh at the SEC Championship in both the 100 (54.73) and 200 (1:57.33) back[apos]s... Competed in the B final of the 100 fly, finishing 13th (54.89)... Swam the fastest first leg of the season on the 800 free relay at SEC[apos]s, 1:46.87... Swam the first leg of the 200 free relay, 23.41, and third leg of the 400 free relay, 50.23, that both ended up runner-up at SEC[apos]s... Also swam the fly leg on the 200 medley relay that finished fourth.

High School
Attended St. Mary[apos]s Episcopal School... Competed with Memphis Thunder Aquatic Club under coaches Keith Anderson and Cory Horton... Holds the state record in 100 fly... Two-time Tennessee Swimmer of the Year... Competed at 2004 Olympic Trials where she placed 21st in 100 back and 22nd in 200 back... Member of the 2002-03 USA National Junior Team.

Personal
Full name is Margo Frances McCawley... Parents are Bill and Fran McCawley... Born on November 9, 1986... Has one brother, Will... Is majoring in exercise science and psychology.