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2007-08 (As A Freshman)
Rewrote the Husky record books in her first season for the Huskies, setting six new school records and also helping four relay teams to new UW records ... a three-time All-American after finishing in the top four of three events at the NCAA Championships ... named Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year after winning two Pac-10 individual titles ... holds the school record in the 100 back (53.63), 100 breast (1:00.87), 200 breast (2:09.78), 200 fly (1:58.35), 200 IM (1:55.26) and 400 IM (4:06.68) ... also ranks No. 2 in the 100 free (49.62) and 200 back (1:59.12), and No. 3 in the 200 free (1:48.70) ... placed second in the 200 IM, third in the 400 IM and fourth in the 200 breast at the NCAA Championships ... set school records in the 200 IM and 200 breast at the NCAA's ... member of the 400 free relay and 200 medley relay teams that placed ninth at the NCAA's, in addition to helping the 800 free relay and 400 medley relay teams to 12th place finishes ... helped all four of those relay teams set new school records at either NCAA Championships or the Pac-10 Championships ... won the Pac-10 title in both the 200 and 400 IM, and also placed fourth in the 200 breast ... helped the 800 free relay team place third at the Pac-10's ... won 16 of the 18 individual races she was entered in during the season, placing second the other two times ... won the 200 fly five times, the 200 IM and 200 breast three times apiece, the 200 free and 200 back twice each, and the 100 back once ... one of her wins in the 200 IM came at the Husky Invitational on Nov. 29, when she placed first out of 88 swimmers ... placed second in the 200 back and 400 IM once apiece ... her school records in the 100 breast, 200 fly and 400 IM came at the PNS Senior Championships (Dec. 14-16) ... her school record time in the 100 back came during the leadoff leg of the 400 medley relay at the Pac-10 Championships ... swam in seven events for the Huskies.
High School/Club
Ranks third in the world in the 200 IM and fourth in the world in the 400 IM ... is a member of the U.S. National Team ... currently swims for the King Aquatic Club for coach Sean Hutchison ... has swam for the King Aquatic Club for 12 years ... qualified for the Olympic Trials in seven events, including the 400 free, 100 and 200 back, 200 breast, 200 fly, and 200 and 400 IM ... a #1 USA Swimming Academic All-American ... her lifetime bests would rank among the Huskies all-time top-10 lists, including school records in the 100 (54.02) and 200 back (1:56.01), and 200 (1:57.46) and 400 IM (4:07.24) ... she would also rank third in the 500 free (4:51.63), and fourth in the 200 free (1:49.00) and 200 breast (2:15.06) ... placed fifth in the 400 IM for the U.S. National Team at the FINA World Championships in Melbourne, Australia in 2007 ... at the 2006 Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria, British Columbia, earned a Silver Medal for the U.S. National Team in the 400 IM ... named the Pacific Northwest Swimming (PNS) 18 and Under Female Athlete of the Year for 2005-06 ... swam at the U.S. Nationals in 2004 and 2005, placing first in the 200 IM in 2005, and first in the 400 IM and third in the 200 IM in 2004 ... only swam as a freshman at Auburn Mountainview High School in Auburn,Wash., winning the state championship in the 200 IM and finishing second in the 100 free.
Personal
Ariana Justine Kukors was born in Federal Way, Wash., to Jaapje and Pete Kukors ... has two sisters, Emily (22), who swims for Auburn University, and Mattie (15) ... contemplating a career in medicine.
