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| Megan
ROMANO |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
United States
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 02 Feb 1991
in Tampa, FL, USA |
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Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Sociology - University of Georgia: Athens, AL, USA |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
Her parents signed her up for a local swim team and she was fast in the water from the beginning. "Ever since I started swimming, I was kind of a natural. I progressed really well, and got fast really young. That started me going to big meets when I was 12 or 13." |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began swimming at age six in St. Petersburg, FL, United States of America. |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Jolly Green Giant (usaswimming.org, 01 May 2013) |
Awards and honours |
She won the Perseverance Award at the 2013 Golden Goggles Awards after failing to make the 2012 US Olympic team and coming back to win medals at both the 2013 World University Games in Kazan, Russian Federation, and the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. (olympictalk.nbcsports.com, 25 Nov 2013) |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English, Spanish |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
Her parents. (USA Swimming, 31 Dec 2016) |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:32.31 |
| 1 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:53.23 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
200m Backstroke |
DNS |
| Heats |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
50m Backstroke |
27.94 |
| Semifinal |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
100m Backstroke |
58.46 |
| Heats |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
200m Freestyle |
1:57.87 |
| 2 |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
100m Freestyle |
52.48 |
| 1 |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:31.01 |
| 1 |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:39.25 |
| 3 |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:51.43 |
World Cup Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 8 |
2013 |
Berlin, GER |
50m Freestyle |
24.38 |
| 6 |
2013 |
Eindhoven, NED |
100m Freestyle |
53.12 |
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