The Panthers defeated California (Pa.), Carnegie Mellon, Clarion and Grove City.
2010-2011: Finished seventh overall in the 100 breast at the ECAC Championships...aided the 800 free relay to a fifth-place finish at the Big East Championship...competed in the 200 IM prelims at BEC...qualified for the BEC in the 50 back...touched among the top-5 in the 100 back and 200 breast against West Virginia...helped the 200 medley relay team secure first at the Frank Elm Invite...placed third in the 200 free against Cincinnati...grabbed first place honors in the 200 free against Buffalo.
2009-2010: Qualified for her first-ever Big East Championships...won the 100 breast in the St. Bonaventure meet...was the first to the wall in the 200 breast during the Carnegie Mellon and California (Pa.) contest...recorded second-place finishes in the 100 breast against both Cincinnati and Akron.
High School: Helped lead Parel Vallei to four Interschool Swimming Championships...three-time Parel Vallei Swimmer of the Year...five-time full Western Province Swimming Colours...member of Strand Aquatics Club team from 1999-2007...competed for University of Stellenbasch (Maties) for two seasons...competed for South Africa's Junior National Open Swimming Team in 2007-08...received Parel Vallei's Rose Award for good conduct and courtesy in 2008.
Personal: Born August 3, 1990...daughter of Deon and Christa Van Der Merwe...has a brother, Jannes...an engineer major.
