Van Rooijen Breaks School Record In The 200-Yard Freestyle

Feb. 26, 2001

Coral Gables, FL – Freshman Manon van Rooijen (Holland) won the 100-yard freestyle (50.39) and the 200-yard freestyle (1:48.36), at the Texas BEBO Invitational, held at the Jamail Swim Center at the University of Texas.

Van Rooijen, a 2000 Sydney Summer Games Olympian, broke the UM school record in 200-yard freestyle (1:48.98) set by Stacy Staver in 1991.

Van Rooijen’s times in the 100-yard and 200-yard freestyle qualified her for the “B” standards at the 2001 NCAA Swimming Championships.