Alyssa Anderson Class: Senior Hometown: Granite Bay, Calif. High School: Granite Bay HS Height: 5-8 Position: Freestyle Birthdate: 09/30/1990 Experience: 3V

11-time All-American...School-record holder in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:34.34...Pac-10 individual championship in '09...Second fastest 200 I.M. in school history...U.S. National team member for two seasons...Former U.S. National Junior Team member...Current Team Captain

2011-12: Has not finished lower than second place in the 200 free this season...Earned a second-place finish in the 200 free and third-place finishes in the 200 fly and 500 free versus No. 4 Texas...Recorded first-place finishes in the 200 free, 200 fly and 500 free at No. 6 Stanford...Posted a first place finish in the 200 free and second-place finishes in the 200 fly, 500 free and 400 free relay at No. 2 California...Earned first-place finishes in the 200 free and 200 fly in the Wildcats' multi-dual meet...Set a personal best in the 200 free at the Texas Invite with a time of 1:44.07...Recorded a first-place finish in the 200 medley relay, 200 fly and 400 IM and a third-place finish in the 100 free versus No. 25 UCLA...Finished second in the 200 free, 500 free and 200 fly and third in the 400 free relay versus No. 3 USC...Earned four first-place finishes in the 200 free, 200 fly, 500 free and the 200 free relay versus Wisconsin...Recorded three first-place finishes in the 200 free, 400 IM and the 200 free relay and a second-place finish behind teammate Margo Geer in the 100 free versus UNLV...Finished in first place in the 1000 free, the 200 fly and the 500 free versus Kansas.

2010-11: A five-time All-American at the NCAA Championships, Anderson had easily her best collegiate season since arriving in Tucson in 2008...Broke Emily Mason's 500 freestyle school record with her time of 4:34.34...Placed third nationally in both the 500 free and 200 fly, finished 10th overall in the 200 free...Swam on the 400 free and 800 free relays for the Wildcats at NCAA's which placed fourth and third, respectively...Named Arizona Athletics' Female Junior Athlete of the Year...Garnered the Counsilman-Hunsaker National Swimmer of the Week honor after claiming three event wins over Arizona State in February...Named women's team captain to begin the season...Won the 500 free, 200 fly and 400 I.M. at the Texas Hall of Fame Invitational in December.

2009-10: Earned All-American honors in 500 free and 800 free relay at the NCAA Championships...Was honorable mention in the 200 free with consolation heat win...Named the Counsilman Hunsaker National Swimmer of the Week in December after performances at Texas Invitational...Named to Pac-10 Conference All-Academic Honorable Mention list.

2008-09: Placed seventh at NCAA Championships in the 200 fly...Won consolation heat of 500 free at NCAA's for ninth place finish overall...Swam on UA's 800 free relay which finished seventh overall...Won Pac-10 Championship in the 500 free.

International: Swam at the World University Games for U.S. team under head coach Eric Hansen.... Named to U.S. 2009-10 National Team...Swam for Team USA in World Championships in Rome in 800 free relay...2007 U.S. Junior National Team Member

Personal: Daughter of Randy and Colette Anderson...Has a younger sister and a younger brother...Sister swims for the University of Southern California

Major: Marketing

Why Arizona: the beautiful campus, prestigious team and incredible coaches.

Personal Bests:

200 free: 1:44.07

500 free: 4:34.34

200 fly: 1:53.79

400 IM 4:10.75