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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Alexandria, Egypt
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| High School:
Monterey (Calif.) HS
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| Height:
6-0
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| Event:
Butterfly/Sprint Freestyle
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| Experience:
1L
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Freshman (2008-09)
Collected three (3) top five finishes on the year in the 50 freestyle ... Turned in a season-best mark of 24.19 in the 50 free at the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championships ... Collected a third place time of 25.14 in a dual meet with Florida Atlantic ... Posted a fourth place showing in a tri-meet with ACC opponent Duke and Campbell, touching at 25.26 ... Registered second place against FIU, picking up a time of 25.38 in the meet ... Had three (3) top five finishes in the 100 free, including a fourth place showing against Florida Atlantic (54.36) ... Recorded her best time of the season at the ACC Championships with a mark of 52.62 ... Turned in a second place time of 54.64 at FIU ... Took part in three (3) 200 free events, earning a fourth place time against Central Connecticut State (1:57.69) ... Posted a season-best mark of 1:54.37 at the ACC Championships ... Participated in the 200 free relay for the `Canes on several occasions, helping her team to a time of 1:39.60 serving second-leg (24.28) for that race ... Team earned a win against FIU with a time of 1:40.59 as she swam leadoff with a mark of 25.48 ... Swam second for the 400 free relay squad at the Ohio State Invitational, posting a time of 3:31.91, collecting a split of 53.20 ... Served second-leg in a win over FAU (3:32.64) with a split of 53.62 ... Swam third-leg for the 800 free relay team that earned a time of 7:52.28 at the Ohio State Invite, collecting a split of 1:57.44.
High School/Prep
Competed in the 50 and 100 freestyle ... Head coach was Dezi Pettas ... Helped her team to a CCS Championship in her senior year ... Finished as a finalist in the 50 free of the state championships as a senior with a time of 24.8 seconds ... Named a Scholastic All-American ... MVP of MHS athletics as a senior ... Holds four school records including the 100 free, 100 butterfly and the 200 IM ... Had the top time in Egypt in the 50 free for her age group ... 14-time All-League (CSS) champion ... Earned a CCS title as a junior in the 200 IM (2:12) and 100 fly (1:01) ... Also finished as a runner-up in the 100 backstroke (1:01.9).
Personal
Born in Alexandria, Egypt ... Moved to Seaside, California prior to high school ... Born to parents Hanan Khaled and Tarek Elgendy ... Both of her parents work at the Defense Language Institute as Arabic Professors ... Majoring in Athletic Training/Pre-Med ... Served as a drum line leader at MHS.
Around the Pool with Elgendy
Wants to be an Orthopedic Surgeon ... Away from the pool, she enjoys music, the beach and watching movies ... Chose Miami because it felt like a family, and was located in a beautiful city ... A superstition before matches? change to races is she has to listen to her iPod ... Favorite actor is Tyrese Gibson ... Favorite movies are Love & Basketball and Coach Carter ... Favorite meal? Change to food is ice cream ... Favorite sports team is the Miami Heat.
