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Junior
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| Hometown:
Andover, Mass.
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| High School:
Andover HS
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| Height:
5-9
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| Event:
Freestyle
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| Experience:
2L
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Sophomore (2008-09)
Performed four (4) top five Miami season-best times on the year in individual events, as well as helping the 800 freestyle relay team to a top five season time ... Took to the waters mostly for the 500 and 1000 freestyle ... Also swam the 1650 freestyle, including picking up a career-best time of 17:09.43 at the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championships ... Had a third place showing in the 200 free with a mark of 1:56.14 in a dual race against Central Connecticut State ... Collected four (4) top five finishes in the 500 free ... Performed a new career-best at the ACC Championships (4:59.52) ... Placed sixth in a tri-meet with ACC foe Maryland and Richmond, turning in a time of 5:04.19 ... Also sixth in a tri-meet with NC State and Maryland-Baltimore County, touching the wall at 5:11.57 ... Posted the fourth-fastest time on the year for UM in the 1000 free against Maryland and Richmond, turning in a performance of 10:27.24 to place third overall ... Also collected a fourth place finish against Kansas (10:36.56) ... Timed at 10:39.37 at the Georgia Tech Invite, placing fifth for the event ... Helped UM to the season's third-fastest mark in the 800 free relay (7:52.28) at the Ohio State Invitational, registering a split time of 1:55.20 as the anchor leg on that squad.
Freshman (2007-08)
Had three top five performances in the 1000 freestyle, including a third place showing against Vanderbilt (10:57.57) ... Had her best time of the year at the ACC Championships where she turned in a time of 10:37.28 ... Posted her best time of 2:12.20 in the 200 IM versus Villanova ... Had a fourth place time of 2:13.91 against Houston ... Swam leadoff in the 400 freestyle relay against Villanova where the team earned third place (3:41.91) ... She had a split-time of 54.71 for the `Canes ... Established seven top five times in the 500 free, as well as one win ... Collected her lone victory against Florida International (5:12.48) ... Had a second place time of 5:04.40 in a tri-match with Florida Atlantic and Florida Gulf Coast ... Also had a second place time of 5:07.25 versus Houston ... Took a third place finish (5:22.91) against Vanderbilt in the 500 free.
High School/Prep
Placed first with a time of 2:09.34 in the 200-yard IM event at the MIAA State Championships while also placing second in the 100-yard free event with a mark of 53.19 ...Competed in the 200-yard IM and 100-yard freestyle events as a senior and the 100-yard backstroke and 100-yard free as a junior ... Named the Boston Globe Massachusetts Division I Swimmer of the Year her senior season ... Named team MVP twice and MVP of the Merrimack Valley Conference Division 1 her season year ... A two-time Boston Herald All-Scholastic performer.
Personal
Daughter of Terri and Kevin Petzold ... Full name is Tiffany Lynne Petzold ... Majoring in Marine Biology ... Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts ... Has one sister, Courtney (18) ... Her impression of the University of Miami is that she loved it.
Around the Pool with Petzold
Says her favorite is David Ortiz because he always comes up with a big hit in the clutch ... Favorite sports team is the Boston Red Sox ... Favorite movie is Grind ... Grey's Anatomy is her favorite television show ... Favorite book series is Harry Potter ... Billy Joel is her favorite musician ... Lists her favorite meal as tacos ... Favorite sports memory is winning our eighth consecutive MIAA State Championship during her senior year ... Her blanket is her prized possession.
