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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Orange Park, Fla.
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| High School:
St. John's Country Day
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| Height:
5-6
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| Event:
Freestyle
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| Major:
Psychology
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Freshman (2007-08)...
Established herself as a top freshman for the Hurricanes in the 100 freestyle event ... Collected eight top five finishes out of 10 races ... Grabbed a second place finish with a time of 53.61 in the 100 free against Florida International ... Also had a second place finish against Villanova (53.70) ... Posted her season-best time of 52.93 in a tri-match with Florida State and Florida A&M ... Had a second place time of 1:56.51 against Houston in the 200 free ... Followed that up with a season-best mark of 1:55.82 against FSU and FAMU ... Swam the third leg of the 200 freestyle relay in three races for the Hurricanes ... Helped the Orange and Green to their best time of 1:36.52 against Florida Atlantic ... Had a split-time of 24.54 against the Owls ... Against FIU, she turned in a season-best split-time of 24.39 while the team posted a winning time of 1:39.96 ... Also swam third leg of the 400 free relay ... The `Canes had their best time against FSU and FAMU with a mark of 3:30.93 ... Had a split-time of 52.67 in that race ... Took part in the 50 free three (3) times, and a season-best mark of 24.90 in the ACC Championships.
High School/Prep...
Swam for coach Dale Porter at St. John's Country Day School ... Took part in the 50 and 100 freestyle events ... Had best times of 52.08 (100 free) and 24.03 (50 free) as a senior ... Named team captain and MVP ... Tabbed an All-American swimmer ... Holds school records in the 50 and 100 free, 100 backstroke and 200 IM ... Part of three teams (200 freestyle relay, 400 free relay and 200 medley relay) that hold three school records ... Selected to the Florida First Coast "A" Team as a junior.
Personal...
Full name is Elizabeth Marita Torres ... Daughter of Luis and Kathryn Torres ... Mother works as a lawyer while her father is a musician ... Has two siblings in Kaili (15) and Natalie (13) ... Majoring in Psychology with hopes of becoming a sports psychologist one day ... Born on June 12, 1989 in Tucson, Arizona.
Around the Pool with Torres...
Favorite movies include Miracle, 300 and The Notebook ... Favorite television shows are Grey's Anatomy and Arrested Development ... Lists Catcher in the Rye as her favorite book ... Reads Yoga Journal on the side ... Lists her favorite meal as anything her grandmother makes ... Says her biggest influences in life are Laura Burk and Nick Baker.
