Courtesy: UGA Sports Communications
Release: 07/10/2006
2008-2009 (Senior Season) • Earned three All-America honors for the 200 backstroke, the 400 medley relay and the 800 freestyle relay and one Honorable Mention All-America citation for the 100 backstroke. • Finished seventh and 12th in the 200 and 100 backstroke, respectively, second in the 800 free relay and fifth in the 400 medley relay at the NCAAs. • Named a Second Team All-SEC performer after finishing second with the 800 freestyle relay team, which set a new school record, at the SEC Championships. • Finished fourth in the 200 backstroke, seventh in the 200 freestyle and eighth in the 100 backstroke at the SEC Championships • Became the pool and school record holder in the 100 and 200 backstroke during the UGA Fall Invitational. • Is part of the school record 800 freestyle relay and the second-fastest 400 medley relay in school history. • Named SEC Female Swimmer of the Week following her effort against Florida. • Received a Vickie and Leon Farmer Scholarship. • Named to the Fall Semester Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
2007-2008 (Junior Season) • Earned one All-America honor for the 200 medley relay and three Honorable Mention All-America certificates for the 100 and 200 backstroke and the 400 medley relay at the NCAA Championship. • Finished 15th and 16th in the 200 and 100 backstroke, respectively, and sixth in the 200 medley relay at the NCAAs. • Earned Second-Team All-SEC honors at the SEC Championship. • Finished second in the 200 backstroke, third in the 100 backstroke and fifth in the 200 freestyle at the SECs. • Helped the 400 medley relay team come in third and the 400 freestyle relay come in fourth at the SECs. • Ranked second in the Georgia record book in both the 100 and the 200 backstroke. • Chosen as the SEC Female Swimmer of the Week after leading Georgia to wins over Georgia Tech and Stanford. • Named to the Fall Semester Athletic Director’s Honor Roll as the Lady Bulldogs recorded the highest GPA among Georgia’s women’s sports. • Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll. • Chosen as a CSCA Academic All-American, helping Georgia earn the CSCA Academic All-American Team Award. • Named the recipient of the Vickie and Leon Farmer Women’s Swimming and Diving Endowed Scholarship.
2006-2007 (Sophomore Season) • Earned two All-America awards and an Honorable Mention certificate at the NCAA Championship. • Placed third in the 200 backstroke and 18th in the 100 backstroke at the NCAAs. • Swam on the 200 and 400 medley relay teams that placed fifth and ninth, respectively, at the NCAAs. • Named First-Team All-SEC by the league’s coaches. • Won the SEC title in the 200 backstroke. • Placed second in the 100 backstroke and ninth in the 200 freestyle and was on the 200 and 400 medley relay teams that placed second at the SECs. • Named to the 2007 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
2005-2006 (Freshman Season) • Earned All-America honors by placing second in the 200 backstroke at the NCAAs. • Earned All-America honors as a member of the 400 medley relay that placed fourth. • Earned Honorable Mention All-America honors in the 100 backstroke by placing 11th. • Won the 200 backstroke at the SECs and helped the Lady Bulldogs win the conference title. • Placed fourth in the 100 backstroke at the SECs. • Named to the CSCA Academic All-America Team.
High School • Graduated from Font Romeu. • Coached by Richard Martinez.
International • Qualified for the 2004 Olympic Games for France. • Finished 11th in the 50 backstroke and 13th in the 100 backstroke at the 2007 EDF Swimming Open. • Qualified for the 2006 European Championships in the backstroke events. • Was a finalist in the European Championships in 2004 and 2006. • Was a French champion in the 200 backstroke. • Participated in the World Championships in 2005.
Personal • Born September 20, 1986. • Daughter of Tomasz and Dorota Putra. • Majoring in Finance and International Affairs.
Courtesy: Phillip Faulkner
