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- Leipzig, Germany
2010-11: Came in 16th in the 100 free at the ACC Championships … Finished fourth in the 100 back and ninth in the 100 free at the Volunteer Invitational … Led off the second-place 400 free and the fourth-place 200 medley relays at the Invite … Won the 100 free on Oct. 16 against Charleston and Radford and the 100 back on Jan. 15 against William & Mary … Was a member of four first-place relay teams, winning the 200 free relay on Oct. 16, the 200 medley on Jan. 15 and again on Jan. 22 along with the 400 free relay … Had the best 100 back time on the team, swimming a 55.18 at the Volunteer Invite.
2009-10: Posted the women’s quickest finish of the season in the 100 backstroke in 55.22, with a 17th-place finish at the ACC Championships…Swam the first legs of the 200 and 400 medley relays at the ACC Championships, helping the women to season-best finishes and also helped the women place third in the 400 freestyle relay … Helped the 200 freestyle relay team to a third-place finish at the Volunteer Invitational and also placed ninth in the 100 backstroke and 10th in the 100 freestyle…Placed second in the 100 back and third in the 200 free against Penn State.
2008-09: Swam the first leg and helped the team place 17th in the 200 freestyle relay and 15th in the 400 freestyle relay at the NCAA Championships … Earned Honorable Mention All-America honors for the 400 free ... Also placed 46th in the 100 back and 51st in the 100 free at the NCAA’s … Took fifth in the 100 back, ninth in the 100 free and 11th in the 50 free at the ACC Championships … Also helped the 200 free relay team finish third and both the 400 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay teams place second at championships … Took second in the 100 free and ninth in the 100 fly at the Volunteer Invitational ... Named to ACC All-Academic Team ... Set school record in the 100 back.
2007-08: Took 19th in the 100 back, 24th in the 200 back and 28th in the 50 free at the ACC Championships ... Finished fifth in the 100 back, 14th in the 200 back and 25th in the 100 free at the Nike Cup ... Also helped Tech’s B team finish sixth in the 200 free relay on the second leg and in the 400 medley relay swimming on the first.
High School: Swam at Sportgymnasium Leipzig and Ravenscroft School ... Spent two years swimming for the YMCA of the Triangle Area ... Has represented Germany in many international meets on the National Junior Team and participated in the ‘08 German Olympic Trials ... Helped her club win the combined team championship at the YMCA National Championships ... Earned All-American honors in the 100 back and 400 free relay as a junior and senior ... Germany’s National Age Group (12-13) record-holder in the 50 free.
Personal: Stefanie Drechsel was born on October 4, 1988, in Leipzig, Germany ... Daughter of Heike Drechsel and Jurgen Maune … Majoring in business management.
