2008-09: Named All-CAA in the 100 fly and was also apart of the all-conference 200 and 400 medley relay teams...Placed second in the 100 fly en-route to an NCAA "B" cut and ODU record....Finished in a time of 54.09 resetting her own Lady Monarch record, which had stood for 25 years...Originally set the record in the Lady Monarchs' victory over UNC-Wilmington...Helped the Lady Monarchs place second at the CAA Championships in the 200 medley relay...The team claimed the third fastest time in ODU history with a time of 1:46.48 in the event...Set a new school record in the 400 medley relay...Team placed third with record time of 3:45.36.
At Clemson: Competed in the 50 and 100 free...Recorded two season best times at the Nike Cup in the 50 freestyle (25.37) and 100 butterfly (58.13) during the preliminary heats...Was also a member of the 14th place 200 medley relay (1:48.11) and 19th place 400 medley relay (3:57.47)...Started off the year with a sixth place finish in the 100 butterfly (1:00.06), and an eighth place finish in the 200 butterfly with a season best time of 2:17.34...Had her best regular season finish in the 100 butterfly in a win over Duke by placing fourth in the 100 butterfly with a time of 59.52.
Prep: Member of the Polish National Team...Received nine medals in Polish Senior National Swimming Championship, including one gold medal...Placed sixth and seventh in butterfly at the European Swimming Championship...Finished 13th ath Paris World Cup in the 200 butterfly...
Personal: Born April 22, 1987...Daughter of Jacek and Matgorzata Nowak...Both parents were Polish swimming champions...Father Jacek saw fly and free sprint...Mother Matgorzata sawm free distance...Has one sister, Julia (12)...majoring in psychology.
PERSONAL BESTS: 50 Free: 23.45
100 Free: 51.70
100 Fly: 54.09
200 Fly: 2:06.14