Megan Romano (born February 2, 1991) is an American competition swimmer who specializes in backstroke and freestyle events. She is part of the current American record women's 4x100-meter freestyle relay team, and is the short-course yards American record-holder in the 200-yard freestyle and 4x200-meter freestyle relay. Along with her Georgia Bulldogs teammates, she won the NCAA Division I women's team championship in 2013.
Italian american,[1] at the 2012 United States Olympic Trials, the qualifying meet for the 2012 Olympics, Romano narrowly missed the Olympic team by finishing seventh in the 200-meter freestyle with a time of 1:58.56 (the top six finishers were selected for the relay).[2] Romano also competed in the final of the 100-meter backstroke and place eighth in the final.
At the 2012 Short Course World Championships, Romano won four medals: two gold, one silver, and one bronze. On the first day, Romano led off the relay and had a split of 1:56.03 in the 4×200 free relay. Along with teammates Chelsea Chenault, Shannon Vreeland, and Allison Schmitt, they won with a time of 7:39.25.[3] Romano earned her first individual medal with a silver in the 100-meter free on the third day of competition, finishing behind Germany's Britta Steffen with a 52.48.[4] Later, she anchored the 4×100 medley relay to a bronze-medal-winning 3:51.43 with the fastest split in the field of 51.90.[5] In Romano's last event, she led off the relay with a split of 52.86, and along with Jessica Hardy, Lia Neal, and Allison Schmitt, won the 4×100 free relay in 3:31.01, nearly two seconds ahead of second-place finisher Australia.[6]
At the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Romano anchored the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay to a gold medal, overtaking Australia's Alicia Coutts in the final 100 meters. She entered the water 7 tenths of a second behind Coutts, but beat the Australian by a margin of 0.12. Her split of 52.60 was a personal best and second-fastest of anyone in the field. The final relay time of 3:32.31 bettered the previous American record of 3:34.24.[7] Romano earned her second medal, a gold, in the 4×100-meter medley relay with Missy Franklin, Jessica Hardy, and Dana Vollmer. Swimming the anchor leg, Romano recorded a split of 53.43 and the team finished with a time of 3:53.23.
Megan Romano – University of Georgia athlete profile at GeorgiaDogs.com
January 31, 2023
megan, romano, born, february, 1991, american, competition, swimmer, specializes, backstroke, freestyle, events, part, current, american, record, women, 4x100, meter, freestyle, relay, team, short, course, yards, american, record, holder, yard, freestyle, 4x20. Megan Romano born February 2 1991 is an American competition swimmer who specializes in backstroke and freestyle events She is part of the current American record women s 4x100 meter freestyle relay team and is the short course yards American record holder in the 200 yard freestyle and 4x200 meter freestyle relay Along with her Georgia Bulldogs teammates she won the NCAA Division I women s team championship in 2013 Megan RomanoRomano in 2013Personal informationNational team United StatesBorn 1991 02 02 February 2 1991 age 31 St Petersburg Florida U S Height6 ft 2 in 1 88 m Weight170 lb 77 kg SportSportSwimmingStrokesBackstroke freestyleClubNew York Athletic ClubCollege teamUniversity of GeorgiaMedal record Women s swimmingRepresenting the United StatesWorld Championships LC 2013 Barcelona 4 100 m freestyle2013 Barcelona 4 100 m medleyWorld Championships SC 2012 Istanbul 4 100 m freestyle2012 Istanbul 4 200 m freestyle2012 Istanbul 100 m freestyle2012 Istanbul 4 100 m medleySummer Universiade2011 Shenzhen 4 200 m freestyle2013 Kazan 4 200 m freestyle2011 Shenzhen 4 100 m freestyle2011 Shenzhen 4 100 m medley2013 Kazan 100 m backstroke2013 Kazan 4 100 m freestyle2011 Shenzhen 100 m freestyle2013 Kazan 50 m freestyle2013 Kazan 100 m freestyle2013 Kazan 4 100 m medley Contents 1 Swimming career 2 Personal bests 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksSwimming career EditItalian american 1 at the 2012 United States Olympic Trials the qualifying meet for the 2012 Olympics Romano narrowly missed the Olympic team by finishing seventh in the 200 meter freestyle with a time of 1 58 56 the top six finishers were selected for the relay 2 Romano also competed in the final of the 100 meter backstroke and place eighth in the final At the 2012 Short Course World Championships Romano won four medals two gold one silver and one bronze On the first day Romano led off the relay and had a split of 1 56 03 in the 4 200 free relay Along with teammates Chelsea Chenault Shannon Vreeland and Allison Schmitt they won with a time of 7 39 25 3 Romano earned her first individual medal with a silver in the 100 meter free on the third day of competition finishing behind Germany s Britta Steffen with a 52 48 4 Later she anchored the 4 100 medley relay to a bronze medal winning 3 51 43 with the fastest split in the field of 51 90 5 In Romano s last event she led off the relay with a split of 52 86 and along with Jessica Hardy Lia Neal and Allison Schmitt won the 4 100 free relay in 3 31 01 nearly two seconds ahead of second place finisher Australia 6 At the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona Romano anchored the women s 4 100 meter freestyle relay to a gold medal overtaking Australia s Alicia Coutts in the final 100 meters She entered the water 7 tenths of a second behind Coutts but beat the Australian by a margin of 0 12 Her split of 52 60 was a personal best and second fastest of anyone in the field The final relay time of 3 32 31 bettered the previous American record of 3 34 24 7 Romano earned her second medal a gold in the 4 100 meter medley relay with Missy Franklin Jessica Hardy and Dana Vollmer Swimming the anchor leg Romano recorded a split of 53 43 and the team finished with a time of 3 53 23 Personal bests EditLong course 50 m pool Event Time City Date50 m backstroke 28 56 Charlotte May 10 2013100 m backstroke 59 85 Kazan July 13 2013200 m backstroke 2 09 08 Indianapolis August 11 201250 m freestyle 24 98 Kazan July 16 2013100 m freestyle 53 90 Indianapolis June 25 2013200 m freestyle 1 57 54 Indianapolis August 10 2012See also EditList of University of Georgia people Georgia BulldogsReferences Edit Nuoto a Vichy Pellegrini 100 a un soffio dalla Hosszu Scozzoli soffre e lotta gazzetta it 2012 U S Olympic Team Trials swimming Women s 200 metre freestyle final Omega Timing Retrieved 2012 12 14 11th FINA World Swimming Championships 25m Women s 4 200 metre freestyle final Omega Timing Retrieved 2012 12 16 11th FINA World Swimming Championships 25m Women s 100 metre freestyle final Omega Timing Retrieved 2012 12 16 11th FINA World Swimming Championships 25m Women s 4 100 metre medley relay final Omega Timing Retrieved 2012 12 16 11th FINA World Swimming Championships 25m Women s 4 100 metre freestyle final Omega Timing Retrieved 2012 12 16 Monster Megan Romano Anchor Delivers Title American Record to Team USA Swimming World Magazine Retrieved 2013 07 29 External links EditMegan Romano at USA Swimming Megan Romano at FINA Megan Romano University of Georgia athlete profile at GeorgiaDogs com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Megan Romano amp oldid 1057499747, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
