| Taryn Ahern |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Old Westbury, N.Y.
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| High School:
The Wheatley School
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| Height:
5-8
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| Position:
Free/IM
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| Experience:
3L
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As A Junior (2006-07)
Finished 10th in the 500 free at the Atlantic-10 Championships posting her season best of 5:06.82 ... touched the wall 15th in the 200 free with a time of1:56.41 and 14th in the 100 free with 53.52 ... member of the second place 200 medley relay unit(1:45.62) ... helped the 400 free relay to bronze medal (3:32.55) ... posted the Bonnies fastest season times in all of the distance freestyle events including the 500 free (5:11.10), 1000 free (10:39.72) and 1650 free (18:02.52).
As A Sophomore (2005-06)
Turned in a 1:53.06 to take gold in the 200 free at the Atlantic 10 Championships ... finished 4th in the 500 free posting a sub-5:00 for the first time at 4:59.20 ... touched 6th in the 1650 with 17:27.89 ... member of the 200 medley (1:45.10) and 400 free (3:28.57) winning relays at A-10s ... helped the 800 free relay to a bronze finish (7:37.88) and the 200 free relay to a silver medal (1:36.00), earning a total of 194 points for the meet ... finished the dual meet season with five wins in the 500 free, with a top time of 5:08.11 against West Virginia (Jan. 13) ... notched a season best of 10:27.55 in the 1000 free at Niagara (Feb.1).
As A Freshman (2004-05)
Enjoyed an impressive rookie season in the water ... earned two A-10 Rookie of the Week honors ... at the A-10 Championships, she finished third in the 1,650 free (17:15.05), fifth in the 500 free (5:03.35) and ninth in the 200 free (1:54.62) ... was a member of three second place freestyle relays: the 200 (1:35.59), 400 (3:29.80) and 800 (7:35.31).
High School
A Nassau County semifinalist in the 500 free and 200 IM ... qualified for states in all four years ... holds all girls swimming records at Westbury High School ... Nassau County Champion in the 200 IM as a junior year.
Personal
Born on May 12, 1986 ... daughter of John and Susan Ahern ... business major.
