The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2008-09 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Rebecca Orr
- Position:
- Free/Back
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Westwood
- Hometown:
- Austin, Texas
AS A JUNIOR (2007-08)
· Placed third in the 200 backstroke (1:58.00) and sixth in the 100 backstroke (55.66) at the Big 12 Championships
· Competed in the 200 backstroke in seven regular-season meets, capped by a second-place finish against Auburn (2:01.42)
· Competed in the 100 backstroke in five regular-season meets and landed her top finish in the season-opening tri-meet against Michigan and Indiana, where she placed fifth in 57.10
· Registered season-best mark of 55.35 in the 100 backstroke preliminary round at the Big 12 Championships
· Claimed the 500 freestyle D final in 4:48.84 at the Big 12 Championships
AS A SOPHOMORE (2006-07)
· Placed fifth in the 200-yard backstroke (1:59.27) at the Big 12 Championship
· Captured her 100-yard backstroke consolation heat (56.31) at the Big 12 Championship
· Placed second in her 200 backstroke consolation heat (2:00.92) and fourth in her 100 backstroke consolation heat at the Texas Invitational
· Competed in the 200 backstroke in six dual meets with a top finish of second place at Nebraska (2:06.51)
· Participated in the 100 backstroke in four dual meets with a top finish of seventh place at Georgia (58.06)
AS A FRESHMAN (2005-06)
· Runner-up in the 200-yard freestyle (1:53.35) at the meet with Houston and Rice
· Met NCAA consideration qualifying standards in the 200-yard backstroke (1:59.47) at the Texas Invitational
NATIONALLY
· Competed in the 2003 Summer Senior Nationals in the 400 free
· Competed in the 2004 Spring Senior Nationals in the 200, 400, 800 free and the 200 back
HIGH SCHOOL
· Scottish national age-group record holder in the 100 freestyle, and 100- and 200-backstroke events
· Six-time Scottish national champion
PERSONAL
Daughter of Karen and Frank Orr... has one brother, Adam (17)... majoring in anthropology... a 2008 Academic All-Big 12 first-team selection and a 2007 Academic All-Big 12 second-team selection ... member of the Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll (Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008) ... born September 13, 1987, in Greenock, Scotland ... recipient of the 2007 UT Women[apos]s Athletics Sheila Rice Endowed Scholarship.
