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  Cynthia Weir
Cynthia Weir

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Irwin, Pa.

High School:
Penn Trafford

Event:
Free

On Weir: Coming off a great year ... broke her hand a week before ACC Championships ... has ability to contend for ACC Championship titles in sprint freestyle events ... potential NCAA qualifier.

As a Junior (2003-04): Set the school record in the 200-medley relay (1:41.41) at the ACC Championship, finishing third ... also finished sixth in the 50-free (23.56) and the 100-free (51.69), and was part of the third-place 400-free relay (3:24.15) at ACC's, despite a broken hand ... Finished with the ACC's fourth-fastest time of the season in the 50-free (23.20) and sixth-fastest time in the 100-free (51.10) ... was named ACC Swimmer of the Week for her performance against North Carolina Jan. 31, in which she swept the sprint freestyle events with times of 23.26 in the 50 and 51.32 in the 100 ... she also was part of the winning 200-medley and 400-free relay teams against the Tar Heels ... finished second in both sprint freestyle events at N.C. State in the first meet of the season, with times of 24.07 in the 50 and 52.80 in the 100 ... also was part of the winning 400-medley relay against the Wolfpack ... won the 50-free (24.22) and was part of the winning 400-free and 400-medley relays against Virginia Tech and Clemson ... both relays set new pool marks at Virginia Tech's War Memorial Pool ... won the 50-free (23.78) and was part of the winning 200-medley relay against Johns Hopkins and Howard ... swept the sprint freestyle events against Duke with times of 23.65 in the 50 and 52.45 in the 100 ... came in second in the 100-free (52.78) and was part of the winning 400-medley relay against Georgia Tech ... swam a career-best 23.20 in the 50-free to finish second at the Terrapin Cup Invitational ... also came in fourth in the 100-free (51.90) and 18th in the 100-yard butterfly (59.27), and was part of the winning 200-free and 200-medley relays and the second-place 400-free relay ... participated in the U.S. Open in Federal Way, Wash., in December ... won the 50-free (23.81) and took sixth in the 100-free (52.91) against Pittsburgh and Villanova ... also was part of all four winning relays against the Panthers and Wildcats ... swam a career-best 51.10 to win the 100-free against Virginia ... also was victorious in the 50-free (23.27) and the 400-medley relay against the Cavaliers.

As a Sophomore (2002-03): Finished second in the 50 free (23.73) and third in the 100 free (52.26) against Clemson and Virginia Tech ... won the 100 free (52.34) and finished second in the 50 free (23.72) against Richmond and Wingate ... won both sprint freestyle events at Villanova with times of 24.13 in the 50 and 52.25 in the 100 ... finished second in the 100 free at the Terrapin Cup Invitational (52.02) ... swept the sprint freestyle events at Duke with victories in the 50 free (24.29) and 100 free (53.28) ... finished second in the 50 free against North Carolina and Georgia Tech (23.65) ... came in sixth in the 50 free at the ACC Championship with a time of 23.39.

As a Freshman (2001-02): Scored points in two events at the ACC Championships, coming in 10th in the 50-free (23.53) and 14th in the 100-free (52.02) ... nearly scored in the 100-fly after finishing 17th (57.50) at the ACCs ... was part of the winning 400-medley relay team against NC State (3:54.07) ... also finished second in both the 50-free (24.64) and the 100-free (54.00) vs. the Wolfpack ... took home third-place in the 100-free (52.65) vs. Florida State ... won the 50-free (24.17) vs. Duke ... also captured second-place in the 100-free (52.93) against Duke ... part of multiple winning relay teams against Johns Hopkins and Howard, earning victories in both the 450-free crescendo (4:03.42) and the 300-fly (2:55.23) ... earned first-place with the 400-free relay team vs. Ohio State and Virginia Tech (3:32.01) ... also placed third in the 50-free (24.34) ... had a busy meet at the Terrapin Cup Invitational, winning both the 200-free relay (1:35.31) and the 400-free relay (3:27.59) ... also took top honors in the 50-free (23.70) at the Invitational ... swam with the winning 200-free relay team against vs. Pittsburgh and Villanova (1:36.69) ... earned a victory with the 400-free relay team vs. North Carolina (3:29.79) ... came in second in the 50-free vs. Virginia (23.78).

Before Maryland: Nine-time high school All-American ... three-time Pennsylvania state champion ... four-time Senior National qualifier ... seven-time WPIAL champion ... holds five individual school records and is part of three school record relay teams.

Personal: Cynthia Weir is the daughter of Linda and Raymond Weir ... majoring in elementary education ... was recruited by Pittsburgh, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan State and Arizona State.

Career Bests
50 Free:	23.20
100 Free:	51.10
100 Fly:	57.25

			
			
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