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Monica Johannessen
- Position:
- Sprint Free, Fly
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Haugesund, Norway
- High School:
- Skeisvang Upper Secondary
2009-10 (Freshman): Scored 19 individual points at the Big 12 Championships… Placed ninth in the 100-yard freestyle (50.51), 11th in the 100-yard butterfly (54.95) and 13th in the 50-yard freestyle (23.47)… Won the 50 freestyle at the UNI/USD double dual (24.49) and at Iowa State (24.40)… Won both the 50 freestyle (24.09) and the 100 freestyle (52.16) at the UCLA/Fresno State double dual… Took first in the 200-yard freestyle (1:51.40), 50 freestyle (24.26) and 100 freestyle (51.63) vs. Nebraska… Placed first in the 100 freestyle at the LMU/UCSD double dual (52.65)… Competed in the Junior Norwegian Championships in November… Won 10 medals in 10 events and earned a spot on the Senior Norwegian National team through her performance at the Junior Championships… Named First Team Academic All-America by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America… Named to the Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll and Athletic Director[apos]s Honor Roll for Fall 2009 and Spring 2010.
High School (Skeisvang): Four-time gold medal winner at the Norwegian Championships… Won a gold medal in the 200 free junior in July 2008… Won a gold medals in the 100 butterfly junior, 50 butterfly and 50 free in July 2009… Won a bronze medal in the 100 free senior in July 2009…
Personal: Born in Haugesund, Norway… Parents are Torunn Waage and Leif Kåre Johannessen…Has a twin sister who is also a swimmer… Older brother is a swim coach… Undecided on a major…
Top Times
50 Free: 23.32
100 Free: 49.93
200 Free: 1:49.34
100 Fly: 54.95
Getting to Know Monica:
Favorite KU tradition: I[apos]ve never been outside of Europe, so I honestly don[apos]t know!
Best Swimming memory: My first Junior Gold Medal in the Norwegian Championships on the 200 free in July 2008
Favorite sport to play other than swimming: Volleyball
Favorite TV shows: [quote]Friends[quote] and [quote]House[quote]
Last book you read: The Guardians of the Covenant by Tom Egeland
Jayhawks fall to Razorbacks // Kansas Swimming and Diving // 1.26.18
Saturday, January 27
Kansas swims past Nebraska, 159-141// 11.04.17 // Kansas Swimming and Diving
Saturday, November 04
Jayhawks break even in double dual against Bears and Coyotes // 10.21.17 // Kansas Swimming & Diving
Saturday, October 21
Kansas behind Missouri State 115-70 after day one // 10.20.17 // Kansas Swimming and Diving
Saturday, October 21
