Marianne Lionell
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- Year:
- Senior
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- Hometown:
- Sodertalje, Sweden
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- High School:
- Ragnhilds Gymnasiet
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- Last College:
- Breast/Free
2005-06 - Junior Season
Established herself as one of the top freestyle swimmers in the Horizon League...posted team top times in four individual events (50 and 100 free and 100 and 200 breast) and swam on four of the squad's best relay teams...placed third at the Horizon League Championships in the 100 breast with a time of 1:06.13...posted team-best time in the 100 free (52.82) on 12/2 at the Miami Invitational and backed that up with a 52.89 at the league championships.
2004-05 - Sophomore Season
The Vikings' top swimmer in the short freestyle and breaststroke
events as she claimed the top time in 10 events as a
sophomore...established school records in the 50 free (23.86), 100
free (52.22), 100 breast (1:04.95) as well as being a member of the
record-setting 800 free relay team (7:43.38)...turned in the
second-fastest times of the year in the conference in the 50 free,
100 free and 100 breast...placed fourth at the Horizon League
Championships in 50 free (24.16) and 100 breast
(1:05.90)...additionally, she posted top 10 finishes in the 800
free relay (third), 400 medley relay (fourth), 100 free (fifth),
400 free relay (fifth) and 200 medley relay (sixth)...member of the
school-record setting teams in 200 (1:48.08) and 400 medley
(3:57.01) relays.
2003-04 - Freshman Season
Horizon League Newcomer of the Year...league champion in the 100
breaststroke with a then school-record 1:04.98...100 breast time in
championship was also a league season-best...broke school records
in the 50 free and 200 breast (2:22.72)...posted a team-best time
in the 100 free (53.01)...posted the fourth-best all-time mark in
the 100 free (53.01)...finished first or second in 24 of 26 events
during the season, including a team-best 18 wins.
High School
Was the 2002 Swedish national champion as part of the 200 and
400 free relays and 200 medley relay...2002 and 2003 Swedish
national finalist in the 50 and 100 breaststroke, and 100
individual medley...1999 and 2000 Swedish Junior national champion
as part of the 200 medley and 200 free relays.
Personal
Born Nov. 5, 1983...daughter of Hans and Marie Lionell...was a member of the Sodertalje Sim Sallskap club team...international business major...named to Dean's List...earned CSU's Athletic Academic Excellence Award in 2005...a team tri-captain.