Samantha Maxwell Class: Sophomore Hometown: Chandler, AZ High School: Corona del Sol Height: 5-10 Position: Breast/IM Birthdate: 05/05/1989

AS A FRESHMAN: Stepped in and made an immediate impact on the program in her first season ... swam in a pair of events (100 Breast, 200 Breast) at the U.S. Olympic Trials ... earned an invitation to the NCAA Championships with a season-best time of 1:01.68 in the 100 Breast, and her 2:12.76 in the 200 Breast ranked 14th among collegiate swimmers heading into the NCAAs ... finished 30th in the nation with a 1:02.36 in the 100 Breast at the NCAAs ... four-time all-BIG EAST performer ... claimed the 200 Breast (2:12.76) title while setting a school and league record at the BIG EAST Championships ... her 100 Breast (1:01.68) mark was good for second at the league meet and was also the best in Notre Dame history ... teamed for a second-place finish and school record in the 200 Medley Relay (1:48.84) ... her 400 Medley Relay team also placed second at the league meet ... fastest 200 IM (2:08.72) performance came during the preliminary round of the BIG EAST Championships.

THE MAXWELL FILE: Holds the 50 Breast Junior National record ... an All- American selection each of her four prep seasons at Corona del Sol (Ariz.) ... earned allstate and all-city honors all four years in high school ... voted team MVP her junior and senior seasons, and team captain for her senior campaign ... nationally ranked her final three prep seasons ... four-time regional champion ... born May 5, 1989 ... daughter of Tracey and Ronald Maxwell ... once piloted a stunt plane ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a management major.