GETTING TO KNOW KRISTA TERESAK

Name: Krista Teresak

Favorite Food: Pasta/Seafood

Favorite Movie: Pineapple Express, Anchorman, Not Another Teen Movie...anything funny.

Favorite Television Show: Greek, and Lost...I don't watch too much tv

Favorite Musical Artist: Mayday Parade, All Time Low, The Starting Line, etc.

A word to describe me while I am competing: Silent - If you knew me you wouldn't really think I was the competitive type, but I don't like to lose!

A word to describe me away from the pool: Random - I say and do stuff that isn't expected and I have a lot of fun with it.

My most memorable athletic moment was: When I was 12 years old I was going for my YMCA short course National cut in the 200 fly. I was at finals of the New Jersey YMCA state meet and it was my last chance for the cut. I was ranked first, but I was still two seconds off the cut.  While I was swimming the race I knew I had the time and left everything behind. I dropped those seconds, got the cut, and won States. To top it all off, every single person on my team was behind the blocks cheering for me.

My most memorable Emory athletic moment: I haven't been here long, but probably how nervous I was to swim the 200 butterfly for the first time and the Blue v. Gold meet. Once I started swimming though, all the nerves went away and I finished in a pretty decent time.

What I like most about Emory: I like the environment. It's a mixture of how the campus looks and makes you feel with the people here. They care so much about everything that they do, but they also like to have a good time.

I would like to switch places for the day with: Chris Brown

My favorite place on the Emory campus: Dooley's Den...Yum!

Favorite pro athlete: Ryan Lochte

The sports teams I followed when I was younger: The Yankees

My favorite class at Emory and why: Freshman Seminar: The World of Jane Austen. It's a lot of work, but it gets you thinking.

The people who have helped me most at Emory are and why: The other freshman girl swimmers. They're a great group and we all encourage each other to do our best.

Any pre-meet rituals: I've done the same stretching routine on the block since I was 10.

The sport I would be playing if I were not on the swimming & diving team: Probably still gymnastics.

If I could have dinner with only three people in history, they would be: JFK, Jane Austen, and my Nana.

The best advice I have ever been given and who gave it to you: One of my friends from back home quoted Dr Seuss when she told me: "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind".

What is something that very few, if any, people know about you: I'm not very athletic.

GETTING TO KNOW KATE GUNNING

Name: Kate Gunning

Favorite Food: Everything spicy, anything involving chocolate or peanut butter, and Mexican food.

Favorite Movie: The Mighty Ducks Trilogy

Favorite Television Show: Gossip Girl

Favorite Musical Artist: E40

A word to describe me while I am competing: Relaxed

A word to describe me away from the pool: Relaxed

My most memorable athletic moment was: Jumping in the pool after winning the NCAA National Championship during my freshman year

What I like most about Emory: The SAAC (Student Activity & Academic Center) and the swim team

I would like to switch places for the day with: (Teammate) Randall Scarborough

My favorite place on the Emory campus: The SAAC and Cox Hall

The sports teams I followed when I was younger: Oklahoma Sooners

Any pre-meet rituals: Eating a lot

The sport I would be playing if I were not on the swimming & diving team: Golf

If I could have dinner with only three people in history, they would be: Jimmy Fallon, MK&A (Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen), and P. Diddy

The best advice I have ever been given: "That it will never come again, is what makes life so sweet.  Savor it."

GETTING TO KNOW CHELSEA MURPHY

Name: Chelsea Murphy

Favorite Food: I'm going to be boring and say pasta because I could eat that all the time anytime

Favorite Movie: I guess if I had to choose one it would be Wedding Crashers but the Boondock Saints, 27 Dresses, The Sandlot, Juno, and Superbad, are all up there on the list

Favorite Television Show: I gotta say The Office, although I get addicted to lots of shows like Desperate Housewives, Gossip Girl and Greys Anatomy

Favorite Musical Artist: Guster, Maroon 5, The Format, Chris Brown... I like all different kinds of music

A word to describe me while I am competing: Focused

A word to describe me away from the pool: Ridiculous- I like to have fun and joke around

My most memorable athletic moment was: I guess I'd have to say hitting the board at my high school states meet senior year on my first warm-up dive which was a front 1 ½ pike and having to go through the meet with dried blood covering both shins... Embarrassing!

My most memorable Emory athletic moment: Sophomore year getting a score on one-meter to qualify for nationals-although you need two, getting one was pretty cool

What I like most about Emory: Since coming to the south I am now in love with sweet tea...  Having that accessible everywhere around campus is amazing.

I would like to switch places for the day with:  Dane Cook

My favorite place on the Emory campus:  Lullwater Park 

Favorite pro athlete: Misty May

The sports teams I followed when I was younger: The Red Sox

My favorite class at Emory and why:  Anthropology 385 - Anthropology of Child Abuse... The class always has interesting and thought provoking discussions

The people who have helped me most at Emory are and why: My friends and teammates.  The swimming/diving team has been a pivotal part of my Emory experience along with rooming with them each year and making lasting friendships.

Any pre-meet rituals: I like to listen to music, stretch definitely, and I guess I do try to focus, calm my nerves, and visualize dives

The sport I would be playing if I were not on the swimming & diving team: Ultimate Frisbee - I am on the club team when I am not diving

The best advice I have ever been given and who gave it to you: "No matter what, have fun"- My parents

What is something that very few, if any, people know about you:  I am a secret rap star

GETTING TO KNOW KRISTIN TADANO

Name: Kristin Makiko Tadano

Favorite Food: Mexican!

Favorite Movie: Zoolander and Step Up 2

Favorite Television Show: Saturday Night Live and HEROES

Favorite Musical Artist: Weezer and the Aquabats

A word to describe me while I am competing: Nervous

My most memorable athletic moment was: When I made a deal with my coach that I wouldn't have to swim the 200 breaststroke in finals if I swam prelims with a moustache he drew on me that I would have to leave on for the rest of the meet.

My most memorable Emory athletic moment: Beating Washington University in the 800 free relay at the UAA Championships

What I like most about Emory: The environment and people

My favorite place on the Emory campus: The SAAC

Favorite pro athlete: Steve Nash

The sports teams I followed when I was younger: Arizona Wildcats

My favorite class at Emory and why: History 232 with Crespino.  I used to hate history until I took this class.  He's a really cool guy, and the books we read are interesting.

The people who have helped me most at Emory are and why: The Class of '11 Ladies on the team.  We always stick together.

Any pre-meet rituals:  Not really, just relaxing.

The sport I would be playing if I were not on the swimming & diving team: Volleyball.  I'm terrible, but we used to play all the time on the sand court that used to be next to Means/Longstreet.

If I could have dinner with only three people in history, they would be: Bruce Lee, Heath Ledger, and John Lennon

The best advice I have ever been given and who gave it to you: "Live life by the 5 "m's". The five "m's" consist of 1. Maturity 2. Manliness 3. Michael Phelps 4. Muscles and 5. Monopoly. Maturity, manliness, and muscles are pretty self-explanatory. Michael Phelps is a great inspiration and best friend, but the fifth "m" monopoly is illustrated in life by it being a fun game, and by the way it makes you strive to be the best that you can be in everything that you do." -My good old friend, Spencer

What is something that very few, if any, people know about you: I can tie shoelaces with my feet.

GETTING TO KNOW JENNIFER ARONOFF

Name: Jennifer Aronoff

Favorite Food: Chocolate, Italian Food, and Reese's

Favorite Movie: If I had to pick a few I guess I'd have to say Super Troopers and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

Favorite Television Show: I don't really watch much TV

Favorite Musical Artists: Third Eye Blind, Barenaked Ladies, Plain White T's, Mercy Mercedes

A word to describe me while I am competing: Fierce

A word to describe me away from the pool: Happy :)

My most memorable athletic moment was: Winning two silver medals and a bronze medal when I competed in the International Children's Games in Coventry, England and trying to talk to all the athletes from different countries

My most memorable Emory athletic moment: The cheers we do before the meets and coming from behind to win the 200 IM at Davidson

What I like most about Emory: The weather and the people

I would like to switch places for the day with: Anybody that is over 6 feet tall (as I am only 5'2)!

My favorite place on the Emory campus: The quad

Favorite pro athlete:  LeBron James

The sports teams I followed when I was younger: Texas Longhorns Football and Basketball!!!!

My favorite class at Emory and why: Spanish because I love the language and my professor is awesome (even though she teaches it at 8:30 in the morning)

The people who have helped me most at Emory are and why: The swim team and the coaches because they have been great role models and have helped me with whatever I have needed whenever I have needed it.

Any pre-meet rituals: I do the same stretching routine every time - I jump up and down a lot and streamline while lying on the ground.  I listen to "Remember the Name" by Fort Minor before almost all my races on my iPod.

The sport I would be playing if I were not on the swimming & diving team: Soccer... I loved playing it in high school, and I still enjoy watching it on TV and here at Emory.
If I could have dinner with only three people in history, they would be:  Moses, Gandhi, and Dane Cook

The best advice I have ever been given and who gave it to you: "To swim TALL"- my coach at home Rick Stacy

What is something that very few, if any, people know about you:  I was so shy in kindergarten that when I was called upon, I wouldn't even tell the teacher what the weather was outside.