Leslie Christian

Height:
6-0
Class:
Junior
High School:
Leilehua HS
Hometown:
Wahaiwa, Hawa'i

Summer 2004: Participated in the Hawaii State Championship where she won state titles in the 800- and 1,500-meter freestyles. 2003-04: Conference USA champion in the 1,650 free with a personal-best and NCAA provisional qualifying time of 16:52.64...also won 11 individual dual-meet titles...earned 36 points at the C-USA Championships with mile win, a third-place finish in the 500 free with a personal-best 4:58.94, and a 22nd-place finish in the 200 free with a season-low 1:57.80...set meet record at the Giant Eagle Zips Invitational in the 1,650 free with a then personal-best 17:20.44...earned C-USA Swimmer of the Week honors on Feb. 10 after setting a lifetime best in the 1,000 free (10:23.26) and winning the 500 free (5:06.53) at Saint Louis (Feb. 8). High School: Three-year letterwinner in high school, two at Rampart High in Colorado for coach Ron Lockwood before moving to Hawaii where lettered once at Leilehua High for coach Nate Higa...earned second-team all-state honors as a senior when she helped the Mules win the OIA West championship...finished second in the 200 and 500 free at the OIA West as a senior...helped set Colorado state records in the 400 and 800 free relays as a sophomore. Club: Swam for Kamehameha Swim Club for coaches Kevin and John Flanagan...won the state 17-18 year-old short-course championship in the 200, 500 and 1,000 free events...also swam for Air Force Academy Falfins while in Colorado for coach Greg Winslow where she set state records in the 400 and 800 free relays. Personal: Born Leslie Anne Christian on Sept. 25, 1985 in Monterey, Calif...daughter of Stephen and Laura Christian...has one brother, Nicholas...cousin Brenton Davis, played volleyball at the University of Hawaii and professionally on the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour...great grandfather, Mathias Wagner, was a professional boxer...chose Tulane over Hawaii-Manoa, Michigan State, Nevada and South Dakota...majoring in journalism.