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Bio

	Christina Ng
	Class: Sr.         Hometown: Bethpage, N.Y. Position: Sprint/Mid Free     High School: Plainedge

2007-08: Finished 24^th in the 50-yard freestyle, 28^th in the 200 free, 33^rd in the 100 backstroke, 36^th in the 100 free and seventh as part of the 200 and 800 free relays at the Patriot Invitational… Highest finish of the year came against Binghamton, where she finished second in the 50 free… Swam career-best times in the 50 free (24.95), 100 free (54.93), and 100 back (1:02.09) at the America East Championships and in the 200 free (2:00.32 at the Patriot Invite.

2006-07: Was part of the 12^th place 200 freestyle relay at the Patriot Invite… Highest individual finish came against Binghamton where she finished third in the 200 IM… Also finished fourth in the 50 free against Marist… Swam career bests in the 100 free (55.87) and 100 back (1:03.51), and season best 50 free (25.76) at the America East Championships… Also swam a career best in the 200 free (2:02.44) against East Carolina… Named to the America East Honor Roll.

2005-06: Highest individual finish of the season was third in the 1,000-free against Howard… Also placed fifth in the 50- and 100-free at Binghamton and in the 100-free against Howard… Led off the second-place 400-free relay at Seton Hall… Anchored the second-place 400-medley relay against Towson… Swam season bests in the 50-free (25.63), 100-free (56.42) and 100-back (1:03.72) at the America East Championships.

Background: Selected All-County in the 50-free after finishing second in the State Qualifying Meet… Plainedge did not field a swim team… Swam for University Swimming at Farmingdale and the Lindenhurst Swim Club under Coach Ed Ryan for the past nine years… A member of the National Honor Society, the Tri-M Honor Society for music and the English Honor Society… Treasurer of the Math Honor Society and vice president of the Foreign Language Honor Society in high school… Played the flute and piccolo in jazz band, concert band, marching band, pit orchestra and philharmonic orchestra… Has also been playing the piano since age 5… President of the Italian Club for two years.

Personal: Last name is pronounced ING… Daughter of James and Susan Ng… Has a younger brother, Michael… Born Oct. 31, 1987… Majoring in psychology.