Jie Li
Senior
Backstroke/Individual Medley
Gurnee, IL



As a Junior in 2001-01
National champion in the 100 back.missed the national meet record by just six one-hundreds of a second.earned her second All-American tag in the 200 back with a fourth-place finish at nationals.single-handedly led LF to a 22nd place finish with 35 points at the national meet.named the Midwest Conference Swimmer of the Year and Illinois College Division Female Swimmer of the Year (Illinois Swimming Association) .won three individual conference championships (50 free, 100 free, 100 fly) and one relay conference title (400 medley relay).broke three school records - 50 free (24.67), 100 free (54.15), and 100 back (56.73).recorded the second-fastest time in school history in the 200 back (2:05.80) and the third-fastest in the 100 fly (1:00.12).swam team-bests in seven events - 50 free, 100 free, 100 back, 200 back, 100 fly, and 200 IM (2:16.27).a member of three of the team's fastest relay teams.third-fastest on the team in the 200 free (2:04.41).selected the Midwest Conference Swimmer of the Week on November 27th.named Forester Athlete of the Week on November 30th.earned her  first varsity letter.