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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Trabuco Canyon, Calif.
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- High School:
- Mission Viejo
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- Events:
- Sprints/Freestyle/Butterfly
Bio
Honors & Awards
- 4x School Record Holder: 200, 400 and 800 yard freestyle relays, 200 yard medley relay
- All-Conference in 400 yard freestyle relay (2024)
- 2x College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2022-24)
- 2x A-R-C All-Academic Team (2022-24)
- 3x Letterwinner (2021-24)
2023-24 | junior
- A part of all three relay teams at the A-R-C Championships that broke school records
- Swam career-bests in the 50 yard freestyle (26.40) and the 100 yard freestyle (57.06) at the A-R-C Championships
- Won the 100 yard butterfly in the dual meet against Loras with a time of 1:05.90
2022-23 | sophomore
- Part of the 200 yard freestyle relay team that broke a school record in the A-R-C Championships, swimming the third leg as the team recorded a time of 1:42.93
- Set a career-best in the 50 yard freestyle at the A-R-C Championships with a time of 26.74
- Led the team in the 100 yard butterfly (1:04.28) and the 100 yard individual medley (1:08.41)
2021-22 | freshman
- Specialized in sprints and the butterfly event
- Swam the third leg in the 400 yard freestyle relay and the opening leg in the 800 yard freestyle relay that broke school records in each event
- Recorded a team-leading time of 2:31.07 in the 200 butterfly and a 5:40.49 in the 500 freestyle
- Clocked the second-fastest time of the season with a 2:08.05 in the 200 freestyle
High School
- A 2021 graduate of Mission Viejo High School
- Earned a varsity letter all four years
- Named most improved player as a freshman on the water polo team
Personal
- Daughter of Paul and Trinh Hinson
- Has a sister, Zoe
- Majoring in biology
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