georgia tech athletics
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activities start at 3 pm. Autographs in the stadium from 4-6 pm.
 

  Sara Gilli

Sara Gilli

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Dunwoody, Ga.

High School:
Marist

Height:
5-10

Event:
Free/Breast

As a Sophomore (2002-03): Competed in sprint freestyle and breaststroke events for Tech ... Finished 21st in the 100 breast (1:06.80) and 23rd in the 100 free (53.76) at the ACC Championships ... Swam the fifth fastest 50-free time of the season in the preliminaries of the ACC meet, ending with a time of 24.76 ... Ranked second on the team in the 100 breast (1:06.63) and third in the 100 free (53.58) ... Dean’s List for spring semester.

As a Freshman 2001-02: One of Tech’s top sprint freestylers, recording the team’s second-fastest 100 free time (52.57) and third-fastest 50 free mark (24.32) … Both performances were lifetime bests … Also posted the team’s second-fastest 100 breast time (1:06.71) … Placed 17th in the 100 breast and 23rd in the 50 free at the ACC Championships … A member of three relays (200 and 400 free, 200 medley) that established school records at the ACC meet.

High School: High School All-American in 2000 and ‘01 at Marist High School ... Junior National qualifier ... Two-time Georgia state champion in the 100-yard breaststroke (‘99 and ‘00) ... Chosen as team MVP as a senior ... Led Marist to state title as a junior ... Team captain as a senior ... Selected as a Georgia Swimming All-Star from 1996-2001 ... Holds Marist school record in the 50-yard freestyle ... Member of three record-setting relay teams at Marist ... Honor Roll student.

Personal: Sara Elisabeth Gilli ... Born Nov. 19, 1982, in Geneva, Switzerland ... Parents are Marcel and Donna Gilli ... Father, grandfather and uncle were all national-level track athletes in Switzerland ... Majoring in management.

Gilli's Career Top Times
EVENTTIME
50 free 24.32
100 free52.57
100 breast1:05.53
200 breast2:25.06
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