Monica Johannessen

Class: Senior Hometown: Haugesund, Norway High School: Skeisvang Upper Secondary

Position: Sprint Free, Fly

2009-10 (Freshman): Scored 19 individual points at the Big 12 Championships... Placed ninth in the 100-yard freestyle (50.51), 11^th in the 100-yard butterfly (54.95) and 13^th in the 50-yard freestyle (23.47)... Won the 50 freestyle at the UNI/USD double dual (24.49) and at Iowa State (24.40)... Won both the 50 freestyle (24.09) and the 100 freestyle (52.16) at the UCLA/Fresno State double dual... Took first in the 200-yard freestyle (1:51.40), 50 freestyle (24.26) and 100 freestyle (51.63) vs. Nebraska... Placed first in the 100 freestyle at the LMU/UCSD double dual (52.65)... Competed in the Junior Norwegian Championships in November... Won 10 medals in 10 events and earned a spot on the Senior Norwegian National team through her performance at the Junior Championships... Named First Team Academic All-America by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America... Named to the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll and Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2009 and Spring 2010.

High School (Skeisvang): Four-time gold medal winner at the Norwegian Championships... Won a gold medal in the 200 free junior in July 2008... Won a gold medals in the 100 butterfly junior, 50 butterfly and 50 free in July 2009... Won a bronze medal in the 100 free senior in July 2009...

Top Times
50 Free: 23.32
100 Free: 49.93
200 Free: 1:49.34
100 Fly: 54.95

Getting to Know Monica:
Favorite KU tradition: I've never been outside of Europe, so I honestly don't know!

Best Swimming memory: My first Junior Gold Medal in the Norwegian Championships on the 200 free in July 2008

Favorite sport to play other than swimming: Volleyball

Favorite TV shows: "Friends" and "House"

Last book you read: The Guardians of the Covenant by Tom Egeland