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Molly Hannis                  Class: Freshman Hometown: Santa Rosa, Calif. High School: Santa Rosa Height: 5-7 Event: Breast, IM Club: Neptune Swimming (Coach Dan Greaves)

2011-12: Won the 100y breast title at the SEC Championships after swimming an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 59.60 seconds...She was the only competitor to touch in under one minute, as she did it in both the prelims and finals...Was a part of Tennessee record setting 400y medley relay squad that claimed third at the NCAA Championships after a time of 3:29.92...Added another third-place finish at NCAAs in the 200y medley relay (1:35.91) to earn a pair of All-America accolades...In individual events at the national meet, finished 28th in the 100y breast (1:00.94) and 39th in the 200y breast (2:13.15)...Also won the consolation final of the 200y breast (2:12.01) at the conference championships...Swam the breast leg on both medley relays that set UT and conference records...Has been recognized by the SEC on three occasions...Tabbed the Freshman of the Week on Oct. 25 after winning three events (100y breast, 200y breast, 200y MR) versus Kentucky and Indiana...Again won the honor on Nov. 22 as a result of qualifying for the `A' final in both breast events and competing on the runner-up 400y MR at the UT Invite...The award again came to her following the Florida meet on Jan. 31, where she won both breast events placed first as a member of the 200y MR...Also won the 100y breast events versus Louisville and South Carolina.

HIGH SCHOOL: Holds five Santa Rosa records, including swimming the second-fastest high school 100y breast in the country in 2009...Named a SwimmingWorld Magazine five-star recruit...Becomes the third Neptune to become a Lady Vol, joining Sarah Payett (1996-99) and Cary Conley (1997-99)...Is a seven-time NISCA high school All-American in the 100y breast and 200y IM events...Clocked a personal-best time of 1:00.19 at the NCS Championships, which is the fourth-fastest in high school history...Also finished 23rd in the 100m breast at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials...Also competed in cross country and was a member of student government.

PERSONAL: Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences... Lists her dad as her biggest influence...Has two brothers, Tyler, 24, and Cory, 19...Comes from an athletic background as her dad was a swimmer at Shippensburg, brother Tyler swims at the University of the Pacific and Cory is a diver at Santa Rosa Junior College...Enjoys playing soccer, diving and knitting outside of the pool...Molly Catherine Hannis, daughter of Michael and Terry Hannis, was born on March 13, 1992, in Santa Rosa, Calif.