Meredith Ayres Class: Senior Hometown: Knoxville, TN High School: Webb School of Knoxville Height: 5-7 Event: Back/Free/IM Experience: 2V Last Club: Pilot Aquatic Club of Knoxville

International Competition: Competed at Summer Senior Nationals for four straight years (2003-06).

Stanford in 2009-2010 (Senior): Placed 11th in the 200 backstroke against Florida and Michigan in the fall.

Stanford in 2008-09 (Junior): Swam a best of 57.46 in the 100 backstroke at the 2008 Canada Cup and 1:59.30 at the same event in November... also had a best of 2:04.87 in the 200 IM and 4:21.67 in the 400 IM in Canada... nearly topped her 200 time at the Pac-10 Championships the following spring, missing the mark by eight-tenths of a second (2:00.52)... best 100 breast time was 1:08.64 at UC Irvine in Fall, 2008 while her best 200 breast time was 2:26.73 in a dual meet with UCLA.

Stanford in 2007-08 (Sophomore): Finished 18th in the 200 back at the Pac-10 Championships, while posting the fifth-best time among all Stanford swimmers during the season, at 2:00.35...also posted the team's fourth-fastest 400 IM time of the campaign (4:23.35) to place 22nd at the Pac-10s.

Stanford in 2006-07 (Freshman): Placed 21st in the 200 back at the Pac-10 Championships (2:02.11)...was Stanford's fifth-fastest swimmer in the 200 breast (2:26.23) and 200 IM (2:05.32), while logging the fourth-fastest ledger in the 400 IM (4:28.43).

High School, Club and Personal Data: Graduated from the Webb School of Knoxville in Tennessee...swam for the Pilot Aquatic Club of Knoxville under coach Gardner Howland...majoring in psychology.