Ryann Kopacka Class: Senior Hometown: Alpharetta, Ga. High School: Blessed Trinity Height: 5-8 Event: Back Club: Swim Atlanta

• Recipient of the 2006-07 Chapman/Hiles Most Improved Athlete Award
• Recipient of the 2008-09 Chapman/Hiles Most Improved Athlete Award
• Named to the 2007-08 ACC Academic Honor Roll
• Named to the 2008-09 ACC Academic Honor Roll
• Named to the 2009-10 ACC Academic Honor Roll

In Tech's Record Books:
• 100-Back (1st), 54.73
• 200-Back (2nd), 1:58.48
• 200-IM (7th), 2:05.46

As A Senior In 2009-10: Finished her career at the ACC Championships with season best performances taking 18th in the 200-Back finishing in 2:00.73, 19th in the 100-Back with a time of 55.86 and 29th in the 200-IM with a time of 2:05.63 ... Earned two second place finishes in the 100 and 200-Back vs. Emory with times of 57.95 and 2:06.56 respectively ... Took second in the 100-Back vs. NC State touching the wall in 58.42 ... Started the season off with a third place finish in the 100-Back with a time of 59.05.

As A Junior In 2008-09: Set two individual school records in the 200-back (1:58.48) and 100-back (54.73) at the ACC Championships, placing 12th and 13th respectively in the conference ... Registered a NCAA "B" cut in the 100 back at the ACC Championships... Part of the 400-medley relay team which set a school record at the ACC Championships (3:42.17) and placed eighth in the league ... Set a career-high with a 25.58 in the 50-free against Emory ... Recorded a season-best 27.43 in the 50-back against Emory... Swam a career-best and second-best time on the team for the season in the 200 IM (2:05.46) at the ACC Championships.

As A Sophomore In 2007-08: Swam the first leg of the school-record setting 400-medley relay that finished seventh in the ACC in a time of 3:47.39 ... Set a new personal best in the 100-free with a time of 55.32 at the Georgia Tech Invitational ... Registered the team's best time in the 100-back with a career-high 57.29, as well as the 50-back in the top time of 26.71 ... Was second on the squad after a career-best time of 2:04.47 in the 200-back at the ACC Championships ... Finished the 200-IM at the ACC Championships in 2:09.52, a new career-high and third-best on the team for the season.

As a Freshman in 2006-07: Swam the first leg of the 400 medley relay team that set a team-best time of 3:54.00 at the Georgia Fall Invitational ... Posted a personal-best time of 59.12 in the 100 back at the Georgia Fall Invitational ... Set her second lifetime-best time on the season with a time of 2:07.84 in the 200 back competition at the Georgia Fall Invitational ... Swam a time of 28.00 in the 50 back at the Georgia Invite ... Clocked a time of 2:11.88 at the ACC meet in the 200 IM competition ... Finished the season second on the team in the 50 back, 100 back, 200 back, and 200 IM events.

High School: Four-year letterwinner in swimming ... Named team captain ... Two-time all-state honorable mention ... Finished in third place in the 100 backstroke at the state meet as a senior ... Helped lead 200 medley relay team to a third-place finish at state championships ... Team won the North Region Championship and she won the 100 back as a senior ... North Fulton Prep Club Academic Athlete of the Year ... Holds four school records in the 50 freestyle, 100 back, 200 free relay and 200 medley relay ... Became the first ever athlete at Blessed Trinity to qualify in every event for the state championships ... Named school's Valedictorian ... Wendy's High School Heisman.

Personal: Born Ryann Margaret Kopacka on June 24, 1988, in Roswell, Ga. ... Parents are Gary and Jeanne Kopacka ... Has an older sister, Taylor, and a younger brother, Ben ... Taylor is a Biomedical Engineer senior at Georgia Tech, and Ben is a freshman football player at the Air Force Academy majoring in Civil Engineering ... Father ran cross country and track at the Air Force Academy (1974, 75-77) ... Enjoys traveling, wake boarding, Ultimate Frisbee, and taking pictures ... Majoring in Industrial and Systems Engineering.

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