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Career Best Times: 23.18 in the 50-yard freestyle; 49.77 in the 100-yard freestyle (7th in school history); 1:47.96 in 200-yard freestyle (5th in school history).
General: Tops the UNC preseason depth chart in the 100-yard freestyle and 200-yard freestyle at 49.77 and 1:47.96, respectively...was a member of two school record-setting relays in 2008...in 2006-07 she had an extremely successful freshman campaign for Carolina... made 2008 Olympic Trial cut in the 100-meter freestyle at the 2005 Summer Nationals.
Long Course Highlights: Qualified for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 100-meter freestyle.
2007-08 (Sophomore): Member of the 200-yard freestyle relay team that set a school record of 1:31.09 at the Bulldog Invitational that the same squad had just recently broken at the ACC Championships... swam a leg of the 400-yard freestyle relay team at the ACC Championships that finished second with a time of 3:18.82, setting a school record in the process...finished 10th in the 100 freestyle at the ACC Championships, one of four Tar Heels to finish in the Top 10.
2006-07 (Freshman): Swam in three individual and three relay events at the NCAA Championships...competed in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyles ...placed in the top four in seven events at ACC Championships, three individual races and four relays...took third in the 100 free at 49.77 and second in the 200 free at 1:47.96, earning NCAA qualifying standards in both...finished third in the 50-yard freestyle with a career best 23.18 and an NCAA B qualifying time...member of two first-place relays at ACCs...Carolina's winning 800 free relay set a new pool record and the victorious 400 free relay set a new conference record...named All-Conference Performer for the 400 and 800 free relays and the 50, 100, and 200 freestyles...finished freshman year ranked on the UNC All-Time Top 10 depth chart in the 50, 100, and 200 freestyles.
Prep: A June 2006 alumna of Weston High School...three-year letter winner there...also competed in club swimming since age seven...captained high school squad...earned All-America honors in the 50, 100 and 200 frees and the 100 breast...three-time selection as Boston Globe Swimmer of the Year...won Massachusetts state high school titles in the 50, 100 and 200 frees and set state records in the 50 and 100...twice named the Massachusetts state high school swimmer of the year by the NISCA...Dual County League All-Star and All-Scholastic selections...2006 Daily News Female Athlete of the Year...2005-06 Weston Town Crier Female Athlete of the Year...won the 2006 Proctor Award for athletic achievement, leadership and sportsmanship...a four-year honor roll student...winner of two school art awards...National Team member while swimming for Bluefish Swim Club...placed 12th in summer nationals in 2005 in the 100-meter free...has also achieved senior national cuts in the 50-meter and 50-yard freestyles.
Personal: Given name is Eliza Longpre Butts...daughter of Susan Butts and Frederic Butts...born August 31, 1988 in Newton, Mass ....has two brothers, Eric, 23, Stuart, 17, one half brother Jack, 6, and one half sister, Kela, 13.
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