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Mark Dylla   

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Career Highlights

Finished fifth in the 200m fly at both the 2011 World University Games and ConocoPhillips National Championships ... Won gold in the 200y FL at the 2011 NCAA Championships ... Took second in the 200m FL at the 2010 U.S. National Championships … Won the 400m IM and took second in the 200m fly at the 2006 Speedo Junior Nationals. Won the 100m fly and took second in the 200m fly in 2005

Olympic Trials History

2012: 5th, 200 Fl, 22nd, 100 Fl... 2008: 8th 200Fl, 18th 100Fl, 21st 400IM, 73rd 200IM

U.S. Nationals History

2010: 2, 200m FL; 7, 100m FL ... 2009: 4, 200m FL; 7, 100m FL ... 2007: 9, 200m FL

U.S. Nationals History

2009: 4, 200m FL; 7, 100m FL

NCAA History

2011: 1st 200y FL ... 2009(So): 2, 200y FL ... 2008 (Fr): 2, 200y FL; 9, 800y FR-R; 12, 400y MR; 13, 100y FL

2005 World Rankings

117th, 200m fly

Intl. Results

2007 Jpn Invite: 12th, 200m FL; 15th, 400m IM

Briefly

First appearance at NCAA Champs ... 2008 SEC Champion in 200 FL

Fun Facts

High School

Heritage HS '07

College Major

Business

Parents

Bernie and Judy Dylla … father is in sales, and mother is a homemaker … Bernie played football at Northern State

Sibling(s)

Younger sister (Ann) plays volleyball and basketball

Notable Relative(s)

Cousin's husband is Curtis Borchard, who played basketball for the Boston Celtics and Utah Jazz … cousin (Susan King-Borchard) played basketball for Stanford

Started Swimming

Age 5 ... "I wanted to start because the girl across the street was on the swim team, and I wasn't"

Sports Played Before Swimming

Basketball

Nickname(s)

'Quesa', as in Quesa-Dylla

Hobbies Outside the Pool

Camping, fishing, golfing

Ultimate Way to Relax

Sleeping, going on vacation to beach or island

Most Influential Person

Parents … "for everything they have done to get me this far."

Charities

Special Olympics volunteer

Training Stats

Swims 5,000 yards per day, 2-3 hours a day, 5 days a week

More

Favorite TV show is Family Guy ... is known as a 'grillmaster' for his ability to make good cheeseburgers ... lists his underwater abilities as the reason he's excelled in swimming ... says he needs to improve his breaststroke ... avid fan of the Denver Nuggets and Denver Broncos

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