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2009-10:
• Continued to be one of the team's top sprinters
• Clocked in a career-best o 20.69 in the 50 free at the Pac-10 Championships
• Earned a season-best of 45.37 at the conference meet
• Fastest 200 free time of the season came at Pac-10s, 1:41.29
2008-09:
• Continued to improve over the course of the season
• Clocked in a career best of 45.23 in the 100 free at the Pac-10 Championships
• Also improved his time in the 200 free
• Finished in 1:38.89, over five seconds faster than his best time from the previous year
2007-08:
• Competed primarily in the sprint free events
• Swam a career-best of 21.25 in the 50 free at the Pac-10 Championships
• Clocked in a personal best 46.00 in the preliminaries of the 100 free at the Pac-10 Championships
High School:
• A 2007 graduate of Dobson High School in Mesa, Ariz.
• Earned four letters in swimming
• Was the 2007 state champion in the 100 free
• Played water polo for four years
Personal:
• Majoring in interdisciplinary studies (kinesiology and psychology) at ASU
• Son of Gerald (business manager) and Joyce Ruane (teacher) of Mesa, Ariz.
• Has two sisters, Leah and Audra
• Enjoys swimming and water polo
• Lists most exciting moment in sports as winning state in the 100 free
• Born July 31, 1989 in Mesa, Ariz.
• Full name is Nolan Anthony Ruane
PERSONAL BEST TIMES:
50 Free: 20.69 (2009-10)
100 Free: 45.23
200 Free: 1:38.89
100 Breast: 1:02.37
