Samantha Jarmul Class: Sophomore Hometown: North Wales, Pa. High School: William Penn Charter Position: Butterfly/Back/Free

CAREER BESTS

2009-10 (FRESHMAN YEAR): Media Guide Bio
Swam in three races at the Big Ten Championships (2/17-20) - 100 backstroke (59.56), 100 butterfly (58.66) and 200 butterfly (2:06.74). All three were preliminary times and career bests ... Competed in five events at Ohio State (1/29-30) - 100 butterfly (1:00.86), 200 butterfly (sixth, 2:10.26), 200 freestyle relay (sixth, 1:39.00), 200 medley relay (fifth, 1:53.95) and 400 medley relay (seventh, 4:00.84) ... Finished 12th and 13th, respectively in the 200 and 100 butterfly at the Pittsburgh Quad Meet (1/15-16) ... Season-best 200 butterfly time (2:09.06) came at the Ohio State Invitational (12/5-6) where she qualified for the finals and finished 18th. Also swam the preliminaries of the 100 butterfly (59.69) ... Placed sixth in the 100 (59.87) and 200 (2:09.15) butterflies, fourth in the 400 freestyle relay (3:41.76), fifth in the 200 medley relay (1:49.71) and sixth in the 200 freestyle relay (1:39.78) against Virginia (11/20-21) ... Swam in three events at Virginia Tech (10/31): 200 butterfly (eighth, 2:09.65), 400 freestyle relay (fifth, 3:36.01) and 200 medley relay (sixth, 1:49.75) ... Finished sixth in the 200 butterfly (2:09.59) against West Virginia/Colgate (10/24) ... Saw first collegiate action at St. Bonaventure (10/13), placing third in the 200 butterfly (2:12.05).

HIGH SCHOOL: Had a strong career swimming for William Penn Charter School, highlighted by becoming the 100 fly and (part of) the 400 free relay school record-holder ... Also competed on the water polo team, becoming the all-time leader in goals, assists and steals ... Finished career with nine top-five times ... Was named Team MVP in swimming and water polo both as a junior and senior ... Was a high honors student all four years ... Part of the Cum Laude Society as a senior ... Some of many extracurricular activities included work with the Environmental Club and Spanish Club.

PERSONAL: Samantha Jarmul ... Born on August 15, 1991 in Pittsburgh, Pa. ... Daughter of Benjamin Jarmul and Pamela Santoro ... A business major.

ON CHOOSING PENN STATE: "I chose Penn State because the majority of my family attended PSU, so I've had a lot of Penn State pride instilled in me at a young age. Also, the school spirit, academic reputation and the rigor of the swimming program fit my personal, academic and athletic goals."

GETTING TO KNOW SAMANTHA
Nickname: Sammy
Major & Why: Business
Favorite Thing About Penn State: Football
Favorite Restaurant In State College: Tavern
Favorite Ice Cream At The Creamery: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Favorite Penn State Sport Other Than Swimming: Football
Favorite Class At Penn State: Econ
Favorite Movie: Wedding Crashers
Favorite TV Show: House M.D.
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: CBS (Sunday Night Football)
Favorite Pro Teams: Pittsburgh Steelers, Penguins
Favorite Athletes: Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Sergei Gonchar, Santonio Holmes, Ben Roethlisberger, Troy Polamalu, James Harrison
Hobbies: Watching movies, water polo
Biggest Fear: Insects
Best Player I Ever Played With: Maddi Crippen
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Sports Illustrated
Most Prized Possession: Laptop
Place I'd Like To Visit: Italy
If I Had $1Billion, I Would: Buy a beach house, private jet, and box seats at the Steelers and Penguins
After Penn State, I Would Like To: Go into international business