Andrea Kropp

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Andrea Kropp
Personal information
NationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born(1993-06-25)June 25, 1993 [1]
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke
College teamUniversity of Southern California, Princeton
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World University Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Shenzhen 200 m breaststroke

Andrea Kropp (June 25, 1993) is an American swimmer. She competed at the 2011 World University Games [2] winning a silver medal in the 200m breast. She also placed third in the 200m breast at the 2012 US Olympic Swimming Trials. [3] Kropp swam at Princeton University but transferred to USC to pursue making the US Olympic Swimming Team. [4]

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References

  1. "USA Swimming - National Team Bios". www.usaswimming.org. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. "Universiade Faces #33. USA". Swimmer's Daily. July 7, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  3. "Andrea Kropp finishes one place away from Olympic Games". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  4. "The Morning Swim Show, Nov. 9, 2011: Andrea Kropp on Moving to USC and Olympic Team Potential". Swimming World. November 8, 2011. Retrieved September 2, 2016.