Danley Stone

Position:
Freestyle
Height:
5-8
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Cary, N.C.

Career Best Times: 4:59.12, 500 Free; 17:08.37, 1650 Free.

General: Will be a strong addition to the Tar Heel freestyle corps...swam for coach V.J. Meleski and the Tar Heel Aqua Racers...has been a club swimmer for 12 years.

Prep: Graduated from Athens Drive High School on June 6, 1999...swam four years for her high school team...four-time winner of scholar-athlete award...won the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state championship in the 500-yard freestyle...placed in the top eight many times at the high school state meet...member of a 200-yard freestyle relay team which holds the YMCA national record...also a member of a YMCA national team champion...honor scholar at Athens Drive...graduated sixth in a class of 378...member of National Honor Society and Key Club...participated as a class marshall, in the medical science academy and as a member of Young Life.

Personal: Given name is Elizabeth Danley Stone...nickname is "Dan-Dan"...has one brother, who was a catcher on the UNC baseball team for four years...was born on February 11, 1981 in Raleigh, N.C....is the daughter of John and Linda Stone...hobbies include skiing, shopping and tennis...biggest sports thrill was winning the YMCA national championship in the summer of 1997...she says the experience was awesome...athletes she most admires are Michael Jordan and Katie Scoggins...claims to love N'Sync...political science major...wants to be a lawyer.