20s

Meet the 20s

Where are all the recently retired swimmers,
age 20-29?

Do come join us now - we are beginning our routines for next year.

Lindsay, the 2002 Collegiate Athlete of the Year, is part of the reigning World Champion 35-49 trio, winning the title in 2008 in Perth where she also picked up a bronze medal in 20-34 team. At Nationals in 2008, she won a silver in 30-309 team and placed 5th, with partner Shannon, in the very strong 30-39 GM duet event. In 2007, Lindsay placed 2nd in all three of her events (duet, trio and team). Before swimming with the University of Iowa, Lindsay began synchro with the Menomanee Falls Dolphinettes, Wisconsin. In 2001 and 2002, she took part in the "Viva" watershow at Sea World in San Antonio. She is an assistant engineer with a consulting firm.

Kimberly joined the Unsyncables in 2007. She previously was a competitor with Los Angeles Synchro where she started swimming at age 7. She competed in four US National Championships with LA Synchro Last year, she was part of the 20-29 silver medal winning team. She also placed 2nd (with Jenni) in duet and placed 10th in a very competitive 20-29 solo event. In 2007, in her first competition with the Unsyncables, she was part of the 20s silver medal winning team and also won a silver in the 20-29 solo. A student at Cal State University Northridge, she obviously loves water and is on the University Club Surfing team. She also works as a lifeguard in the Los Angeles area. She is taking this year off and plans to compete with the Unsyncables in 2010.

Natalie has a background of 9 years with the San Francisco Merionettes and one year with the Santa Clara Aquamaids. She was nationally ranked from 1996-1999. In US age group events, she, won trio gold, silver in solo and gold in figures. The Unsyncables welcomed her to membership in 2007. With the 20s team, she competed in the Masters Nationals in Tucson where her team won silver. Natalie took part in the Worlds in Perth in 2008, finishing third in team and 7th in a large field of 20-29 duets. She is hoping to return from knee surgery in time for the Worlds in 2010

Jenni became the newest and youngest member of the Unsyncables when she joined the team for 2008. She took third in 20-34 team in Worlds and teamed with Natalie for 7th in the large duet field. In 2008 Nationals, she medaled in all her events: 3rd in 20-29 solo and 2nd in duet and team. She previously swam for 9 years, including LA Synchro and the Riverside Aquettes where she earned a gold medal at the Age Group Nationals in 16-17 team. She is an all-around athlete, liking soccer, gymnastics, cheerleading, water and snow skiing, "basically everything," she says. She just graduated from Loyola Marymont College in Los Angeles this year and will be attending graduate school in Northern California. She plans to return to the Unsyncables following her schooling.

Michelle joined the team in 2008 following an extensive synchro career. She swam with Tucson Synchro for 10 years, followed by 2 years each with the University of Arizona and Tucson Synchro Masters. Michelle placed 2nd in 20s team last year at Nationals in her first year with the Unsyncables. In 2007, swimming with the Tucson team, she won a gold medal in 20s Grandmaster team and got a bronze medal in 20s GM duet. Michelle has the longest distance to drive to practice of any of the Unsyncables, 83.5 miles each way!!! She works as a speech-language pathologist.

Joanna learned about the Unsyncables from her former duet partner with Los Angeles Synchro, Jenni, and her current schoolmate, Kimberly, and started with the team last year. She was a member of the 20s team that took 2nd place at the 2008 Nationals. She is currently also a student at Cal State Northridge and hopes to come back to the Unsyncables in time for the 2010 National Championships.

Alia is new to the Unsyncables in 2009. She also has had a long synchro history, 15 years with the Tucson Sun Rays, the Ohio State University and the University of Arizona. She was named to the U.S. All-American team in 1999 and 2003, was a collegiate champion in 2000 and represented the U.S. Junior team in solo and duet in 1997. She was the head coach of the Aruba National team in 2004 and is currently helping the New Zealand National team. When she returns from New Zealand in August, she will begin practicing with the team and plans to compete for the first time in Masters in 2010. She recently obtained her master's degree in Marital and Family Therapy/Art Therapy.

Not competing in 2009