Ursula Dailey

Melissa Bates

BREAST/FREE/IM

/ Women's Swimming & Diving

Position:
Butterfly/Backstroke
Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
Last School(s):
Albany
Hometown:
Albany, Calif.

CAL SUCCESS
• At the 2011 Pac-10 Championships, posted Cal's fifth-fastest time of the season in the 100-yard butterfly (53.73, 17th place) and sixth-best time of the year in the 200 fly (2:00.76, prelim); placed 21st (2:01.01) in the 200-fly final.
• At the 2010 Pac-10 Championships, posted NCAA B and season-best times of 1:59.42 in the 200-yard butterfly and of 53.54 in the 100 fly.
• In the 2009-10 regular season, set a PR of 2:04.32 in the 200-yard backstroke at the Toshiba Classic...another top time of the season included 56.72 in the 100 back.
• In the 2008-09 season, her top 100-yard butterfly time (53.23) ranked fifth-best on the team and her top 200 fly time (1:59.37) ranked sixth-fastest on the team; swam both Cal-fly PRs at the Pac-10 Championships...posted her fastest 200-backstroke time (2:06.65) in the Art Adamson Invitational at Texas A&M.

2008 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS
• Competed in the 100-meter butterfly and garnered a 56th-place finish.

PERSONAL
• English major.
• Parents are Gina and David Dailey.
• Enjoys photography.
• Lists Ryan Lochte as her favorite athlete.

WHY I CHOSE
"The reason I chose Cal was because it is such an amazing school with so much to offer both academically and athletically. It's been my dream school since I was young, and I've wanted to swim for Cal since I started swimming seriously."

BEST CAL TIMES (IN YARDS)

100 back .....................56.64 (2/27/09 Pac-10s)
200 back .....................2:04.32 (11/19/09 at Toshiba Classic)
100 fly ........................53.23 (2/28/09 Pac-10s)
200 fly .....................1:59.37 (2/28/09 Pac-10s)