Gretchen Jaques

Girls' Swimming
2011 Player of the Year

Gretchen Jaques

Glendora High School

Glendora,
California

Impact Statement

Jaques won championships and set records while at Glendora High School. She continued her success to the University of Texas.

Biography

Nicknamed “The Glendoranator” for her domination of her two current signature events, the 200 individual medley and the 100 breaststroke, Jacques completed a two-year sweep of the Southern Section (SS) Division 2 titles in both events, giving her a perfect 8-for-8 record in Division 2 individual finals, and also won SS Masters titles in both events.

She is ranked No. 1 among high school seniors in both events. Jaques was the SS Division 2 champion in the 50 and 100 freestyle her freshman and sophomore years, and the SS Masters champion in the 50 as a freshman.

As a junior, Jaques broke U.S. Olympian Janet Evans’ national high school record in the 200 individual medley – a record that had stood since 1988 – in the preliminaries, and in the finals, she set the all-time California high school record with a time of 1:57.91, breaking a nine-year-old record. She also set the Division 2 meet record in the 100 breaststroke (1:00.83).

She was the Swimmer of the Meet at the USA Swimming Short Course Junior Nationals in December, scoring a meet-high 94 points, and was honored by Sports Illustrated magazine in its Faces in the Crowd section in the Jan. 24 issue. A three-time San Gabriel Valley Tribune Swimmer of the Year, Jaques will attend the University of Texas.

While at Texas, she won eight Big 12 Championships over her career.  She was an NCAA All American and additionally received honorable mention All-American three times.


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Records

  • Won multiple Championships
  • Professional Achievements

  • Named to CIF All-Decade Team
  • Personal Honors

  • Attended the University of Texas