Joe Ziegler Class: Sophomore Hometown: Tallahassee, Fla. High School: Leon Height: 6-2 Event: Freestyle/Backstroke Experience: 1L

Alabama Highlights:
2009 - Summer
Finaled in the 200m backstroke at the USA Swimming National Championships and World Championship Trials

2009 - Freshman
Member of the school record setting 800 freestyle relay, which broke the previous mark set in 1983 ... Competed in the 200 and 500 freestyles and 200 backstroke at the NCAA Championships ... Posted a career-best time of 44.33 in the 100 freestyle as the leadoff of the Tide's 400 freestyle relay at the SEC Championships ... Scored in the 200 and 500 freestyle at the SEC Championships, taking 13th and 10th respectively with career-best times of 1:36.31 and 4:17.23 ... In addition to being ranked first all-time at Alabama in the 200 backstroke, he is ranked fourth in the 200 and 500 freestyles ... Earned the Arne Borgstrom Most Valuable Newcomer award.

Prep Highlights:
Member of the USA National Junior Team, 2006-08 ... Qualified for the USA FINA Youth World Championship Team in 2006 and 2008 ... Qualified for the 2005-06 National Junior Team ... As part of the U.S. National Junior Team competed at the 2008 Victorian Championships in Melbourne, Australia, winning gold in the 800m freestyle relay and silver in the 400m freestyle relay ... Also a member of the U.S. Junior Pan Pacific Championship Team winning silver in the 800m freestyle relay ... Swam for Julia Lawson at Leon High School ... Swam for Terry Maul at Area Tallahassee Aquatic Club ... Won five individual and two relay Florida State High School titles and posted four state runner-up finishes ... 2007 Florida Pinch-A-Penny Swimmer of the Year ... 2007 Florida Dairy Farmer's Swimmer of the Year ... Three-time Big Bend Swimmer of the Year ... Holds eight high school records ... Four-time team MVP... Competed at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 100 and 400m freestyle and the 200m backstroke ... Club Team Southern Zone Sectionals Champions ... Past member of the Boy Scouts

Personal Information:
Full name: Joseph A. Ziegler ... Son of Roy and Ruth Ziegler ... Has one brother, Stephen ... Undecided major ... Born March, 10, 1990

Top Times:
50 Freestyle 21.02
100 Freestyle 44.33
200 Freestyle 1:36.31
500 Freestyle 4:17.23
100 Backstroke 49.48
200 Backstroke 1:44.69 SR