Gina Vrablik

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
	High School: Loyola Academy

	Height: 5-3
	Event: Sprint Free
	Experience: 3V

01/24/2013

Waves Prepare for Conference Championship at PCSC Time Trials

Pepperdine competes in final meet of the regular season on Saturday at home.

01/19/2013

Beach Cup in the Books for the Pepperdine Women's Swimming & Diving Team

Waves honor eight student-athletes who will soon be finishing their swim and dive careers at Pepperdine.

01/16/2013

Waves Host Beach Cup, Honor Seniors on Saturday

Pepperdine entertains LMU, San Diego and Fresno State on Friday and Saturday at the Raleigh-Runnels Memorial Pool.

10/10/2012

Waves Open 2012-13 Campaign at PCSC Relays

Pepperdine starts the season this Friday with the first of eight meets.

02/11/2012

Waves Place Eighth at PCSC Championship

The conference championships bring out the best in the Waves, who conclude the 2011-12 season with an eighth place showing at the PCSC Championship.

JUNIOR/2011-12: Competed in all distances of the freestyle ... Season-best freestyle times include 28.94 (50), 1:03.10 (100), 2:28.48 (200), 6:31.05 (500), 13:54.18 (1000) and 22:41.27 (1650) ... Also swam the 50 butterfly in a time of 36.13 and the 100 IM in a time of 1:23.38.

SOPHOMORE/2010-11: Scored points at the PCSC Championships after placing 20^th in the 1650 freestyle behind a time of 23:12.58 ... Lowered her personal-best time in the 500 freestyle to 6:27.17 at the Malibu Invitational ... After competing exclusively in the freestyle during her freshman campaign, added the butterfly to her repertoire, racing at both the 50 and 100 distances ... Season-best 50 butterfly time clocked at 32.40 (relay split) at the CLU Relays ... Raced a season-best 50 freestyle at the Malibu Invitational with a relay split time of 27.72 ... Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.

FRESHMAN/2009-10: Competed in the 50 and 100 freestyle, where she posted season best times of 26:52 and 1:06.01 ... Also swam on Pepperdine's 400 free and 200 medley relays.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Loyola Academy in 2009, where she swam one year on the varsity squad following three years for the junior varsity ... Competed in the 50 and 100 free and on all relays for head coach Dennis Shoquist ... Career best times include a 26.6 with the 200 free relay and a 59.6 with the 400 free relay ... Helped set a meet record as part of a 200 free relay at the University of Notre Dame ... Part of a team that won four conference titles and placed fifth in the state in 2006 ... Water polo letterwinner ... National Honors Society member ... AP Scholar.

CLUB: Competed for the Palatine Park District Tiger Sharks and was part of the 2006 Senior Elite Group.

PERSONAL: Given name is Gina Camella Vrablik ... Born in Chicago ... Hometown is Inverness, Ill. ... Majoring in English ... Daughter of Joanne and Greg Vrablik ... Sister to Gabbi ... Traveled to East Africa last summer on a mission trip ... Chose Pepperdine because, "of the Christian aspect and the dry campus ... when I visited, it just felt like the perfect place to be" ... Father, Greg, played tennis for Tufts University.

FAVORITES: Chicago Blackhawks (pro hockey team) ... Year of Wonders (book) ... Father of the Bride (movie) ... Friends (TV show) ... Gnocchi, Pop Tarts (food) ... Hockey (sport other than swimming) ... Hobbies include running and dancing.