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Julia Menkhaus

Butterfly/Backstroke/IM
Position
Freshman
Class
Charlotte, N.C.
Hometown
Charlotte Catholic
High School
Julia Menkhaus - Swimming & Diving - Virginia Cavaliers

All-America
2020:
200 Fly

Virginia Career Bests
100 Back:
52.84
100 Fly: 54.40
100 Free: 53.13
200 Back: 2:01.84
200 Breast: 2:24.42
200 Free: 1:48.58
200 Fly: 1:55.16 (8th all-time at UVA)
200 IM: 1:59.16
400 IM: 4:15.73
500 Free: 4:50.33

2021-22
• Finished 13th in the 200 fly, 14th in the 500 free and 37th in the 200 free at the ACC Championships
• Placed 6th in the 500 free at the team’s meet against North Carolina
• Placed 4th in the 200 fly at the team’s meet against Army

2020-21
• Finished 35th in the 200-yard butterfly, 41st in the 200-yard freestyle and 55th in the 200-yard IM at the NCAA Championships
• Placed 10th in the 200-yard freestyle and 200-yard butterfly and was 15th in the 500-yard freestyle at the ACC Championships
• Was third in the 200-yard butterfly against NC State
• Finished fourth in the 200-yard butterfly and seventh in the 200-yard freestyle against Tennessee and Alabama
• Placed third in the 200-yard freestyle against Navy
• Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll

2019-20
• NCAA Championships cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
• Earned All-America honors for advancing to the NCAA Championships in the 200-yard butterfly
• Advanced to the A finals at the ACC Championships in the 200-yard butterfly, finishing sixth in the event
• Swam a season-best time in the 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard individual medley at the ACC Championships, placing  21st in both events
• Finished seventh in the 200-yard butterfly at the Tennessee Invitational
• Advanced to the B finals in the 100-yard backstroke and 100-yard butterfly at the Tennessee Invitational
• Placed sixth in the 200-yard butterfly and ninth in the 100-yard backstroke at the USC Trojan Invite
• Named to the All-ACC Academic Team
• Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll

2018-19
• Advanced to the NCAA Championships, placing 35th in the 100-yard backstroke, 39th in the 200-yard butterfly and 49th in the 200-yard individual medley
• Placed fourth in the 200-yard butterfly, 13th in the 200-yard individual medley and 14th in the 100-yard backstroke
• Represented UVA at the SMU Classic and ACC- B1G Challenge
• Finished fifth in the 200-yard butterfly and eighth in the 400-yard individual medley at the ACC-B1G Challenge
• Placed third in the 200-yard butterfly at the SMU Classic, in addition to placing eighth in the 100-yard butterfly and 400-yard individual medley

Background
• Competed at the 2018 Phillips 66 National Championships, advancing to the finals in the 100-meter butterfly
• 2016 Olympic Trial qualifier in the 100-yard backstroke and 100-yard butterfly
• Placed second in the 100 and 200-yard backstroke at the 2016 Winter Junior Nationals while finishing third in the 200-yard butterfly and fifth in the 400-yard individual medley
• Named MVP for 2018 NCHSAA state meet and received sportsmanship award
• North Carolina state record holder in the 3A and 4A 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard backstroke
• Three-time high school state champion in the 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard backstroke
• Attended the 2016 National Selection Camp
• Swam for SwimMac Carolina

Personal
• Majoring in commerce
• Daughter of Peter and Stephanie Menkhaus
• Has one brother, Patrick, and a sister, Madeline
• Uncle, Scott Jaffee, swam for Cal Berkeley and won a bronze medal in the 1996 Olympics in the 4x100m free relay
• Uncle, Ken Menkhaus, and Aunt, Susan, played tennis at Xavier