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*Three-Year All-American*
1998-99 - Earned two All-America certificates at the 1999 NCAA Championships ... Swam the breaststroke leg of UCLA's 10th place and school-record breaking 200 medley relay team at NCAAs ... Placed 16th at NCAAs in the 100 breast ... Claimed eighth place in the 100 breast, 24th in the 200 breast and also competed in the 200 IM at Pac-10s ... Won four races and finished in the top-five 13 times ... Claimed first in the 100 breast against Arizona ... Registered a first-place finish in the 50 breast at the adidas Sprint Classic ... Won the exhibition races of the 100 and 200 breast at the Husker Shoot Out ... Finished third in the 100 breast against Cal and fourth against Stanford and USC ... Claimed second place in the 100 breast at the Husky Invitational ... Competed in all but one meet for UCLA.
1997-98 - Claimed two All-America certificates as a sophomore ... Finished 11th in the 100 breast at NCAAs ... Helped lead UCLA to a seventh-place finish in the 200 medley relay at NCAAs ... Placed third in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.13) and 11th in the 200 breast (2:19.17) at the Pac-10 Championships ... Also helped UCLA to a second-place showing in the 200 medley relay ... In her first competition back after knee surgery, recorded a fifth-place finish in the 100 breast (1:04.18) at the Texas Invitational ... In dual meet action, placed second in the 100 breast against USC and Cal ... Missed most of fall action while recovering from knee surgery.
1996-97 - Earned All-America honors while placing eighth at the NCAA Championships as a member of UCLA's 200 medley relay team ... At that same event, placed 23rd in the 100 breast ... Ranked third on UCLA's all-time top times list in the 100 breast after her 10th place time of 2:19.50 at the Pac-10 Championships ... Also finished second in the 200 medley relay and third in the 100 breast (1:02.79) ... Took home three top-10 finishes at the Speedo Cup, including first place in the 200 medley relay ... Also placed third in the 100 breast and sixth in the 200 breast.
High School - Competed in the 1995 U.S. Olympic Trials with Los Caberallos under coach Cathy Ferguson and finished seventh in the 100 breaststroke ... Lettered four years at Santa Ana Valley High School under coaches Kirk Dennis and Fred Lammers ... Also earned two varsity letters in volleyball ... Set CIF record while winning the 100 breaststroke at the 1994 and 1995 CIF Championships ... Reached CIF Finals four consecutive seasons ... Selected Century League Swimmer of the Year in 1995 and 1996 ... Four-time All-American in the breaststroke ... Held all but one swim record at Santa Ana Valley HS ... Received Principal's Medallion for Athlete of the Year in 1996 ... Selected the Orange County Teachers' Association Athlete of the year in 1996 ... Competed in the U.S. Olympic Festival.
Personal - Born May 14, 1978, in Santa Ana, CA ... Full name is Amber Dawn Wines ... Daughter of Gerald and Cheryl Wines ... Enjoys being with friends ... Admires swimmer Summer Sanders ... Majoring in sociology with a minor in education ... Hopes to be an elementary school teacher.
Wines' UCLA Best Marks
100 Breast 1:02.13
200 Breast 2:18.35
