Personal Bests
100y backstroke.....50.62
200y backstroke.....1:49.80
SOPHOMORE (2000-01): At the 2000-01 Pac-10 Championships placed fourth in the consolation final of the 200 back, 12th overall, with the time of 1:50.73... Also at Pac-10s placed seventh in the consolation finals of the 100y back, 15th overall, where he swam to a time of 50.68... During the Texas Invitational, he had his best time of the year and his career in the 200y back at 1:49.80, making him Arizona's second fastest returning 200y backstroker... A recipient of the University of Arizona Mary Roby Academic Achievement Award for 2000-01.
FRESHMAN (1999-2000): Competed in two events at the 2000 Pac-10 Championships, the 200 medley relay and the 100 back... Placed 10th in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:33.20 and 12th in the 100 back with a time of 50.98... The third-fastest Arizona swimmer in the 100m backstroke (58.15) and the fourth fastest in the 200m backstroke (2:06.15).
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in swimming for Coach Dave Perry at Fenwick High School, in Chicago, Ill... 1999 Illinois state champion in the 100 back... Finished sixth in the 200 IM at the 1999 state championships... 1998 and 1999 Junior Nationals qualifier in the 100 back, 200 back and 50 free... Former 10-and-under state record holder in the 100 backstroke... Varsity team record holder in the 100 back... Set freshman and sophomore high school records in the 100 free, 200 free and 400 free relay...Runner-up in 1998-99 Illinois Swimmer of the Year voting... Voted 1998-99 Student-Athlete of the Year at Fenwick HS... Played hole guard for Illinois state champion high school water polo team... First-team all-state selection in water polo and named second-team All-American.
PERSONAL: Thomas William Martensen... Born 1/12/81 in Chicago, Ill... Studying business management and entrepreneurship at the UA with hopes of owning his own business... Son of Lilian and the late William Martensen... Father attended two years of schooling in the United States Army and the United States Air Force... Sister, Gloria, played water polo at the University of Illinois, in Champaign, Ill... Also lettered four years in water polo during high school... High school team captain for swim and water polo teams during senior year at Fenwick HS... Selected as the Student-Athlete of the Year by the Pioneer Press... Member of the National Honor Society... Member of the math club in high school... Hobbies include playing guitar, listening to music and collecting Jimmy Stewart and John Wayne movies.
