 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pa2012 Short Course World Championships, Romano akawana menduru ina: mbiri dzendarama, imwe yesirivha, uye imwe yendarira. Pazuva rokutanga, Romano akatungamirira kubva relay uye akanga kupatsanura 1:56.03 muna 4 × 200 vakasununguka relay. Pamwe chete nevaaitamba navo Chelsea Chenault, Shannon Vreeland, naAllison Schmitt, vakakunda nenguva ya7:39.25. Romano akawana menduru yake yokutanga yomunhu oga nesirivha mumamita 100 akasununguka pazuva rechitatu remakwikwi, achipedzisa shure kweGermany Britta Steffen ane 52.48. Gare gare, akasimbisa 4 × 100 medley relay kune bronze medal-kukunda 3:51.43 nekukurumidza kupatsanurwa mumunda we51.90. Mumutambo wokupedzisira waRomanos, akatungamirira relay nekuparadzaniswa kwe52.86, uye pamwe chete naJessica Hardy, Lia Neal, naAllison Schmitt, vakakunda 4 × 100 vakasununguka relay muna 3: 31.01, anenge masekondi maviri pamberi pechipiri-chinzvimbo Australia. 