æz ɐ sˈɪkstiːnjˈɪɹˈoʊld hˈaɪ skˈuːl dʒˈuːnjɚ, ʃiː wˈʌn ðə fˈɪfti, wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ænd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪdmˈiːɾɚɹ ᵻvˈɛnts æt ðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. ˈoʊpən swˈɪmɪŋ tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪps ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn.
As a 16-year-old high school junior, she won the 50-, 100- and 200-meter events at the U.S. Open Swimming Championships in 1989.