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HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Earned four varsity letters while a member of the swim team at Oakcrest High School ... named MVP of the squad as a junior ... three-time Cape Atlantic League all-star ... broke five school records (two individual, three relay) ... named to the school's academic Honor Roll all four years.
PERSONAL: Alaura Dannon Walz was born June 10, 1994 in Annapolis, Md. ... daughter of Michael and Pamela Walz ... has two siblings, Zachary and Delaney ... brother Zachary is a firstie at the U.S. Naval Academy ... did not begin swimming competitively until she was 11 years old ... hobbies include sewing and costuming ... will sew hats or scarves in her spare time ... also enjoys writing poetry ... major is undeclared.
