Jillian Penner
Club: Walnut Creek
Event: Duet Tech, Team
Height: 5'8"
Date of Birth: November 14, 1987
Birthplace: Seattle, Wash.
Hometown: Seattle, Wash.
Current Residence: Walnut Creek, Calif.

Career Highlights:
2009 - Collegiate Nationals: Team 1st; Elements 4th;
Overall Collegiate National High Point Champions; U.S Nationals: Duet 1st; Team 2nd; Overall National High Point Champions
2008 - Member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Synchronized Swimming Team: Team 5th (tie with Japan)
2007 - Nominated to the 2007 U.S. Pan American and 2008 U.S. Olympic Teams; FINA World Championships: Combo 3rd, Team Tech 5th, Team Free 5th; Pan American Games: Team 1st (Olympic Games qualifying event); FINA World Trophy Cup: Combo 2nd, Team 3rd
2006 - U.S. National Championships: Duet 7th, Team 4th; Swiss Open: Team 1st; FINA World Cup: Team 4th; FINA World Trophy Cup: Combo 1st, Team 4th
2005 - Junior National Championships: Team 7th, Trio 5th, Solo 6th, Figures 7th; FINA Junior World Championships: Team 4th; U.S. Open: Team 2nd, Combo 3rd; Junior Pan American Games: Team 2nd, Combo 1st, Figures 5th
2004 - Senior National Championships: Solo 14th, Team 9th; Junior National Championships: Solo 8th, Duet 6th, Team 6th
2003 - U.S. Open: Solo 10th, Trio 1st, Team 5th; Senior National Championships: Team 9th; Junior National Championships: Duet 8th, Team 5th
2002 - U.S. Open: Solo 5th, Duet 6th, Team 3rd, Figures 5th; U.S. Age Groups: Solo 9th, Duet 1st, Team 2nd; Junior National Championships: Duet 9th, Team 6th, Trio 7th
2001 - U.S. Age Groups: Team 3rd
2000 - U.S. Age Groups: Team 5th

Personal
Daughter of Leslie and Craig Penner...Curretly attends The Ohio State University and is majoring in Fashion Design...Moved to Walnut Creek during High School to train with the Walnut Creek Aquanuts...Attributes her synchro inspiration to her grandmother who still competes...Also participated in speed swimming and water polo in High School and made the Washington state finals in swimming

Awards:
2009 - Scholar-Athlete and member of the Dean's List
2006 - Named to the USSS All-America Team I
2005 - Named to the USSS Junior All-America Team.

Penner Media Coverage
Synchro Swimmers With Seattle Ties Among First U.S. Olympians - King5.com, August 30, 2007

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