• Named to the 2007-08 ACC Academic Honor Roll
• Recipient of the 2007-08 Chapman/Hiles Most Improved Athlete Award
• 2008-09 Team Captain
In Tech’s Record Books:
• 200-Free (T-5th), 1:50.21
• 500-Free (5th), 4:55.38
• 200-Fly (1st), 1:59.16
As A Senior In 2009-10: Upped her career best times in both the 200 and 500-Free at the ACC Championships finishing with times of 1:50.21 and 4:55.38 respectively … Took home 22nd in the 500-Free and 23rd in the 200-Free from the same meet … Finished 11th in the 200-Fly at the ACC Championships with a time of 2:00.98 … Earned a sixth place showing in the 100-Fly with a time of 58.07 and a seventh place finish in the 200-Fly with a time of 2:07.22 vs. NC State … Touched the wall third in the 200-Fly with a team best finish of 2:05.27 at Duke.
As A Junior In 2008-09: Set a school record in the 200-fly (1:59.16) at the ACC Championships which was a NCAA “B” cut … Set career-highs at the ACC Championships in the 50-Free (23.88), 200-Free (1:50.47), and 200-Fly (1:59.16)… In the 100-fly, touched the wall against Clemson in a season-best mark of 59.67.
As A Sophomore In 2007-08: Member of the school-record setting 400-free and 800-free relay teams … Swam the final leg of the 400-free relay that came in eighth at the ACC Championships with a time of 3:25.24 … Was second in the pool for the 800-free relay team that placed fifth with a mark of 7:24.03 … Third on the team with a 52.21 time in the 100-free at the ACC Championships, a new personal best … Also set a new career-best with a time of 1:50,53 in the 200-free at the ACC Championships, the second fastest on the team of the season … Recorded a NCAA “B” cut time of 2:01.78 in the 200-fly at the ACC Championships … It was the second fastest on the team and ninth-best in the ACC.
As a Freshman in 2006-07: A strong freshman campaign … Member of the 400 and 800 free relay squads that clocked team-best times of 3:29.57 and 7:35.08 at the Georgia Fall Invitational (12/1) … Swam the final leg of Tech’s 200 free relay team that tallied a team-best time of 1:36.68 at the ACC Championships, finishing 11th … Earned a spot in the bonus consolation finals of the 200 free finishing 21st overall in the competition at the ACC meet with a lifetime-best time of 1:52.65 … Clocked a season-best time of 5:04.05 at the Georgia Fall Invitational in the 500 free (12/1) … Posted a season-best time of 2:07.28 in the 200 fly at the Tri Meet against Georgia and USC (10/19) … Finshes the season second on the team in the 200 free and 200 fly while finishing third in the 500 free.
High School: Earned four letters in swimming under coach Dave Smith … Named team captain for junior and senior seasons … Two-time U.S. Swimming Scholastic All-American … Five-time All-American … U.S. Open and JR Nationals qualifier in the 200 butterfly and 400 freestyle … Eight-time state finalist … Southern Zone meet champion … Member of the National Honor Society, National Latin Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society, Magna Cum Laude Scholar, Mu Alpha Theta and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Personal: Born Taylor Bianca Flynn on June 22, 1988, in Memphis, Tenn. … Parents are Kevin and Nancy Flynn … Enjoys traveling … Majoring in Industrial and Systems Engineering.
| Flynn’s Career Top Times (through 2009-10 season) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| EVENT | TIME | LOCATION | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 Free | 23.88 | 2009 ACC Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 100 Free | 52.21 | 2008 ACC Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 200 Free | 1:50.21 | 2010 ACC Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 500 Free | 4:55.38 | 2010 ACC Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 100 Fly | 57.26 | 2009 ACC Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 200 Fly | 1:59.16 | 2009 ACC Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||