St. Louis bound

By Tom Batters
Taylor Streid



By Tom Batters
Peoria Times-Observer
Tue Apr 28, 2009, 10:45 AM CDT
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Peoria, Ill. -
Taylor Streid, a member of two school-record relay teams and a state qualifier in two individual events, signed a letter-of-intent to swim at St. Louis University next year.
Streid earned a medal with a fifth place finish in the 100-butterfly at the state meet in November. She also earned a state medal as part of the 400-freestyle relay team.
Streid swam on the 400-freestyle relay and 200-IM relay teams that currently hold the Notre Dame school records.
Streid held the school record in the 100-backstroke until her teammate, sophomore Becky Stoughton, broke the record this season.
Earlier in the season, Notre Dame coach Derek Amerman described Streid as “tenacious, talented, a superb athlete, determined. under-rated and easy-going...”