As a Senior (2006-07): Led-off the first-place 200-yard medley relay team (1:48.53) and placed second in the 100 freestyle (54.18) in the home opener against Johns Hopkins ... finished ninth in the 50 free (25.30), and led the 200 medley relay team to first place (1:46.99) against Duke and NC State ... placed 15th in the 100 backstroke (58.44), swam a 24.78 in the 50 free, a 53.86 in the 100 free, and was a member of the 16th-place 200 free relay team (1:38.30), and fourth-place 200 medley relay team (1:46.42) at the Terrapin Cup ... finished seventh in the 50 free (25.62), was a member of the second-place 400 free relay team (3:39.18), and led the second-place 400 medley relay team (3:57.65) at West Virginia ... member of the first-place 500 free relay team (4:36.23), the first-place 200 back relay team (1:49.84), and the second-place 200 free relay team (1:38.88) at the FIU Invitational ... finished sixth in the 100 back (58.72) and led-off the first-place 200 medley relay team (1:45.72) against Pittsburgh, Villanova, and Richmond ... finished tenth in the 50 free (25.08) against Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech ... swam a 55.27 in the 100 free for fourth and was part of the first-place 200 medley relay team (1:45.95) at North Carolina ... at the ACC Championsips, was a bonus consolation finalist in the 50 free and 100 back ... finished 24th overall in the 50 free (24.19) after setting a career-best time of 23.83 in the prelim, and placed 18th overall in the 100 back (57.95) after swimming a season-best time of 57.89 in the prelim ... set a career record at ACCs in the 100 free (52.98) also at ACCs, led the 200 medley relay team to a sixth-place finish with a season-best time (1:43.67)
As a Junior (2005-06): Set a season best with her 59.80 swim in the 100-yard backstroke against Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, and Florida State, good for eighth place ... was part of the 200-yard medley relay team that finished second in the ACC quad meet (1:46.65) ... finished sixth in the 50-yard freestyle against Johns Hopkins and Howard (25.93) and was part of the 400 medley relay that finished third (4:02.90) ... finished sixth in the 50 free against Duke and Miami (25.11) and finished seventh in the 200-yard backstroke (2:16.78) to set a new career best ... part of the 200 free relay team that finished 15th overall at the Terrapin Cup Invitational (1:41.31) and the 200 medley relay team that finished second (1:45.37) ... finished 16th in the 100-yard backstroke at the Terrapin Cup (1:01.18) ... qualified for the Central American and Caribbean Games in the 100-meter backstroke while at the U.S. Open ... part of the 200 medley relay team that finished third against NC State (1:49.91) ... finished sixth in the 100 back against North Carolina (1:00.44) and sixth in the 100 free (55.97) ... part of the 400 medley relay team that finished third against Virginia (4:00.80) ... set a career best finishing 29th overall in the 50 free at the ACC Championships (24.02) ... finished sixth overall in the 100 back at the ACC Championships, setting another career record (57.04) ... placed 37th overall in the 100 free at the ACC Championships with a career best (53.46).
As a Sophomore (2004-05): Opened the season with a fourth place finish in the 100 back (1:01.75) vs. Johns Hopkins and Howard ... swam a career best time of 58.74 in the 100 back finishing 17th at the Terrapin Cup Invitational ... was also part of the second place 200 medley relay team at the Invitational ... also placed 34th in the 100 fly (1:03.12) at the Invitational ... captured ninth in the 100 back (1:00.24) and third in the 200 medley relay (1:47.23) vs. NC State, Pittsburgh and Villanova ... finished 15th in the 200 back (2:23.78) and 100 back (1:01.72), and was part of the third place 200 medley relay team against Georgia Tech, West Virginia and Florida State...captured sixth in the 100 back (1:02.52) and second in the 200 medley relay (1:48.42) against conference rival Duke ... took eighth in the 100 back (1:02.14) and fourth in the 200 medley relay vs. North Carolina ... ended the season with a seventh place finish against Virginia in the 200 back (2:21.03) helping the Terps to their second undefeated regular season.
As a Freshman (2003-04): Part of the 200 medley relay team that finished second (1:48.80) against Johns Hopkins and Howard in the first meet of her collegiate career ... placed sixth in the 200-yard backstroke against Duke (2:16.75) ... took eighth in the 200 back (2:19.38) and fifth in the 400 yard medley relay (3:59.80) against Georgia Tech ... finished third in the 200 medley relay (1:46.23) and 16th in the 100 back (1:00.18) at the Terrapin Cup Invitational ... also finished 33rd in the 200 back (2:18.70), 39th in the 200 IM (2:16.49) and 50th in the 100 fly (1:03.12) ... placed fourth in the 200 medley relay (1:48.16) and 12th in the 100 back against Pittsburgh and Villanova ... swam a career best 59.04 in the 10 -back to finish sixth against North Carolina ... also finished fourth in the 200 medley relay (1:46.33) against the Tar Heels ... finished fifth in the 400 medley relay (3:58.05) against Virginia.
Before Maryland: Named Most Outstanding Female Swimmer for three years ... captain of the Barbados Carifta swim team.
Personal: Natalie J. Ferdinand ... daughter of Jackie and Selwyn Ferdinand ... has a brother, André (18) ... chose Maryland for its swimming program ... hobbies include reading, playing basketball and listening to music ... majoring in kinesiology.
Career Bests:
-50 free: 23.83 (2006-07)
-100 free: 52.98 (2006-07)
-100 back: 57.04
-200 back: 2:16.78
-50 fly: 28.70
2006-07 Season Bests:
-50 free: 23.83 (ACC Championships)
-100 free: 52.98 (ACC Championships)
-100 back: 57.89 (ACC Championships)
