Former Carthage College swimmer Amanda Croix (Bradley, Ill.) qualified for the 2012 Olympic Trials in the 50-meter freestyle.  The swimming trials were conducted on June 25-July 2 in a temporary pool constructed inside the Qwest Center in Omaha, Neb. 
 
Croix finished 105th out of 154 participants with a time of 26.59 on July 1.  The top-16 swimmers advanced to the semifinals, with qualifying times of 25.58 or better.
 
Croix won a national title in the 50 freestyle as a junior at the 2010 NCAA Division III Swimming Championship with a Carthage-record time of 22.77 seconds. The sprint freestyle specialist, who earned 13 College Swimming Coaches Association of America All-America certificates during her decorated four-year career, also holds school records in the 100 freestyle (49.35), the 200 freestyle (1:48.69) and 500 freestyle (5:04.71).  Croix also had a hand in five Carthage relay records, holds six CCIW conference marks and established three pool standards.
 
A three-time National Collegiate Swimmer of the Week, Croix was named CCIW “Swimmer of the Year” three times and was selected as the Carthage's “Female Athlete of the Year” on three occasions.  Croix was named to the 2010-11 Capital One Academic All-District second team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).  She graduated with a bachelor's in exercise and sport science from Carthage in 2011.  Croix is currently an assistant swimming and diving coach at United State Military Academy in West Point, N.Y.