Personal
Majoring in dental and pre-med ... parents are Adrian and Carol Bal ... honor student.
Before BYU
one of the top junior breaststrokers in the country ... competed for the California Capital Aquatics club for 12 years ... second place in 400 medley relay , fourth in the 400 free relay and eighth in 100 breaststroke and qualified in 200 breast and 200 IM at 1996 Junior Nationals ... competed with the U.S. Olympic Team for two weeks before the 1996 Olympics ... top-time in the 100 breaststroke is just 1.9 seconds off of Olympic Trial time ... competes in the breast and IM events.