Born in Atlanta on November 8, 1985, during High School Hill swam for the Dynamo Swim Club under Head Coach Ed Spencer.

Showing dominance in the 11-12 age group while swimming for the Dynamo Club, at the December 1999 Woodie B. Malone Meet in Atlanta, Hill won the 200 and 400 IM, the 100 and 200 Butterfly, the 200 Backstroke and the 500 freestyle.

[3] The Dynamo Swim Club won the 18 and under National Championship title in Austin, Texas in April 2001.

Newman received NCAA All-American honors seven times and captured an American record.

[6] She won gold in the 800-metre free relay at the 2005 Summer Universiade, and finished fifth in the 200-metre freestyle and seventh in the 200-metre butterfly.