The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2009-10 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Kathleen Hersey
- Position:
- Fly/IM
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Marist
- Hometown:
- Roswell, Ga.
• 2008 Beijing Olympics finalist (200m butterfly)
• 2010 Pan Pacific Championships bronze medalist (200m butterfly)
• 2009 FINA World Championships semifinalist (200m butterfly)
• Seven-time All-American
• Four-time honorable mention All-American
• 11-time Big 12 Champion
• 2010 Academic All-Big 12 (first team)
• 2007, 2009 and 2010 U.S. National Champion, 200m butterfly
• Four-time gold medalist, 2007 Pan American Games
• Holds six individual school records (100 fly, 200 fly, 200 IM, 400 IM, 100 back, 200 back)
• Co-owns four school relay records (400 F.R., 800 F.R., 200 M.R., 400 M.R.)
• National independent high school record holder (100 butterfly, 200 IM)
Top Times (SCY)
100 butterfly - 51.40
200 butterfly - 1:51.18
200 IM - 1:53.33
400 IM - 4:01.91
100 backstroke - 51.78
200 backstroke - 1:52.58
200 freestyle - 1:46.44
500 freestyle - 4:43.30
2008 BEIJING OLYMPIC GAMES
• placed eighth in the 200m butterfly in 2:08.23
• qualified seventh for the 200m butterfly with a mark of 2:07.65 in the preliminary round
• tied for fourth in her 200m butterfly semifinal heat with a new personal-best mark of 2:06.96 and tied for the fifth seed in the final
2009 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
• Placed ninth overall in the 200m butterfly (2:06.89); qualified 11th during the preliminary round (2:07.34)
2010 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS
• Won the bronze medal in the 200m butterfly (2:07.27)
2008 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS
• placed second in the 200m butterfly (2:07.33) to earn a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team; qualified fourth in the preliminary round at 2:09.52 and second in the semifinal round at 2:08.03
• placed fifth in the 400m IM in 4:42.07; qualified eighth for the finals in 4:43.20
• placed 21st in the 200m IM in 2:16.31
AS A SOPHOMORE (2009-10)
• placed fourth in the 200 butterfly (1:53.65), fifth in the 200 individual medley (1:56.42) and 10th in the 100 butterfly (52.43) at the NCAA Championships
• teamed up with Katie Riefenstahl, Laura Sogar and Karlee Bispo to place 11th in the 400 medley relay (3:34.86) at the NCAA Championships; split 52.51 on the butterfly leg
• placed 14th in the 200 medley relay (1:39.57) alongside Jessica Guro, Sogar and Bethany Adams in the 200 medley relay at the NCAA Championships; split 23.98 on the butterfly leg
• joined Bispo, Leah Gingrich and Riefenstahl to place ninth in the 800 freestyle relay (7:06.97) at the NCAA Championships; anchored the relay in 1:47.33
• won the 200 medley relay (1:38.30) alongside Guro, Sogar and Adams at the Big 12 Championships; split 23.19 on the butterfly leg
• won the 400 medley relay (3:33.12) with Guro, Sogar and Bispo at the Big 12 Championships; split 51.81 on the butterfly leg
• won the 100 butterfly (52.08) and the 200 butterfly (1:53.68) and placed second in the 200 individual medley (1:55.92) at the Big 12 Championships
• placed second in the 800 freestyle relay (7:02.10) with Bispo, Gingrich and Riefenstahl at the Big 12 Championships; anchored the relay in 1:45.01
• took second in the 400 freestyle relay (3:16.02) with Bispo, Kelsey Amundsen and Riefenstahl at the Big 12 Championships; anchored the relay in 48.72
• won the 200 IM (1:59.48), the 400 IM (4:12.63) and the 200 butterfly (1:57.98) at Arizona
• won the 100 butterfly (53.78) and anchored UT[apos]s first-place 400 freestyle relay in 48.70 at the end of the meet to seal Texas[apos] victory over No. 1 Georgia
• won the 200 IM (1:59.26) and the 200 butterfly (1:59.02) against Auburn
• won the 200 IM (1:57.55), the 100 butterfly (52.32) and the 200 butterfly (1:54.52) at the Texas Invitational
• won the 200 freestyle (1:46.80), the 200 IM (1:59.12) and the 100 butterfly (53.77) against Texas A&M
• won the 200 IM (1:59.79), the 400 IM (4:14.40) and the 100 butterfly (53.97) against Indiana and Michigan
AS A FRESHMAN (2008-09)
• placed second in the 200 IM (1:53.33) and the 200 butterfly (1:51.18) and third in the 400 IM (4:01.91) at the NCAA Championships
• teamed up with Karlee Bispo, Hee-Jin Chang and Katie Riefenstahl to placed third in the 400 freestyle relay (3:11.69) at the NCAA Championships; anchored the relay in 47.75
• joined Bispo, Leah Gingrich and Riefenstahl to take third in the 800 freestyle relay (6:58.43) at the NCAA Championships; anchored the relay in 1:43.86
• took 15th overall alongside Alexi Spann, Gingrich and Chang in the 200 medley relay (1:38.88) at the NCAA Championships; led off the relay in 24.88
• placed 15th overall alongside Riefenstahl, Carlye Ellis and Bispo in the 400 medley relay (3:33.77) at the NCAA Championships; split 51.03 on the butterfly leg
• claimed the 200 IM (1:55.29), 400 IM (4:07.76) and the 200 backstroke (1:52.58) at the Big 12 Championships
• teamed up with Riefenstahl, Ellis and Chang to win the 200 medley relay (1:37.40) at the Big 12 Championships; split 22.88 on the butterfly leg
• joined Bispo, Gingrich, and Riefenstahl to produce UT[apos]s first 800 freestyle relay to break the seven-minute barrier (6:58.37) at the Big 12 Championships; anchored the winning relay in 1:42.71
• teamed up with Alexi Spann, Chang and Bispo to capture the 400 medley relay (3:33.92) at the Big 12 Championships; led off the relay in 51.78
• teamed up with Bispo, Chang and Riefenstahl to win the 400 freestyle relay (3:13.62) at the Big 12 Championships; anchored the relay in 47.50
• won the 200 IM (2:01.00) and the 500 freestyle (4:43.30) against SMU
• won the 400 IM (4:10.79), 200 backstroke (1:55.54), 100 butterfly (53.00), 100 backstroke (53.38), 200 butterfly (1:55.75) and the 200 IM (1:59.30) against Arizona
• won the 100 butterfly (52.76) and the 200 IM (1:59.13) at Texas A&M
• won the 100 backstroke (54.24) and the 400 IM (4:13.76) at Georgia
• claimed the 400 IM (4:08.77) and the 200 butterfly (1:57.23) at Auburn
• captured the 200 IM (1:56.17), 400 IM (4:03.88) and the 200 butterfly (1:53.97) at the Texas Invitational
• won the 200 butterfly (1:56.10), 200 IM (1:58.37) and the 200 freestyle (1:48.22) against Michigan and Indiana
• claimed the 200 butterfly (1:54.83), 100 butterfly (53.27) and the 400 IM (4:12.27) at California
• registered 18 school record-setting swims in six different events during the season
• named three times at the National Women[apos]s College Swimmer of the Week by CollegeSwimming.com
OTHER INTERNATIONAL MEETS
• Four-time gold medalist (100m fly, 200m fly, 400m IM, 400m MR) at the 2007 Pan American Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
• Placed ninth in the 200m butterfly at the 2006 Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria, B.C.
HIGH SCHOOL
• NISCA All-American
• National Independent High School record holder, 100 butterfly (52.44) and 200 IM (1:57.41); set both records on the same day (Feb. 9, 2008) at the Georgia State High School Championships
• Six-time individual state champion
PERSONAL
Born Kathleen Elizabeth Hersey on Feb. 21, 1990 in Athens, Ga. ... daughter of Brian and Regina Hersey ... a public relations major.
