The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2009-10 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Katie Riefenstahl
- Position:
- Back/Free
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Germantown Academy
- Hometown:
- Blue Bell, Pa.
• Six-time All-American
• Five-time honorable mention All-American
• Five-time Big 12 Champion
• Two-time finalist, 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials
• Two-time finalist, 2007 USA Swimming National Championships
• Three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2010, 2011, 2012)
• Member of the Big 12 Commissioners' Honor Roll (Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011)
TOP TIMES (SCY)
100 back - 52.95 (SCY), 1:01.12 (LCM)
200 back - 1:53.29 (SCY), 2:09.98 (LCM)
50 free - 23.05 (SCY), 26.67 (LCM)
100 free - 49.03 (SCY), 56.06 (LCM)
200 free - 1:46.03 (SCY), 1:59.70 (LCM)
400 free - 4:13.84 (LCM)
500 free - 4:43.51 (SCY)
AS A SENIOR (2011-12)
• Finished 16th in the 200 back (1:55.80), 26th in the 500 free (4:43.51) and 33rd in the 200 free (1:47.05) at the NCAA Championships
• Teamed Karlee Bispo, Kelsey LeNeave and Sam Tucker to place eighth in the 800 free relay (7:02.22; 1:46.65 second leg split) at the NCAA Championships
• Took fifth in the 200 back (1:57.25), 10th in the 500 free (4:51.08) and 15th in the 200 free (1:51.63) at the Big 12 Championships
• Won the 800 free relay with Karlee Bispo, Leah Gingrich and Sam Tucker (7:04.09; 1:48.86 second leg split) at the Big 12 Championships
• Placed second in the 200 back (2:01.23) at SMU
• Joined Kelsey Amundsen, Bethany Adams and Karlee Bispo to win the 200 free relay (1:32.74; 23.73 third leg split) at SMU
• Finished fifth in the 200 free (1:51.99) and seventh in the 200 back (2:05.22) at Arizona
• Teamed Bethany Adams, Sam Tucker and Kelsey LeNeave to take third in the 400 free relay (3:24.98; 52.67 anchor leg split) at Arizona
• Took second in the 200 back (1:58.95) and fourth in the 200 free (1:49.69) at Auburn
• Joined Gretchen Jaques, Leah Gingrich and Bethany Adams to finish fourth in the 400 medley relay (3:45.00; 55.91 back split) at Auburn
• Teamed Skylar Smith, Gretchen Jaques and Becca Tomlin to place fourth in the 200 free relay (1:35.73; 23.85 third leg split) at Auburn
• Finished second in the 200 back (1:59.29) and sixth in the 100 back (56.58) against Georgia
• Joined Bethany Adams, Lily Moldenhauer and Sam Tucker to finish third in the 400 free relay (3:24.71; 51.01 third leg split) against Georgia
• Won the 200 back (1:53.95) and placed sixth in the 200 free (1:47.29), 10th in the 500 free (4:43.96) and 14th in the 100 back (54.40) at the Texas Invitational
• Teamed with Gretchen Jaques, Kelsey Amundsen and Sam Tucker to finish seventh in the 400 medley relay (3:38.54; 54.27 back split) at the Texas Invitational
• Joined Karlee Bispo, Leah Gingrich and Sam Tucker to place third in the 800 free relay (7:09.38; 1:48.42 third leg split) at the Texas Invitational
• Took fourth in the 200 back (2:00.93) and seventh in the 100 back (56.67) against Michigan and Indiana in Ann Arbor, Mich.
• Teamed with Gretchen Jaques, Ellen Lobb and Bethany Adams to place third in the 400 medley relay (3:45.39; 56.15 back split) against Michigan and Indiana
• Joined Bethany Adams, Sam Tucker and Kelsey Amundsen to win the 400 free relay (3:24.06; 51.22 third leg split) against Michigan and Indiana
• Placed fifth in the 200 back (2:01.13), seventh in the 200 free (1:50.11) and 10th in the 100 back (56.94) at the SMU Classic
AS A JUNIOR (2010-11)
• joined Karlee Bispo, Adrienne Woods and Samantha Tucker to place fourth in the 800 freestyle relay (7:00.87) at the NCAA Championships; split 1:45.45 on the relay's second leg
• placed 15th in the 200 backstroke (1:53.83p/1:54.65) and 22nd in the 200 freestyle (1:46.03) at the NCAA Championships
• tied for second in the 200 freestyle (1:46.19), placed fifth in the 200 backstroke (1:55.50/1:55.77) and took fourth in the 100 backstroke consolation final (54.46) at the Big 12 Championships
• teamed up with Karlee Bispo, Adrienne Woods and Samantha Tucker to win the 800 freestyle relay (7:00.97) at the Big 12 Championships; split 1:46.48 on the second leg
• placed second in the 200 backstroke (1:58.41), fourth in the 200 freestyle (1:49.63), fourth in the 500 freestyle (4:54.84), sixth in the 50 freestyle (23.88) and eighth in the 100 backstroke (57.06) against Arizona
• took second in the 200 backstroke (1:58.66) and placed sixth in the 100 backstroke (55.53) at Georgia
• took third in the 200 backstroke (1:59.50) and fifth in the 200 freestyle (1:50.46) at Auburn
• placed third in the 200 backstroke (1:54.56), sixth in the 200 freestyle (1:46.10), eighth in the 100 backstroke (53.90), eighth in the 100 freestyle (49.88) and fourth in the 50 freestyle consolation final (23.05) at the Texas Invitational
• took second in the 200 backstroke (1:59.84), fourth in the 50 freestyle (23.76) and fifth in the 200 freestyle (1:49.56) at Texas A&M
• won the 200 backstroke (1:58.44) and took third in the 200 freestyle (1:49.55) at California
AS A SOPHOMORE (2009-10)
• joined Karlee Bispo, Leah Gingrich and Kathleen Hersey to place ninth in the 800 freestyle relay (7:06.97) at the NCAA Championships; split 1:46.73 on the third leg
• teamed up with Laura Sogar, Hersey and Bispo to place 11th in the 400 medley relay (3:34.86) at the NCAA Championships; led off the relay in 54.15
• placed 24th in the 200 backstroke (1:55.61) and 31st in the 100 backstroke (54.15) at the NCAA Championships
• joined Bispo, Gingrich and Hersey to place second in the 800 freestyle relay (7:02.10) at the Big 12 Championships; split 1:45.22 on the third leg
• teamed up with Bispo, Bethany Adams and Brie Powers to take second in the 200 freestyle relay (1:29.45) at the Big 12 Championships; split 22.18 on the anchor leg
• joined Bispo, Kelsey Amundsen and Hersey to take second in the 400 freestyle relay (3:16.02) at the Big 12 Championships; split 49.17 on the third leg
• placed third in the 200 backstroke (1:54.42), fourth in the 200 freestyle (1:46.95) and fifth in the 100 backstroke (53.68) at the Big 12 Championships
• won the 500 freestyle (5:04.28) and took second in the 100 backstroke (56.24) at SMU
• took fifth in the 100 backstroke (56.71) at Arizona
• placed second in the 200 backstroke (1:59.24), third in the 100 backstroke (56.18) and sixth in the 50 freestyle (23.63) against Georgia
• took second in the 200 freestyle (1:48.54) and fourth in the 200 backstroke (2:00.88) against Auburn
• placed seventh in the 100 backstroke (56.71), sixth in the 200 freestyle (1:47.42) and seventh in the 200 backstroke (1:57.41) at the Texas Invitational
• took second in the 200 backstroke (1:59.41) and third in the 100 backstroke (55.26) against Texas A&M
• took second in the 100 freestyle (51.15), third in the 200 freestyle (1:50.53) and third in the 100 backstroke (56.25) against Indiana and Michigan
AS A FRESHMAN (2008-09)
• placed eighth in the 200 backstroke (1:54.28; 1:53.29p) and 20th in the 100 backstroke (53.04) at the NCAA Championships
• teamed up with Hee-Jin Chang, Kathleen Hersey and Karlee Bispo to place third in the 400 freestyle relay (3:11.69) at the NCAA Championships; split 48.13 on the third leg
• joined Leah Gingrich, Bispo and Hersey to take third in the 800 freestyle relay (6:58.43) at the NCAA Championships; split 1:45.13 on the third leg
• placed fifth in the 200 freestyle relay (1:28.11) alongside Chang, Brie Powers and Bispo at the NCAA Championships; anchored the relay in 22.12
• joined Carlye Ellis, Hersey and Bispo to place 15th in the 400 medley relay (3:33.77) at the NCAA Championships; led off the relay in 52.95
• joined Gingrich, Bispo and Hersey to produce UT[apos]s first 800 freestyle relay to break the seven-minute barrier (6:58.37) at the Big 12 Championships; split 1:45.72 on the third leg
• teamed up with Chang, Bispo and Hersey to win the 400 freestyle relay (3:13.62) at the Big 12 Championships; split 49.18 on the third leg
• placed second in the 200 freestyle relay (1:28.93) alongside Chang, Bispo and Powers at the Big 12 Championships; split 22.53 on the third leg
• placed second in the 100 backstroke (53.50), second in the 200 backstroke (1:55.25) and sixth in the 200 freestyle (1:47.35) at the Big 12 Championships
• won the 200 freestyle (1:48.40) and took second in the 100 freestyle (50.39) against SMU
• placed third in the 100 backstroke (55.04) and fourth in the 200 backstroke (1:58.56) against Arizona
• won the 100 backstroke (54.34) and took second in the 200 backstroke (1:59.59) at Texas A&M
• placed third in the 200 backstroke (1:59.59) and fourth in the 100 backstroke (55.24) at Georgia
• won the 200 backstroke (1:58.17) at Auburn
• placed fourth in the 200 backstroke (1:53.70), fifth in the 100 backstroke (53.85) and sixth in the 200 freestyle (1:47.36) at the Texas Invitational
• won the 100 freestyle consolation final (49.03) and the 500 freestyle consolation final (4:45.46) at the Texas Invitational
• took second in the 100 backstroke (56.35) against Washington
• placed second in the 200 freestyle (1:49.95) and third in the 200 backstroke (1:59.33) against Indiana and Michigan
• won the 200 backstroke (2:00.09) and took second in the 100 backstroke (55.98) at California
2009 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
• placed fifth in the 200m backstroke (2:10.36); qualified third in the preliminary round (2:09.98)
• placed sixth in the 100m backstroke (1:01.17); qualified eighth in the preliminary round (1:01.31)
• placed 11th in the 200m freestyle (2:00.13) and 27th in the 100m freestyle (56.54)
2008 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS
• placed sixth in the 200m backstroke in 2:10.26; qualified fifth in the preliminary round at 2:11.54 and fourth in the semifinals at 2:10.78
• placed eighth in the 100m backstroke in 1:01.59; qualified 11th in the preliminary round at 1:02.03 and seventh in the semifinals at 1:01.12
• placed 13th in the 200m freestyle in 1:59.70; qualified 12th in the preliminary round at 1:59.85
HIGH SCHOOL
• Nine-time Eastern Pennsylvania sectional champion
• National high school record holder, 400 free relay
• Two-time finalist, 2007 USA Swimming National Championships
PERSONAL
Born Katharine Riefenstahl on June 26, 1990 in Indianapolis, Ind. ... daughter of Bruce and Sally Riefenstahl ... has one brother, Erik (17) ... intends to major in mechanical engineering.
