The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2021-22 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Pash, Kelly

Kelly Pash
- Position:
- Free/Fly/IM
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Carmel / Carmel Swim Club
- Hometown:
- Carmel, Ind.
- Major:
- Corporate Communication
Bio
- National Runner-up Team (2022, 2023, 2024)
- 26-time All-American
- 200 free (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
- 100 fly (2024)
- 200 fly (2020, 2021, 2022, 2024)
- 200 IM (2021, 2022, 2024)
- 200 free relay (2023, 2024)
- 400 free relay (2020, 2023)
- 800 free relay (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- 400 medley relay (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- Seven-time Honorable Mention All-American
- 200 free (2023)
- 200 IM (2023)
- 200 free relay (2021, 2022)
- 400 free relay (2021, 2022, 2024)
- UT record holder: 200 free (1:42.38), 400 medley relay (3:24.92), 200 free relay (1:26.17)
- Five-time Big 12 Team Champion (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- 32-time Big 12 Champion (12-time Individual Champion)
- 100 free (2022, 2023)
- 200 free (2024)
- 200 fly (2020, 2024)
- 200 IM (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- 400 IM (2022, 2023)
- 200 free relay (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- 400 free relay (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- 800 free relay (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- 200 medley relay (2020)
- 400 medley relay (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- Two-time Big 12 Swimmer of the Year (2021-22, 2023-24)
- Four-time Big 12 Championship Swimmer of the Meet (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- 2019-20 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year
- 2020 Big 12 Championship Newcomer of the Meet
- Nine-time Big 12 Swimmer of the Week (Oct. 30, 2019; Feb. 5, 2020; Nov. 10, 2020; Oct. 20, 2021; Oct. 26, 2022; Nov. 9, 2022; Jan. 18, 2023; Jan. 31, 2024; Feb. 7, 2024)
- Three-time CSCAA Scholar All-American First Team (2019-20, 2020-21, 2022-23)
- Three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)
- Eight-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
TOP TIMES (SCY/LCM) - Updated Mar. 19, 2023
50 free: 22.27r/26.00
100 free: 47.35r/54.71
200 free: 1:42.38/1:59.47
100 back: 52.57/1:03.66
200 back: 1:54.97/2:15.67
100 fly: 51.01/57.73
200 fly: 1:51.45/2:08.39
200 IM: 1:53.31/2:13.08
400 IM: 4:04.93/4:50.62
AS A FIFTH-YEAR (2023-24)
- Won silver in the 200 fly (1:51.57), placed fourth in the 100 fly (50.55) and finished sixth in the 200 IM (1:53.64) at the NCAA Championships
- Won silver with Berit Berglund, Anna Elendt and Emma Sticklen in the 400 medley relay with a program-record 3:24.92 (46.76 free) at the NCAA Championships
- Won bronze with Grace Cooper, Ava Longi and Emma Sticklen in the 200 free relay with a program-record 1:26.17 (21.59) at the NCAA Championships
- Teamed with Erin Gemmell, Erica Sullivan and Olivia Bray to place seventh in the 800 free relay (6:54.68/1:42.89) at the NCAA Championships
- Joined Erin Gemmell, Olivia Bray and Grace Cooper to finish 10th in the 400 free relay (3:11.51/47.15) at the NCAA Championships
- Won gold in the 200 IM (1:53.80), 200 free (1:42.97) and 200 fly (meet-record 1:51.66) at the Big 12 Championship
- Won gold with Erin Gemmell, Olivia Bray and Angie Coe in the 800 free relay in 6:57.87 (1:42.76) at the Big 12 Championship
- Won gold with Olivia Bray, Anna Elendt and Emma Sticklen in the 400 medley relay in 3:27.18 (47.87 free) at the Big 12 Championship
- Won gold with Grace Cooper, Ava Longi and Emma Sticklen in the 200 free relay in a meet-record 1:26.66 (21.65) at the Big 12 Championship
- Won gold with Emma Davidson, Erin Gemmell and Ava Longi in the 400 free relay in 3:12.01 (46.90) at the Big 12 Championship
- Won the 100 free in 47.71 at SMU
- Won the 200 medley relay with Emma Kern, Alicia WIlson and Emma Sticklen in 1:37.37 (21.80 free) at SMU
- Set a pool record in the 200 free relay with Ava Longi, Emma Sticklen and Sienna Schellenger of 1:27.48 (22.14) at SMU
- Won the 100 fly (50.40) and 200 fly (1:51.22), as well as a 100 free time trial (47.72) at The Sterkel Classic
- Won the 400-meter IM with a career-best 4:45.50 and the 100-meter free in 55.11 against TCU
- Won the 100 back (52.60) and 500 free (4:45.37) at No. 17 Duke
- Won the 200 free relay with Emma Davidson, Olivia Bray and Ava Longi in 1:28.82 (22.00) at No. 17 Duke
- Teamed with Olivia Bray, Channing Hanley and Erin Gemmell to place third in the 200 medley relay (1:37.34 (23.33 fly) at No. 17 Duke
- Set pool records in victories in the 200 free (1:42.88) and 200 IM (1:54.47) at No. 10 NC State
- Won the 400 free relay with Ava Longi, Emma Davidson and Erin Gemmell with a pool-record 3:12.22 (48.18) at No. 10 NC State
- Placed third in the 200-meter fly (2:09.02) and 200-meter IM (2:13.33) and fifth in the 100-meter fly (58.36) and won the consolation final of the 200-meter free (1:59.42) at the TYR Pro Swim Series stop in Knoxville.
- Posted three NCAA-A cut times at the Texas Invitational, winning the 200 IM in 1:53.18 and finished second in both the 100 fly (50.37) and the 200 fly (1:52.17)
- Won the 200 fly in 1:53.60 and was the anchor leg of the winning 200 free relay (1:27.07) in the wins against Texas A&M and Georgia Tech
- Swam the fastest 200 fly time at 1:52.92 and was on the fourth-place 400 free relay team (3:33.09) at the Dust Off Your Boots Invitational
AS A SENIOR (2022-23)
- Won bronze in the 200 fly (1:51.89), placed 10th in the 200 IM (1:54.32) and took 11th in the 200 free (1:43.61) at the NCAA Championships
- Won bronze with Olivia Bray, Lydia Jacoby and Emma Sticklen in the 400 medley relay (3:25.18 - program record) at the NCAA Championships
- Won bronze with Olivia Bray, Kyla Leibel and Erica Sullivan in the 800 free relay (6:55.55) at the NCAA Championships
- Teamed with Grace Cooper, Emma Sticklen and Kyla Leibel to finish sixth in the 200 free relay (1:27.11) at the NCAA Championships
- Joined Olivia Bray, Kyla Leibel and Grace Cooper to place seventh in the 400 free relay (3:12.59) at the NCAA Championships
- Won gold in the 200 IM (1:53.94), 400 IM (4:05.55) and 100 free (47.68) at the Big 12 Championships
- Teamed with Kyla Leibel, Olivia Bray and Erica Sullivan to win gold in the 800 free relay (6:56.49) at the Big 12 Championships
- Joined Olivia Bray, Anna Elendt and Emma Sticklen to win gold in the 400 medley relay (3:26.42) at the Big 12 Championships
- Earned gold in the 200 free relay in 1:28.30 with Emma Sticklen, Grace Cooper and Ava Longi at the Big 12 Championships
- Added another Big 12 Championship gold with Olivia Bray, Ava Longi and Kyla Leibel in the 400 free relay with a meet record of 3:11.29
- Won the 200 fly with a personal-best of 1:51.45 at The Sterkel Classic
- Won the 100 back in 52.57 against SMU
- Teamed with Anna Elendt, Olivia Bray and Grace Cooper to win the 200 medley relay (1:36.98/24.69 back split) against SMU
- Won the 200 free (1:42.73) and 200 IM (1:53.81) and took second in the 100 free (47.89) versus No. 4 NC State
- Won the 400 free relay with Bridget Semenuk, Kyla Leibel and Ava Longi with a time of 3:11.53 (46.57 split) versus No. 4 NC State
- Established a 400 medley relay program record of 3:25.29 (47.33 free split) with Olivia Bray, Lydia Jacoby and Emma Sticklen versus No. 4 NC State
- Won the 100 free (48.37), 200 free (1:46.45), 100 IM (54.28) and 200 IM (1:58.24) against No. 5 Ohio State and No. 6 Alabama
- Won the 200 medley relay with Olivia Bray, Lydia Jacoby and Emma Sticklen (3:32.85/48.50 free split) and placed second in the 200 medley relay (1:38.14/22.35 free split) against No. 5 Ohio State and No. 6 Alabama
- Joined Olivia Bray, Bridget Semenuk and Kyla Leibel to place second in the 400 free relay (3:16.37/48.83 split) against No. 5 Ohio State and No. 6 Alabama
- Teamed with Bridget Semenuk, Emma Sticklen and Grace Cooper to finish second in the 200 free relay (1:29.34/21.78 split) against No. 5 Ohio State and No. 6 Alabama
- Was on the third-place 200 medley relay team at the Minnesota Invitational that finished with a time of 1:36.66
- Part of the winning 800 relay team with Leibel, Sullivan and Sticklen that finished with an NCAA A standard time of 6:59.67 at the Minnesota Invitational
- Won the 200 IM at the Minnesota Invitational with her time of 1:54.26 (NCAA B)
- Part of the second-place 200 free relay team that finished with a time of 1:28.64 at the Minnesota Invitational
- Won the 200 free A final at the Minnesota Invitational with a time of 1:43.40 (NCAA B)
- Part of the winning 400 medley relay at the Minnesota Invitational that swam a program record time of 3:25.96 (NCAA A)
- Won the 200 fly A Final at the Minnesota Invitational with a time of 1:51.96 for a NCAA A time and new pool record
- Part of the winning 400 free relay team that finished with a time of 3:12.06 at the Minnesota Invitational
- Won the 200 free with an NCAA-B standard time of 1:44.78 against No. 1 Virginia and swam the anchor leg of the winning 400 medley relay team of Emma Sticklen, Anna Elendt and Dakota Luther (3:33.51)
- Finished third in the 100 IM at 53.88, third in the 200 IM at 1:57.75 and second in the 200 fly with a time of 1:54.38 (NCAA B), along with a third-place finish in the 200 free relay at 1:29.95 against UVA.
- Won the 100 free (48.17), 200 free (1:45.86) and 200 IM (1:57.32) against Indiana and Texas A&M
- Swam the anchor of the 400 free relay with Grace Cooper, Kyla Leibel and Bridget Semenuk with a time of 3:17.29 against Indiana and Texas A&M
- Was on the second-place 400 medley relay team (3:37.66) with Meghan DiMartile, Emma Sticklen and Bridget Semenuk at the Dust Off Your Boots Invitational
- Won the 200 back with a time of 1:57.12 and was on the winning 400 free relay team with Morgan Brophy, Ava Longi and Emma Sticklen that finished with a time of 3:20.99 at the Dust Off Your Boots Invitational
AS A JUNIOR (2021-22)
- Won bronze in the 200 free (1:42.38), and placed fifth in the 200 fly (1:52.01) and 200 IM (1:53.31) at the NCAA Championships
- Team with Olivia Bray, Anna Elendt and Emma Sticklen to place fourth in the 400 medley relay (3:26.36) at the NCAA Championships
- Joined Olivia Bray, Kyla Leibel and Evie Pfeifer to place fourth in the 800 free relay (6:56.21) at the NCAA Championships
- Teamed with Kyla Leibel, Grace Cooper and Bridget Semenuk to place ninth in the 400 free relay (3:11.71) at the NCAA Championships
- Joined Grace Cooper, Emma Sticklen and Bridget Semenuk to tie for 12th in the 200 free relay (1:27.84) at the NCAA Championships
- Won the 200 IM (1:56.31), 400 IM (4:07.65) and 100 free (48.42) at the Big 12 Championships
- Teamed with Kyla Leibel, Olivia Bray and Julia Cook to with the 800 free relay (7:01.47) at the Big 12 Championships
- Won gold with Olivia Bray, Anna Elendt and Emma Sticklen in the 400 medley relay (3:26.32) at the Big 12 Championships
- Took first with Grace Cooper, Emma Sticklen and Bridget Semenuk in the 200 free relay (1:28.06) at the Big 12 Championships
- Joined Bridget Semenuk, Kyla Leibel and Olivia Bray to win the 400 free relay (3:12.68) at the Big 12 Championships
- Won the 200 back (1:54.97) and 50 free (22.51) against Rice in the Sterkel Classic
- Teamed with Ava Longi, Emma Sticklen and Bridget Semenuk to place second in the 200 free relay (1:30.10) against Rice
- Took second in the 100 fly (52.15) and 100 back (52.99) at North Carolina
- Joined Grace Cooper, Bridget Semenuk and Emma Sticklen to finish second in the 200 free relay (1:29.36) at North Carolina
- Won the 100 free (49.34) and 200 free (1:46.68), and placed second in the 200 IM (1:58.45) at No. 5 NC State
- Teamed with Emma Sticklen, Ellie Andrews and Grace Cooper to finish third in the 200 medley relay (1:38.94) at No. 5 NC State
- Placed second in the 200 free (1:44.83), 200 fly (1:52.69) and 200 IM (1:55.33) at the Minnesota Invitational
- Won the 800 free relay (6:56.94) with Kyla Leibel, Olivia Bray and Julia Cook at the Minnesota Invitational
- Joined Olivia Bray, Anna Elendt and Emma Sticklen to finish second in the 400 medley relay (3:27.53) at the Minnesota Invitational
- Teamed with Emma Sticklen, Julia Cook and Bridget Semenuk to place third in the 200 free relay (1:29.06) at the Minnesota Invitational
- Won the 200 free (1:45.88) and took second in the 200 fly (1:54.57) and 200 IM (1:57.46) at No. 1 Virginia
- Joined Bridget Semenuk Julia Cook and Kyla Leibel to finish second in the 400 free relay (3:16.34) at No. 1 Virginia
- Teamed with Olivia Bray, Anna Elendt and Bridget Semenuk to place second in the 400 medley relay (3:32.82) at No. 1 Virginia
- Placed second with Bridget Semenuk, Emma Sticklen and Julia Cook in the 200 free relay (1:30.08) at No. 1 Virginia
- Won the 200 fly (1:55.14), 100 free (49.22) and 200 IM (1:59.60) at No. 21 Texas A&M
- Joined Julia Cook, Anna Elendt and Bridget Semenuk to win the 200 medley relay (1:38.70) at No. 21 Texas A&M
- Won the 200 free (1:47.11) and 100 fly (52.72) against Incarnate Word
- Teamed with Julia Cook, Ellie Andrews and Emma Sticklen to win the 200 medley relay (1:39.96) versus Incarnate Word
- Joined Grace Cooper, Julia Cook and Kyla Leibel to win the 200 free relay (1:31.34) against Incarnate Word
AS A SOPHOMORE (2020-21)
- Placed third in the 200 free (1:43.50), tied for fourth in the 200 fly (1:53.42) and finished seventh in the 200 IM (1:55.72) at the NCAA Championships
- Won bronze with Julia Cook, Anna Elendt and Olivia Bray in the 400 medley relay (3:27.83) at the NCAA Championships
- Teamed with Evie Pfeifer, Kyla Leibel and Julia Cook to place fourth in the 800 free relay (6:57.21) at the NCAA Championships
- Joined Bridget Semenuk, Julia Cook and Olivia Bray to take ninth in the 400 free relay (3:13.82) at the NCAA Championships
- Teamed with Bridget Semenuk, Julia Cook and Grace Cooper to place 10th in the 200 free relay (1:28.29) at the NCAA Championships
- Won the 200 IM (1:55.13) and finished second in the 400 IM (4:04.93) and 200 fly (1:52.69) at the Big 12 Championships
- Won gold with Miranda Heckman, Julia Cook and Olivia Bray in the 400 free relay (3:13.32) at the Big 12 Championships
- Took first with Bridget Semenuk, Grace Cooper and Julia Cook in the 200 free relay (1:27.96) at the Big 12 Championships
- Joined Julia Cook, Anna Elendt and Olivia Bray to win the 400 medley relay (3:28.26) at the Big 12 Championships
- Teamed with Evie Pfeifer, Olivia Bray and Julia Cook to win the 800 free relay (6:58.42) at the Big 12 Championships
- Won the 200 IM (1:59.44) and finished second in the 100 back (53.84) against SMU
- Won the 200 IM (1:55.40) and 400 IM (4:06.16) and placed second in the 200 fly (1:53.18) at the Texas Hall of Fame Swimming Invitational
- Joined Kyla Leibel, Bridget Semenuk and Grace Cooper to win the 400 free relay (3:15.36) at the Texas Hall of Fame Swimming Invitational
- Teamed with Grace Cooper, Olivia Bray and Julia Cook to win the 200 free relay (1:29.01) at the Texas Hall of Fame Swimming Invitational
- Took first with Julia Cook, Anna Elendt and Olivia Bray in the 400 medley relay (3:26.86) at the Texas Hall of Fame Swimming Invitational
- Joined Olivia Bray, Bridget Semenuk and Mary Smutny to take second in the 800 free relay (7:04.95) at the Texas Hall of Fame Swimming Invitational
- Won the 200 free relay (1:46.42), 100 free (49.53) and 200 IM (1:58.75) against Texas A&M
- Teamed with Emma Sticklen, Emily Reese and Grace Cooper to place second in the 200 medley relay (1:42.34) against Texas A&M
AS A FRESHMAN (2019-20)
- Won first place in the 200 yard fly (1:54.56) and the 200 yard IM (1:55.91) and paced second in the 400 yard IM (4:07.71) at the Big 12 Championships
- Took first place in the 500 yard free (4:48.83) and the 100 yard back (53.90) against SMU
- Finished first in the 100 yard free (49.69) against Arizona
- Placed first in the 100 yard fly (52.75), 200 yard fly (1:55.50), and the 200 yard IM (1:58.20)
- Won the 200 yard fly (1:54.54) and placed fourth in the 100 yard fly (52.57) at the Minnesota Invitational
- Took first place in the 100 yard free (49.14), 200 yard free (1:46.68), and the 400 yard IM (4:13.12) against Indiana and Louisville
- Finished first in the 100 yard fly (52.76), 200 yard fly (1:55.67), and the 200 yard IM (1:58.55) against Texas A&M
- Won first place in the 200 yard free (1:46.42), 200 yard fly (1:56.82), and the 400 yard IM (4:10.79) against Kentucky
PERSONAL
Born March 27, 2001, to Janis and Joe Pash...has two siblings, Jackie (21) and Sam (23)...her sister, Jackie, swims at the University of Akron.