2011 AT&T Winter National Championships Media ... - USA Swimming
2011 AT&T Winter National Championships Media ... - USA Swimming 2011 AT&T Winter National Championships Media ... - USA Swimming
Jessica Hardy CLUB: Trojan Swim Club (TROJ-CA) AGE: 24 DOB: Mar 12, 1987 HEIGHT: 6' 0" (182.9 cm) HOMETOWN: Long Beach, Calif. RESIDENCE: Los Angeles Career Highlights: Won gold in the 50m breast and swam a leg on the silver medal winning 4x100m free relay at the 2011 FINA World Championships; also finished eighth in the 50m free ... won the 100m breast at the 2011 ConocoPhillips National Championships ... Helped the 4x100m free-relay and 4x100m med-relay teams bring home two silver medals at the 2010 FINA Short Course World Championships ... Four-time gold medalist at the 2010 MOO Pan Pacific Championships … earned gold and broke the 50m and 100m breaststroke world records at the 2008 Short Course World Championships … at the 2005 World Championships, in which she was a U.S. National Team Rookie, set a world record in the semis of the 100m breast before ultimately finishing second in the finals; also earned silver in the 50, breast and as a member of the 400m medley relay … won the 50m breast and captured silver on the 400m medley relay at the 2007 World Championships … won her first NCAA title in the 100y breast at the 2006 NCAA Championships World Champs History: 2011: Gold, 50m BR; Silver, 400m FR-R; 8, 50m FR ... 2007: Gold, 50m BR; Silver, 400m MR-R(pr); 4, 100m BR ... 2005: Silver, 50 & 100m BR and 400m MR (set 100 WR in sf-now broken) World Champs History: 2007: Gold 50 Br World Champs History: WC Medal Count: 5 - 1G, 4S Pan Pacs History: 2010: Gold, 50m BR & 50m FR & 400m FR-R & 400m MR; 6, 50m FL ... 2006: Gold, 400m MR; 9, 100m BR(CR in finals) SC Worlds History: 2008: Gold, 50m & 100m BR (WR); 400m MR-R; 4, 50m FR ... 2006: Silver, 400m MR(pr); Bronze, 50m BR; 4, 100m BR SC Worlds History: 2010: Silver 4x100 Fr-R, 4x100 Med-R Duel in the Pool History: 2009: Gold, 400m MR(WR); Silver, 50m FR & 100m BR ... 2007: 4, 100m BR; 7, 50m FR ... 2005: Silver, 50 & 100m BR and 400m MR (set 100 WR in sf-now broken) Olympic Trials History: 2008: 1, 100m BR; 2, 50m FR; 4, 100m FR U.S. Nationals History: 2011: 1, 100m BR ... 2010: 2, 100m FR; 6, 50m FR; 7, 100m BR Short Course National Championships: 2009: 2, 50y FR; 9, 100y BR NCAA History: 2007(So): 1, 100y BR/400y MR-R; 2, 200y MR-R; 14, 100y FR ... 2006(Fr): 1, 100y BR; 3, 400y MR-R; 4, 200y MR-R; 18, 200y BR RECORDS: Former WR holder in 400m MED-R (SCM), set at 2010 FINA World Champs (25m) ... Holds WR in 400m FR-R (SCM), set at 2010 FINA World Champs (25m) ... Holds WR in 50m BR, set at 2009 U. S. Open ... Holds WR in 100m BR, set at 2009 U. S. Open ... Former WR holder in 400m MED-R (SCM), set at 2008 SC Worlds ... Holds WR in 50m BR (SCM), set at 2008 SC Worlds ... Former WR holder in 100m BR (SCM) (Semi), set at 2008 SC Worlds ... Holds AR in 100m BR (SCM), set at 2008 SC Worlds ... Holds AR in 50m BR (SCM), set at 2008 SC Worlds ... Former NAG (17-18) holder in 100m BR (Semi), set at 2005 World Championships NATIONAL TITLES: 100m Breast (2): '05 SUM, '04 SUM ADDITIONAL HONORS: General Accolades: 2005 USA Swimming Breakout Performer of the Year All-Star Team: Two-time (2005-06) Meet Honors: Two-time 18&under National Champion at 2004 CP Spring and Summer Nationals Collegiate: Two-time individual NCAA Champion FAST FACTS USA Swimming Five World medals (1g, 4s) Third LC World Championships (2011, 2007, 2005) INTERNATIONAL MEDALS 2011 Conoco Phillips National Championships 2011: Gold, 100m BR 2011 FINA World Champs 2011: Silver, 400m FR-R; Gold, 50m BR 2010 Pan Pacific Champs 2010: Gold, 400m FR-R; Gold, 400m MED-R 2010 FINA World Champs (25m) 2010: Silver, 400m MED-R (SCM) (WR); Silver, 400m FR-R (SCM) (WR) 2010 Pan Pacific Champs 2010: Gold, 50m BR; Gold, 400m FR-R; Gold, 400m MED-R; Gold, 50m FR 2008 SC Worlds 2008: Gold, 100m BR (SCM) (AR); Gold, 400m MED-R (SCM) (WR); Gold, 50m BR (SCM) (WR) 2007 World Championships 2007: Silver, 400m MED-R (pr); Gold, 50m BR 2006 SC World Champs 2006: Silver, 400m MED-R (SCM) (pr); Bronze, 50m BR (SCM) TOP TIMES Event Best Year 50m FR 24.48 Jun 08 100m FR 54.14 Aug 10 CAREER STATS: 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 National Champs - 1 Final, 100m BR; 12 Final, 100m FL; 7 Final, 400m FR-R; 8 Final, 800m FR-R World Champs - 8 Final, 50m FR; 1 Final, 50m BR; 2 Final, 400m FR-R World Champs - 4 Final, 50m FR (SCM); 2 Final, 400m FR-R (SCM) (WR); 2 Final, 400m MED-R (SCM) (WR) Pan Pacs - 1 Final, 50m FR; 9 Final, 100m FR; 1 Final, 50m BR; 6 Final, 50m FL; t1 Final, 400m FR-R; t1 Final, 400m FR-R; t1 Final, 400m MED-R; t1 Final, 400m MED-R US Open - 1 Final, 50m FR; 2 Final, 100m FR; 1 Final, 100m BR (WR) TRIALS - 2 Final, 50m FR; 4 Final, 100m FR; 1 Final, 100m BR SC WORLDS - 4 Final, 50m FR (SCM); 1 Final, 50m BR (SCM) (WR); 1 Final, 50m BR (SCM) (AR); 1 Final, 100m BR (SCM) (AR); 1 Final, 400m MED-R (SCM) (WR) 08 MIZZ GP - t4 Final, 50m FR; 5 Final, 100m FR; 2 Final, 100m BR - 2 Final, 50y FR; 2 Final, 100y FR; 2 Final, 100y BR SUM NATS - 8 Final, 50m FR; t20 Final, 100m FR; 6 Final, 100m BR; 8 Final, 400m FR-R; 4 Final, 400m MED-R MoO DiP - 7 Final, 50m FR; 4 Final, 100m BR WORLD - 1 Final, 50m BR; 4 Final, 100m BR; 2 Final(pr), 400m MED-R PAN PAC - 9 Final, 100m BR; 1 Final, 400m MED-R SUM NATS - t2 Final, 100m BR SC WORLD - 3 Final, 50m BR (SCM); 4 Final, 100m BR (SCM)
USA Swimming Kathleen Hersey CLUB: Longhorn Aquatics (TXLA-TX) AGE: 21 DOB: Feb 21, 1990 HEIGHT: 5' 11 3/4" (182.2 cm) HOMETOWN: Atlanta, Ga. RESIDENCE: Roswell, Ga. BIRTHPLACE: Athens, Ga. COACHED BY: Eddie Reese Career Highlights: Won the 200m fly and finished fifth in the 100m fly at the 2011 ConocoPhillips National Championships ... Earned the 200m fly national title at the 2010 CP National Championships while also placing third in the 100m fly … placed ninth in the 200m fly at the 2009 FINA World Championships … won the 200m fly and finished fifth in the 100m fly at the 2009 National Championships … placed second in the 200y fly and 200y IM and third in the 400y IM at the 2009 NCAA National Championships ... swam in the finals of the 200m Fly at the 2008 Olympic Games, placing eighth overall ... won four gold medals at the 2007 Pan American Games Olympics History: 2008: 8, 200m FL World Champs History: 2009: 9, 200m FL Pan Pacs History: 2010: Bronze, 200m FL ... 2006: 10, 200m FL Pan Ams History: 2007: Gold, 100m/200m FL & 400m IM & 400m MR Olympic Trials History: 2008: 2, 200m FL; 5, 400m IM U.S. Nationals History: 2011: 1, 200m FL; 4, 100m FL ... 2010: 1, 200m FL; 3, 100m FL ... 2009: 1, 200m FL; 5, 100m FL; 10, 200m FR ... 2007: 1, 200m FL; 4, 200m IM; 6, 100m FL NCAA History: 2009(Fr): 2, 200y FL/200y IM; 3, 400y IM 2007 World Rankings: 24th, 100m FL; 6th, 200m FL; 30th, 200m IM; 21st, 400m IM 2006 World Rankings: 64th, 100m FL; 26th, 200m FL; 61st, 200m IM; 35th, 400m IM RECORDS: Holds NAG (17-18) in 200m FL (Semi), set at 2008 Beijing Olympic Games ... Former NAG (17-18) holder in 200m FL, set at 2008 ST All-American LC Champions NATIONAL TITLES: 200m Fly (3): '10 SUM, '09, '07 ADDITIONAL HONORS: National Teams: Member of the 2009-10 National Team ... 2006 National Junior Team member ... 2007 Pan Pacs Team member High School: 22-time All-American ... state record holder ... multiple state championships PERSONAL: High School: Marist HS '08 College: Texas '12 Parents: Brian and Regina Hersey … father is a consultant, and mother is a freelance editor Sports Played Before Swimming: Basketball, tennis Nickname(s): Legs … nicknamed Legs because her friends all say she is so tall and has such long legs Pet(s): One dog … Hoover is a German short-haired pointer Hobbies Outside the Pool: Playing tennis. photography, scrapbooking, baking Ultimate Way to Relax: Having "movie day" with friends Most Influential Person: Father and friend (Mary Brown) ... "I admire them because of their ability to transcend great difficulty with grace and determination." Charities: Colin's Hope...It's a nonprofit organization that creates and supports programs that aid in preventing children from drowning. Training Stats: Swims 9,000 yards per day, 3-4 ½ hours a day, 6 days a week More: Is adopted … her birth father played football in college, and her mom was a collegiate swimmer More: When she was younger, wanted to be a princess ... drives a 1981 Mercedes Diesel Favorites: U.S. city: New York City ... int'l destination: Sydney ... summer activity: being lazy by the pool or at the beach ... tv: Grey's Anatomy FAST FACTS Four Pan American Games Medals (4g) One-time Olympian (2008) Second LC World Championships (2011, 2009) INTERNATIONAL MEDALS 2011 Conoco Phillips National Championships 2011: Gold, 200m FL 2010 Pan Pacific Champs 2010: Bronze, 200m FL 2007 Pan American Games 2007: Gold, 400m IM; Gold, 100m FL; Gold, 200m FL; Gold, 400m MED-R TOP TIMES Event Best Year 200m FL 2:06.44 Jul 09 CAREER STATS: 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 National Champs - 28 Final, 200m FR; 4 Final, 100m FL; 1 Final, 200m FL World Champs - t9 Semi, 200m FL Pan Pacs - 11 Final, 100m FL; 3 Final, 200m FL; Final, 400m FR-R; Final, 400m FR-R World Champs - 9 Semi, 200m FL Santa Clara - 17 Final, 200m BK; t4 Final, 100m FL; 2 Final, 200m FL; 7 Final, 400m IM - 2 Final, 200m BK; 1 Final, 400m FR-R Oly Games - 8 Final, 200m FL TRIALS - 2 Final, 200m FL; 5 Final, 400m IM Ultraswim GP - 17 Final, 100m FL; 10 Final, 200m FL; 3 Final, 400m IM 08 OSU GP - t3 Final, 100m FL; 9 Final, 200m IM; 8 Final, 400m IM SUM NATS - 6 Final, 100m FL; 1 Final, 200m FL; 4 Final, 200m IM; 2 Final, 400m IM; 15 Final, 400m FR-R; 18 Final, 800m FR-R; 25 Final, 400m MED-R PAN AMS - 1 Final, 100m FL; 1 Final, 200m FL; 1 Final, 400m IM; 1 Final, 400m MED-R PAN PAC - 10 Final, 200m FL SUM NATS - 6 Final, 100m FL; 3 Final, 200m FL; 17 Final, 200m IM; 7 Final, 400m IM SPG CHAMPS - 9 Final, 100m BK; 3 Final, 100m FL; 3 Final, 200m FL; 5 Final, 200m IM; 8 Final, 400m IM US OPEN - 15 Final, 200m BK; 5 Final, 100m FL; 2 Final, 200m FL; 8 Final, 200m IM; 5 Final, 400m IM SUM NATS - 8 Final, 200m FL; 18 Final, 200m IM; 11 Final, 400m IM
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<strong>USA</strong> <strong>Swimming</strong><br />
Kathleen Hersey<br />
CLUB: Longhorn Aquatics (TXLA-TX)<br />
AGE: 21 DOB: Feb 21, 1990<br />
HEIGHT: 5' 11 3/4" (182.2 cm)<br />
HOMETOWN: Atlanta, Ga.<br />
RESIDENCE: Roswell, Ga.<br />
BIRTHPLACE: Athens, Ga.<br />
COACHED BY: Eddie Reese<br />
Career Highlights:<br />
Won the 200m fly and finished fifth in the 100m fly at the <strong>2011</strong> ConocoPhillips <strong>National</strong><br />
<strong>Championships</strong> ... Earned the 200m fly national title at the 2010 CP <strong>National</strong> <strong>Championships</strong><br />
while also placing third in the 100m fly … placed ninth in the 200m fly at the 2009 FINA World<br />
<strong>Championships</strong> … won the 200m fly and finished fifth in the 100m fly at the 2009 <strong>National</strong><br />
<strong>Championships</strong> … placed second in the 200y fly and 200y IM and third in the 400y IM at the<br />
2009 NCAA <strong>National</strong> <strong>Championships</strong> ... swam in the finals of the 200m Fly at the 2008 Olympic<br />
Games, placing eighth overall ... won four gold medals at the 2007 Pan American Games<br />
Olympics History:<br />
2008: 8, 200m FL<br />
World Champs History:<br />
2009: 9, 200m FL<br />
Pan Pacs History:<br />
2010: Bronze, 200m FL ... 2006: 10, 200m FL<br />
Pan Ams History:<br />
2007: Gold, 100m/200m FL & 400m IM & 400m MR<br />
Olympic Trials History:<br />
2008: 2, 200m FL; 5, 400m IM<br />
U.S. <strong>National</strong>s History:<br />
<strong>2011</strong>: 1, 200m FL; 4, 100m FL ... 2010: 1, 200m FL; 3, 100m FL ... 2009: 1, 200m FL; 5, 100m<br />
FL; 10, 200m FR ... 2007: 1, 200m FL; 4, 200m IM; 6, 100m FL<br />
NCAA History:<br />
2009(Fr): 2, 200y FL/200y IM; 3, 400y IM<br />
2007 World Rankings:<br />
24th, 100m FL; 6th, 200m FL; 30th, 200m IM; 21st, 400m IM<br />
2006 World Rankings:<br />
64th, 100m FL; 26th, 200m FL; 61st, 200m IM; 35th, 400m IM<br />
RECORDS:<br />
Holds NAG (17-18) in 200m FL (Semi), set at 2008 Beijing Olympic Games ... Former NAG<br />
(17-18) holder in 200m FL, set at 2008 ST All-American LC Champions<br />
NATIONAL TITLES:<br />
200m Fly (3): '10 SUM, '09, '07<br />
ADDITIONAL HONORS:<br />
<strong>National</strong> Teams: Member of the 2009-10 <strong>National</strong> Team ... 2006 <strong>National</strong> Junior Team<br />
member ... 2007 Pan Pacs Team member<br />
High School: 22-time All-American ... state record holder ... multiple state championships<br />
PERSONAL:<br />
High School: Marist HS '08<br />
College: Texas '12<br />
Parents: Brian and Regina Hersey … father is a consultant, and mother is a freelance editor<br />
Sports Played Before <strong>Swimming</strong>: Basketball, tennis<br />
Nickname(s): Legs … nicknamed Legs because her friends all say she is so tall and has such<br />
long legs<br />
Pet(s): One dog … Hoover is a German short-haired pointer<br />
Hobbies Outside the Pool: Playing tennis. photography, scrapbooking, baking<br />
Ultimate Way to Relax: Having "movie day" with friends<br />
Most Influential Person: Father and friend (Mary Brown) ... "I admire them because of their<br />
ability to transcend great difficulty with grace and determination."<br />
Charities: Colin's Hope...It's a nonprofit organization that creates and supports programs that aid<br />
in preventing children from drowning.<br />
Training Stats: Swims 9,000 yards per day, 3-4 ½ hours a day, 6 days a week<br />
More: Is adopted … her birth father played football in college, and her mom was a collegiate<br />
swimmer<br />
More: When she was younger, wanted to be a princess ... drives a 1981 Mercedes Diesel<br />
Favorites: U.S. city: New York City ... int'l destination: Sydney ... summer activity: being lazy by<br />
the pool or at the beach ... tv: Grey's Anatomy<br />
FAST FACTS<br />
Four Pan American Games Medals (4g)<br />
One-time Olympian (2008)<br />
Second LC World <strong>Championships</strong> (<strong>2011</strong>,<br />
2009)<br />
INTERNATIONAL MEDALS<br />
<strong>2011</strong> Conoco Phillips <strong>National</strong> <strong>Championships</strong><br />
<strong>2011</strong>: Gold, 200m FL<br />
2010 Pan Pacific Champs<br />
2010: Bronze, 200m FL<br />
2007 Pan American Games<br />
2007: Gold, 400m IM; Gold, 100m FL; Gold, 200m<br />
FL; Gold, 400m MED-R<br />
TOP TIMES<br />
Event Best Year<br />
200m FL 2:06.44 Jul 09<br />
CAREER STATS:<br />
<strong>2011</strong><br />
2010<br />
2009<br />
2008<br />
2007<br />
2006<br />
2005<br />
<strong>National</strong> Champs - 28 Final, 200m FR; 4 Final, 100m FL; 1<br />
Final, 200m FL<br />
World Champs - t9 Semi, 200m FL<br />
Pan Pacs - 11 Final, 100m FL; 3 Final, 200m FL; Final, 400m<br />
FR-R; Final, 400m FR-R<br />
World Champs - 9 Semi, 200m FL<br />
Santa Clara - 17 Final, 200m BK; t4 Final, 100m FL; 2 Final,<br />
200m FL; 7 Final, 400m IM<br />
- 2 Final, 200m BK; 1 Final, 400m FR-R<br />
Oly Games - 8 Final, 200m FL<br />
TRIALS - 2 Final, 200m FL; 5 Final, 400m IM<br />
Ultraswim GP - 17 Final, 100m FL; 10 Final, 200m FL; 3 Final,<br />
400m IM<br />
08 OSU GP - t3 Final, 100m FL; 9 Final, 200m IM; 8 Final,<br />
400m IM<br />
SUM NATS - 6 Final, 100m FL; 1 Final, 200m FL; 4 Final,<br />
200m IM; 2 Final, 400m IM; 15 Final, 400m FR-R; 18 Final,<br />
800m FR-R; 25 Final, 400m MED-R<br />
PAN AMS - 1 Final, 100m FL; 1 Final, 200m FL; 1 Final, 400m<br />
IM; 1 Final, 400m MED-R<br />
PAN PAC - 10 Final, 200m FL<br />
SUM NATS - 6 Final, 100m FL; 3 Final, 200m FL; 17 Final,<br />
200m IM; 7 Final, 400m IM<br />
SPG CHAMPS - 9 Final, 100m BK; 3 Final, 100m FL; 3 Final,<br />
200m FL; 5 Final, 200m IM; 8 Final, 400m IM<br />
US OPEN - 15 Final, 200m BK; 5 Final, 100m FL; 2 Final,<br />
200m FL; 8 Final, 200m IM; 5 Final, 400m IM<br />
SUM NATS - 8 Final, 200m FL; 18 Final, 200m IM; 11 Final,<br />
400m IM
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