2011 AT&T Winter National Championships Media ... - USA Swimming

USA Swimming
Caitlin Leverenz
CLUB: University of California, Berkeley (CALI
-CA)
AGE: 20 DOB: Feb 26, 1991
HEIGHT: 5' 8" (172.7 cm)
HOMETOWN: Tucson, Ariz.
RESIDENCE: Berkeley, Calif.
COACHED BY: Teri McKeever
Career Highlights:
Placed fifth in the 200m IM at the 2011 FINA World Championships ... National champion in
the 400m IM at the 2010 CP National Championships … placed third in the 200m breast at the
2008 Olympic Trials, narrowly missing a spot on the Olympic team ... Won her first senior
international gold (200m breast) at the 2007 Pan Am Games ... came back two weeks later to
win gold in the 400m IM and silver in the 200m IM at the 2007 Conoco Phillips National
Championships ... won three medals, one gold and two bronze, at the 2006 World Youth
Championship ... at the 2006 CP Summer Nationals, finished fifth in the 200m breast and
eighth in the 200m IM ... captured silver in the 200m breast and bronze in the 200m IM at the
2006 Spring Nationals
Pan Pacs History:
2010: Bronze, 200m IM & 400m IM
Pan Ams History:
2007: Gold, 200m BR
Duel in the Pool History:
2007: Bronze, 400m IM & 200m BR
U.S. Nationals History:
2010: 1, 400m IM; 2, 200m IM; 5, 400m MR; 6, 200m BR ... 2009: 5, 400m IM; 6, 200m IM ...
2007: 1, 400m IM; 2, 200 BR; 8 100 BR; 2 200 IM ... 2006: 5, 200m BR; 8, 200m IM
NCAA History:
2011: 3rd 200y Br, 4th 400y IM, 5th 200y IM
2007 World Rankings:
76th, 50m breast; 38th, 100m breast; 12th, 200m breast; 6th, 200m IM; 15th, 400m IM
2006 World Rankings:
43rd, 100m breast; 26th, 200m breast; 13th, 200m IM; 76th, 400m IM
Intl. Results:
2006 FINA Youth Champs: 1 Gold and 2 Bronze
RECORDS:
Holds NAG (15-16) in 200y BR, set at 2007 Long Beach Grand Prix ... Former NAG (11-12)
holder in 200y BR, set at 2004 AZ Lost Dutchman Invit
NATIONAL TITLES:
400m IM (1): '10 SUM
ADDITIONAL HONORS:
National Teams: 2006 National Junior Team
High School: 2006 Scholastic All-American
PERSONAL:
High School: Sahuaro HS '09
Future Professional Aspirations: Athletic trainer
Parents: Christopher and Jeannine … father is a geotechnical engineer, and mother is a RN and
a homemaker
Sibling(s): Older brother (Derek) and two younger sisters (Cara and Brianna)
Started Swimming: Age 7
Sports Played Before Swimming: Soccer, ballet, gymnastics
Nickname(s): KK … nicknamed KK because all of her young cousins and her sisters couldn't
say "Caitlin" when they were younger
Pet(s): Two cats
Hobbies Outside the Pool: Yoga, Young Life, scrapbooking, reading
Ultimate Way to Relax: Yoga
Most Influential Person: Mom ... "She's always supporting me and helping me get through hard
times." ... role model: "Tara Kirk because she has been there for me and given me
encouragement despite the fact that we are competitors."
Training Stats: Swims 7,000 yards per day, 2-4 hours a day, 6 days a week
More: Studied Latin for three years ... volunteers at church every Sunday
Favorites: Music: country, alternative, pop, rock, soundtracks ... movie: Princess Bride, Moulin
Rouge ... tv: Mythbusters
FAST FACTS
2007 Pan American Games gold medalist
First LC World Championships (2011)
INTERNATIONAL MEDALS
2010 Pan Pacific Champs
2010: Bronze, 400m IM; Bronze, 200m IM
2007 Pan American Games
2007: Gold, 200m BR
2007 Duel in The Pool
2007: Bronze, 400m IM; Bronze, 200m BR
TOP TIMES
Event Best Year
200m IM 2:10.40 Jul 11
CAREER STATS:
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
National Champs - 10 Final, 400m MED-R
World Champs - 5 Final, 200m IM; 8 Final, 400m IM
NCAAs - 3 Final, 200y BR; 5 Final, 200y IM; 4 Final, 400y IM;
1 Final, 200y MED-R; 1 Final, 400y MED-R
Pan Pacs - 3 Final, 200m IM; 3 Final, 400m IM
Santa Clara - 21 Final, 100m BR; 12 Final, 200m BR; 6 Final,
200m IM; 10 Final, 400m IM
- 25 Final, 100m FR; 13 Final, 200m BK; 9 Final, 100m BR; 17
Final, 100m FL; 4 Final, 200m FL; 9 Final, 200m IM; 3 Final,
400m IM
TRIALS - 3 Final, 200m BR; 4 Final, 200m IM; 4 Final, 400m
IM
Swimvitational - 16 Final, 200m FR; 1 Final, 200m BR; 2 Final,
200m IM; 1 Final, 400m IM
- 11 Final, 800m FR; 6 Final, 200m BR; 6 Final, 200m IM; 1
Final, 400m IM
08 MIZZ GP - 9 Final, 400m FR; t3 Final, 200m IM; t3 Final,
400m IM
- 6 Final, 500y FR; 6 Final, 100y BR; 2 Final, 200y BR; 6 Final,
200y FL; 3 Final, 200y IM; 2 Final, 400y IM
SUM NATS - 8 Final, 100m BR; 2 Final, 200m BR; 2 Final,
200m IM; 1 Final, 400m IM
PAN AMS - 1 Final, 200m BR
SCSC GP - 6 Final, 100m BR; 3 Final, 200m BR; 19 Final,
200m FL; 1 Final, 200m IM; 2 Final, 400m IM
MoO DiP - 3 Final, 200m BR; 3 Final, 400m IM
US OPEN - 2 Final, 100m BR; 1 Final, 200m BR; 4 Final,
200m IM; 3 Final, 400m IM
SUM NATS - 5 Final, 200m BR; 8 Final, 200m IM
SPG CHAMPS - 5 Final, 100m BR; 2 Final, 200m BR; 3 Final,
200m IM; 6 Final, 400m IM
SUM NATS - 22 Final, 100m BR