Charlotte UltraSwim Grand Prix 1 - USA Swimming
Charlotte UltraSwim Grand Prix 1 - USA Swimming
Charlotte UltraSwim Grand Prix 1 - USA Swimming
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<strong>USA</strong> <strong>Swimming</strong><br />
Kathleen Hersey<br />
CLUB: Longhorn Aquatics (TXLA-TX)<br />
AGE: 22 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 2011 ConocoPhillips National<br />
Championships ... Earned the 200m fly national title at the 2010 CP National Championships<br />
while also placing third in the 100m fly … placed ninth in the 200m fly at the 2009 FINA World<br />
Championships … won the 200m fly and finished fifth in the 100m fly at the 2009 National<br />
Championships … placed second in the 200y fly and 200y IM and third in the 400y IM at the<br />
2009 NCAA National Championships ... 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 />
Duel in the Pool History:<br />
2011: 1, 200m FL (AM)<br />
Olympic Trials History:<br />
2008: 2, 200m FL; 5, 400m IM<br />
U.S. Nationals History:<br />
2011: 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 />
U.S. Nationals History:<br />
2011 Winter- Gold 200 Fl, Bronze 100 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 Olympic Games ... Former NAG (17-18)<br />
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 />
National Teams: Member of the 2009-10 National Team ... 2006 National 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 />
FAST FACTS<br />
Four Pan American Games Medals (4g)<br />
One-time Olympian (2008)<br />
Second LC World Championships (2011,<br />
2009)<br />
INTERNATIONAL MEDALS<br />
2011 Conoco Phillips National Championships<br />
2011: 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 />
2011<br />
2010<br />
2009<br />
2008<br />
2007<br />
2006<br />
2005<br />
Sum Nats - 28 Final, 200m FR; 4 Final, 100m FL; 1 Final,<br />
200m FL<br />
WC - 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 />
NCAAs - 10 Final, 100y FL; 4 Final, 200y FL; 5 Final, 200y IM;<br />
9 Final, 800y FR-R; 14 Final, 200y MED-R; 11 Final, 400y<br />
MED-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 />
NCAAs - 2 Final, 200y FL; 2 Final, 200y IM; 3 Final, 400y IM; 3<br />
Final, 400y FR-R; 3 Final, 800y FR-R; 15 Final, 200y MED-R;<br />
15 Final, 400y MED-R<br />
Austin GP - 2 Final, 200m BK; 1 Final, 400m FR-R<br />
Olympics - 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