Austin Grand Prix Media Guide - USA Swimming

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
U.S. Nationals History:
2011 Winter- Gold 200 Fl, Bronze 100 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
Briefly:
First time Duel in the Pool member
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
FAST FACTS
Four Pan American Games Medals (4g)
One-time Olympian (2008)
Second LC World Championships (2011,
2009)
INTERNATIONAL MEDALS
Duel In The Pool
2011: Gold, 200m FL (SCM)
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
11 Duel in the Pool - 1 Final, 200m FL (SCM); 4 Final, 400m
IM (SCM)
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