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Career Bests (Yards): 100 fly (56.30); 200 IM (2:06.12)A versatile swimmer who should help in both the fly and IM events ... Will be looked upon to add a 200 fly to her current 100 fly stroke.
International/National Competition: A three-time participant in the Junior Nationals.
High School: A 2001 graduate of Pioneer High School ... A five-time NISCA First Team All-American ... Won the state championship for Michigan in the 100 yard fly, 200 yard individual medley and as a member of the 200 yard medley relay team in her senior campaign ... An 11-time all-state selection ... Holds school records in the 100 yard fly and as a member of the 200 yard medley relay and 400 yard free relay teams ... Won team MVP honors as a senior and Rookie of the Year honors in her first prep campaign ... Also a four-time All-State selection in water polo ... Won numerous academic honors in high school, highlighted by a pair of selections as a USA Swimming Academic All-American and being a semifinalist in the United States Presidential Scholars program ... Coached by Dennis Hill.
Club: Swims for Ann Arbor Swim Club, the same program that also produced standout Stanford men's swimmer Adam Messner (finished his collegiate eligibility in 2001) ... Coached by current coach Dan Ohm and former coaches Shawn Kornoelje and Jason Lancaster (Wolverine Aquatics).
Personal: Undeclared major ... Daughter of Ted and Barbara Ladewski ... Interests include canoeing and camping.
Coaching Staff on Ladewski: "Kate Ladewski has been a surprise in the fall training. She's in the developmental stage of swimming the 100 and 200 yard butterfly. She should be a significant factor this year in the Pac-10 Championships and maybe figure in the NCAA's in a year or two."