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Women's Swimming & Diving

Player Bio: Kristen Caverly

  Kristen Caverly
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
San Clemente, CA
High School:
San Clemente HS
Height:
5-10
Event:
Back/Breast/IM
Experience:
3V
Last Club:
Irvine Aquazots

Collegiate All-American (11)

As A Senior In 2005-06: 4-Time All-American• Pac-10 Champion• Postseason Finalist- NCAA Championships (400 IM, 3rd... 200 Breaststroke, 5th... 200 IM, 6th...400 Medley Relay, 6th ...200 Medley Relay, 9th) • Pac-10 Championships (200 IM, 1st...200 Breaststroke, 3rd...400 Medley Relay, 4th...200 Medley Relay, 5th...100 Breaststroke, 12th) • Honorable Mention Pac-10 All-Academic.

As A Junior In 2004-05: 3-Time All-American • Postseason Finalist - NCAA Championships (200 Breast, 9th ... 200 IM, 10th ... 400 IM, 10th) • Pac-10 Championships (200 IM, 2nd ... 400 IM, 2nd ... 200 Breast, 2nd) • Honorable Mention Pac-10 All-Academic.

As A Sophomore In 2003-04: Postseason Finalist - Pac-10 Championships (200 IM, 3rd ... 400 IM, 3rd) • Did not compete at the NCAA Championships due back injury.

As A Freshman In 2002-03: 4-Time All-American • Postseason Finalist - NCAA Championships (400 IM, 6th ... 800 Free Relay, 7th ... 200 IM, 9th ... 200 Breast, 11th) • Pac-10 Championships (400 IM, 3rd ... 200 IM, 4th ... 200 Breast, 4th).

International Competition Highlights: 2007 World University Games (named to the team), 2006 Pan American Games (200 Breast, 6th...400IM, 9th...200 Back,18th...200IM), 2005 World Championships (200 Breast, 6th) • 2005 Duel In The Pool (200 Breast, 3rd ... 400 IM, 4th) • 2004 Athens Olympics (200 Back, 17th) • 2003 Pan American Games, 400 IM, 2nd ... 200 Breast, 5th) • 2002 Short-Course World Championships • 2001 Goodwill Games in Australia • 1998 US Junior National Team.

National Competition Highlights: 3-Time Senior National Champion • 1-Time Junior National Champion • 2006 Summer National Championships (200 Breast, 3rd...200IM, 10th...200 Back, 9th(p)...400 IM, 12th(p)), 2005 World Championships Trials (200 Breast, 2nd ... 200 IM, 4th ... 400 IM, 4th) • 2004 US Olympic Trials (200 Back, 2nd, qualified for the Olympics on the last day of the event ... 400 IM, 3rd ... 200 Breast, 4th ... 200 IM, 4th) • 2003 Summer Senior Nationals (400 IM, 4th ... 200 IM, 5th) • 2002 Summer Senior Nationals (400 IM, 4th ... 200 IM, 5th ... 200 Breast, 9th) • 2001 Summer Senior Nationals (200 Breast, 1st) • 2000 US Olympic Trials (200 Breast, 4th ... 200 IM, 13th ... 400 IM, 14th) • 1999 Summer Senior Nationals (200 Breast, 1st) • 1997 Junior Nationals (100 Breast, 1st)

High School: A 2002 graduate of San Clemente High School • 16 Division I All-American Honors • 200 IM National Public High School and California State Record (100 Breast, 2001) • Coached by John Bandaruk.

Club: Irvine Aquazots (1999-2001) and Nellie Gail Gators (2001-02) • Coached by Brian Pajer (Irvine Aquazots) and Louis Demitriades (Nellie Gail Gators).

Getting To Know Kristen Caverly
• Contemplated Professions ...
Psychologist, Teacher
• I would describe myself as a person as ... Determined, nerdy, unique and a perfectionist
• The reason I love swimming is ... It's a constant challenge to better myself, while having fun, staying in shape, meeting people and traveling the world
• Greatest Athletic Moment ... Making the 2004 Olympic Team in the 200 back and representing Team USA in Athens

Personal-Bests
SCY (Time, Stanford Top 10 Ranking):
200 breast (2:11.13, #4), 400 IM (4:10.37, #4)
LCM (Time): 200 back (2:12.70), 200 breast (2:27.31)