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Swimming and Diving

2016-17 Swimming and Diving Roster

Katie Svendson

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown East Grand Forks, Minn.
  • Highschool East Grand Forks HS

Biography

Career Bests

2016-17
Clocked a season best of 10:56.23 in the 1,000-yard free at the Summit League Championships ... clocked 18:08.94 for the 1,650-yard free at the Summit meet ... notched a time of 4:43.15 for the 400-yard IM at the Summit League Championships … made the Summit League honor roll ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2015-16
Placed 10th in the 1,650 free (17:44.20), 12th in the 400 IM (4:37.06) and 19th in the 500 free (5:13.36) at the Summit League Championships … won the 400 IM against St. Cloud State with a time of 4:45.68 … placed in the top-5 of six events … ranks fifth on :the Coyote Top 10 list for the 1,650 free with a time of 17:37.91 and is 10th in the 400 IM with a time of 4:37.06 … made the Summit League honor roll, earning distinguished scholar status ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2014-15
Placed 10th in the 1,650 free (17:37.91), 13th in the 200 free (1:56.55) and took 17th in the 500 free (5:09.52) at the Summit League Championships … notched four freestyle wins in a double-dual against Western Illinois and Eastern Illinois (1/16) … won the 1,000 free in a dual against South Dakota State (11/7) … won the 1,000 free in a dual against St. Cloud State (11/21) … finished runner-up in the 800 free in the season opener against Minnesota State (10/11) … placed second in the 500 free in a dual with Iowa State (10/24) … took second in the 1,000 free and third in the 500 free in a dual with Northern Iowa (10/25) … finished the season at 10th in the 1,650 free (17:37.91) in the Summit League rankings … swam a season best 27.37 in the 50 free, 58.05 in the 100 free, 1:56.28 in the 200 free, 5:09.52 in the 500 free, 10:45.42 in the 1,000 free, 17:37.91 in the 1,650 free, 32.02 in the 50 fly and 2:25.64 in the 200 IM … moved into fifth in the 1,650 free in all-time school history … collected one Summit League Swimmer of the Week honor ... named to the Summit League honor roll, earning Distinguished Scholar status.

Prep
Minnesota state champion in the 500 freestyle...four-time All-State honoree...holds personal bests of 5:03 in the 500-meter free, 10:18 in the 1,000-meter freestyle and 17:32 in the 1,650-meter freestyle...two-time Greenwave team captain...National Honor Society member.

Personal
Daughter of Lauris and Carol Svendson...music education major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

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  • 2015-16Sophomore

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  • 2016-17Junior

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