Katie Carroll Swimming and Diving Roster

Bio • Awards • Career Bests Returns as the top swimmer on the Irish roster, qualifying for the NCAA Championship at the end of her first three seasons … was the 2006 BIG EAST champion in the 400 IM while earning seven all-conference certificates … finished her junior campaign as an NCAA honorable mention All-American in the 200 IM … as a sophomore, finished sixth at the NCAA Championships to be an All-American for the first time in her career in the 400 IM … was the first freshman in Notre Dame history to earn multiple honorable mention All-America accolades in 2003-04 … the 2004 BIG EAST Championships Most Outstanding Swimmer … Notre Dame school-record holder in the 200 freestyle (1:48.73), 200 IM (1:58.52), 400 IM (4:13.12) and 800 freestyle relay (7:16.95) … ranked in the all-time top ten in the 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 1650 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 200 IM and 400 IM … competed in 50 free and 100 free in 2000 Olympic Trials … three-time monogram winner. AS A JUNIOR
Was an honorable mention All-American in the 200 IM for the third consecutive season as she placed 13th nationally … has now earned All-American honors five-times in her career … was the BIG EAST Champion in the 400 IM while taking home all-BIG EAST honors in seven events … has now won 11 BIG EAST titles in her first three seasons and has taken home all-BIG East honors 21 times in her career …swam the team best mark three times in the 200 freestyle, setting the school record with her time of 1:48.73 against Minnesota … her 500 freestyle time of 4:47.87 at the BIG EAST Championships was the school’s fourth best ever time … clocked a season best time of 16:37.58 in 1650 freestyle at the Notre Dame Invitational … had the team’s eight best times in the 200 butterfly with a season best of 2:00.04 at the BIG EAST Championships … her 400 IM time (4:14.37) allowed her to be crowned champion in the event … aided the 200 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay and 400 medley relay to second place finishes at the BIG EAST Championships … the 400 medley relay time of 1:41.91 was a new school record …won the Team MVP for the second consecutive season …named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star for the second time … qualified for the NCAAs in three events (200 IM, 400 IM and 200 butterfly) … part of the record-holding 800 freestyle relay team from the Dennis Stark Relays (7:32.87) … also set a new Notre Dame Invitational 1,650 freestyle mark in a time of 16:37.50 AS A SOPHOMORE
Recovered from an early-season injury to post an All-America encore to an outstanding freshman season … named team Most Valuable Player … Notre Dame’s top swimmer who was able to post 10 victories in her limited dual meet season … after competing in the Dennis Stark Relays, she did not compete again until after the holiday training trip to Saint Lucia … Notre Dame’s leader at the BIG EAST Championship, claiming two individual titles (both IMs) and four relay victories … finished first in the 200 IM at the BIG EAST meet in 2:01.35 and followed up with a 4:15.55 winning time in the 400 IM … that 400 IM time earned her an automatic berth in the NCAA Championship … ruled in the relays during 2004-05, helping the Irish claim BIG EAST titles in the 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay and 800 freestyle relay … also earned all-BIG EAST honors in the 200 butterfly (third) and 200 medley relay (third) … the 800 free relay time of 7:16.95 set the school record and was ranked 16th in the NCAA … showed up at the NCAA meet, posting her season-best times in the 200 fly, 200 IM and 400 IM … finished sixth in the 400 IM at the NCAA meet, becoming an All-American for the first time in 4:13.56 … ended up 14th in the 200 IM with a 2:00.75 effort to earn honorable mention All-America accolades … also competed in the 200 butterfly at the NCAA meet, touching the wall in 2:00.48 to finish 21st. AS A FRESHMAN Had one of the finest seasons by a rookie in Notre Dame history … became first Irish freshman ever to be named honorable mention All-America in multiple events … named BIG EAST Championships Most Outstanding Swimmer after becoming just the fourth rookie ever to win three individual races in the event … qualified for NCAA Championships, taking ninth in 200 IM, 14th in 400 IM, and tied for 32nd in 100 free … moved up 13 spots from seeding in 200 IM, winning consolation final in a time that would have been sixth in the championship final … it was the best-ever finish for an Irish rookie … rose 21 spots from seeding in 400 IM … broke Notre Dame records in both individual medleys (1:58.52 and 4:13.13), with times that ranked eighth and 16th, respectively, in Division I … bettered 200-yard mark in winning the BIG EAST title with a meet-record time of 2:00.65, which stands as the fastest-ever yards time by an Irish swimmer in the race … both times in NCAAs converted to quicker than that mark … set Irish meters records in 200 IM (2:12.28) and 400 IM (4:42.51) in that meet after setting 800-meter freestyle school record (8:51.10) at Texas A&M Invitational … swam on 800 free relay team that broke Irish record in runner-up finish in BIG EAST Championships (7:20.12) … also took part in relays that set Notre Dame meters records in 400 free (3:51.80) and 800 free (8:20.92) … also claimed conference titles in 100 free and 100 fly … swam on three runner-up relays: 400 medley, 400 free, and 800 free … earned all-BIG EAST accolades in all seven events and shared high-point honors in the meet with Rutgers’ Kelly Harrigan (95.5 points) … earned berth to national championships with NCAA ‘A’ cut in 200 IM… also had NCAA ‘B’ cuts in 100 free, 100 fly, and 400 IM (in Texas A&M Invitational) … 200 free (1:32.66) and 400 free relays (3:23.00) both ranked 25th in Division I, while 800 free and 400 medley (3:44.81) were both 27th … also ranked 30th in nation in 100 fly (season-best 54.29) and tied for 49th in 100 free (50.14) … was among team’s top four in nine of 14 individual events (did not swim any of the other five) … was team leader in five events: 100 free, 500 free (4:56.43), 100 fly, 200 IM, and 400 IM … posted all of team’s four best times in 100 free and 200 IM, as well as the top three in 400 IM … qualified for BIG EAST Championships in team-high eight events, but could swim only three per conference rules … did not swim 400 IM despite having the fastest time in the BIG EAST during the regular season (4:17.86, Texas A&M Invitational) … ranked among the league’s 10 best swimmers during the regular season in each of the events she did not swim: first in 400 IM, fourth in 200 fly (2:03.23), fifth in 200 free (1:51.44), seventh in 500 free (4:58.10), tied for eighth in 50 free (23.86) … posted conference’s top regular season time in 200 IM (2:02.04, Texas A&M Invitational) and was second-quickest in 100 free (51.14, vs. Illinois). HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA
Made the 2006 Pan American team – has aspirations for 2008 Olympics … was nationally ranked throughout her high school career at Notre Dame Academy … teams most valuable swimmer her freshman and junior years … All-American her freshman, junior and senior years … holds school records in the 50 free, 100 free and 200 individual medley … placed 17th in both the 200 and 400 individual medley at the 2002 summer nationals … seven-time Ohio state champion in the 50 free, 200 free relay and 400 free relay in 2000, 2002 and 2003 … eight time first-team All-American and two-time honorable mention selection … competed at the 2000 Olympic Trials in the 50 and 100 freestyle … qualified for the 2004 Olympic Trials in the 200 and 400 individual medleys … was a student council member for four years and senior class president … brothers Pat and John swam at Miami University, while brother Mike is currently swimming for the Redhawks swim team … born to Chris and Jack Carroll on Jan. 10, 1985 … named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star. HONORS & AWARDS
All-American (2005 – 400 IM)
Honorable Mention All-America (2006- 200 IM; 2005 – 200 IM; 2004 – 200 IM, 400 IM)
NCAA Championships Qualifier (2004, 2005, 2006)
BIG EAST Championships Most Outstanding Swimmer (2004)
11-Time BIG EAST Champion (2006 400 IM; 2005 – 200 IM, 400 IM,400 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay; 2004 – 100 free, 100 fly, 200 IM, 200 free relay)
Notre Dame Recordholder (200 IM, 400 IM, 200 free style, 800 free relay)
Notre Dame Meters Recordholder (800 free, 200 IM, 400 IM, 400 free relay, 800 free relay)
BIG EAST Championships Recordholder (200 IM)
21-Time All-BIG EAST