2015-16 Swimming and Diving Roster

Catherine Galletti 2014-15 Swimming and Diving Roster

Back / Fly / Free


Height 5'7''
Class Sophomore
Hometown Oviedo, FL
High School Trinity Prep
Catherine Galletti - Swimming and Diving - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Bio

AS A SENIOR (2015-16): Provided invaluable leadership and experience to a young team, competed at ACC Championship … at ACC meet, swam on seventh-place 200 medley relay (23.44 split) team, eighth-place 200 free relay (22.87) and 11th-place 400 free relay (51.09 split) … individually, clocked in at 23.25 in 50 free and 55.72 in 100 back, placing 19th overall in 100 fly (54.14 finals, 54.03 prelims) … began the year with four straight victories at Dennis Stark Relays, swimming on 200 free (23.60), 400 medley (56.72 leadoff split), 300 fly (56.72 leadoff split) and 200 medley (23.44) relay lineups … at Florida Gulf Coast, won 100 fly race (55.02) and finished as runner-up in 50 free (23.70), 200 medley relay (23.19 split) and 400 free relay (51.69 split) … versus Michigan State, took first with 400 medley relay (55.28 split) and tied for second in 50 free (23.89), exhibitioning with 200 free relay (24.00 leadoff split) … at Purdue against the Boilermakers and Ohio State, took third in 200 medley relay (24.92 split) and fourth on 400 free relay (52.64 split) … also clocked in at 24.43 in 50 free and 56.48 in 100 fly … at Virginia Tech, earned four second-place marks with the 200 free relay (23.59 split), 200 medley relay (24.95 split), 400 free relay (52.35 split) and in the 50 free (23.79) … also finished third in the 400 medley relay (56.11 split) and 100 fly (55.66), clocking in at 52.43 in 100 free, good for sixth place … had phenomenal meet at Purdue Invitational, claiming first place with 200 free relay (22.53 split) and 200 medley relay (23.62 split) before posting fastest time in both prelims (53.14) and finals (53.46) of 100 fly … finished second on 400 medley relay (52.49 split) and took third in 50 free (23.03 finals, 23.29 prelims) … also swam to seventh place in 100 back (55.80 finals, 55.21 prelims) and ninth in 100 free (50.81 finals, 51.63 prelims), splitting 49.99 on 400 free relay … at Virginia, won 400 free relay (52.54 split) and took third on three other relays, splitting 23.83 with the 200 free relay, 55.34 on the 400 medley relay and 24.99 in the 200 medley relay … finished fifth overall in 100 fly (57.16) and eighth in 100 free (53.56) … against Northwestern, won the 100 fly (54.69) and 200 medley relay (24.22 split) races … touched the wall third in 100 back (55.92) and fifth in 50 free (24.05) … in Shamrock Invitational, helped 200 free relay, 400 medley relay (54.92 split), 200 medley relay (24.29 split) and 400 free relay (50.52 split) to first place … individually finished second in 100 fly (55.93), third in 100 free (50.79), fourth in 50 free (23.54) and ninth in 100 back (58.16) … named team captain, earned a monogram and was honored at end-of-year banquet as the women’s team Knute Rockne Scholar Athlete.

AS A JUNIOR (2014-15): Showed outstanding drive and determination in bouncing back from double hip surgery to have productive junior campaign … scored points for the Irish throughout the ACC Championships … competed in the “B” finals in the 100 fly (9th — 53.24 — NCAA B Cut), 100 back (11th — 53.81 — NCAA B Cut) and the 50 free (18th — 22.83 — NCAA B Cut) … in the relay events, helped the 400 medley relay place fourth (NCAA B Cut — 3:35.00), the 200 medley (NCAA B Cut — 1:38.39) and the 400 free (3:19.95) relays take seventh and the 200 free relay (1:32.78) claim 10th … opened the year with a relay victory (200 medley) and an individual win in the 50 free (24.06) against Michigan State … swam a leg of the winning 200 medley relay team (1:43.59) in a double dual against Georgia Tech and South Carolina … helped the 200 medley relay team (1:42.16) win in a dual meet against No. 24 Purdue … finished second in the 100 free (51.46) in the same meet … swam on both the winning 200 medley (1:42.59) and 400 medley (3:43.29) relay squads in a double dual against Pitt and Virginia Tech … finished second in the 200 free relay (1:34.72) and in the 100 back (56.99) in the same meet … won the 100 fly (56.82) and the 50 free (23.89) in a dual win against Illinois … also swam a leg of the victorious 200 medley relay (1:43.12) squad and helped the 400 free relay (3:27.88) take second at the same meet … picked up a pair of second-place finishes in the 100 back (55.36) and 200 medley relay (1:43.03) in a double dual meet against Michigan and Northwestern … helped the 200 medley relay team (1:43.59) place second in a double dual meet against No. 24 Wisconsin and No. 14 Indiana … lowered the Rolfs Aquatic Center pool record in the 100 fly (53.35), 200 medley relay (1:40.33) and 400 medley relay (3:39.21) while winning the 100 back (53.95) and swimming legs on the winning 200 free (1:32.49) and 400 free (3:22.03) relay squads at the Shamrock Invitational … also finished second in two individual events … won the 50 free (23.82) and finished second in the 200 medley relay (1:45.55) in a dual meet against Cleveland State … had the best time on the team in one individual event: 100 fly (53.24 — ACCs) … other best individual times included: 22.83 in the 50 free (ACCs), 53.81 in the 100 back (ACCs), 2:01.48 in the 200 back (Shamrock) and 53.24 in the 100 fly (ACCs) … received honorable mention Scholar All-America honors from the CSCAA for the third year in a row … earned Dean’s List honors during the spring 2015 semester … named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll … earned a monogram.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2013-14): Tallied NCAA B cuts twice each in the 100 back and 100 fly events before two hip injuries ended her campaign after the fall semester … Specialized in freestyle, breaststroke and medley relay … secured a second place finish in the 50 free (23.50) in head-to-head competition against Purdue … was the first swimmer to the wall in the 100 back against Valparaiso (56.73) … recorded career-best marks in the 100 free (50.65), 100 back (54.42) and the 100 fly (53.97) throughout the fall … named a CSCAA honorable mention Scholar All-American … selected to the ACC Academic Honor Roll … earned a monogram.

AS A FRESHMAN (2012-13): Incredibly versatile swimmer who saw action in back, fly and free while helping the Irish to the NCAAs after setting the BIG EAST Championship record in the 400 medley relay (3:34.86) … was part of the same relay team that won gold in the 200 medley relay at the BIG EAST Championships, lowering the Notre Dame school record (1:38.74) … helped the relay team to a 13th place finish in the 400 medley relay (3:34.66), a 22nd place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:39.35) and a 24th place finish in the 400 free relay (3:19.69) at the NCAA Championships … received honorable mention All-America accolades in the 400 medley relay … also earned College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) honorable mention All-America honors … brought home the gold in the 50 free and the silver in the 100 back and 100 fly at the Shamrock Invitational … swam season-best time in the 100 free (50.73) at the BIG EAST Championships … set the Kansas Classic record as the part of the 200 medley relay team and the 400 free relay team … selected as a member of the BIG EAST All-Academic team … earned a monogram.

PREP& PERSONAL: A four-year letter winner at Trinity Preparatory … selected as an All-American in the 50 free (twice), 100 fly (twice), 50 free (once), 100 free (once) and 100 back (once) … state champion senior year in the 50 free … participated in the 2012 AT&T National Championships (18 & Under) in the 50 free (27.12), 100 back (1:05) and 100 fly (1:03) … participated in the 2012 Speedo Champion Series in the 50 free (26.43), 100 free (59.18) 100 back (1:04) and in the 100 fly (1:02) … held school records in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 back at the time of graduation … named a Junior National, Senior National and Olympic Trial Qualifier as a member of Trinity Prep Aquatics … earned the most improved swimmer award following her freshman year … named team MVP and team captain the remaining three years at Trinity … full name is Catherine Anne Galletti … born in Atlanta to Mike and Julie Galletti … has one older brother, Chris … graduated from the University with a degree in management consulting from the Mendoza College of Business in addition to a supplementary degree in psychology from the College of Arts & Letters.