Kasey Carlson
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Full name | Kasey Carlson | ||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||
Born | November 26, 1991 | ||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||
Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||
Club | Walnut Creek Aquabears | ||||||||||||
College team | University of Southern California | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kasey Carlson (born November 26, 1991) is an American competition swimmer from Walnut Creek, California.
Swimming career
At the 2009 US National Championships and World Championship Trials, Carlson placed second to Rebecca Soni in the 100 m breaststroke with a time of 1:06.54,[1] earning a place to compete at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome.
At the World Championships, Carlson won the bronze medal in the 100 m breaststroke with a time of 1:05.75.[2] In the preliminaries of the 50 m breaststroke, Carlson broke the American record with a time of 30.34.[3] Carlson advanced to the final and placed sixth with a time of 30.65. Carlson's day-old American record was broken by Soni, who took the silver medal in 30.11.[4]
Personal
Carlson previously swam for Las Lomas High School and the Terrapins Swim Team when she won bronze medal in Rome before she switched to the Walnut Creek Aquabears Swim Team, and was coached by Mike Heaney. Her mother is a former national level swimmer who competed for Florida State.[5]
Carlson is a graduate of the University of Southern California[6] and her sister, Taylor, swam for the University of California Los Angeles.
References
- ↑ "2009 Conoco Phillips National Championships results: Women's 100m breaststroke final" (PDF). July 9, 2009.
- ↑ "2009 World Championships results: Women's 100m breaststroke final" (PDF). July 28, 2009.
- ↑ "Yuliya Efimova Just Misses World Record, Kasey Carlson Clears American Record in 50 Breast Prelims". Swimming World Magazine. August 1, 2009.
- ↑ "2009 World Championships results: Women's 50m breaststroke" (PDF). August 2, 2009.
- ↑ "College Recruit Rankings Profile: Six-Star Kasey Carlson, Class of 2010". Swimming World Magazine. July 14, 2009.
- ↑ "Plenty More Recruits Make College Decisions Over Weekend". Swimming World Magazine. October 19, 2009.
External links
- USA Swimming athlete bio: Kasey Carlson
- "20 Question Tuesday with Kasey Carlson". August 25, 2009.
- "Kasey Carlson: Stepping into the Swimming Spotlight". August 27, 2009.