Katie Younglove
Katie Younglove

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Sacramento, CA

High School:
St. Francis HS

Height:
5-7

Event:
Butterfly/Freestyle

Birthdate:
02/17/1980

Summer 2001— Placed 16th in the 200 Fly and 21st in the 100 Fly at US Nationals.
2000-2001— At the NCAA Championships, competed in the 100 and 200 Fly … Swam season bests in the 100 Fly (54.54) and 200 Fly (2:00.65) at the Texas Invitational … Finished third in the 200 Fly against Arizona State, Arizona and Stanford … Had 12 top-five finishes … Earned Verizon Academic All-America third team honors, All-Academic First Team honors for District VIII and first team Pac-10 All-Academic team honors … Named Most Dedicated by her teammates and won the team Academic Excellence award … On the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
Summer 2000 — Finished 24th (1:01.80) in the 100 Fly and competed in the 200 Fly at U.S. Olympic Trials.
1999-2000 — Ranked 19th in the 100 and 200 Fly in the World Rankings for short course, meters … Earned two All-America certificates, placing fourth in the 200 Fly and fifth in the 100 Fly at the NCAA Championships … Her times in the 100 Fly (53.39) and 200 Fly (1:56.89) were each the second fastest in school history … Also competed in the 500 Free at NCAAs , finishing 21st … Swam the anchor leg of the 400 Free relay team that placed 18th … Captured seventh in the 200 Fly and 10th in the 100 Fly at the Pac-10 Championships … Also claimed 16th in the 500 Free at Pac-10s … Won the 200 Fly against Washington State and UC Santa Barbara … Finished second in the 200 Fly against Arizona State, Arizona, California and USC … Finished the year with 17 top-three finishes … Named Most Dedicated by her teammates … Earned Honorable Mention Pac-10 All-Academic Honors...On the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
1998-99 — Earned three All-America certificates at her first NCAA Championships … Finished fourth in the 200 Fly at NCAAs, recording the second-fastest time in school history with a 1:57.88 mark … Claimed 12th place in the 100 Fly at NCAAs with a time of 54.50 … Swam the anchor leg of UCLA’s 14th place 400 Free Relay team and the leadoff leg of the Bruins’ 18th place 800 Free Relay team … Recorded the eighth-fastest 500 Free time (4:49.58) in school history, finishing 21st at NCAAs … Finished second in the 200 Fly, ninth in the 500 Free and 13th in the 100 Fly at Pac-10s … Won nine races and placed in the top-three 23 times … Claimed second in the 200 Fly against Stanford, USC and Cal … Won the 200 Fly at the Husker Shoot Out, the Husky Invite and against Washington State and Fresno State … Won the 100 and 200 Fly against Washington State and Fresno State and the 500 and 1000 Free against Rice … In her first collegiate meet, won the 200 Fly and the 500 Free against San Diego … Finished second in the 100 Fly against Stanford and third against Cal … Named Outstanding Freshman and Most Dedicated by her teammates...On the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
High School — Earned All-American honors in 100 Fly and 500 Free all four years … Winner of five individual CIF events … Helped lead her team to three CIF titles … Recorded new league records in the 100 Fly, 200 Free and 500 Free … Member of the 1995 Long Course Junior Nationals Team Champions … Qualified for the 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials after winning the 200 Fly at the 1995 Junior Nationals.
Personal — Born February 17, 1980, in Sacramento, CA … Full name is Kathryn Ellen Younglove … Daughter of Gary and Diane Younglove … Enjoys drawing … Chose to come to UCLA because she loves everything about it … Communication Studies major.

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