Kasey Carlson

Kasey Carlson
Personal information
Full name Kasey Carlson
Nationality  United States
Born November 26, 1991 (1991-11-26) (age 20)
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Stroke(s) Breaststroke
Club Walnut Creek Aquabears

Kasey Carlson (born November 26, 1991) is an American swimmer from Walnut Creek, California.

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Swimming career

At the 2009 US National Championships and World Championship Trials, Carlson placed second to Rebecca Soni in the 100m 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 100m breaststroke with a time of 1:05.75.[2] In the preliminaries of the 50m 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 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 sophomore at the University of Southern California.[6]

Sister, Taylor Carlson, has committed to swim for the University of California Los Angeles.

References

  1. ^ "2009 Conoco Phillips National Championships results: Women's 100m breaststroke final". July 9, 2009. http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/Indy2009/C73A1_Res1Heat_114_Finals_1_Women_100_Breast.pdf. 
  2. ^ "2009 World Championships results: Women's 100m breaststroke final". July 28, 2009. http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/Roma2009/C73A1_Res1Heat_111_Finals_1_Women_100_Breast.pdf. 
  3. ^ "Yuliya Efimova Just Misses World Record, Kasey Carlson Clears American Record in 50 Breast Prelims". Swimming World Magazine. August 1, 2009. http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/21942.asp?q=FINA%20World%20Championships,%20Swimming:%20Yuliya%20Efimova%20Just%20Misses%20World%20Record,%20Kasey%20Carlson%20Clears%20American%20Record%20in%2050%20Breast%20Prelims. 
  4. ^ "2009 World Championships results: Women's 50m breaststroke". August 2, 2009. http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/Roma2009/C73A1_Res1Heat_134_Finals_1_Women_50_Breast.pdf. 
  5. ^ "College Recruit Rankings Profile: Six-Star Kasey Carlson, Class of 2010". Swimming World Magazine. July 14, 2009. http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/21686.asp?q=College%20Recruit%20Rankings%20Profile:%20Six-Star%20Kasey%20Carlson,%20Class%20of%202010. 
  6. ^ "Plenty More Recruits Make College Decisions Over Weekend". Swimming World Magazine. October 19, 2009. http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/22384.asp?q=Plenty%20More%20Recruits%20Make%20College%20Decisions%20Over%20Weekend. 

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