Insights[]
- Kara Lynn Joyce added to Olympic swim team - 07/10/08 - Kara Lynn Joyce is going to Beijing after all.
Background[]
- Swimmer at Athens Bulldog Swim Club (ABSC-GA)
- in 2008 = 22 DOB: Oct 25, 1985
- 6' 0" (182.9 cm)
- Hometown = Athens, Georgia
- former resident of Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Coach = Harvey Humphries / Jack Bauerle
- Wikipedia:Kara Lynn Joyce
- USA Swimming's media guide provided some source materials.
Career Highlights:[]
Won silver and set an American record as a member of the 400m FR-R team at the 2007 World Championships ... earned bronze in the 400m free relay at the 2005 World Championships, where she also finished seventh in the 50m free ... won two relay silver medals at the 2004 Olympic Games ... later helped set new American records in both 400m relays at 2004 SC World Champs ... set the Pan American Games record en route to winning gold in the 50m free in ??
Olympics:[]
2004: Silver, 400m FR-R & 400m MR; 5, 50m & 100m FR
World Championships[]
2007: Gold, 800m FR-R(pr); Silver, 400m FR-R(United States (also known as USA) 
/ American Record); 5, 50m FR ... 2005: Bronze, 400m FR-R;
7, 50m FR
Pan Pacs:[]
2006: Gold, 50m FR & 400m FR-R(United States (also known as USA) / American Record); 9, 100m FR
NCAA 
Championships[]
2007(Sr): 1, 50y/100y FR; 2, 200y FR-R; 3, 400y/800y FR-R; 5, 200y MR-R; 9, 200y FR
2007 World Rankings:[]
6th, 50m free; 17th, 100m free
2006 World Rankings:[]
7th, 50m free; 12th, 100m free; 41st, 200m free
2005 World Rankings:[]
7th, 50m free; 22nd, 100m free
Records:[]
Holds (United States (also known as USA) / American Record) in 50y FR, set at 2006 Women's NCAA Champs
United States (also known as USA) 
Swim Titles[]
50m Free (2): '06 SUM, '05 SPG
Details[]
National Teams: Five-time National A Team (2002-06) … 2002 National Junior Team All-Star Team: Two-time (2005-06) Collegiate: 18-time National Champion ... four-time 50 and 100 free champion ... 2007 Honda Award ... 2007 National Summer of the Year
High School: 2000 New York State champ in the 50y and 100y free ... High School All-American … four-time Michigan High School State champ (2001-02) … National High School record holder in the 50y, 100y free and the 200y and 400y free-relays
Personal:[]
High School: Ann Arbor Pioneer HS '03
College: Georgia '08
College Major: Speech communications (with a minor in drama)
Ambitions, Aspirations, Goals, Dreams[]
Broadcasting
Family, Village, Community[]
Parents: Robert and Kathy … father works in software development for Thompson Publishing, and mother is a swim coach for the Ann Arbor Swim Club
Sibling(s): Two older brothers (Sean Joyce and Kevin Joyce) … both swam for Eastern Michigan University
Nickname(s): K, KL, KLJ
Pet(s): A dog (Lilly)
Hobbies Outside the Pool: Cooking, reading, playing with her dog
Ultimate Way to Relax: Buying Coach purses, singing in the shower
Most Influential Person: Family ... "Because of their love, support and all of the sacrifices they’ve given up for me." ... role model: "My coach, Jack Bauerle. He's a great coach but an even better person; very motivational and inspirational."
Training Notes[]
2008[]
Swims 14,000 meters/yards per day, five hours a day, six days a week More: Trained with Jon Urbanchek at Club Wolverine before college, becoming the first female Olympian he trained (everyone else was male)
More: Describes herself as being fun, free spirited and competitive … drives a P.T. Cruiser and loves it … has four first names ... when she was little, wanted to be an astronaut
Favorites: U.S. city: New York City ... int'l destination: New Zealand ... summer activity: swimming in the ocean ... music: little bit of everything ... movie: Juno ... tv: The Office
Splash:[]
- Two-time Olympian (2008, 2004)
Two Olympic medals (2s) Three World medals (1g, 1s, 1b)
International Medals[]
2007 World Championships
2007: Silver, 400m FR-R (United States (also known as USA) / American Record); Gold, 800m FR-R
(pr)
2007 Duel in The Pool
2007: Silver, 50m FR
2006 Pan Pacific Champs
2006: Gold, 400m FR-R; Gold, 50m FR
2005 World Championships
2005: Bronze, 400m FR-R
2004 Olympic Games
2004: Silver, 400m FR-R (United States (also known as USA) / American Record); Silver, 400m
MED-R
Top Times[]
Event 50m FR 100m FR 200m FR Best 24.59 54.34 1:58.72 Year Feb 08 Feb 08 Feb 08
2008[]
Ultraswim GP - t1 Final, 50m FR; t1 Final, 200m FR; 1 Final, 400m MED-R 08 SCSC GP - t2 Final, 50m FR; 5 Final, 100m FR; 5 Final, 200m FR; 2 Final, 400m FR-R; 2 Final, 400m MED-R
2007[]
SCY NATS - t2 Final, 50y FR; t2 Final, 100y FR; t1 Final, 200y
FR
MoO DiP - 2 Final, 50m FR
WORLD - 5 Final, 50m FR; 1 Prelim, 400m FR-R; 2 Final,
400m FR-R (United States (also known as USA) / American Record); 1 Final(pr), 800m FR-R
2006[]
PAN PAC - 1 Final, 50m FR; 9 Final, 100m FR; 1 Final, 400m
FR-R
SUM NATS - 1 Final, 50m FR; 4 Final, 100m FR; 6 Final,
200m FR
NCAA - 1 Final, 50y FR (United States (also known as USA) / American Record); 1 Final, 100y FR; 1 Final, 200y
FR
2005[]
MoO DiP - 3 Final, 50m FR; 6 Final, 100m FR WORLD - 7 Final, 50m FR; 3 Final, 400m FR-R WC TRIALS - 1 Final, 50m FR; 4 Final, 100m FR
2004[]
SC WORLD - 8 Final, 50m FR (Short Course Meters)
OLY - 5 Final, 50m FR (NAG (17-18)); 5 Final, 100m FR; 2
Final, 400m FR-R (United States (also known as USA) / American Record); 2 Final, 400m MED-R
OLY TRIALS - 2 Final, 50m FR; 1 Final, 100m FR (NAG
(17-18)); 7 Final, 200m FR
2003[]
MoO DiP - 1 Final, 50m FR; 4 Final, 100m FR SPG NATS - 2 Final, 50m FR; 3 Final, 100m FR; 15 Final, 200m FR
2002[]
US Open - 1 Final, 50m FR; 3 Final, 100m FR; 7 Final, 200m FR SUM NATS - 6 Final, 50m FR; 13 Final, 100m FR SPG NATS - 3 Final, 50m FR