Kathleen Hersey
Background
- Swimmer at Swim Atlanta (SA-GA)
- in 2008 = 18 DOB: Feb 21, 1990
- 5' 11" (180.3 cm)
- Hometown = Atlanta, Ga.
- in 2008 resides in Roswell, Ga.
- former resident of Athens, Georgia
- Coach = Mark Minier
- Wikipedia:Kathleen Hersey
- USA Swimming's media guide provided some source materials.
Career Highlights:
Captured gold in the 200m butterfly and silver in the 400m IM at the 2007 Conoco Phillips National Championships ... Won four gold medals at the 2007 Pan American Games ... at the 2006 CP Nationals, took third in the 200m fly
Pan Pacs:
2006: 10th, 200m fly
Pan Am Games
2007: Gold, 100m/200m FL & 400m IM & 400m MR-R
United States (also known as USA) 
Nationals
2007: 6th 100m FL; 1st 200m FL; 4th 200m IM
2007 World Rankings:
24th, 100m fly; 6th, 200m fly; 30th, 200m IM; 21st, 400m IM
2006 World Rankings:
64th, 100m fly; 26th, 200m fly; 61st, 200m IM; 35th, 400m IM
2005 World Rankings:
77th, 200m fly; 105th, 400m IM
Records:
Holds NAG (17-18) in 200m FL, set at 2008 ST All-American LC Champions
United States (also known as USA) Swim Titles
200m Fly (1): '07, 200 FL (SUM)
Details
National Teams: 2006 National Junior Team member ... 2007 Pan Pacs Team member High School: 22-time All-American ... state record holder ... multiple state championships
Personal:
High School: Marist HS '08
College: Texas '12
Family, Village, Community
Parents: Brian and Regina Hersey … father is a consultant, and mother is a freelance editor
Sports Played Before Swimming: Basketball, tennis
Nickname(s): Legs … nicknamed Legs because her friends all say she is so tall and has such long legs
Pet(s): One dog … Hoover is a German short-haired pointer
Hobbies Outside the Pool: Playing tennis. photography, scrapbooking, baking Ultimate Way to Relax: Having "movie day" with friends Most Influential Person: Father and friend (Mary Brown) ... "I admire them because of their ability to transcend great difficulty with grace and determination."
Training Notes
2008
Swims 9,000 yards per day, 3-4 • hours a day, 6 days a week More: Is adopted … her birth father played football in college, and her mom was a collegiate swimmer
More: When she was younger, wanted to be a princess ... drives a 1981 Mercedes Diesel
Favorites: U.S. city: New York City ... int'l destination: Sydney ... summer activity: being lazy by the pool or at the beach ... tv: Grey's Anatomy
Splash:
- Four Pan American Games Medals (4g)
International Medals
2007 Pan American Games 2007: Gold, 400m IM; Gold, 100m FL; Gold, 200m FL; Gold, 400m MED-R
Top Times
Event 100m FR 200m FR 100m FL 200m FL 200m IM 400m IM Best 58.13 2:01.01 59.14 2:07.13 2:14.91 4:42.25 Year Mar 07 Aug 07 Jul 07 Mar 08 Jul 07 Jul 07
2008
Ultraswim GP - 17 Final, 100m FL; 10 Final, 200m FL; 3 Final, 400m IM 08 OSU GP - t3 Final, 100m FL; 9 Final, 200m IM; 8 Final, 400m IM
2007
SCY NATS - t10 Final, 100y FL; t2 Final, 200y FL; t2 Final, 200y IM; t1 Final, 400y IM SUM NATS - 6 Final, 100m FL; 1 Final, 200m FL; 4 Final, 200m IM; 2 Final, 400m IM; 15 Final, 400m FR-R; 18 Final, 800m FR-R; 25 Final, 400m MED-R PAN AMS - 1 Final, 100m FL; 1 Final, 200m FL; 1 Final, 400m IM; 1 Final, 400m MED-R
2006
PAN PAC - 10 Final, 200m FL SUM NATS - 6 Final, 100m FL; 3 Final, 200m FL; 17 Final, 200m IM; 7 Final, 400m IM SPG CHAMPS - 9 Final, 100m BK; 3 Final, 100m FL; 3 Final, 200m FL; 5 Final, 200m IM; 8 Final, 400m IM
2005
US OPEN - 15 Final, 200m BK; 5 Final, 100m FL; 2 Final, 200m FL; 8 Final, 200m IM; 5 Final, 400m IM SUM NATS - 8 Final, 200m FL; 18 Final, 200m IM; 11 Final, 400m IM
