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Career Highlights
Placed fifth in the 200m IM at the 2011 FINA World Championships ... National champion in the 400m IM at the 2010 CP National Championships … placed third in the 200m breast at the 2008 Olympic Trials, narrowly missing a spot on the Olympic team ... Won her first senior international gold (200m breast) at the 2007 Pan Am Games ... came back two weeks later to win gold in the 400m IM and silver in the
200m IM at the 2007 Conoco Phillips National Championships ... won three medals, one gold and two bronze, at the 2006 World Youth Championship ... at the 2006 CP Summer Nationals, finished fifth in the 200m breast and eighth in the 200m IM ... captured silver in the 200m breast and bronze in the 200m IM at the 2006 Spring Nationals
World Champs History
2011: 5th 200 IM, 8th 400 IM
Pan Pacs History
2010: Bronze, 200m IM & 400m IM
Pan Ams History
2007: Gold, 200m BR
Duel in the Pool History
2011: 1, 200m IM; 2007: Bronze, 400m IM & 200m BR
U.S. Nationals History
2010: 1, 400m IM; 2, 200m IM; 5, 400m MR; 6, 200m BR ... 2009: 5, 400m IM; 6, 200m IM ... 2007: 1, 400m IM; 2, 200 BR; 8 100 BR; 2 200 IM ... 2006: 5, 200m BR; 8, 200m IM
U.S. Nationals History
2011 Winter- Gold 200 IM, Gold 400 IM
NCAA History
2011: 3rd 200y Br, 4th 400y IM, 5th 200y IM
2007 World Rankings
76th, 50m breast; 38th, 100m breast; 12th, 200m breast; 6th, 200m IM; 15th, 400m IM
2006 World Rankings
43rd, 100m breast; 26th, 200m breast; 13th, 200m IM; 76th, 400m IM
Intl. Results
2006 FINA Youth Champs: 1 Gold and 2 Bronze
Fun Facts
High School
Sahuaro HS '09
Future Professional Aspirations
Athletic trainer
Parents
Christopher and Jeannine … father is a geotechnical engineer, and mother is a RN and a homemaker
Sibling(s)
Older brother (Derek) and two younger sisters (Cara and Brianna)
Started Swimming
Age 7
Sports Played Before Swimming
Soccer, ballet, gymnastics
Nickname(s)
KK … nicknamed KK because all of her young cousins and her sisters couldn't say "Caitlin" when they were younger
Pet(s)
Two cats
Hobbies Outside the Pool
Yoga, Young Life, scrapbooking, reading
Ultimate Way to Relax
Yoga
Most Influential Person
Mom ... "She's always supporting me and helping me get through hard times." ... role model: "Tara Kirk because she has been there for me and given me encouragement despite the fact that we are competitors."
Training Stats
Swims 7,000 yards per day, 2-4 hours a day, 6 days a week
More
Studied Latin for three years ... volunteers at church every Sunday
Favorites
Music: country, alternative, pop, rock, soundtracks ... movie: Princess Bride, Moulin Rouge ... tv: Mythbusters