H. Ending in Style - First Senior Nationals Cut! 2001

Riding a wave of confidence and progressively improving practices, Kate rolled into the 2001 Joe Jacoby Chrysler Jeep Holiday Meet at George Mason University, tapered and expecting some good swims... and were they ever!

Her primary goal at this meet was to qualify for Senior Nationals, and Kate got right down to business in her very first swim on Thursday evening. Establishing a pattern of swimming aggressively at the front of her distance events, she attacked the 1650 free, with best times of 4:59.68 at the 500 mark and 10:05.85 at the 1000. The third best time in that one race? 16:45.78 - Kate's first Senior Nationals Cut!

And still, just 13 years old.

Her performances at the rest of the meet?

                               SEED TIME                 PRELIMS                    FINALS

            50 Free          :25.39                         :24.88                          :24.80

            100 Free        :54.96                          :53.85                          :53.46

            200 Free        1:56.20                       1:55.52                       1 :53.38

            500 Free        5:00.49                       4:57.78                        4:55.90

            400 I.M.          4:44.08                     4:41.38                        4:37.72