HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in swimming all four years at Gwynedd Mercy Academy, where she helped her team win the Pennsylvania state championship during her sophomore year...Named an All-American in the 200y and 500y free events as a senior...Set Penn State pool record and Pennsylvania record in the 500y free by clocking a 4:47.5 as a senior...Won individual state championships in the 200y and 500y free events as a sophomore and repeated in the 500y free as a junior...Claimed league champion honors in the 500y free and 200 IM during her junior year...Named state's AA classification Most Valuable Swimmer for District I as a sophomore, junior and senior...Finished her prep career holding school records in the 200y free, 500y free, 200 IM and as a member of the 200y free and 400y free relay teams.
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: Placed fourth in the 400m IM and sixth in the 200m fly at the 2002 Spring Nationals...Achieved a top-16 national ranking in the 200m fly (LCM)...Placed 10th in the 200m fly at the 2001 U.S. Summer Nationals...Invited to train at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., during October 2001...Qualified for the U.S. Open Championships in 1999 and the U.S. Olympic Trials in 2000.
PERSONAL: Majoring in psychology with a minor in adolescent health...Born Katherine Marie Boland on Aug. 2, 1984, in Philadelphia, Pa....Daughter of Charles and Caroline Boland...Has one sister, Colleen, 17, and one brother, Stephen, 15...Enjoys dancing and going to the beach in her free time...Career goal is to become a psychologist specializing in eating disorders...Aspires to make a U.S. National Team...Greatest swimming thrill has been going to the Olympic Trials...Favorite spot near the UT campus is Smoothie King...Favorite car is a Land Rover.
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