Kate Sanderson
- position Distance Freestyle
- class Freshman
- Hometown Colorado Springs, Colo.
- High school Cheyenne Mountain High School
- position Distance Freestyle
- class Freshman
- Hometown Colorado Springs, Colo.
- High school Cheyenne Mountain High School
Kate Sanderson Bio
| Sanderson’s Top Times | ||||
| Event | Time | Date | Meet | Location |
| 200 Backstroke | 2:06.17 | 11/17/18 | GT Invite | Atlanta, Ga. |
| 200 Freestyle | 1:56.29 | 10/12/18 | vs NC State | Columbia, S.C. |
| 500 Freestyle | 4:49.13 | 2/20/19 | SEC Championships | Athens, Ga. |
| 1000 Freestyle | 9:52.70 | 1/12/19 | vs East Carolina | Columbia, S.C. |
| 1650 Freestyle | 16:14.63 | 2/23/19 | SEC Championships | Athens, Ga. |
| 400 IM | 4:24.51 | 2/20/19 | SEC Championships | Athens, Ga. |
! = School Record | p = Prelims | t = Time Trial | # = Leadoff Split/Split
2018-19 (FRESHMAN)
- Qualified for the NCAA Championships as a true freshman in the 1650 freestyle.
- Swam the third-fastest mile in program history to finish 11th at the SEC Championships in the 1650 freestyle.
- Established herself as the Gamecocks’ leading distance swimmer during her true freshman season at Carolina.
- Won six total races during her first collegiate season, winning the 500 freestyle twice and the 1000 freestyle four times.
- Swam the 10th-fastest 500 freestyle in program history at the SEC Championships at 4:49.13.
- Put up the fourth-fastest 1000 free time in school history to win the event in the Gamecocks’ dual meet against East Carolina (1/12)
PRE-COLLEGE
- Represented Canada at the 2018 FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in Eilat, Israel, finishing in 10th-place.
- Attended Cheyenne Mountain High School in Colorado Springs, Colo.
- Competed for Colorado Springs Swim Team
- Individual best times:
- 500 free- 4:50.66
- 1650 free- 16:14.30
PERSONAL
- Majoring in exercise science at USC
- Kate Sanderson was born March 1, 2000
