Karalyn Gibbs
- position Freestyle
- class Senior
- Hometown Severna Park, Md.
- High school Severna Park HS
- position Freestyle
- class Senior
- Hometown Severna Park, Md.
- High school Severna Park HS
Karalyn Gibbs Bio
2013-14 – Competed in four meets, primarily in the 200 butterfly … Recorded a personal best in the 200 fly against Queens and Wingate with a time of 2:08.75 … Also swam the 200 and 500 freestyle, and 100 butterfly … Named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
2012-13 – Swam in six regular-season meets…Competed in the 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 100 butterfly and 200 butterfly…Had a season-best fourth-place finish on two occasions, both in the 500 freestyle…Posted personal records in the 200 freestyle (1:57.00), 100 butterfly (1:00.54) and 200 butterfly (2:09.01) during the season…Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
2011-12 –Swam in five meets during the regular season…Provided depth to the distance corps…Turned in season best time of 5:08.47 in the 500 freestyle against East Carolina and Vanderbilt…Finished 22nd in the 1,650 freestyle at the Nike Cup Invitational…Also swam the 200 freestyle, 1,000 freestyle, 100 butterfly and 200 butterfly during the season.
PRE-COLLEGE –Graduated from Severna Park High School…Member of the Annapolis Swimm Club.
PERSONAL –Full name is Karalyn Rose Gibbs…Born Nov. 2, 1993…Parents are Jeffrey and Deborah Gibbs…Has one sister, Jordan, who was a member of the South Carolina swimming and diving team…Chose South Carolina because of the atmosphere, campus and success of the team…Majoring in advertising.
Gibbs’ Top Times | ||||
Event | Time | Date | Meet | Location |
200 Freestyle | 1:57.00 | 1/25/13 | College of Charleston/Queens/Wingate | Columbia, S.C. |
500 Freestyle | 5:08.47 | 1/27/12 | ECU/Vanderbilt | Columbia, S.C. |
1000 Freestyle | 10:54.24^ | 11/9/12 | College of Charleston | Charleston, S.C. |
1650 Freestyle | 18:04.66 | 1/28/12 | ECU/Vanderbilt | Columbia, S.C. |
100 Butterfly | 1:00.54 | 1/18/13 | Arkansas | Columbia, S.C. |
200 Butterfly | 2:08.75 | 1/24/14 | Queen/Wingate | Columbia, S.C. |
^ = Converted from meters