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Katie Shannahan

  • position Butterfly/im
  • class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Scottsdale, Ariz.
  • High school Desert Mountain
  • position Butterfly/im
  • class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Scottsdale, Ariz.
  • High school Desert Mountain

Katie Shannahan Bio

SHANNAHAN’S TOP TIMES
Event Time Date Meet Location
100 Butterfly 53.88p 2/16/18 SEC Championships College Station, Texas
200 Butterfly 1:58.89p 2/16/18 SEC Championships College Station, Texas
100 Backstroke 57.15 11/16/18 Georgia Tech Invite Atlanta, Ga.
100 Freestyle 54.39# 10/19/17 vs. Purdue West Lafayette, Ind.
100 IM 56.92 3/10/18 CSCAA Invite Annapolis, Md.
200 IM 2:01.58 2/20/19 SEC Championships Athens, Ga.

! = School Record  |  t = Time Trial  |  # = Leadoff Split/Split


AWARDS/HONORS

  • SEC Swimmer of the Week
  • 5x SEC Academic Honor Roll (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)


IN THE RECORD BOOK

  • 3rd — 200 medley relay
  • 4th — 100 butterfly


2019-20 (REDSHIRT-SENIOR)

  • Did not compete in any meets


2018-19 (SENIOR)

  • Finishes her career at Carolina top-10 in the 100 fly (53.88) as well as the 200 medley relay
  • Finished second in the 100 fly against Georgia Tech (56.75) and again at the SC College Invite (54.90)
  • Earned B-final appearances in the 100 back, 50 fly and 100 IM at the CSCAA Invite in Cleveland, Ohio
  • Set a new PR in the 200 IM at the SEC Championships with a 2:01.58 prelim swim.


2017-18 (JUNIOR)

  • Won the 100 butterfly in the Gamecocks’ dual meet against Cincinnati (55.90)
  • Had eight total podium finishes and 18 top-fives on the season
  • Set PRs in six different events on the season (100 fly, 200 fly, 100 free, 100 IM & 200 IM)
  • Competed in three events at the SEC Championships earning second swims in the 100 and 200 butterfly
  • Finished 24th in both the 100 fly (54.30) and 200 fly (2:01.16) at the SEC Championships
  • Placed seventh in the 100 IM (56.92) and 11th in the 200 fly (2:00.56) at the CSCAA Invite
  • Member of relay team that won the 200 medley relay (1:42.07) in the SC College Invite


2016-17 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Swam in three events as a sophomore (100 butterfly, 200 butterfly, 200 IM)
  • Tallied 10 top-10 finishes throughout the regular season
  • Finished first, a season best, in the 100 butterfly (56.56) at the SC College Invite
  • Finished third in the 200 IM (2:04.40) at the Carolina College Invite


2015-16 (FRESHMAN)

  • Did not compete


PRE-COLLEGE

  • Graduated from Desert Mountain High School
  • Letter in swimming all four years
  • All-American in 100 butterfly
  • Three-time State Champion
  • Member of Scottdale Aquatic Club