Winter U.S. Open Qualifier Kate Christian Verbally Commits to Alabama

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Kate Christian, a high school junior from Austin, Texas, has announced her verbal commitment to the University of Alabama for the 2023 -2 4 school years and beyond.

” I’m particularly elicited to announce my oral commitment to continue my academic and swimming tour at the University of Alabama! I want to thank my family, coaches, friends, and teammates who have supported me throughout this great adventure. Roll Tide !!”

Christian swimmings for Lake Travis High School and Longhorn Aquatics. She recently vied at the Texas UIL 6A State Swimming and Diving Championships where she placed fourth in the 100 back with 55.25, precisely off her lifetime best from TXLA’s Jingle Bell Splash in December. She too swam on all three communicates, leading off the 10 th-place 200 potpourrus relay( 26.08 backstroke) and second-place 200 free communicate( 24.15 ), and swimming a leg( 51.74) on the runner-up 400 free relay.

A Winter Juniors or faster qualifier in the 100/200 back and 200/400 IM, Christian participated at 2021 Winter Juniors-West in the 50 free, 200 back, and 200 IM. She placed ninth in the back( 1:56.31) and 16 th in the IM( 2:01.24) and left the meet with PBs in all three events.

Most of her other SCY lifetime bests come from the Jingle Bell Splash in December and the New Year’s Classic in January. Those include 100/200/ 500 free, 100 back, 100 breast, 200 fly, and 400 IM.

Best SCY experiences 😛 TAGEND

50 back- 26.03 100 back- 55.16 200 back- 1:56.31 200 IM- 2:00.89 400 IM- 4:18.63 100 fly- 55.33 100 breast- 1:06.91

Christian will join the Alabama class of 2027 with Gaby Van Brunt, Ella Jones, Laurel Blase, and Sydney Blackhurst. The Crimson Tide finished third in the women’s digests at the 2022 SEC Championships, their first full season under intelligence instruct Margo Geer. Alabama’s Rhyan White triumphed both backstroke contests( 50.18/ 1:50.22 ). Christian’s best 200 back duration would have been on the cusp of the B/ C finals; it made 53.67 to make it back in the 100 back. Her IM eras are very close to what it took to score at SECs this year: it took 1:59.48/ 4:18.02 to get second swims.

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