Upcoming Event: Swimming & Diving versus Boston College on September 26, 2025 at 4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
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4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
Swimming & Diving
vs Boston College
2005-06 Swimming & Diving Roster
Ness, Katie
Katie Ness
- Position:
- Fly/IM
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Worthington, Ohio
Bio
Junior: Competed at the USA Swimming ConocoPhillips National Championships over the summer ... Earned NCAA “B” standards in the 100 butterfly and 200 IM ... All-ACC after finishing as the ACC runner-up in the 200 IM ... reached ACC finals in 100 butterfly and backstroke, placing sixth in each ... notched top Duke times for the season in the 200 freestyle (1:53.14), 100 backstroke (56.61), 200 backstroke (2:02.79), 100 butterfly (55.12), 200 butterfly (2:06.12) and 200 IM (2:02.07) ... helped set school records in the 400 freestyle and 200 medley relays ... named to ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III team ... honorable mention Academic All-America ...
Sophomore: Finished the year as Duke's first ACC Champion since 1981 ... qualified for NCAA Championships after winning the 200 IM at the ACC Championships in a career-best time of 2:00.27 ... came in 18th in the event at Nationals ... came in second in conference finals in the 100 butterfly ... broke four individual school records (100 and 200 freestyle, 100 butterfly and 200 IM) and swam on three record-breaking relay teams (200, 400 and 800 freestyle relays) ... ACC Honor Roll ...
Freshman: Earned All-ACC honors, finishing second in the 100 butterfly (54.93) and 200 butterfly (2:00.14) and fourth in the 100 backstroke (55.95) ... set three individual school records and swam on three-record setting relay teams ... captured records in the 100 back (55.47), 200 back (2:00.06) and 100 fly (54.86), all NCAA `B' cut marks ... also had the team's top time in the 200 butterfly with a `B' standard mark of 2:00.14 ... swam lead-off for the record-setting 400 medley relay team (3:46.35), while anchoring the 200 and 400 free relays that set new school-records (1:36.75 and 3:29.02, respectively) ... competed at Senior Nationals over the summer ... member of ACC Honor Roll ...
Prep: Graduated from Thomas Worthington High School in 2002 ... earned four letters in swimming and two in water polo, both for coach Jim Callahan ... captain of her swim team as a junior and senior ... a 12-time All-America ... state runner-up three times ... state champion in 100 fly ... NE Junior National Champion in the 100 fly in 2000 ... qualified for the Senior Nationals three times ... placed 11th in the 100 fly at Spring Nationals in 2002 ... holds four school swimming records ... member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish National Honor Society ... named a National Merit Finalist ... earned Scholastic All-America Honors three times ...
Personal: Born Jan. 14, 1984 ... daughter of Greg and Sara Ness ... majoring in electrical engineering.
Career Bests
50 Free – 24.99 vs. ECU 10/26/02
100 Free – 51.45 at ACC Championship 2/21/04
200 Free – 1:49.94 at ACC Championship 2/18/04
100 Back – 55.47 at ACC Champ (400 MR) 2/20/03
200 Back – 2:00.06 at ACC Champ time trials 2/20/03
100 Fly – 54.86 at ACC Champ prelim 2/21/03
200 Fly – 2:00.14 at ACC Champ finals 2/22/03
200 IM – 2:00.27 at ACC Champ finals 2/21/04
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