Katie Kuehn NCAA Championships
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Katie Kuehn Season 2025-26

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ClassSophomore
HometownPalatine, Ill.

PERSONAL RECORDS & RESULTS

HONORS & AWARDS

  • 2026 NCAA Qualifier (Relays)
  • 2025 NCAA Qualifier (Relays)

2025-26 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Competed in the 200 free relay at the NCAA Championships and placed 21st with a time of 1:28.94.
  • Recorded a first-place time at the Mizzou Qualifier in the 200-free relay, as her team posted a 1:28.55.
  • Posted a season-best time of 49.59 in the 100 free and a 53.50 in the 100 fly at the SEC Championships. Also ended up 17th with a time of 50 free with a time of 22.39.
  • Finished with a silver medal at the Mizzou Invitational (Nov. 20-22) with a time of 22.57 - season best - in the 50 free.
  • Posted a second-place time against Vanderbilt/McKendree (Nov. 1) in the 50 free with a time of 23.15. 
  • Took home four top-five placements in the 100 free with three fourth-place finishes against Vanderbilt/McKendree (Nov. 1), Kentucky (Jan. 10), and SIU (Jan. 31).

2024-25 (FRESHMAN)

  • Swam a career-best time of 23.35 in the 50 free for third place; earned second place in the 100 free with a time of 50.86; helped take second in the 400 free relay with a time of 3:22.56 against Purdue (Oct. 25).
  • Raced in the 200 free relay with a time of 1:30.00 for second place against Texas A&M (Nov. 1).
  • Member of the 200 free relay squad that placed fifth with a time of 1:29.13; placed fifth in the 400 free relay with a time of 3:15.93 at Georgia Invitational (Nov. 20-22).
  • Placed third in the 200 free relay with a time of 1:30.26 against Louisville (Jan. 3).
  • Touched the wall second in the 100 free with a time of 49.87; won the 400 free relay with a 3:19.29 time against McKendree and Missouri State (Jan. 17-18).
  • Earned a sixth place finish with a time of 1:28.22 in the 200 free relay; swam a career-best 22.46 in the 50 free at SEC Swimming and Diving Championships (Feb. 17-22).
  • Helped the 400 free relay squad to a 3:16.25 finish; raced the 200 free relay with a time of 1:29.70 at 2025 NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships (March 19-22).

PREP

  • 2x All-American
  • 2022 All-State honoree
  • 4x State Medalist
  • Club State Champion in the 50 free
  • 6x Medalist in Club State Championships
  • 2022-23 Female Athlete of the Year
  • 2022 Team MVP
  • Holds the school record in the 50 free and the 100 free

PERSONAL

  • Born on March 2, 2006
  • Daughter of William and Patricia Kuehn
  • Has one brother, Michael, and one sister, Sophia
  • Studying Chemical Engineering
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Freshman
2024-25

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