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Katie Kinnear wins bronze at Short Course Nationals

December 22, 2009

By Christopher Huber

Katie Kinnear wins bronze at Short Course Nationals
Katie Kinnear, the phenom swimmer from Eastlake High School, won a bronze medal in the 100-yard butterfly Dec. 4 at the 2009 USA Swimming Short Course Nationals in Federal Way, according to the Issaquah Swim Team.
Kinnear’s third-place finish of 53.09 seconds set a team record for the event. She also set new team records in the 50-yard freestyle (23.37 seconds) and the 100-yard freestyle (51.30 seconds). She placed 16th and 43rd respectively overall in those events.
Kinnear also was a part of relay teams that set four team records at the championships.
The team swam the 200- and the 400-yard freestyle in 1:38.07 and 3:31.79 respectively. They also set records in the 200- and 400-medley relays, finishing in 1:49.19 and 3:53.83 respectively.
Kinnear swam with Kayla Flaten (Issaquah High), Maria Volodkevich (Skyline High), Stacy Maier (Issaquah High) and Nicole Lecoq (Liberty High) in those events.

Katie Kinnear, the phenom swimmer from Eastlake High School, won a bronze medal in the 100-yard butterfly Dec. 4 at the 2009 USA Swimming Short Course Nationals in Federal Way, according to the Issaquah Swim Team.

Kinnear’s third-place finish of 53.09 seconds set a team record for the event. She also set new team records in the 50-yard freestyle (23.37 seconds) and the 100-yard freestyle (51.30 seconds). She placed 16th and 43rd respectively overall in those events.

Kinnear also was a part of relay teams that set four team records at the championships.

The team swam the 200- and the 400-yard freestyle in 1:38.07 and 3:31.79 respectively. They also set records in the 200- and 400-medley relays, finishing in 1:49.19 and 3:53.83 respectively.

Kinnear swam with Kayla Flaten (Issaquah High), Maria Volodkevich (Skyline High), Stacy Maier (Issaquah High) and Nicole Lecoq (Liberty High) in those events.

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