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Katie Hopkins  
Katie Hopkins

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Ellicott City, MD

High School:
Notre Dame Prep

Height:
5-6

Event:
Breast/Fly

Birthdate:
12/15/1986


AS A SENIOR:
Checked in with a time of 1:07.84 in the 100 Breast at the BIG EAST Championships, just behind her season-best 1:07.54 at the Husky Invitational ... sailed through the 200 Breast in 2:24.69 at the BIG EAST meet and 2:26.49 at the Husky Invitational ... swam 1:01.62 in the 100 Fly versus Pittsburgh and 1:01.62 in the event at Miami ... finished the 200 Fly in 2:14.60 at the Irish Invitational ... best time in the 200 IM (2:15.02) was posted at the Husky Invitational.

AS A JUNIOR:
Qualified for the BIG EAST Championship in the 100 Breast, 200 Breast and 200 Fly ... finished in the top 20 in both breaststroke events with 17th-place finish in the 200 and 16th in the 100 with a career-best time of 1:05.82 ... finished 23rd in the 200 Fly at BIG EAST ... fourth fastest individual for the Irish in the 100 and 200 Breast ... clocked in as fifth-fastest Irish in the 200 Fly ... member of record-setting 400 Breast Relay with a time of 4:29.00 at the Dennis Stark Relays.

AS A SOPHOMORE:
Placed in three events at the BIG EAST Championships ... finished 13th in the 200 Breast (2:21.91) ... finished 21st in the 200 Fly (2:08.81) and 28th in the 400 IM (4:39.99) ... had best time of her career in finishing 17th at the Minnesota Invite with a time of 4:31.73.

AS A FRESHMAN:
Rated fifth on the team in the 200 Breast (2:21.48) and 200 Fly (2:05.95) ... qualified for the BIG EAST Championships and scored in both events ... finished 10th in the 200 Breast and 14th in the 200 Fly ... also competed in the 400 IM at the BIG EAST meet (17th) ... ended up sixth on the team in the 100 Breast (1:08.90) and seventh in the 400 IM (4:33.52).

THE HOPKINS FILE:
Two-time participant in U.S. Swimming Senior National Championships (2002 and 2003) ... two-sport athlete at Notre Dame (Md.) lettering four times in swimming and once in cross country ... registered conference records in the 100 Breast and 200 IM ... three-time National Catholic Champion in swimming ... won conference championship twice and garnered all-conference honors her freshman campaign ... swim team captain her senior year ... member of Loyola Blakefield Aquatics, as well as North Baltimore Aquatic Club, which also boasts six-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps ... winter and summer zones finalist and champion ... finalist at the junior nationals in Gainesville, Fla. ... finalist at the U.S. Open, Janet Evans Invitational and the Grand Prix in Ann Arbor, Mich. ... just missed qualifying for Olympic Trials in 200 Breast... trained at the Olympic training center in Colorado Springs, Colo. ... has four siblings ... brother, Jamie, is a swimmer at Davidson College ... born Dec. 15, 1986, in Baltimore, Md. ... daughter of Jane Hopkins-Nordhoff and the late John Hopkins ... graduated from the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major.

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