2019-20 Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Katie Sulkevich
- Position:
- Distance Free
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Glendora HS
- Hometown:
- Covina, Calif.
Notes
Spent four seasons in the UCLA swim & dive program from 2018-19 through 2021-22 ... Competed at three separate Pac-12 Championships.
Career Highlights
11-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
Two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021-22)
2021-2022
Swam in three meets during her senior season ... Made her season debut at the UCSB dual meet on Oct. 23, finishing third in the 1000 free (10:43.10) ... Scored in two events at the UNLV Invitational from Dec. 17-19, including a season-best time in the 500 free (5:02.27) ... Capped off her career with a best time in the 100 fly (59.15) during the USC dual meet from Feb. 11-12 ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).
2020-21
Competed in all four of UCLA's regular season meets, as well as the 2021 Pac-12 Championships ... Set season-bests across the boards at Pac-12s, finishing eighth in the 1650 free (16:48.11), 16th in the 400 IM (4:26.99), and 24th in the 500 free (4:58.99, 24th) ... Her season-best in the 500 free (4:55.35) came during Pac-12s prelims ... Runner-up in the 500 free and 1000 free in the season-opening dual meet against Fresno State on Jan. 15-16 ... Was top-five in both of the distance free events at the USC dual meet on Feb. 12-13 ... Set a best time in the 200 IM (2:06.10), was top-four in the 400 IM and 1650 free at Cal on Jan. 30-31 ... Selected to the 2020-21 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (3.3+ cumulative GPA, 1+ year of residence at institution) ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12+ units passed) ... Season-best times: 400 IM (4:26.99), 500 free (4:55.35), 1000 free (10:17.07), 1650 free (16:48.11).
2019-20
Competed in seven dual meets, the USD Pentathlon, and the Ohio State Invitational as a sophomore ... Swam individually at the 2020 Pac-12 Championships in the 500 free, 1650 free, and 400 IM ... Made the "C" Final of the 400 IM with a PR time of 4:26.26 in the prelims, ultimately placing 24th overall (4:28.59) ... Was 15th in the 1650 free with a season-best time of 16:50.06 ... Was runner-up in the 1000 free (10:27.04) in the Washington St. dual meet on Jan. 11 ... Finished top-five in both distance freestyle events in the Utah dual meet on Oct. 11 ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters ... Season-bests: 500 free (4:54.43), 1000 free (9:57.94), 1650 free (16:50.06), 400 IM (4:26.26).
2018-19
Named to the Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 Director's Honor Rolls ... Made her collegiate debut on Oct. 27 at Utah, finishing fourth in the 1000 free (10:40.66) and seventh in the 500 free (5:18.04) ... Swam the mile for the first time collegiately at the Pac-12 Championships, placing 19th (16:43.16) ... Also competed in the 500 free at Pac-12s, placing 28th (4:52.76) ... In the UCSB/UCSD meet on Jan. 11, finished runner-up in both the 500 free (5:00.13) and 1000 free (10:12.70) ... Season-bests: 200 free (1:53.90), 500 free (4:52.76), 1000 free (10:12.70), 1650 free (16:43.16).
High School
Earned four varsity letters at Glendora High School ... Was a four-time all-league choice ... All-American in her final three years ... Two-time Scholastic All-American ... Named league MVP in her senior year ... Posted best times of 4:48 in the 500 free and 1:51.69 in the 200 free.
Club
Competed for the La Mirada Armada ... National top-10 in 2012-13 and 2015-18.
Personal
Kathleen Amber Sulkevich was born on Apr. 20, 2000 in San Gabriel, Calif. ... Mother is Barbara Sulkevich ... Has two older brothers, Matthew and Dale ... Has one older sister, Kristen ... Majoring in english ... Aspires to be a dentist ... Chose UCLA because she "fell in love with the team atmosphere when I went on my recruiting trip and the beautiful campus is a plus" ... Cites the 2015 Winter Junior Nationals, where she was a finalist in the 500 free and medaled in the 1650 free, as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires Connor Dwyer and Laurie Hernandez ... Would like people to know she has a hidden "geeky side" ... Her brother, Matthew, swam at Cal State Northridge ... Hobbies and interests include the Marvel Cinematic Universe, 70s and 80s music, Disneyland, and fiction books "from Jane Austen to Stephen King."
Best Times
500 free - 4:48.62
1000 free - 9:51.18
1650 free - 16:33.65
200 IM - 2:06.10
400 IM - 4:26.26
(last updated: Jun. 15, 2022)
