2022-23 Swim & Dive Roster
Roster
Katrina Sommer
- Position:
- Back/IM
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Villa Park HS
- Hometown:
- Villa Park, Calif.
- Previous School:
- Indiana University
Notes
Three-year member of the UCLA swim and dive program ... Member of the program's leadership committee for the 2022-23 season.
Career Highlights
Six-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
Two-timeย Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2022-23)
2022-2023
As a senior, competed in all 12 of UCLA's regular season meets as well as the Pac-12 Championships ... Made a trio of C Finals in the league meet: 200 IM (2:00.14, 19th), 400 IM (4:18.78, 19th), 200 back (1:59.02) ... Set best times in the 200 IM and 400 IM at Pac-12s ... Scored in two events at USC on Feb. 10 ... At USC, went a season-best time in the 200 back (1:58.58), the third-best time by a Bruin in that event in 2022-23 ... Scored in the 200 back at Cal on Jan. 28 ... Scored in both backstroke events against UCSD on Jan. 7 ... Her time at the UNLV Inviational from Dec. 17-19 was highlighted by a best time in the 50 free (23.79) and a fourth-place result in the 200 back (2:01.39) ... Scored in the 200 back and 400 IM against Arizona on Nov. 4 ... Runner-up in the 200 back against UCSB on Oct. 21 ... Made her season debut at the Fresno State Invitational from Oct. 7-8, highlighted by a top-10 finish in the 200 back ... Earned a spot on the 2023 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll.ย
2021-2022
Competed in 10 of UCLA's 11 regular season meets ... Had a standout effort at the Pac-12 Championships, qualifying for three C Finals and setting best times in all three events ... At Pac-12s, finished No. 19 in the 200 back (1:57.27), No. 21 in the 400 IM (4:19.90), and No. 24 in the 200 IM (2:01.11; best time of 2:00.52 in prelims) ... Totaled 11 points at the league meet ... Had a strong showing at the UNLV Invitational from Dec. 17-19, winning the 200 back prelim and ultimately finishing third in both backstroke events ...ย Scored in the 100 back and 200 breast vs. UCSD on Jan. 8 ... Scored in both backstroke events against ASU on Nov. 5 ...ย Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).ย
2020-21
Competed in three regular season meets during her first season in Westwood ... Runner-up in the 200 breast at Cal on Jan. 31 ... Was the fourth-place finisher in the 200 IM in her UCLA debut at the Fresno State dual meet on Jan. 15-16 ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12+ units passed) ... Season-best times: 200 breast (2:21.13), 100 back (56.32), 200 back (2:02.36), 200 IM (2:04.35).ย
Indiana University (2019-20)
Competed at Indiana for her true freshman season ... Competed at the Big Ten Championships in the 200 back (2:04.84, 32nd), 100 back (55.72, 33rd), and 200 IM (2:05.45, 57th) ... Placed third in the 200 back (2:04.84) against Purdue on Jan. 25, 2020 ... At the Tennessee Invite from Nov. 21-23, 2019, was 16th in the 200 back (2:00.52) and 22nd in the 200 IM (2:01.76) ... Made the IU Executive Dean's List.ย
High School/Club
Attended Villa Park High School in Orange County ... Earned four varsity letters in swimming ... Was four-time Team MVP ... Century Conference MVP ... NISCA All-American in the 200 IM ... Two-time Scholastic All-American ... School record-holder in multiple events ... Four-time CIF Southern Section Finalist, two-time CIF State Finalist ... Swam club with Irvine Novaquatics ... Competed at Winter Junior Nationals in 2018 and 2019.ย
Personal
Full name: Katrina Alice Sommer ... Parents are John Sommer and Cynthia Hicks ... Has one younger sister, Verena ... Plans on majoring in economics ... Decided to attend UCLA because of the "combination of athletics, academics, weather, and location" ... Cites winning the 200 IM at the 2019 Century League Championship and qualifying for an All-American award as her favorite pre-UCLA sporting moment ... Hobbies and interests include reading books and trying out new foods ... Both her parents attended UCLA for graduate school.ย
Best Times
50 free - 23.79
100 free - 51.12
200 free - 1:54.25
100 back - 54.94
200 back - 1:57.27
200 IM - 2:00.14
400 IM - 4:18.78
(last updated: May 17, 2023)
