![Kate Minette](/sports/wswim/2022-23/photos/0001/minette-kate.jpg?max_width=510&max_height=600)
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- Year:
- So.
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- Hometown:
- Liberty, Mo.
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- High School:
- Liberty
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- Experience:
- Sprints
Bio
Honors & Awards
- A-R-C Champion in 50 and 200 yard freestyles (2023)
- A-R-C Runner-up in 100 yard freestyle (2023)
- Six-time School Record Holder: 50 and 100 yard freestyles, 200, 400 and 800 yard freestyle relays, 200 yard medley relay
- College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2022-23)
- A-R-C All-Academic Team (2022-23)
- Three-time A-R-C Women’s Swimming and Diving Performer of the Week (12/5/22, 1/16/23)
- Two-time letterwinner (2021-23)
2022-23 | sophomore
- Conference champion in the 50 yard freestyle (24.81) and the 200 yard freestyle (2:01.35)
- Broke Dana Kuiken’s 19-year old school record in the 50 yard freestyle, swimming a time of 24.57 at the Pioneer Classic, placing second out of 76 competitors
- Lowered her own school record in the 100 yard freestyle at the A-R-C Championships, recording a time of 54.25 to tie for second
- Swam the anchor leg in all five team-leading relay times for the Storm, including swimming a blistering 24.07 final leg to help secure a new school record in the 200 yard freestyle relay
- Named the A-R-C Swimming and Diving Performer of the Week twice
- Overall, won eight total individual races in the 50, 100, and 200 yard freestyles
2021-22 | freshman
- Standout performer in her freshman season for the Storm
- Recorded the fastest time for the Storm in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke, and was a part of the fastest Storm relay team for every relay event
- Broke the school record in the 100 yard freestyle at the A-R-C Invitational with a time of 54.55, placing first
- Part of the teams that broke school records in the 400 and 800 yard freestyle relays
- Won the 50 yard freestyle at the A-R-C Invitational with a time of 25.04
Personal
- Majoring in graphic design and computer information systems with a minor in interactive media
News Mentions
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Five swimmers earn Academic All-District honors
Five total student-athletes on the men and women’s swimming and diving teams earned Academic All-District honors from the College Sports...
February 28, 2023
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Minette breaks school record as Storm wraps up season
Headlined by Kate Minette tying for second in a school-record time in the 100 yard freestyle, the Simpson men and women’s swimming and...
February 18, 2023
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Minette leads Storm through day two of A-R-C Championships
Both of the Simpson men and women’s swimming and diving teams have wrapped up two of three days of competition at the American Rivers...
February 17, 2023
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Storm compete at Coe before conference championships
The Simpson men’s swimming and diving team defeated Coe in both the men and women’s final tuneup before the American Rivers Conference...
February 4, 2023
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Storm continues season by competing at Grinnell
The Simpson College men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams competed at the Russell K. Osgood Pool for the second time this season...
January 21, 2023
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Minette grabs second weekly conference honor
Kate Minette of the Simpson women’s swimming and diving team continued her terrific campaign by being named American Rivers Conference...
January 16, 2023
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Swimming opens up 2023 at home
Both Simpson swimming and diving teams made their debut in 2023 with a home dual meet against Saint Mary’s (Kan.) on Saturday, at the...
January 14, 2023
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Minette earns A-R-C weekly honor
Kate Minette of the Simpson College women’s swimming and diving team earned the American Rivers Conference Performer of the Week award after...
December 5, 2022
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Ceperley, Minette lead Storm in strong field at Grinnell
The Simpson swimming and diving teams participated in the competitive Pioneer Classic, Friday and Saturday, with Kate Minette breaking two school...
December 3, 2022
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Storm swimming falls to Quincy in two narrow battles
The Simpson men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams put in good performances against Quincy, but came up narrowly short on both...
November 5, 2022
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Storm do battle with Loras in home opener
Both the Storm men and women’s swimming and diving team faced off against Loris in each’s home opener, with the women claiming...
October 30, 2022
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Storm make season debut in Kansas
The Simpson College men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams each opened the season with a third place finish at the Spire Relays.
October 15, 2022