Katelyn Smith
Katelyn Smith
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Coon Rapids, Minn.
  • High School:
    Centennial
  • Events:
    Freestyle/Butterfly/Breaststroke/IM

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • School Record Holder: 800 yard freestyle relay
  • Two-time College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2022-24)
  • Two-time A-R-C All-Academic Team (2022-24)
  • Three-time letterwinner (2021-24)
2023-24 | junior
  • Set two career bests at the A-R-C Championships in the 100 breaststroke (1:21.05) and the 200 yard individual medley (2:36.40)
  • Swam a career-best time in the 100 yard individual medley in 1:16.31
  • Named to her second straight CSC Academic All-District and A-R-C All-Academic Teams
2022-23 | sophomore
  • Set new career-bests in the 50 and 100 yard freestyles
  • Placed sixth in the 200 yard freestyle at the A-R-C Championships, after coming within .08 of her career-best in the prelims in a time of 2:06.49
  • Part of the 400 and 800 yard medley relay teams at the A-R-C Championships that set season-leading times that also ranked in the top three in school history
2021-22 | freshman
  • Part of the 400 and 800 yard freestyle relay squads that broke school records
  • Swam team-leading teams in the 1000 and 1650 yard freestyles
  • Swam the third-fastest 1650 freestyle in school history at the A-R-C Invitational, becoming the third Storm swimmer to break the 20 minute barrier
High School
  • A 2021 graduate of Centennial High School
  • 2021 Academic All-American
  • Four-year section medalist
  • Five-year letterwinner
  • Four-year member of the Honor Roll
  • Member of the National Honor Society
Personal
  • Daughter of Shane and Lisa Smith
  • Majoring in data science and minoring in psychology

News Mentions

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Storm wrap up season at conference meet in Cedar Rapids

The 800 freestyle team of Katelyn Smith, Maude Steinbeck, Eryn Harris, and Kate Minette achieved all-conference honors to highlight Simpson's...

February 22, 2025

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Storm fall short against Coe, pick up multiple individual wins

Though the Storm fell against Coe in their last regular season match, Kate Minette brought home two victories in individual categories for the...

February 8, 2025

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Storm knock off Iowa Western, drop to Loras in double dual

Competing against both Loras and Iowa Western Community College in a double dual, the Simpson women’s swim team knocked off IWCC before...

October 26, 2024

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Storm picked fifth in the A-R-C Preseason Coaches Poll

Entering 2024, the Storm women’s swimming and diving teams will be led by four-time all-conference selection Kate Minette, as Simpson was...

October 9, 2024