Katie Simmons Class: Senior Hometown: Carmel, Ind. High School: Carmel Height: 5-7 Event: Breast/IM

2003-04: Took sixth place in the 200 breast at the Big Ten Championships, swimming the 'Cats best time of the year in the event's prelims ... Also earned an 11th place finish in the 100 breast at the Big Ten Championships, posting NU's second-fastest time of the year in that event ... Won six breast events throughout the year, one in the 100 and five in the 200 ...Swam to a first-place finish in the 200 free against Michigan State on Jan. 16 ... Member of 200 and 400 medley relays at the Big Ten Championships.

2002-03: Swam to a 12th-place finish in the 200 breaststroke at the Big Ten Championsips with a time of 2:18.27 ... Won the 200 breastroke in two consecutive meets versus Tennessee and Michigan ... Recorded season-best time of 1:05.50 in the 100 breaststoke at the NU Invite ... Also earned two second-place finishes and four third-place finishes in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes during the year

2001-02: Competed in the 100 and 200 breast and the 200 IM at the NCAA Championships ... Placed fifth in 200 breast (2:15.12) and ninth in 100 breast (1:03.60) at Big Ten's ... Took seventh in 400 IM at Big Tens (4:21.43) ... Was NU's top finisher in all breaststroke events throughout the year, picking up eight first-places in the 100 and two in the 200 ... Member of 400 free and 200 and 400 medley relay teams.

2000-01: Finished fifth in 100 breast, seventh in 200 breast and 14th in 200 IM at Big Ten's ... Best time in 400 IM was against Indiana (4:21.31) ... Swam at 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 100 and 200 breaststroke as well as the 400 IM.

High School: 18-time All-America ... Team won state championship each year she swam ... Won state titles in 100 breaststroke (1998) and 200 freestyle (2000) ... Member of eight state championship relay teams ... Holds school records in 100 breaststroke (1:02.91), 200 freestyle (1:49.81) and 500 freestyle (4:55.82) ... Two-time Hamilton County Athlete of the Year ... Four-time first-team All-Hamilton County ... National Honor Society member.

Personal: Born Katherine Helen Simmons on 1/11/82 ... Daughter of Mark and Debbie Simmons ... Sister Christine Simmons swam at Northwestern from 1989-93 ... Is the Indiana Association recordholder in the 100 and 200 breaststroke ... Communication and speech disorders major.

Simmons' Personal Bests

100 Free - 53.16
200 Free - 1:59.59
100 Breast - 1:03.30
200 Breast - 2:15.75
200 IM - 2:04.42
400 IM - 4:21.31

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