Karolina Bank SEC Championships
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Karolina Bank Season 2025-26

PosFree/Breast
ClassSenior
HometownLafayette, Colo.

PERSONAL RECORDS & RESULTS

HONORS & AWARDS

  • 2026 NCAA Qualifier (100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 Free, Relays)
  • 2025 NCAA Qualifier (200 IM, 100 Breast, 100 Free, Relays)
  • 2024-25 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll

2025-26 (SENIOR)

  • Won the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:40.59; topped the podium in the 100 breast with a 1:02.14 performance; earned gold in the 200 breast in 2:18.39 at Purdue (Oct. 18).
  • Put up a 3:20.14 performance in the 400 free relay to win; finished first in the 100 breast with a time of 1:00.10; took first in the 200 breast in 2:14.10 against Vanderbilt and McKendree (Nov. 1).
  • Finished first in the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:33.94 at Mizzou Invitational (Nov. 20-22).
  • Touched the wall in 1:00.46 for third in the 100 breast at Louisville (Jan. 9).
  • Swam the 200 breast in 2:11.86 to take first; won the 100 breast in 1:00.14 at Kentucky (Jan. 10).
  • Earned gold in 100 breaststroke with a time of 59.39; notched second place in 200 breaststroke with a 2:12.70 time; took second in 200 medley relay with a 1:37.95 time; placed first in 400 freestyle relay with a final time of 3:16.45 against Southern Illinois (Jan. 31). 
  • Swam a personal best of 58.96 in prelims for 100 breast; finished fourth-place finish in 100 breast with a time of 59.27 at SEC Championships (Feb. 18).
  • Finished 17th in 100 breaststroke with a time of 59.01; earned 50th in 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:12.60; placed 20th with a 1:36.65 time in 200 medley relay; swam a time of 1:28.94 in 200 free relay and placed 14th. 

2024-25 (JUNIOR)

  • Finished first in the 200 medley relay with a mark of 1:38.43; swam the 100 breast in 1:00.41 for a first place finish; completed the 200 breast in 2:13.45 to place first at Arkansas (Oct. 12).
  • Claimed gold in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:40.89; touched the wall first in the 100 breast with a time of 1:02.43; finished first with a time of 2:16.92 in the 200 breast against Purdue (Oct. 25).
  • Swam for second in the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:36.76; notched first in the 100 breast in 59.81; touched the wall first in the 200 breast with a time of 2:12.17 against Texas A&M (Nov. 1).
  • Raced a 59.97 in the 100 breast for fourth place at Georgia Invitational (Nov. 20-22).
  • Placed third in the 200 medley relay with a 1:38.76 time; claimed silver in the 100 breast with a 59.93 against Louisville (Jan. 3).
  • Took first in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:38.80; placed third in the 200 free with a 1:49.43 swim; took silver in the 200 breast in 2:13.19; helped the 400 free relay place second with a 3:21.36 time against McKendree and Missouri State (Jan. 17-18).
  • Finished 16th in the 200 IM with a 2:00.13 time; placed 10th in the 100 breast with a 58.99 swim at SEC Swimming and Diving Championships (Feb. 17-22).
  • Put up a time of 48.70 in the 100 free at the Mizzou Qualifier (March 1-2).
  • Completed the 200 IM in 1:59.67; finished 19th in the 100 breast with a time of 59.06; helped the 400 medley relay to a 3:34.47 finish; put up a time of 49.43 in the 100 free; contributed to a 3:16.25 finish in the 400 free relay at NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships (March 19-22).

2023-24 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Swam the 100 breast in 1:01.59, finished the 200 breast in 2:16.27 at the SMU Classic (Oct. 6-7)
  • Finished third in the 200 breast (2:21.16), completed the 100 breast in 1:04.11 at Alabama (Oct. 20)
  • Touched the wall in 1:04.14 in the 100 breast, swam the 200 breast in 2:23.60 against Auburn and Indiana (Oct. 25)
  • Finished the 100 breast in 1:03.71, completed the 200 breast in 2:22.75 against Lindenwood and Southern Illinois (Nov. 3)
  • Claimed bronze in the 100 breast (1:01.07), swam the 200 breast in 2:14.50, touched the wall in the 2:03.69 in the 200 IM at the Mizzou Invitational (Nov. 15-17)
  • Placed third in the 100 L breast (1:13.10) during the Mizzou Long Course Qualifier (Nov. 18)
  • Claimed first prize in the 100 breast (1:02.43), finished the 200 free in 1:53.25, touched the wall in 57.84 in the 100 IM at Missouri State (Dec. 2)
  • Finished second in the 100 breast (1:01.37), swam the 50 breast in 27.49, completed the 200 breast in 2:16.69 at Louisville (Jan. 5)
  • Won two events, first the 100 breast (1:02.83), and then the 200 breast (2:17.88) against Purdue and Illinois (Jan. 13)
  • Paced the field in the 200 IM (2:01.32), finished second in the 100 free (50.91) at the Tiger Qualifier (Feb. 2-3)
  • Raced in the 50 breast (28.21), the 100 breast (59.69), the 200 breast (2:13.99) and the 200 IM (2:01.35) at the SEC Championships (Feb. 19-24)

2022-23 (FRESHMAN)

  • Won the 200 IM (2:01.22), swam the 50 free in 23.77, finished the 100 breast in 1:01.45 at the Mizzou Qualifier (Feb. 25-26)
  • Swam the 200 free, 100 breast and the 200 breast at the SEC Championships (Feb. 14-18)
  • Came home in 1:54.39 in the 200 free against Tennessee (Jan. 6)
  • Touched the wall in 1:50.92 in the 200 free against Louisville (Jan. 6)
  • Took bronze in the 100 breast (1:03.12), finished the 200 breast in the 2:21.29 versus Missouri State (Dec. 3)
  • Finished second in the 50 free (23.73), came home in third in the 200 free (1:49.13), touched the wall in 50.58 in the 100 free, swam a 2:04.57 in the 200 IM at the Mizzou Invitational (Nov. 16-18)
  • Finished the 100 free in 52.67, had a 1:54.81 standing in the 200 free against Indiana (Oct. 29)
  • Swam a time of 1:52.33 in the 200 free, touched the wall in 2:23.07 in the 200 breast against Georgia and Arizona State (Oct. 1)

PREP

  • Swam for Elevation Athletics
  • Was the State runner-up in the 200 free
  • Holds the 200 free school record
  • Named All-American in 2020 and 2021 and All-State in 2021
  • Was a 2021 USA Scholastic All-America
  • Holds short course times of 23.31 in the 50 free, 50.24 in the 100 free, 1:48.73 in the 200 free, 17:47.25 in the 1650 free, 30.29 in the 50 back, 1:01.83 in the 100 back, 2:22.15 in the 200 back, 28.37 in the 50 breast, 1:02.05 in the 100 breast, 2:17.38 in the 200 breast, 27.98 in the 50 fly, 59.75 in the 100 fly, 2:07.13 in the 200 IM and 4:35.26 in the 400 IM

PERSONAL

  • Daughter of Wendy and Holden
  • Plans to major in exercise physiology and minor in psychology
  • Father swam for Duke and sister, Kajsa, was thrower on the track & field team at Colorado
Karolina Bank Headshot

Junior
2024-25

Free/Breast
Karolina Bank Head Shot

Sophomore
2023-24

Free/Breast
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Freshman
2022-23

Free/Breast