Kate Sommerstad Season 2025-26
PositionBackstroke
ClassSenior
HometownPort Jefferson, N.Y.
- Finished second in 1,000-yard freestyle in season opener against FIU (10:25.54)
- Took fifth in 1,000 free against Yale (10:26.82) and added fourth-place finish vs. Bulldogs in 500 free (5:06.22)
- Competed in both 500 free (5:02.16) and 1,000 free (10:12.63) in dual meet win over Houston
- Competed in season opener against FIU, finishing third in 1,000-yard freestyle with time of 10:31.29
- During meet against FAU, placed second in same event (10:39.56)
- In final meet before injury against Houston, secured second place in mile with season best time of 16:55.45
- Placed third (10:27:21) in the 1,000-yard freestyle in her collegiate against FIU (Oct 1)
- Finished third in the 1,000-yard freestyle versus Arizona, touching wall in 10:31:63 (Oct. 22)
- Tallied a second-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke in 2:01:99 against Florida State (Nov. 4)
- Earned first win in the 200-yard backstroke in a dual meet against Houston and FGCU, finishing the race in 2:05:03 (Jan. 13)
- Four-time varsity letterwinner (2018-2022)
- 2020 and 2021 County Champion in 500 free
- 2022 Senior Metropolitan Champion in 200M back
- Competed at the club level for Three Village Swim Club (TVSC)
- TVSC Team records in the 1650, 1500, and 1000 free
- Parents are Kristin and Ray
- Father played basketball at Cornell, and mother played volleyball at Stony Brook University
- Has two siblings, Ryan and Kyra
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