Kasey Carlson
Encyclopedia
Kasey Carlson is an American
swimmer from Walnut Creek, California
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in the 100m breaststroke with a time of 1:06.54, earning a place to compete at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships
in Rome
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At the World Championships, Carlson won the bronze medal in the 100m breaststroke with a time of 1:05.75. In the preliminaries of the 50m breaststroke, Carlson broke the American record with a time of 30.34. Carlson advanced to the final and placed sixth with a time of 30.65. Carlson's day-old American record was broken by Soni, who took the silver medal in 30.11.
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Carlson is a sophomore at the University of Southern California
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Sister, Taylor Carlson, has committed to swim for the University of California Los Angeles.
United States
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swimmer from Walnut Creek, California
Walnut Creek, California
Walnut Creek is an incorporated city located east of the city of Oakland. It lies in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. While not as large as neighboring Concord, Walnut Creek serves as the business and entertainment hub for the neighboring cities within central Contra Costa...
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Swimming career
At the 2009 US National Championships and World Championship Trials, Carlson placed second to Rebecca SoniRebecca Soni
Rebecca Soni is an American breaststroke swimmer and three-time Olympic medalist. She currently holds the world record in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke and is a former world-record holder in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke .Soni has won a total of nineteen medals in major...
in the 100m breaststroke with a time of 1:06.54, earning a place to compete at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships
2009 World Aquatics Championships
The 2009 World Aquatics Championships or the XIII FINA World Championships were celebrated in Rome, Italy in 2009 from July 17 to August 2. The 2009 Championships featured competition in all 5 aquatics disciplines: diving, swimming, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo.Rome won...
in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
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At the World Championships, Carlson won the bronze medal in the 100m breaststroke with a time of 1:05.75. In the preliminaries of the 50m breaststroke, Carlson broke the American record with a time of 30.34. Carlson advanced to the final and placed sixth with a time of 30.65. Carlson's day-old American record was broken by Soni, who took the silver medal in 30.11.
Personal
Carlson previously swam for Las Lomas High School and the Walnut Creek Aquabears Swim Team, and was coached by Mike Heaney. Her mother is a former national level swimmer who competed for Florida StateFlorida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
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Carlson is a sophomore at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
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Sister, Taylor Carlson, has committed to swim for the University of California Los Angeles.