KaelanDaly

Top Times (SCY):
50 Freestyle: 22.96 (SEC Championships, 2/21/24)
100 Freestyle: 49.62 (Ohio State Winter Invite, 2/12/23)
200 Freestyle: 1:47.92 (Ohio State Winter Invite, 2/11/23)

Top Times (LCM):
50 Freestyle: 26.58 (Speedo Sectionals – Cary, 7/14/22)
100 Freestyle: 57.98 (Tennessee Invitational, 11/17/23)
200 Freestyle: 2:09.05 (Tennessee Invitational, 11/16/23)

Career Notes: 

• 2023, 2024 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
• 2023-24 CSC Academic All-District

2023-24 (Junior): Posted a personal best time in the 50 free at the SEC Championships (22.96), finishing 41st. Was also 43rd in the 100 free (50.15) and 59th in the 100 fly (56.17) … Fourth place in the 50 free at Louisville (23.18) … Placed third in the 100 fly (54.89) vs. Alabama … 20th place in the 50 free (22.98) at Tennessee Invitational and 22nd in the 100 free (50.35) … Won the 50 free vs. Eastern Michigan (23.67) … Touched second in the 50 free (23.94) in season-opening meet at Arkansas … Won Bob Bradley Scholarship Award at team banquet.

2022-23 (Sophomore): Set personal best times in the 100 free (49.62) and 200 free (1:47.92) at the Ohio State Winter Invite … Won the 100 freestyle (52.24) in dual meet at Cincinnati … Placed fifth in the 100 free (52.35) against Georgia …  Qualified for finals in the 100 free (50.64) and 200 free (1:50.78) at the Ohio State Invitational… Won the Bob Bradley Scholarship Award at the Team Banquet.

2021-22 (Freshman): Finished second in the 50 free (22.98), third in the 100 free (50.67) and third in the 200 free (1:50.71) at the Ohio State Winter Invite … Finaled in four events at the midseason Ohio State Invitational … Had 11 top-8 finishes throughout the dual meet season … Was the runner-up in both the 50 free (23.81) and 100 free (52.18) against Ohio … Also placed second in both the 50 free (24.01) and 100 free (51.98) versus Marshall … Raced to fifth in the 50 free (23.51) at Louisville … Took sixth in the 50 free (24.17) and eighth in the 200 free (1:56.48) in a tri-meet with Auburn and NC State.

Prior to UK: Six-time Pennsylvania 3A State Championship finalist, earning silver in the 100 freestyle as a senior … Team captain in 2020-21 and led her team to three state championship team titles … Was the runner-up in both the 100 freestyle and 200 IM at the PIAA District 1 Championships in 2021 … Named North Penn’s Most Outstanding Athlete twice … NISCA All-American … Also competed for North Penn Aquatic Club where she was a Futures qualifier … 15-time Middle Atlantic Senior Championship finalist … Owns 10 club records. 

Personal: Daughter of Michelle and Brian Daly … Father swam at Purdue … Has one brother, Aidan … Also played water polo in high school, winning three state championships.