TarynKannegeisser

Major – Elementary Education

1998-99 – UK’s top returning backstroker… Met the NCAA “B” cut in the 200 backstroke… Swam the team’s fastest 100 backstroke… Ranks in UK’s all-time top five in both backstrokes and the 200 IM… Ranks ninth all-time in the 100 butterfly… Set personal bests in both backstrokes and the 100 butterfly… Finished ninth in the 100 backstroke, 11th in the 100 butterfly, and 12th in the 200 backstroke at the SEC Championships… Finished 11th in the 200 backstroke, 13th in the 100 backstroke, and 14th in the 100 butterfly at the Nike Cup… Won the 200 backstroke against South Carolina and Arkansas… Captured the 100 backstroke against Indiana… Named honorable mention Academic All-American.

1997-98 – Finished 16th in 100 backstroke and 20th in 100 butterfly at SEC Championships… Finished fourth in 200 backstroke, 15th in 100 backstroke and 17th in 200 IM and 100 butterfly at Nike Cup… Set personal best in 100 butterfly at SEC meet… Won 200 backstroke at Arkansas… Against Louisville, won 200 backstroke and 200 IM.

1996-97 – Finished 11th in the 200 backstroke, 12th in the 100 backstroke and 19th in the 200 individual medley at the SEC Championships… Finished sixth in the 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke and 100 butterfly and seventh in the 200 individual medley at the Nike Cup… Won the 200 individual medley versus Louisville… Won the 200 backstroke against Southern Illinois and Indiana… Won the 50 backstroke against the College of Charleston… Swam team’s second fastest time in both backstrokes.

Pre-College – Three-time high school All-American in the 100 backstroke (1994, 95, 96)… 1996 honorable mention high school All-American in the 200 individual medley… Finished sixth in the 100 backstroke and seventh in the 200 backstroke at the 1996 Summer Junior Nationals-West… Finished fourth in the 200 backstroke and ninth in the 100 backstroke at the 1994 Spring Junior Nationals-West… Finished third in the 100 backstroke and fourth in the 200 backstroke at 1994 Summer Junior Nationals-West… Attended St. Francis High School… Also swam for the California Capital Aquatics for Coach Mike Hastings.

Best Times – 100 backstroke – 57.06; 200 backstroke – 2:01.71; 100 butterfly – 56.85; 200 IM – 2:06.36.