Women's Swimming & Diving
Kristen Keifer - Women's Swimming & Diving - University of Kentucky Athletics

KristenKeifer

  • height 5-7
  • class Freshman
  • High school Assumption HS

Top Times:

100 Backstroke:  55.84 (2016 SEC Championships, 02/18/16)

200 Backstroke:  1:57.73 (2016 SEC Championships, 02/20/16)

200 IM:  2:06.34 (OSU Invite, 11/20/15)

LCM

100 Back: 1:04.55 (Atlanta Classic, 05/14/16)

200 Back: 2:16.40 (Ohio State Long Course Time Trial, 02/28/16)

  • 2016 US Olympic Trials Qualifier
  • 2016 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

2015-16 (Freshman): Cracked the UK record books in the 200 back, with the sixth-fastest time in school history at the SEC Championships after placing 29th with an NCAA B cut of 1:57.73 … Sits just outside the all-time top 10 in the 100 back in 55.84 seconds, which placed 39th at the conference meet  … Set a personal record and Olympic Trials cut in the LCM 200 back at the OSU Long Course Last Chance Meet, clocking in at 2:16.40 in a time trial.

Prior to UK: Swam for Lakeside Seahawks under coach Mike Deboor … Was a four-time high school Academic All-American … Is undecided on a major.

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