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2011-12 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Courtney Callahan

Courtney Callahan

  • Position:
    Breaststroke
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Previous Team:
    School of the Holy Child
  • Hometown:
    Tarrytown, N.Y.

Summary

Biography

Senior Year (2011-12): Swam her season-bests in the 50, 100 and 200 Free at the Patriot League Championships…Swam season-bests in the 500 Free in 5:23.80, and in the 100 Back in 1:05.89 at the Bucknell Invitational…Finished in second place in the 200 Free against Lehigh.

Sophomore Year (2009-2010): Received second team all-league honors for the second consecutive season ... posted a pair of top 10 efforts at the Patriot League Championships ... led the Raider charge with a fourth place effort in the 100 breast (1:04.79) ... swam a seasonal best 2:23.04 in the 200 breast to qualify for the final ... touched with a 2:23.45, which placed eighth overall ... recorded an 11th place effort in the 200 IM (2:08.06).

Freshman Year (2008-09): Garnered second team all-Patriot League accolades ... Posted three top 12 efforts at the Patriot League Championships ... Swam a career best 1:04.35 in the 100 breast to qualify for the finals at the Patriot League ... Finished seventh overall with a time of 1:04.70 ... Placed 11th at the league championships in the 200 IM with a career best 2:06.91 ... Swam the 10th fastest time in Colgate history in the 200 breast (2:19.84) in the preliminaries ... Finished sixth overall in the event after touching with a 2:21.04 in the finals ... Swam seasonal bests of 1:04.52 in the 100 back at the Nike Invitational at Kenyon College and 4:54.94 in the 400 IM versus Binghamton.

High School
: Earned four letters in swimming at the School of the Holy Child ... Team captain as a senior ... A three-time NCSA junior national qualifier in the 100 and 200 breast ... Led team to the WGSSA league championship and a perfect dual meet record in 2007 ... Won the 100 breast, 200 IM, 200 medley and 400 free relays at the 2007 league meet ... Two-time county champion in the 100 breast ... Broke school's varsity records in the 100 breast, 200 free, 200 medley and 400 free relays ... The best times of her scholastic career were 1:06.11 in the 100 breast, 2:23.65 in the 200 breast, 24.6 in the 50 free, 52.96 in the 100 free, 1:56.50 in the 200 free, and 2:10.20 in the 200 IM ... Won gold in the 100 and 200 breast at the 2005 Empire State Games ... Won the 2006 YWCA national championship in the 100 breast, and took third in the 200 breast ... Part of the Empire Swimming club team ... Holds club team records in the 100 and 200 breast ... A two-time Scholastic All-American.

Personal: Courtney Elizabeth Callahan was born in Sleepy Hollow, New York ... Daughter of Joseph and Sharon Callahan... Has two brothers and one sister ... Majoring in history.

Callahan's Personal Bests
50 Free - 24.6
100 Free - 52.96
200 Free - 1:56.50
100 Breast - 1:04.35
200 Breast - 2:19.84 (10th at CU)
200 IM - 2:06.91
400 IM - 4:54.94
100 Back - 1:04.52

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Historical Player Information

  • 2008-09First Year

    Freestyle
  • 2009-10Sophomore

    Breaststroke
    5'6"
  • 2010-11Junior

    Breaststroke
    5'6"
  • 2011-12Senior

    Breaststroke
    5'6"