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2016-17 Swimming & Diving Roster

Katie Latham

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Deal, Kent, United Kingdom
  • Position Free/Back

Biography

As A Sophomore (2016-17)
Named CSCAA All-American after finishing 15th in the country in the school record breaking 200 free relay (1:28.76) at the 2017 NCAA Swimming Championships … tabbed CSCAA First Team Scholar All-American with 3.5 GPA or higher and NCAA Championship appearance ... earned CCSA All-Conference honors after finishing 1st in the 50 free (22.34 seconds) and 3rd in the 100 free (49.94 seconds) at the CCSA Championship … her time in the 50 free was the fastest of the season and registers 10th in FGCU program history … turned in a personal-best time of 49.10 seconds in the 100 free at the Georgia Tech Invite, good for 5th in FGCU history … won a total of five events throughout the season and finished in the top-three on 19 occasions … was also a member of the 200 free, 400 free and 400 medley conference champion relay teams … was named the CCSA Swimmer of the Week on Oct. 11 following her performance at the FGCU Classic … turned in a total of nine NCAA ‘B’ cuts this season.

As A Freshman (2015-16)
Competed at the NCAA Championships and finished 21st in the 50 free with a personal-best time of 22.31 seconds … also placed T-40th in the 100 free in another personal-best time of 49.29 seconds to go along with a top-50 finish in the 100 back (54.14) … earned CCSA All-Conference honors as the conference champion in the 50 free (22.64) while also finishing runner-up in the 100 free (49.37) and 100 back (53.94) … was also a member of four conference champion relay teams including the 200 free (1:30.62), 400 free (3:18.49), 200 medley (1:37.66) and 400 medley (3:33.92), which was good for the CCSA all-time record … won a total of 13 individual events this season and never finished worse than 3rd in the 50 free … owns three top-10 times in FGCU history in the 50 free and two in the 100 free … earned CCSA All-Academic honors ... competed in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 back at the British Olympic Trials in April.

High School
Won silver in the 100-yard freestyle during the 2011 WISE School International meet … won two gold medals at the 2011 WISE International meet in the freestyle and medley relay … qualified for the British Championships since 2011, including the 2012 Olympic trials … represented Great Britain in the 2013 and 2014 European Junior Championships in Poland … brought home a silver and bronze medal during the 2013 European Junior Championships ... attended Sir Roger Manwood's School.
 
Personal
Daughter of Martin and Kim Latham ... has one sister, Alice ... majoring in biochemistry ... used to dance ballet.

Top Times
50 free - 22.32 (2015 Georgia Tech Invite)
100 free - 49.10 (2016 at Georgia Tech Invite)
200 free - 1:47.98
100 back - 53.94 (2016 at CCSA)

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Free
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Free/Back