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Bentley University

2022-23 Women's Swimming and Diving

Kate Galvin

  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Suffern, N.Y.
  • High School Suffern
  • Events Free

Biography

Team captain … senior from Suffern, N.Y. who competes in freestyle and butterfly events … 2019 graduate of Suffern High School who is majoring in finance, with a concentration in sustainable investing, and liberal studies, with a concentration in global perspectives ... involved in Bentley’s five-year MS/BS program … minor in Spanish … 14 career medals in Northeast-10 Championship action (seven gold, three silver, four bronze) ... School Records: 23.97 in 50 free (2022 Northeast-10’s) ... 51.85 in 100 free (2022 NE10) ... 1:37.05 in 200 free relay (2020 NE10’s) ... Bentley Rankings: 1st in 50 free (23.97), 1st in 100 free (51.83), 4th in 50 fly (26.70), 6th in 100 fly (58.12), 7th in 100 IM (1:03.02), 11th in 200 free (1:53.50) ... 2021-22: repeated as Bentley’s Most Valuable Swimmer … swam to Northeast-10 championships in the 50 free (24.02), 100 free (school record 51.85), 200 free (1:53.50), 800 free relay (7:39.27), 400 medley relay (3:55.70) and the 200 medley relay (1:48.64) … also earned silver in the 400 free relay (3:33.55) … Academic All-Northeast-10 … NE10 Women’s Swimmer of the Week Jan. 18 for her performance at Pace … part of the NE10 Women’s Relay Team of the Week eight times … NE10 Weekly Honor Roll Dec. 7 … D2ADA Academic Achievement Award …. 2020-21: Bentley did not compete in any meets … 2019-20: Bentley’s Most Valuable Swimmer ... at the Northeast-10 Championships, was part of Bentley’s gold-medal winning 800 free relay team (7:38.24) ... finished second in the 100 free (school record 52.19) and the 400 free relay (3:32.06) ... was third in the 50 free (school record 24.13), 200 free relay (school record 1:37.05), 400 medley relay (3:56.90) and the 200 back (2:06.78) ... earlier in season, broke school record in 100 free with a 52.34 in the WPI Gompei Invitational ... twice named to NE10 Weekly Honor Roll (Oct. 29, Nov. 19) ... part of the NE10 Relay Team of the Week five times ... Before Bentley: Suffern’s swim team captain as a senior ... school record holder in the 200 free ... competed in the state championships as a junior and senior, competing in the 50, 100 and 200 free ... as a senior, was a finalist in the 200 ... three-time team MVP ... as a senior, honors included co-MVP of county championships, Suffern High Fall Female Athlete of the Season, Journal News Rockland Scholar Athlete of the Week, divisional champion in the 100 free and All-Section honoree ... five-time Rockland County Champion (50 free as a sophomore, junior and senior, 100 free as a junior and senior ... National Honor Society ... Vice President of History Honor Society ... President of Math Honor Society ... Vice President of Spanish Honor Society ... Personal: daughter of Cynthia and James Galvin ... has a younger sister, Sarah (19) ... Sarah is running track at Fordham … has Advanced Standing in the Finance Program … mentor for new joiners in the Women's Leadership Program as well as the Admissions Ambassador Program … Mental Health group member in the Student Athlete Advisory Committee … currently in flight school pursuing a private pilot's license … has been an Undergraduate Admissions Ambassador/Tour Guide … SAAC member.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Free, Fly
  • 2021-22Junior

    Free, Fly
  • 2022-23Senior

    Free