Katie Munch

Position:
Breast/IM
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Clifton, Va.
High School:
Robinson Secondary School

KATIE MUNCH BIO

Career Best Times: 1:01.05 in the 100-yard breaststroke; 2:10.90 in the 200-yard breaststroke; 1:58.79 in the 200-yard individual medley; 4:30.29 in the 400-yard individual medley; 1:10.97 in the 100-meter breaststroke; 2:35.96 in the 200-meter breaststroke; 2:17.06 in the 200-meter individual medley.

General: Ranks fourth in Carolina history in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:10.90...ranks fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke at 1:01.05 and fourth in the 200-yard individual medley at 1:58.79... swam breaststroke leg on school record setting 200 medley relay in 2016…also swam breaststroke leg on 400 medley relay team which set school record in 2015.

2015-16: At 2016 ACC Championships, she placed 12^th in 100 breaststroke (1:01.95)…captured the 200 IM (2:02.58) and was on victorious 400 medley relay against Louisville…at 2015 Nike Cup, she placed 11^th in the 200 IM (2:03.46), seventh in 100 breaststroke (1:04.19) and sixth in the 200 breaststroke (2:18.18)…named to ACC All-Academic Team… named to ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2014-15: Earned honorable mention All-America honors as a member of Carolina’s 400 medley relay team which took 10th place at NCAAs...NCAA qualifer in both breaststroke events...at the 2015 ACC Championships, she captured 7th place in 200 breaststroke (2:12.07) and ninth place in the 100 breaststroke (1:01.05)...won the 100 breast and swam on winning medley relay in dual meet win over Virginia Tech...at the 2014 Nike Cup, she placed 4th in the 100 breast (1:03.26), 5th place in 200 breast (2:16.79) and 5th in the 200 IM (2:02.61)...won two events in dual meet victory over Duke...won the Andrea Erben Award as the team’s most dedicated swimmer...a Rising Star in the Carolina Leadership Academy...served as a CREED Mentor in the Carolina Leadership Academy...named to 2014-15 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2013-14: Had a solid freshman season…established a trio of career best times at the Bulldog Invitational in the 100 breast, 200 breast and 200 IM…placed in the top 15 in three events at the Nike Cup, including 11th in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:17.94), 13th in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:04.13) and 14th in the 200-yard IM (2:05.53)…during the summer long course season she swam in the Arena Grand Prix…competed in four events…placed 18th in the 100-meter breaststroke at 1:13.06, 22nd in the 50-meter breaststroke at 34.67, 23rd in the 200-meter breaststroke at 2:39.75 and 25th in the 200-meter IM at 2:21.23…won the 200-meter IM and finished fifth in the 200-meter breaststroke at the Speedo Champions Series Section of Southern Zones…named to the ACC Honor Roll.

Prep: A graduate of Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax, Va. …did her club swimming for Machine Aquatics where Dan Jacobs was her coach…specializes in breaststroke and individual medley…NSCA Junior National finalist in both 2011 and 2012…played soccer from ages 6-14…swam with the Fairfax Station Flyers swim team from 1999-2013…swam on the Robinson High School team where she was a 100 breaststroker and 200 IM specialist…swam for Machine Aquatics from 2002 to her high school graduation…two-year team captain for Robinson…district, region and state qualifier for Virginia AAA swimming from 2009-13…NVSL All-Star Swimmer from 2002-12…academic honor roll selection three years at Robinson…four-year PVS Scholar Athlete…three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-America Team honoree.

Personal: Full name is Catherine Yvonne Munch…goes by Katie…stands 5-8 tall…the daughter of Rick Munch and Marty Clark… was born February 24, 1995 in Clifton, Va. … business administration major with an emphasis in consulting and marketing…comes from a family replete with swimming siblings…brother Ricky swam at Florida, brother Robert swam at UNCW and younger sister, Genevieve, 19, was on the high school team at Robinson Secondary School…member of UNC Ballroom Dance Team with a special interest in salsa dancing.