Katharine Unger
Katharine Unger
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Orangeburg, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Tappan Zee

Bio

As a sophomore: Recorded season-best personal times in the 200-yard freestyle (2:04.61) and in the 200-yard butterfly (2:20.44) inm a tri-meet against SFNY and Siena (1/15/11)... Posted a strong performance at the Dartmouth Invitational (1/28/11), where she finished the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:22.93 and the 100-yard butterfly in 1:05.38... Generated top times in the 1650-yard freestyle (19:20.48) against UVM (11/21/10), the 1000-yard freestyle (11:32.94) against CCSU (11/5/10)... Registered a top time against Sacred Heart (1/19/11) in the 500-yard freestyle (5:34.76).

As a freshman: Unger made a big impact in her first year on the Bryant swim team, participating in the 500 free, the 100 free, the 100 and the 200 fly... Posted her top time for the 500 free against Holy Cross... Season-best times for the 1000 free and 200 fly were 11:27.36 and 2:20.65, respectively.

Before Bryant: Five-year member of Tappan Zee High School varsity swim team... Four-year New York section one all-league selection... Two-year varsity team captain in 2007 and 2008... Record holder in 200 and 400 freestyle relays... Swam four years for New York Sharks travel club... Sharks National team captain in 2009... National Honor Society member.

Personal: Daughter of Stave and Lori Unger... Born on September 5, 1991 in Orangeburg, N.Y.... Has an older brother that plays baseball at King's College... In high school, was an AP scholar with honor and a member of both the National and Italian Honor Society.