Katie Roach

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Colorado Springs, Colo.
High School:
Cheyenne Mountain High School

Named tri-captain for 2016-17.

Why Brown Statement: "Brown really offered the best of both academic and athletic programs for me while also exposing me to so many new things. Ultimately it was the family-like environment of the swim team and the great coaches that made me really love it here."

Concentration: Biology

Profile Questions:
Finals march-out song: Enjoy The Ride
Favorite food: Blueberries
Favorite dessert: Anything with chocolate
Favorite city: Grand Haven, MI
Favorite athlete: Gabe Landeskog
Favorite pro team: Green Bay Packers
Favorite movie or TV show: Friends
Current favorite music artist: Old Dominion
Last book you read: The Girl on the Train
Favorite restaurant in Providence: Kabob and Curry
Favorite holiday: Thanksgiving
Favorite activity outside the pool: Playing outside
Who would star as you in a movie about your life: The bear from "Bear in the Big Blue House"
Person you’d like to have dinner with: Elvis
Travel destination: Thailand
Other sport you enjoy: Skiing
Role model / someone you look up to: Ellie (older sister)
Something you cannot live without: iPod
Favorite Brown building: List
Enjoyed this professor’s class: David Rand
Most memorable meet as a Brown Bear: Princeton Invite 2013

2016-17: Finished eighth in the 200 breaststroke at the Ivy League Championships ... Also competed in the 100 breaststroke and the 400 IM at the Championships ... Swam the fourth fastest time in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.32) and the 200 breaststroke (2:16.44) in school history ... Won the 200 breaststroke against Cornell ... Placed second at Columbia in the 200 breaststroke.

2015-16: Finished eighth in the 100 breaststroke, recorded a personal best at the Ivy League Championships … Also competed in the 200 breaststroke (13th) and 400 IM (14th) in the Championships, recorded a career-best in the 400 IM … Recorded a personal best in the 200 IM at the Big Al Invite … Won the 200 breaststroke at Cornell and placed second in the 100 breaststroke … Took first in the 200 breaststroke and finished second in the 100 breaststroke against UMass … Posted two second-place finishes in the 100 breaststroke and the 200 IM along with fourth in the 200 breaststroke at Yale … Appeared in all six meets on the season.

2014-15: Finished 12^th in the 100 Breast (1:04.30) and 17^th in the 200 Breast (2:19.00) at Ivy Championships ... Moved into 5^th place on the All-Time Top-25 at Brown in the 100 Breast ... Finished 2^nd in the 200 Breast at the Brown Invitational in December.

2013-14: Competed in the 200 IM, 100 Breaststroke (11^th), and 200 Breaststroke (5^th) at the Ivy League Championships … Swam the fourth fastest 100 Breaststroke in school history, 1:04.15 … Entered the record books again with the third fastest 200 Breaststroke in school history, 2:17.23 at the Ivy League Championships … Competed in six dual meets on the season.

Before Brown: Graduated summa cum laude from Cheyenne Mountain High School where she was a member of the National Honor Society and selected to the Principal’s Honor Roll … AP Scholar with distinction … Earned the Presidential Academic Excellence distinction … Earned four varsity letters as a member of the Cheyenne Mountain High School swim team, serving as captain during her senior year … A four-time All-Area selection and a two-time All-Conference honoree … Named conference Swimmer of the Year, All-Area Swimmer of the Year and MVP of her high school team … A three-time All-American … Holds multiple varsity records … Also swims for Cheyenne Mountain Aquatics and is co-captain of the team…A two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American … A Zone champion and Junior National qualifier.

Personal: Katie Roach is the daughter of Cassie and Jeff Roach of Colorado Springs, Colorado … She has an older sister, Ellie, and three younger siblings, Joey, Carli and Addi … She skied competitively for 11 years, and also enjoys hiking, camping and spending time with friends and family … Concentration is Biology.

Personal Records
Event	Time	Date
50 Free	25.06	11/16/2012
100 Breast	1:03.32	2/17/2017
100 Fly	59.77	1/24/2014
200 Breast	2:16.44	2/18/2017
200 IM	2:04.34	12/2/2016
400 IM	4:21.97	2/19/2016