UVA freshman Kate Douglass (Pelham, N.Y.) was named the ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Week for her performance in her collegiate debut, the Trojan Swim Invite (Oct. 4-5).
Douglass led the Cavaliers in their opening weekend, capturing four first-place finishes and recording five swims that rank in the top 10 all-time at UVA.
Douglass opened the meet with a first-place finish in the 200-yard individual medley. The freshman swam a time of 1:55.15, the second-fastest performance in school history. She followed with the top time in the competition and fifth-fastest performance in UVA history in the 50-yard freestyle at 22.12.
On Saturday, Douglass captured the top time in the 100-yard breaststroke and third-fastest time in school history, finishing with a time of 59.55. She placed second in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 51.58. The time was the best by a collegiate athlete at the competition and tied for second all-time in program history. Douglass rounded out her individual events with a second-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle. The freshman touched the wall with a time of 48.45, which placed her seventh all-time in program history in the event.
Additionally, Douglass helped the women’s 200-yard medley relay to a first-place finish. She swam her 50-yard butterfly split in 22.98 to help the Cavaliers record a time of 1:38.67 at the meet. In the 200-yard freestyle relay, she swam as the leadoff swimmer, recording a split time of 22.35. Virginia finished second in the event with a time of 1:31.11.
Douglass currently sits atop the NCAA in the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard breaststroke, 100-yard butterfly and 200-yard individual medley. She ranks second in the NCAA in the 100-yard freestyle.
Douglass and the Cavaliers will return to action on Oct. 18 for a two-day tri-meet in Ann Arbor, Mich., against Michigan and Tennessee.
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