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Caroline Burckle
  • Sophomore
  • Freestyle
  • Louisville, Ky. (Sacred Heart Academy)
  • Six-time All-American
  • Seven-time All-SEC
  • SEC Record Holder
  • NCAA Record Holder
  • Four-time SEC Champion
  • 2005 SEC Freshman Swimmer of the Year
Career Best Times
(Yards)
Event Time Date Opponent
50 free 24.07 11/12/2004 South Carolina
100 free 49.15 2005 SEC Championships
200 free 1:44.64 2005 SEC Championships
500 free 4:38.32 2005 SEC Championships
1,000 free 10:12.47 10/8/2004 Florida Atlantic
1,650 free 16:31.33 11/6/2004 Purdue
100 fly 56.92 2/5/2005 Indian River CC
100 breast 1:06.92 1/7/2005 Miami Invitational
400 IM 4:23.82 11/6/2004 Purdue
200 FR 1:30.70 2005 NCAA Championships
400 FR 3:16.54 2005 SEC Championships
800 FR 7:00.25 2005 SEC Championships
400 MR 3:34.73 2005 NCAA Championships
(Long Course Meters)
Event Time Date Opponent
50 free 27.60 12/2/2005 US Open
100 free 56.43 4/5/2005 World Championship Trials
200 free 1:59.74 8/5/2005 Conoco-Phillips National Championships
400 free 4:13.19 8/6/2005 Conoco-Phillips National Championships
800 free 8:41.00 8/3/2005 Conoco-Phillips National Championships
200 IM 2:26.28 12/2/2005 US Open
400 MR 4:20.16 12/3/2005 US Open
800 FR 8:31.25 12/2/2005 US Open

UF All-Time Ranking: Seventh in the 100 free (49.15) and 200 FR (1:30.70) … Second in the 200 free (1:44.64) and 500 free (4:38.32) … Second and ninth in the 400 FR with 3:16.54 and 3:18.18, respectively … First in the 800 FR (700.25) and 400 MR (3:34.73) … Tenth in the 400 MR (3:39.65).

National/International Competition: Swam in the 2005 World Championship Trials, to earn a spot on the 800 FR World Championship team with a 200 free time of 2:00.16 for fourth-place … Competed in the 800 free, finishing 10th with a 8:53.79 clocking … Qualified for the 100 free finals at the World Trials with a time of 56.43 and went on to take 15th with a 57.20 effort … Finished in 35th with 24-individual points scored at the World Trials … Competed at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 200-, 400- and 800-meter free events, finished the 200-meter free prelims in 2:02.85 for 19th-place, took 12th in the 400-meter free (4:13.91) and 13th in the 800-meter free (8:45.02) … In 2003, was ranked in the top 100 in the World in the 200-, 400- and 800-meter freestyle … Made the Top 25 USA list in the 200 free in 2003 and the Top 25 USA list in the 400 free in 2002 … Finished 10th in the 200 free, 16th in the 800 free and 18th in the 400 free at the 2003 Summer Nationals … Was a record holder in 2003 in the 200 and 400 MR events in the Girls 17-18 National Age Group Relay.

At Florida:
2004-05:
Honored as the 2005 Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year … Named to the Knoxville News-Sentinel All-SEC first team … NCAA runner-up in the 500 free as a freshman … All-American in four relays (400 MR, 200, 400 and 800 FR) and two individual events (200 and 500 free) … Set the SEC record in the 500 free at her first conference meet … Won four SEC crowns; two relays (400 MR and 800 FR) and two individual championships (200 and 500 free) … Notched 38 top-five finishes, including 15 first-place finishes … Had nine automatic times and 18 provisional efforts … Swam the anchor leg of the Gator NCAA champion 400 MR unit … Recorded two top-three finishes at the NCAA Championships, and earned runner-up honors in the 500 free and won the bronze in the 200 free … Swam on the 800 FR team which finished fourth, the fifth-place 400 FR unit and the 200 FR quartet which placed sixth at the NCAA Championships … Placed in the top 25 in the 100 free at the NCAA Championships … Had a phenomenal showing at first SEC Championship meet, and claimed four titles as part of two SEC record-setting efforts … Captured the SEC crown in the 500 free, and set a conference meet record in the prelims (4:40.81) and also bettered the mark in the finals (4:38.32), and garnered automatic times in both races … Won the 200 free crown in 1:44.64, good enough for automatic times in the prelims and finals … Swam the second leg on the SEC champion 800 FR unit which set new SEC, NCAA and pool records in a championship time of 7:00.25 … Added another conference crown as the anchor to the 400 MR unit at the SEC Championships and also swam on the 200 and 400 FR squads which captured bronze medals … Finished fifth in the 100 free at the SEC Championships, setting automatic times in the prelims and the finals … Won the 100 free with a provisional time (50.96), and earned second-place with a provisional time (1:49.29) in the 200 free; also competed in the 200 FR against Tennessee (1/29) … Finished first in the 100 free with a provisional time (50.51) and swam on the 400 MR unit which finished first against Virginia (1/28) … Earned a provisional-qualifying time (16:43.54) in the 1,650 free in a third-place finish against Alabama (1/22) … Swam the anchor leg on the 400 MR team which finished first against Auburn (1/21) … Tallied runner-up finishes and provisional times in the 200 (1:47.68) and 500 (4:49.51) free events against the Tigers … Won the 100 free, finished fourth in the 50 free and swam the second leg on the championship 400 FR team at the Miami Invitational (1/7-8) … Finished second in the 50 free against South Carolina (11/12) … Captured first-place in the 200 free and clocked provisional times in the 100 (50.70), 500 (4:49.15) and 1,650 (16:31.33) free races, and third in each event against Purdue (11/6) … Swam on the first-place 800 FR and on two other top-five relay units, the 400 FR and the 400 MR teams against the Boilermakers … Tallied another provisional time (1:48.34) in the 200 free and finished fourth against Georgia (10/28) … Won the 200 and 500 free against Michigan, setting provisional times in each event (10/16) … Finished first in the 1,000 free against Florida Atlantic (10/8) … Competed in the U.S. Open and finished first in the 400 MR with a 4:20.16 time as the anchor leg … Took fourth in the 800-meter FR with a 8:31.25 time.

High School: A 2004 graduate of Sacred Heart Academy … Current SHA school record holder in the 50, 100, 200, 400 and 500 free events, as well as the 200 MR … Ranked No. 3 in the 50 free and 100 free, No. 2 in the 200 free and No. 7 in the 500 free in the high school national rankings … Named NISCA All-American in 2004 in the 50, 100, 200, and 500 free, the 100 fly, 200 MR, and the 400 FR … Was a 10-time NISCA high school All-American from 2001-03 … Kentucky State high school record holder in the 100, 200 and 500 free events; state high school relay record holder in the 200 MR and the 200, 400 FR … Kentucky state high school individual champion 2001-2004 in the 200 and 500 free … Named the state high school outstanding swimmer in 2003 and 2004 … Received the Region 2 Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet award all four years … Named the Sacred Heart Academy individual athlete of the year from 2001-04 … Received Fox 41 Student Athlete of the Week award the week of Feb. 2004 … 2003 USA Swimming Scholastic all-American … Four-year Honor Roll student … Lettered all four years … Coached by Scott Miller.

Club: Member of the Lakeside Swim Team for the past 10 years and was coached by Mike DeBoor … Received the Jack Thompson 110% Award in 2003 … Was the state record holder in the 15-18 age group in the 100 free, 1000 free, the 400 IM, as well as the 400 and 800 free.


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