Hall of Fame
One of the most decorated student-athletes in the program's history, Katie O'Donnell '12 is just the second member of the women's swimming and diving program to be elected to the Hall of Fame. An all-American each of her four years, O'Donnell earned a total of 10 all-America honors during her time on the Heights, including first team recognition in her final two collegiate races. In her first career appearance at the NCAA Championships as a freshman, she placed 11th in the 200-yard backstroke and 16th in the 200-yard IM. As a sophomore, she placed 11th in the 200-yard backstroke and 14th in the 100-yard backstroke. The following year, she earned her first two career first team all-America honors along with another honorable mention accolade. She placed fourth in the 100-yard backstroke in a then-program record time of 55.94 seconds. She then finished fifth in the 200-yard backstroke in a then-program record time of 2:00.60. She opened the week by placing 10th in the 200-yard IM in a then-program record time of 2:04.96. As a senior, she earned first team all-America honors in her final two collegiate events by placing sixth in the 100-yard backstroke in a program-record 55.50 seconds and fourth in the 200-yard backstroke with a program-record time of 1:59.35, both of which records still stand. She also earned honorable mention all-America recognition earlier in the week by finishing 14th in the 100-yard butterfly. The Northeast-10 Conference Freshman of the Year in 2008-09, O'Donnell was a six-time Northeast-10 Conference champion. A medalist in every NE10 Championship individual event she entered over her four years (13 events), she won five golds, seven silvers and one bronze medal, while adding eight medals as part of relays (one gold, four silver, three bronze). The 2012 Rev. J. J. O'Brien Senior Achievement Award recipient, she still holds four individual school records, one relay record, five individual pool record and two relay pool records.
