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William & Mary Athletics

2023-24 Swimming Roster

Kat Vanbourgondien

  • Position Free/Back
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Virginia Beach, Va.
  • High School Catholic

Biography

Personal Bests (SCY)
Event Time Meet
100 Back 54.14 (r) CAA Championships - 2/23/23
200 Back 1:59.92 CAA Championships - 3/2/24
50 Free 23.67 CAA Championships - 2/29/24

High Honors, CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2023)
CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024)

2022-23 (Junior)
Swam the backstroke leg of the CAA Championship gold medal winning 200 and 400 medley relay teams that set new CAA records (2/23/23)... Also swam a 54.71 to earn a silver medal in the 100 back (2/23/23)... Swam in 13 events over eight meets… Finished on the podium 11 times with four individual wins… Swept the 200 and 100 fly events to help the Tribe defeat Johns Hopkins (10/15/22)... Finished second in both fly events as the Tribe beat Loyola (10/21/22)... Had a pair of first place finishes in the backstroke events against Davidson (1/21/23).

2021-22 (Sophomore)
Swam in 18 events over eight meets… Set a pair of lifetime best marks and won the B final in a pair of CAA Championship events… Began the season with a second palace finish in the 100 back (10/16/21)... Won the 200 back against UMBC (10/30/21)... Placed eighth in the 100 back at the West Virginia Invitational… Also finished 18th in the 100 back… Won the B final of the CAA Championship in the 100 back with a career-best 55.32 time… Went on to win the B final of the 200 back with a personal best 2:01.15 time.

2020-21 (Freshman)
Earned an individual win in her first collegiate swimming season... Won the 100 back in 56.67 seconds in a dual meet against Old Dominion... Finished 11th in the same event at the CAA Championship Meet... Also participated in the 50 and 200 back events.

Prep
Virginia Independent Schools' state finalist in both the 100 back and the 50 free each of her last three years ... Team MVP all three years as well ... ISCA Junior Nationals qualifier and championship finalist in both the 50 back (third) and 100 back (eighth) in 2019 ... Also made the consolation finals of the 200 back, taking 13th ... AP Scholar ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Also a member of the Latin, English, and History Honor Societies.
 
Personal
Daughter of Judith and Frederick Vanbourgondien ... Enjoys creative writing, going to the beach with friends, and listening to music ... Majoring in film and media studies with a minor in marketing.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Free/Back
    5'7"
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Free/Back
    5'7"
  • 2022-23Junior

    Free/Back
    5'7"
  • 2023-24Senior

    Free/Back
    5'7"