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2012 Women's Swimming Roster

Caylyn Tate

  • Position Free/IM
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Sterling, Va.
  • High School Potomac Falls

Biography

Best Marks
Event Time Date
200 Free 1:51.87 2/25/12
500 Free 4:54.15 2/23/11
1000 Free 10:03.24 2/26/12
1650 Free 16:38.27 2/26/12
200 Fly 2:11.36 11/4/11
400 IM 4:33.25 2/26/10

2012-13
Runner-up in the 1650 free at the Hokie Fall Invitational ... Also made the B finals in both the 200 and 500 free ... Finished 10th in the 500 and 13th in the 200 ... Leads the team with 13 victories ... Won the 1000 free against both Virginia Tech and Miami.

2011-12
Won a silver medal in the 1650 free at the CAA Championships ... Set school-records for the 1000 free (10:03.24) and the 1650 free (16:38.27) in the process ... Led-off the bronze-medal winning 800 free relay ... Made the championship heat of the 500 free, finishing sixth overall ... Also advanced to the consolation heat of the 200 free, finishing 12th ... At the Terrapin Cup, finished fifth in the 1650 and sixth in the 500 free ... Made the C finals of the 200 free, finishing 18th ... Ranked fourth on the team with 220 total points ... Won 12 races, including the mile against Virginia Tech and the 1000 free against East Carolina.

2010-11
Finished 11th in the mile at the CAA Championships, breaking 17 minutes for the first time ... Also finished 12th in the 500 free ... At the Terrapin Cup, took 15th in the 1650 free ...  Won the 1000 free against Davidson and the 1650 free against UMBC.

Freshman Year (2009-10):
Swam a 17:02.40 in the 1,650 free at the CAA Championships, good for 11th place and the second-fastest time in school history … Finished 19th in the 500 free at the CAA Championships, the eighth-fastest time in school history … Time of 4:33.25 in the 400 IM at the CAA Championships good for 18th place and the tenth-fastest time in William and Mary history … Touched 14th in the 1,650 free at the Terrapin Cup Invitational with a time of 17:27.96 … Finished 28th with a time of 5:07.66 in the 500 free at the Terrapin Cup … Came in 29th in the 400 IM with a time of 4:43.36 in the same meet … Also participated in the 200 breast at the Terrapin Cup Invitational … Finished first in the 1,000 free with a time of 10:21.39 versus ECU … Took home third in the 100 free versus UNCW … Also finished third in the 500 free with a time of 5:08.95 at the same meet … Finished second in the 500 free versus Richmond … Her time of 17:39.71 was good for fourth in the 1,650 free at the CAA Pod Meet … Finished fourth in the 1,000 free versus Davidson … Finished third in the 1,000 free in her first collegiate race versus defending CAA Champion Towson …

Prep: 2008 500 Freestyle Virginia State Champion … 2008 and 2009 Regional Champion in the 400 freestyle … 2009 Regional Champion in the 200 freestyle … Three-time district champion in the 500 freestyle … 2009 District Champion in the 200 IM … 2008 District Champion in 200 freestyle … Scholastic All-American in 2008-09.

Personal: Daughter of Richard and Linda Tate … Came to William and Mary because of the exceptional academics and the great swim team.

Historical Player Information

  • 2009Freshman

    Free/IM
    5'7"
  • 2010Sophomore

    Free/IM
    5'7"
  • 2011Junior

    Free/IM
    5'7"
  • 2012Senior

    Free/IM
    5'7"