The University of Akron Athletics
2013-14 Women's Swimming and Diving

Catherine Carr
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Emmaus
- Hometown:
- Allentown, Pa.
CARR'S TOP TIMES | ||
Event | Time | Year |
200-yard Butterfly | 1:59.73 | 2012-13 |
200-yard IM | 2:01.56 | 2012-13 |
400-yard IM | 4:17.76 | 2011-12 |
as a Senior (2013-14): Utilized medical redshirt … had squad’s top time in the 200 IM (2:01.56) and 400 IM (4:17.76) … Owned third-best time in 500 freestyle (5:04.44) … registered three second-place times in the 100 backstroke (57.82), 200 backstroke (2:24.76), and the 200 IM (2:06.83) in dual meet with Miami (Ohio) (Oct. 26) … earned first place in 200 backstroke (2:05.49) against Eastern Michigan (Nov. 2) … placed first in 500 freestyle vs. Saint Francis (Nov. 9).
as a Junior (2012-13): Named to the first team All-MAC and Academic All-MAC team … set a program record for the 200-yard butterfly at a time of 1:59.73 at the MAC Championships (Feb. 28-Mar.2) … placed second in the 400 IM (4:18.20) and 200 IM (2:01.56) at the MAC Championships …. 200 IM time at MAC Championships set a program record … registered four first-place finishes in the 200-yard butterfly … notched three first-place times in the 200 IM.
as a Sophomore (2011-12): Reset her own school record in the 400-yard IM at the MAC Championships (4:17.76) with a runner-up finish and NCAA "B" cut time (Feb. 23-25) ... also placed eighth at the MAC Meet in the 200-yard butterfly (2:02.91), after posting a personal best 2:01.59 in the prelims ... led the team in both the 200-yard butterfly and 400-yard IM ... won seven races on the season ... a member of the seventh place 800-yard free relay (7:27.27) and the seventh place 400-yard medley relay (3:45.48) at the MAC Meet.
as a Freshman (2010-11): Shattered the then school record in the 400-yard IM at the MAC Championships (Feb. 23-26), lowering the previous mark by over six seconds with a seventh-place swim of 4:22.15 ... finished 12th at the MAC meet in a personal best time of 2:03.97 in the 200-yard IM ... also took 12th at the MAC meet in the 200-yard butterfly with another personal best (2:02.68) ... won seven individual races throughout the season ... scored in three events at the Zippy Invitational (Dec. 3-5), taking 8th in the 400-yard IM, 11th in the 200-yard IM and 11th in the 200-yard butterfly.
at Emmaus High School: A member of the state-record breaking 200-yard medley relay in 2009 ... finished ninth in both the 100-yard butterfly and the 100-yard backstroke, while 400-yard freestyle relay team finished third at the 2010 PIAA state meet ... finished eighth in the 100-yard butterfly and 11th in the 100-yard backstroke at the state meet as a junior.
Personal: Daughter of Dominic and Julie Carr ... has one brother, Ethan, who is also a swimmer ... majoring in graphic design ... born November 18, 1992.