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UC San Diego

2009-10 Swimming & Diving Roster

Karla Holman

  • Position Butterfly
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Seattle, WA
  • High School Holy Names Academy

Biography


*2010 NCAA Division II National Championships 'A' Qualifier*

As a Junior in 2008-09:
Received All-Conference honors during the 2008-09 year... competed at the NCAA Division II National Championships, finishing 17th in the 200 fly (2:06.63) and 25th in the 100 fly (57.43)... tallied a third-place in the 200 fly (2:08.38) at the PCSC Championships while helping the Tritons to a win in the 400 medley relay with a 3:50.98 mark... also posted a ninth-place finish in the 100 fly at the PCSC Championships... at the Nike Cup, finished eighth in the 100 fly (57.82) and 15th in the 200 fly with a time of 2:08.26.

As a Sophomore in 2007-08: Finished third in the 100 fly at the PCSC Championships with a time of 57.49 and finished 5th in the 200 fly with a time of 2:08.25, earning All-Conference recognition... helped 400 medley relay team to first-place finish at the PCSC Championships with a time of 3:50.73 and posted season-best mark of 2:09.56 in the 200 IM... broke her previous school record in the 100 fly twice during the NCAA Championships, first in the preliminaries with a time of 56.13 and then in the finals with a fourth-place time of 56.02... also took part in the school record-breaking 400 medley relay team that finished second with a time of 3:48.13... posted a lifetime best, third-best all-time in UCSD history and tops for the Tritons on the season, in the 200 fly with a ninth-place time of 2:05.32 at the NCAA Championships.

As a Freshman in 2006-07: Earned All-American status in both the 100 fly and 200 fly at the NCAA Championships... finished in fourth-place overall in the 100 fly at the NCAA's with a time of 57.03... recorded a season-best time of 2:07.50 in the 200 fly prelims at the NCAA's... also recorded a season-best time of 2:11.36 in the 200 IM.

High School: Attended Holy Names HS in Seattle... swimming team was WIAA 2006 Division III State Swimming Champions and went undefeated in the 2005-06 season... also participated with USS Swimming and Salmon Bay Aquatics... top performance came in the 100 meter fly at 1:05.00.

Personal: Born Sept. 2, 1988... parents are Frank Holman and Rebecca Caldwell... father swam for the University of Southern California and University of Washington... hobbies include playing the piano and drawing... a Computer Science major in Warren College... favorite pro teams are any from Seattle and San Diego... favorite athlete is Dana Kirk.


Best times as a Triton
200 backstroke - 2:12.59 (1/18/08 vs. University of San Diego)
100 backstroke - 1:00.64 (11/16/07 in Nike Cup prelims)
200 butterfly - 2:05.32 (3/14/08 in NCAA Championships finals)
100 butterfly - 56.02 (3/13/08 in NCAA Championships finals)
400 individual medley - 4:43.21 (1/20/08 vs. UC Davis and Nevada)
200 individual medley - 2:09.56 (2/14/08 in PCSC Championships prelims)
100 split medley relay butterfly - 55.69 (3/13/09 in NCAA Championships finals)
50 split medley relay butterfly - 25.95 (11/16/07 in Nike Cup finals)
50 split freestyle relay - 25.67 (11/9/08 vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps)

NCAA Championships Appearance(s)
2009
200 butterfly - 2:06.63 (prelims) - 17th place
100 butterfly - 57.43 (prelims) - 25th place
200 individual medley - 2:16.56 (prelims) - 58th place

2008
200 butterfly - 2:05.32 (finals), 2:09.29 (prelims) - 9th place
100 butterfly - 56.02 (finals), 56.13 (prelims) - 4th place
100 split medley relay butterfly - 55.69 (finals), 56.23 (prelims) - 2nd place

2007
200 butterfly - 2:09.97 (finals) - 8th place
100 butterfly - 57.03 (finals) - 4th place

 

Historical Player Information

  • 2006-07Freshman

    Fly/Mid-Dist.
    5'7"
  • 2007-08Sophomore

    Fly/Mid-Dist.
    5'7"
  • 2008-09Junior

    Butterfly
    5'7"
  • 2009-10Senior

    Butterfly
    5'7"

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