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2025-26 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Kaitlyn Connors

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Sophomore
  • Position Freestyle
  • Hometown Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • High School Upper St. Clair

Biography

SWIM CLOUD PROFILE

CAREER

2026 A-10 GOLD MEDALIST – 800-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY
2026 A-10 BRONZE MEDALIST - 200-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY
2025 A-10 SILVER MEDALIST - 400-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY

As a Sophomore (2025-26)
  • Holds the sixth fastest time in the 100-yard freestyle (50.56)
  • Holds the 10th fastest time in the 200 free (1:49.43)
  • Member of the 800 freestyle relay team that captured gold at the A-10 Championships (7:16.52)
  • Member of the 200 freestyle relay team that took bronze at the A-10 Championships (1:31.46), also broke the school record in the same event
  • Finished fourth in the 200 free (1:49.43) at the conference championships
  • Member of 400 free relay (3:22.53) that finished fourth at A-10s
  • Member of 800 free relay (7:21.84) that finished 10th at CSCAA National Invitational Championship
  • Swam anchor of 400 medley relay (3:43.35) team that finished 11th at CSCAA National Invitational Championship
  • Swam the opening leg of the 400 freestyle relay (3:24.65) that captured bronze against WVU & Villanova
  • Helped the 200 freestyle (1:36.46) and 400 medley (3:51.60) relay teams capture gold at the Western Pa Invite
As a Freshman (2024-25)
  • Holds the fourth best time in program history in the 50-yard freestyle (23.08)
  • Holds the sixth fastest time at Duquesne in the 100 free (50.66)
  • Member of the 200-free relay team that finished 5th at the A-10 Championships (1:32.58)
  • Member of 200-medley relay (1:40.64) & 400-yard free relay (3:22.34) that took 5th at the A-10 Championships
  • Anchored the 400 medley relay team that took 10th at the CSCAA National Invitational Championship (3:42.08)
  • Tallied the 7th fastest time in the 100-yard butterfly during the CSCAA Time Trials (57.26)
  • Swam the last leg of the 400 medley relay team that took gold at the Western PA Invite (3:35.93)
  • Member of the 200 medley relay (1:47.42) & 200 free relay (1:38.73) team that finished 2nd at the Western PA Invite
  • Secured bronze in the 50-yard freestyle at the Richmond Duals (24.01)
Before Duquesne
  • Competed at Upper St. Clair for head coach Dave Schraven
  • Is an eight-time All-American while also earning Scholastic All-American Status
  • Is a 16x WPIAL medalist while being a 10x state medalist
  • Won four individual WPIAL Championships
  • Holds four Upper St. Clair records
  • Was named Upper St. Clair Athlete of the year in 2023-24
  • Helped the Panthers to a section title in 2023-24
  • Was in National Honors Society
  • Volunteered for the South Hill Special Olympics
Personal
  • Born March 3, 2005
  • Is the daughter of Holly and Christopher Connors
  • Has two sisters (Lauren), (Taylor)
  • Sister Taylor swims at Miami (Ohio) while sister Lauren swam at Saint Vincent University and aunt Susan Connors swam at Virginia Tech
  • Intends to major in Finance

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

    Freestyle
    5'10"
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    Freestyle
    5'10"

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