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2025-26 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Norah Kotnik

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Freshman
  • Position Backstroke
  • Hometown Solana Beach, Calif.
  • High School Cathedral Catholic

Biography

SWIM CLOUD PROFILE

Before Duquesne
  • Swam at Cathedral Catholic high school for head coaches Tommy Corcoran and Jeff Milton
  • Helped the Dons win the City Conference Championship in 2023 while being CIF Women’s runner ups in 2023 and 2024
  • Apart of the team that was City Conference runner ups in 2024
  • Is a two-time City Conference Champion in the 100-yard backstroke (2022 & 2024)
  • Was City Conference runner up in 100-yard back in 2023
  • Earned CIF State Qualifier status in consecutive seasons in the 100-yard back (2023 & 2024)
  • Finished 2nd in the CIF Women’s 100 backstroke in 2023 before captured 3rd in 2024 and 4th in 2022
  • Earned the CIF Sportsmanship Award during her junior season
  • Was named All-League in the 100-yard back her freshman and junior year
  • Earned All-League status in the 200 medley relay her sophomore and junior season
  • Named All-League in the 200-yard freestyle her junior season
  • Collected All-CIF Second Team honors in the 100 back as a sophomore and in the 200-medley relay as a junior
  • Took 6th in the USA Swimming Futures finalist in the 200 long course backstroke
  • Swam for club Rancho San Diego & holds the Female Open 200 backstroke record as well as the Female 15-18 200 backstroke record
Personal
  • Born October 24, 2006
  • Is the daughter of Shannon and Ed Kotnik
  • Has one sister (Grace) and two brothers (Alexander), (Nathaniel)
  • Brother Alexander competes in gymnastics at Southern California United
  • Plans to major is Mechanical Engineering

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