2007-08 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Chura, Kait
Breaststroke/IM
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IM/Back
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Back/Fly
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Free/Fly
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Breaststroke
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Freestyle
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Sprints
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Backstroke
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IM
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Free/Back
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Fly/IM
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IM/Back
/ Swimming & Diving
Freestyle
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Breaststroke
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Backstroke
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Freestyle
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Fly/Free
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Sprints
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Distance
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Fly/Back
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Breaststroke
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Kait Chura
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Bozeman H.S.
- Hometown:
- Bozeman. Mt.
Bio
At Rice
2009-2010: Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Rice University Honor Athlete; Won the C-USA silver medal with a second place finish in the 200-yard backstroke... Swam a career-best 1:59.98 in the league[apos]s 200-backstroke, the third-fastest time in school history and second-best by an Owl in the last 12 years... Scored for the team by taking fifth in the 400-individual medley on the strength of a career-best 4:22.37... Set the Rice Aquatics Center facility record in the 400-IM with a 4:28.54, the very first individual event champion in the Owls[apos] new venue... Best 200-IM time was a 2:05.81 in the C-USA prelims... Swam a career-best 57.03 in the 100-backstroke, the second-fastest mark by an Owl all season... Showed her versatility by competing in the mile in the Phill Hansel Duals across town at the University of Houston. 2008-09: Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Scored in three individual events at the C-USA Championship with three new career-bests... Took sixth in the league in the 400-individual medley with a 4:24.93... Finished tenth in the C-USA[apos]s 200-IM (2:05.36) and 14th in the 100-back after a 58.23 in the prelims... Swam a 2:03.31 in a timed-trial of the 200-backstroke across town at the University of Houston. 2007-08: Capped an outstanding debut season of Division I swimming as the top Owl in three different events and scoring big for the Blue & Gray at the C-USA championships... Named the team[apos]s Rookie of the Year... Swam the third-fastest 200-backstroke in school history (at the time) with a 2:01.00 for a fifth place finish at the C-USA meet... Posted the Owls[apos] best mark of the season in the 400-IM (4:28.85) to take sixth at conference... Finished eighth at the C-USA[apos]s in the 200-IM with the Owls[apos] best time of the season (2:07.15). High School
A 2007 graduate of Bozeman High School in Bozeman, Montana... Won seven individual high school state championships and was a member of two state-winning relay teams... Led the Hawks to two state titles in four years... Coached by Gary Crowe... Earned Academic all-America... Member of the National Honor Society... Also competed in cross country. Club
Competed for the Bozeman Swim Club... Finalist in 200-individual medley at 2006 Long Course Junior Nationals... Qualified for the U.S. Open... 2005 all-America in 200-IM... Named the Speedo Swimmer of the Year for Montana... Coached by Gary Crowe. Personal Full Name: Hannah Kaitlyn Chura (prefers Kait). Born: Sept. 3, 1989 in Bellevue, Washington. Parents: Jerry and Elizabeth Chura of Bozeman, Montana (one sister). Sister, Haley, was a four-year letterwinner in swimming at the University of Georgia. Majors: art (film) and sport management. College: Duncan.
2009-2010: Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Rice University Honor Athlete; Won the C-USA silver medal with a second place finish in the 200-yard backstroke... Swam a career-best 1:59.98 in the league[apos]s 200-backstroke, the third-fastest time in school history and second-best by an Owl in the last 12 years... Scored for the team by taking fifth in the 400-individual medley on the strength of a career-best 4:22.37... Set the Rice Aquatics Center facility record in the 400-IM with a 4:28.54, the very first individual event champion in the Owls[apos] new venue... Best 200-IM time was a 2:05.81 in the C-USA prelims... Swam a career-best 57.03 in the 100-backstroke, the second-fastest mark by an Owl all season... Showed her versatility by competing in the mile in the Phill Hansel Duals across town at the University of Houston. 2008-09: Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Scored in three individual events at the C-USA Championship with three new career-bests... Took sixth in the league in the 400-individual medley with a 4:24.93... Finished tenth in the C-USA[apos]s 200-IM (2:05.36) and 14th in the 100-back after a 58.23 in the prelims... Swam a 2:03.31 in a timed-trial of the 200-backstroke across town at the University of Houston. 2007-08: Capped an outstanding debut season of Division I swimming as the top Owl in three different events and scoring big for the Blue & Gray at the C-USA championships... Named the team[apos]s Rookie of the Year... Swam the third-fastest 200-backstroke in school history (at the time) with a 2:01.00 for a fifth place finish at the C-USA meet... Posted the Owls[apos] best mark of the season in the 400-IM (4:28.85) to take sixth at conference... Finished eighth at the C-USA[apos]s in the 200-IM with the Owls[apos] best time of the season (2:07.15). High School
A 2007 graduate of Bozeman High School in Bozeman, Montana... Won seven individual high school state championships and was a member of two state-winning relay teams... Led the Hawks to two state titles in four years... Coached by Gary Crowe... Earned Academic all-America... Member of the National Honor Society... Also competed in cross country. Club
Competed for the Bozeman Swim Club... Finalist in 200-individual medley at 2006 Long Course Junior Nationals... Qualified for the U.S. Open... 2005 all-America in 200-IM... Named the Speedo Swimmer of the Year for Montana... Coached by Gary Crowe. Personal Full Name: Hannah Kaitlyn Chura (prefers Kait). Born: Sept. 3, 1989 in Bellevue, Washington. Parents: Jerry and Elizabeth Chura of Bozeman, Montana (one sister). Sister, Haley, was a four-year letterwinner in swimming at the University of Georgia. Majors: art (film) and sport management. College: Duncan.
| RICE BESTS | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| EVENT | TIME | MEET | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 100 Backstroke | 57.03 | 2010 C-USA Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 200 Backstroke | 1:59.98 | 2010 C-USA Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 200 IM | 2:05.36 | 2009 C-USA Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 400 IM | 4:22.37 | 2010 C-USA Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Duncan College |
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