2012-13 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Kylee Talwar
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- The Bolles School
- Hometown:
- Jacksonville, Fla.
Rice
2011- 2012: Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Rice University Honor Athlete; Reached the championship finals in both individual medley events at the C-USA meet, highlighted by a fifth place finish in the 400 after a career-best 4:24.29 in the morning prelims... Placed sixth in the C-USA[apos]s 200-IM (2:04.02) after an eye-opening 2:01.65 in the prelims that is the third-fastest mark in school history... The 2:01.65 was only a tenth of a second from the previous school record in the 200-IM that had survived 17 years as Rice[apos]s top time until it was finally broken in 2012... Won the C-USA[apos]s consolation finals of the 100-breaststroke after a career-best 1:04.50 in the prelims... Scored a total of 36 points at conference, the eleventh-highest total on the team.
2010-2011: C-USA Swimmer of the Week (Nov. 13); Key contributor to the program in winning the first conference swimming championship in school history... Scored for the team in three individual events and one relay at the C-USA meet... Won the consolation final of the league[apos]s 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:05.09... Career-best in the 100-breaststroke was a 1:04.32 at home against the Miami Hurricanes, the fastest time by an Owl at the Rice Aquatics Center... Finished tenth in the C-USA[apos]s 200-breaststroke with a career-best 2:20.59... Also owns Rice[apos]s best mark in the 200-breaststroke at the home Aquatics Center (2:21.72)... Placed 16th in the 200-individual medley at conference after a season-best 2:08.70 in the morning prelims... Swam the second leg of the third-fastest 200-medley relay in school history (the first event on the way to the C-USA title)... Notched a career-best 4:31.76 in the 400-IM in a home dual meet against the crosstown rival Houston Cougars.
2009-2010: Battled through a season-long injury to score for the Blue & Gray in two different events at the C-USA Championships held across town at the University of Houston... Finished tenth in the league in the 200-individual medley with a season-best mark of 2:05.57, the second-fastest mark by Owl all year... Placed 14th in 100-breaststroke after a season-best 1:06.40 in the morning prelims... Competed in the 400-IM at the inaugural meet held at the campus[apos] new Aquatics Center, registering a season-best 4:33.65.
High School
A 2009 graduate of The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Fla.... State finalist who helped Bolles win an 18th-consecutive girls[apos] state championship... Finished second in the state in 100-breaststroke and 200-individual medley... Served as the Bulldogs[apos] team co-captain... Coached by Sergio Lopez... Member of the National Honor Society... Earned the school[apos]s highest tier of academic accolades with First Honors.
Club
Competed for the Bolles School Sharks under head coach Sergio Lopez... U.S. Open qualifier in the 200-IM (2:01.31)... Senior National qualifier in the 100-breaststroke (1:03.96), the 200-breaststroke (2:18.01), the 200-IM (2:01.31) and the 400 IM (4:23.03)... Served as team captain.
Personal
Full name: Kylee Rose Talwar. Born: April 15, 1991, in Harrisburg, Pa. Parents: Paul and Susan Talwar of Jacksonville, Fla. (one sister). Mother was a Rice swimmer from 1979-83. Rice College: Will Rice.
| RICE BESTS | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| EVENT | TIME | MEET | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 200 IM | 2:01.65 | 2012 C-USA Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 400 IM | 4:24.29 | 2012 C-USA Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 100 Breaststroke | 1:04.50 | 2012 C-USA Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 200 Breaststroke | 2:20.59 | 2011 C-USA Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 500 Freestyle | 5:14.77 | 2010 at Florida International | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Will Rice College |
