Kasey Carlson (born November 26, 1991) is an American compe*ion swimmer from Walnut Creek, California.

Contents

• 1 Swimming career
• 2 Personal
• 3 References
• 4 External links

Swimming career

At the 2009 US National Championships and World Championship Trials, Carlson placed second to Rebecca Soni in the 100 m breaststroke with a time of 1:06.54, earning a place to compete at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome.

At the World Championships, Carlson won the bronze medal in the 100 m breaststroke with a time of 1:05.75. In the preliminaries of the 50 m breaststroke, Carlson broke the American record with a time of 30.34. Carlson advanced to the final and placed sixth with a time of 30.65. Carlson's day-old American record was broken by Soni, who took the silver medal in 30.11.

Personal

Carlson previously swam for Las Lomas High School and the Terrapins Swim Team when she won bronze medal in Rome before she switched to the Walnut Creek Aquabears Swim Team, and was coached by Mike Heaney. Her mother is a former national level swimmer who competed for Florida State.

Carlson is a graduate of the University of Southern California and her sister, Taylor, swam for the University of California Los Angeles.

Kasey is currently the Social Media Director for the Oakland Raiders.

References

External links

• Kasey Carlson at USA Swimming
• Kasey Carlson at FINA
• "20 Question Tuesday with Kasey Carlson". August 25, 2009. Archived from the original on August 29, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
• "Kasey Carlson: Stepping into the Swimming Spotlight". August 27, 2009.