Upcoming Event: Swimming & Diving versus Boston College on September 26, 2025 at 4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
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4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
Swimming & Diving
vs Boston College
2019-20 Swimming & Diving Roster
Park, Kayle
Kayle Park
- Position:
- IM/Breast
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Yorktown
- Hometown:
- Arlington, Va.
Bio
Honors:
- CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention (2019-20, 2020-21)
- ACC Academic Honor Roll (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22)
2020-21: Competed in three finals at the 2021 ACC Championships as a sophomore ... Placed 12th in the 200 breaststroke with a career-best time of 2:11.88 ... Touched 16th in the 100 breaststroke and 21st in the 200 individual medley ... Also reached three finals at the midseason invitational, the 2020 Janice Hape Dowd Invite ... Placed seventh in the 200 individual medley, clocking 2:00.38 which was a career-best time, and the 200 breaststroke with a then career-best time (2:11.96) ... Finished eighth in the 100 breaststroke at the meet ... Opened the season with two second-place finishes in the 100 and 200 breaststroke against Virginia Tech (11/7) ... Named Honorable Mention CSCAA Scholar All-American.
2019-20: Made an immediate impact for the Blue Devils, reaching two consolation finals at the ACC Championships as a freshman … Swam career best times in the 100 breaststroke (1:01.15) and the 200 breaststroke (2:12.05) while placing 14th and 13th, respectively … Moved to second all-time at Duke in each event with those times … Also helped the Blue Devils place seventh in the 400 medley relay at ACCs … Placed second and third in the 200 and 100 breaststroke, respectively, against North Carolina (2/1) … Put on a strong showing at Queens (1/11) by sweeping the breaststroke events and placing second in the 200 individual medley … Reached three finals at the NC State GAC Invitational, finishing fifth in the 200 breaststroke, 11th in the 100 breaststroke and 18th in the 200 individual medley with a career-best 2:01.29 that made her 10th all-time in Duke history … Also helped the Blue Devils place fourth in the 400 medley relay (3:34.52) and reach second all-time in Duke history … Went first, second in the 100 and 200 breaststroke, respectively, at Harvard (11/9) … Placed first in the 200 breaststroke in Duke’s quad meet at Boston College (11/8) … Kicked off her collegiate career with a pair of second-place finishes in the 100 and 200 breaststroke at Florida State (10/12).
Prior to Duke: Winter Nationals qualifier … Junior Nationals qualifier … All-American in the 100-yard breaststroke … Finished third in the 200 individual medley at her senior state meet … State qualifier all four seasons … Member of National Honors Society … AP Scholar.
Personal: Daughter of Ji Hoon and Marcella Park … Has one brother (Austin) and one sister (Ashley).
Park Career Bests:
100 Breast: 1:01.15 ... 3rd all-time at Duke ... 2020 ACC Championships
200 Breast: 2:11.88Â ... 3rd all-time at Duke ... 2021 ACC Championships
200 IM: 2:00.38Â ... 10th all-time at Duke ... 2020 Janice Hape Dowd Invitational
On Duke's Relays:
200 Medley: 1:38.53 ... 10th all-time at Duke ... UNC (2/1/2020)
400 Medley: 3:34.52Â ... 2nd all-time at Duke ... 2019 NC State GAC Invitational
At the ACC Championships:
2020: 7th, 400 Medley Relay ... 3:35.11
         13th, 200 Breast ... 2:12.05
         14th, 100 Breast ... 1:01.33
2021: 12th, 200 Breast ... 2:11.88
         16th, 100 Breast ... 1:01.37
         21st, 200 IM ... 2:00.88
Last updated on 11/29/2021
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