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Katarina Tour - Women's Swim & Dive - University of Iowa Athletics

Katarina Tour

Position Back/Breast/Fly/IM
Class So.
Hometown Stockholm, Sweden
High School Fryshuset Kunskapscentrum

Iowa Items — Holds school records in 100 breast (1:01.45), 100 fly (54.61) and 200 IM (2:01.33)… swam on school-record setting 200 medley (1:41.33-2009), 400 medley (3:41.87- 2011) and 400 free (3:21.27-2009) relays… her best times in 200 breast (2:20.43) and 100 free (50.79) rank 10th and third, respectively, on Iowa’s all-time top performers list… swam on four 200 medley, five 400 medley, two 200 free and five 400 free relays that rank in the top 10 in school history.

2010-11 — Team co-captain… led the team in the 100 free (50.79), 100 breast (1:01.71), 100 fly (55.40) and 200 IM (2:03.01)… swam collegiate best times in the 100 free (50.79) at the Big Ten Championships and 100 back (57.56) vs. Truman State… swam the second-leg of the school record-setting 400 medley relay (3:41.87) at the Big Ten Championships… won 11 races and swam on seven winning relays… women’s swimming team MVP for the second straight season… named to the Academic all-Big Ten team… letterwinner.

2009-10 — Set Field House pool record in 100 fly (55.06)… swam season best in 200 IM (2:01.51) at Big Ten Championships… the 200 IM met NCAA `B’ standards… led team in the 100 breast (1:01.72), 100 fly (55.06), and 200 IM (2:01.51)… swam on the 200 (1:42.12) and 400 medley (3:43.65) relays and 400 free relay (3:23.30) at Big Ten Championships… the relay times rank second, second, and fourth on Iowa’s all-time best performers list… won 21 individual races and swam on 11 winning relays… women’s swimming team MVP… letterwinner.

2008-09 — Set school records in 100 breast (1:01.45), 100 fly (54.61) and 200 IM (2:01.33)… swam on school-record setting 200 medley (1:41.33) and 400 free (3:21.27) relays… the 100 breast and both relay times also met NCAA B standards… swam on team-leading 400 medley relay (3:43.73), which ranks second in school history… placed eighth in 100 breast (1:01.95) at Big Ten Championships… won 13 individual races and swam on 10 winning relays… swept 100 fly and 100 breast at Western Illinois and 100 breast and 200 IM at Illinois… posted 28 top-three finishes… earned CSCAA all-academic individual honorable mention honors… academic all-Big Ten… letterwinner.

2007-08 — Swam on 200 (1:32.95) and 400 free relays (3:22.52) that led team, set then-school records and posted NCAA B standard times… also led team in 50 (30.15) and 100 breast (1:02.51), and 200 IM (2:03.72) and swam on team-leading 200 (1:43.81) and 400 medley relays (3:44.05)… the 100 breast and 400 medley relay times met NCAA B standards… won 10 races and posted 12 top-five finishes… placed fourth in the 100 breast (1:04.18/1:03.94) and eighth in the 200 IM (2:04.57/2:06.36) at the Ohio State Invite… placed sixth in the 100 breast (1:02.56/1:02.51) at Big Ten Championships… also swam collegiate bests in 100 free (52.30), 100 back (58.32) and 200 breast (1:02.51)… women’s swimming team MVP… letterwinner.

High School — Best short course times were 26.51 in 50 free, 57.745 in 100 free, 32.11 in 50 breast, 1:10.16 in 100 breast, 2:34.73 in 200 breast, 29.23 in 50 back, 1:04.13 in 100 back, 2:23.67 in 200 back, 1:02.93 in 100 fly, 2:25.11 in 200 fly, 1:02.92 in 100 IM and 2:18.55 in 200 IM… best long course times were 59.74 in 100 free, 2:11.28 in 200 free, 32.66 in 50 breast, 1:12.49 in 100 breast, 2:41.89 in 200 breast, 1:08.11 in 100 back, 29.67 in 50 fly, 1:05.11 in 100 fly, 2:31.16 in 200 fly and 2:26.77 in 200 IM… coached by Anne Forsell… competed for Sk Neptun swimming club.

Personal — born February 8, 1987… daughter of Rene and Ylva Tour… international studies major.

Tour’s Collegiate Bests

Event Time Meet Date
50 Free 24.59 at Northern Iowa 2/5/09
100 Free 50.79 at Big Ten Championships 2/16/11
100 Back 57.56 at Truman State 10/8/10
50 Breast 30.15 vs. Western Illinois 1/18/08
100 Breast 1:01.45 at Big Ten Championships 2/20/09
200 Breast 2:20.43 at Big Ten Championships 2/23/08
100 Fly 54.61 at Boiler-Make-It Qualifier 3/1/09
200 IM 2:01.33 at Big Ten Championships 2/19/09