| Kate Skaggs |
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HIGH SCHOOL: Capped off her prep career as member of the
winning 400 freestyle relay at the state meet...Individual finishes
included a second place time in the 100 backstroke (58.12) to go
along with a third-place finish in the 200 freestyle...Won the
FHSAA backstroke title as a junior with a career-best time of 57.70
and was a member of the winning 200 medley relay...Claimed
three All-America awards from the National Interscholastic
Swimming Coaches Association, making 2003 the third year in
row that she received national merit... A member of the
Florida Times-Union First-Coast Team and Pinch-a-Penny All-Area
squad, she holds the 200-meter backstroke mark (2:19.69) at the
Florida Senior Championships...Member of the highly successful
Bolles' high school program that captured the state title all four
years of her high school career...Other top times include a 1:50.6
in the 200 free and a 100 free mark of 52.5...Both 100 backstroke
and 200 free times would rank her in the FSU top-ten...Swam for
Jeff Poppell at Bolles.
PERSONAL: Born June 9, 1986...Undecided on major...Daughter
of Ken and Bonnie Skaggs...Younger sister of Seminole senior
Andrew Skaggs. Older brother Brady swam at Georgia Tech and
was a graduate assistant for Florida State for two years. Father
swam at Tennessee.
