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2023-24 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Jim Pierce

Katherine Hong

  • Position Backstroke/Freestlye
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown New Hyde Park, N.Y.
  • Highschool Herricks

Biography

Personal Bests
Event Result
50 Free 24.22 (Feb. 17, 2022) CAA Championships
100 Back 58.64 (Nov. 18, 2022) Terrier Invitational
200 Back 2:04.92 (Dec. 15. 2019) PV NCAP Invitational
100 Free 52.10 (Nov. 2, 2018) Nassau County Championships

2022-23:

  • CAA Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2022)
  • Swam to a career-best time of 58.64 in the 100 back at the Terrier Invitational (11/18)

2021-22:

  • CAA Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2021)
  • Took fourth in the 100 Back vs. Vermont with a time of 1:00.44 (1/15)
  • Notched a personal-best time of 24.22 in the 50 Free at the CAA Championships (2/17)
  • Had season-bests in the 100 Free (53.56), 50 Back (27.37) and 100 Back (58.20) at the CAA Championships

2020-21:

  • Finished third in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:00.18 and the 200 medley relay with a time 1:50.29 at the Northeastern vs. Richmond
  • Championed the 100 backstroke at the Black vs. Red Meet with a time of 59.83
  • Championed the 50 backstroke with a time of 26.92 and finished with a season-best time of 57.85 in the 100 backstroke at the Husky Virtual Invitational (Nov. 20-22)

BEFORE NU: Four-year letterwinner at Herricks High School ... Won 100 backstroke at the county championships ... Finished top 10 at the New York State Championships in the 100 back ... Swam for Long Island Aquatic Club on the high performance team and qualified for NCSA Championships.

PERSONAL: Mother is Im Lee ... Chose Northeastern for academics, co-op program, and athletics program ... Undecided on major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    5'8"
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Backstroke/Freestlye
    5'8"
  • 2022-23Junior

    Backstroke/Freestlye
    5'8"
  • 2023-24Senior

    Backstroke/Freestlye
    5'8"