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Katarina Milutinovich Season 2023-24

Position
Freestyle/Backstroke
Height
5'6
Class
Graduate Student
Hometown
Moscow, Russia
High School
Attestat O Srednom (Polnom) Obschem Obrazovanii
Experience
4L

2x NCAA Qualifier
NCAA ll-American (200-Free Relay)
2x SEC Champion (200-Free Relay, 400-Free Relay)
Two-Time SEC Female Freshman of the Week

Milutinovich’s Top Times
50 Free – 22.29 2023 SEC Championships
100 Free – 48.51 2022 NCAA Championships
200 Free – 1:45.76 2020 SEC Championships
500 Free – 4:58.72 SMU
100 Back – 53.54 2o23 Art Adamson Invitational
200 Back – 2:01.61 Delta State

SENIOR SEASON (2023-24)
Opened her graduate season at Utah by winning two individual events in the 100-back (55.90) and 100-free (51.25); also was a member of the winning 200-yard medley relay team that clocked a time of 1:43.22… In the home opener vs. Arkansas, won the 100-back and 100-free with respective times of 55.15 and 50.58; also swam the second leg for the winning 400-free relay that clocked a time of 3:22.74… In a tir-team meet vs. FSU and Alabama, had two fourth-place finishes in the 100-free (50.71) and 100-back (55.60)… At the Tiger’s midseason meet in the Art Adamson Invitational, placed fourth in the 50-free (22.48 – B cut), fifth in the 200-free (1:46.95 – B cut), and third in the 100-back (53.54 – B cut)

SENIOR SEASON (2022-23)
SEC Champion in the 200-yard free relay and the 400-free relay… Earned All-America status in the 200-free relay by finishing fifth with a time. of 1:27.04… In the opening meet against Tulane and Vanderbilt, won the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 23.38…finished third in the 100-yard freestyle with a readout of 51.49… Against South Carolina, claimed bronze in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:49.39…took silver in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 50.78… In a tri-meet with Denver and Air Force, claimed silver in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 55.63…won the 100-yard freestyle in 50.82… Against Auburn, finished fifth in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:51.15…took bronze in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 51.22…Against Alabama, swam the anchor leg of the bronze-claiming 200-yard medley relay with a total time of 1:42.73…took fifth place in the 100-yard backstroke in 55.13…claimed fourth in the 200-yard backstroke with a readout of 2:02.27… At the Art Adamson Invitational, placed 10th in the 50-free (22.41), 11th in the 200-free (1:48.72), 10th in the 100-back (54.13) and 6th in the 100-free (49.33)… Against FSU, won the 100-free with a time of 50.79; also placed third in the 200-free with a time of 1:51.06… In the regular-season finale vs. Texas A&M, claimed second in the 100-free (50.60) and third in the 200-free (1:49.78)… At the 2023 SEC Championships, won two gold medals in the freestyle relays; clocked a school record in both by touching the wall with a time of 1:26.70 in the 200-free relay and a 3:10.57 in the 400-free relay; she also placed 10th in the 50-free (22.29), 19th in the 200-free (1:46.37), and 13th in the 100-free (48.73)

JUNIOR SEASON (2021-22)
Won the 200-yard free and 100-yard free with times of 1:48.43 and 49.93; also participated on the winning relay teams for the 200-yard medley and 400-yard free relay… At the Rocky Mountain Invitational, she won the 200-yard free and 100-yard free with times of 1:50.90 and 51.02… Against Alabama, finished in second place for the 200-yard free (1:48.65) and 100-yard free (50.30)… At the Art Adamson Invitational, had two second-place finishes (200-free: 1:46.84; 100-free: 48.71) and two fourth-place finishes (50-free: 22.61; 100-back: 53.85)… Against Tulane, finished in first place for the 200-free with a time of 1:52.18… Against Texas A&M, claimed two second-place finishes in the 200-free and 100-free with respective times of 1:50.25 and 50.27.. At the SEC Championships, she finished in 22nd place in the 50-free with a time of 22.56, 10th in the 200-free with a time of 1:46.05 and 11th in the 100-free with a time of 48.52… At the NCAA Championships, she qualified for three events: 50-, 100-, and 200-free; she placed 55th in the 50-free with a time of 22.69, 35th in the 200-free with a time of 1:46.17 and 43rd in the 100-free with a time of 48.51

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2020-21)
Had a great start to the season against Alabama… Finished in second place in the 200-Yard Freestyle with a time of 1:48.73, and third in the 50 and 100-Yard Freestyle with times of 23.28 and 50.51… At the Art Adamson Invitational, notched three second place finishes in the 50, 100, and 200-Yard Freestyle with times of 22.76, 49.38, and 1:47.47, and finished in fourth place in the 100-Yard Backstroke with a time of 54.48… Against Tulane she won the 100-Yard Freestyle with a time of 50.79 and touched the wall second in the 100-Yard Backstroke with a time of 55.49… Against Florida State University she won both the 100-Yard Freestyle and the 200-Yard Freestyle with a times of 49.45 and 1:47.27… Against Texas A&M she finished second in the 50-Yard Freestyle with a time of 23.07 and second again in the 100-Yard Freestyle with a time of 50.93… At the 2021 SEC Championships, finished in 16th place in the 200-Yard Free with a time of 1:47.05, 20th place in the 100-Yard Freestyle with a time of 48.91, and 21st place in the 50-Yard Freestyle with a time of 22.53… Swam the seventh fastest 50-Yard freestyle in school history at the SEC Championships while swimming the first leg of the 200-Yard Freestyle Relay… At the 2021 NCAA Championships, finished in 29th place in the 200-Yard Freestyle with a time of 1:46.64, 45th place in the 100-Yard Freestyle with a time of 49.29, and 49th place in the 50-Yard Freestyle with a time of 22.80.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2019-20)
Placed second against Tulane to start the season in the 100-Yard Backstroke with a time of 56.36 and in the 50-Yard Freestyle with a time of 23.93… Won twice at the TYR Classic in the 50 and 100-Yard Free with times of 23.55 and 51.11… Two third place finishes against Auburn in the 100 and 200-Yard Free with times of 50.71 and 1:48.79… Against SMU, won the 500-Yard Free with a time of 4:58.72 and came in second in the 100-Yard Back with a time of 54.76… Filled up the All-Time list with her performances at the SMU Invitational… Swam the ninth best time in school history in the 50-Yard Free with a 22.73 to take the top spot, and swam the eighth best time in school history with a 1:47.67 in the 200-Yard Free to win… At the same meet, came in third place in the 100-Yard Free with a time of 50.25… Won the 200-Yard Free against Missouri with a time of 1:47.66 and came in second place in the 100-Yard Free with a time of 49.79… In a dual meet against Delta State she came out victorious in both the 100-Yard Backstroke with a time of 55.90 and the 200-Yard Backstroke with a time of 2:01.61…Won SEC Female Freshman of the Week after coming in first in the 200-Yard free against Florida State with a 1:48.17, second in the 100-Yard Free with a 50.56 and second in the 50-Yard Free with a 23.41…In a dual meet against Texas A&M she touched the wall second in the 200-Yard Free with a 1:49.22, second in the 100-Yard Free with a 51.31 and fourth in the 50-Yard Free with a 23.59…In a Tri meet against Houston and Rice she touched the wall first in the 200-Yard Free with a time of 1:49.05 and first again in the 100-Yard Free with a 50.13… At the 2020 SEC Championships, finished in 13th place in the 200-Yard Free with a time of 1:45.76 and 17th place in the 100-Yard Free with a time of 48.84… Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

PRIOR TO LSU
Swam at UOR #3 in Russia … Member of the 2016 and 2017 European Junior Swimming Championship teams … Member of the 2017 World Junior Championship team … Earned an individual gold medal in 2016 and 2017 at the European Junior Championships in the Relay … Relay silver medal at the 2017 World Junior Championships.

PERSONAL
Full name is Katrina Milutinovich … Born on January 1, 2001 … Parents are Milutinovich Stevan and Milutinovich Liudmila … Has two brothers, Milutinovich Ksenija and Milutinovich Jovan … Chose LSU because of the great coaching staff, comfortable conditions for living and the combination of sport activity with and amazing studying process.

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