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2025-26 Women's Swimming Roster

Kate Schilling

  • Position Brst, IM
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Byron, Ill.
  • Highschool Byron

Biography

2024-25 Junior Season: Named Team MVP... One of the most disciplined and committed academic and athletic swimmers on the team... Leads by example and is a great team player that will swim anything if asked... Strong versatile swimmer that continues to improve and was the top point scorer at the Big East Championships... Named to the AD Honor Roll Fall 2024... Three-time Big East Qualifier and Finalist... Placed 5th in the 200 IM at Big East... Placed 5th in the 100 Breast at Big East... Placed 4th in the 200 Breast at Big East... Placed 5th as a member of the school record-setting 800 Free Relay... Placed 6th as a member of the 200 Medley Relay... Placed 6th as a member of the 400 Medley Relay... Placed 6th as a member of the 400 Free Relay... School record holder in the  200 Free, 100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 Fly, 200 IM, as a member of the 400 Free Relay, as a member of the 800 Free Relay, as a member of the 400 Medley Relay... Ranks second in the 100 Fly and third as a member of the 200 Medley Relay.

2023-24 Sophomore Season: Named Team MVP... One of the hardest working, passionate, and committed swimmers on the team... Leads by example, coachable, and a great racer which has improved her confidence to achieve excellence in the sport... She does not like to lose!... She is a great versatile swimmer changing events this season while being equally competitive at the Big East Championships... Two-time Big East Qualifier and Finalist... Placed 7th in the 100 Breast at Big East... Placed 6th in the 200 Breast at Big East... Placed 7th in the 200 IM at Big East... Placed 6th as a member of the 800 Free Relay... Placed 6th as a member of the 400 Free Relay... Placed 5th as a member of the school record setting 400 Medley Relay... School record holder in the 200 Free, 100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 Fly, 200 IM... Ranks 2nd in the 100 Fly... Ranks 1st as a member of the 400 Free Relay... Ranks 2nd as a member of the 800 Free Relay... Ranks 1st as a member of the 400 Medley Relay.

2022-23 Freshman Season: Named Team MVP… First BU swimmer to reach the A-Final in all three of her individual events at the BIG EAST Championship Meet… Placed fourth in the 200 IM and 200 Fly at the BIG EAST Championship Meet… Added an eighth place finish in the 100 Fly at the Conference Meet… Member of the school record setting 800 Free Relay Team and the 400 Medley Relay Team… Set the school record in the 200 IM and 200 Fly… Ranks second all-time in the 100 Fly… Made the Butler Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

High School: Set four individual school records… Four-year conference champion… Tabbed Team MVP… Two-time Team Captain… Named All-Conference all four years… Placed 13th at the Illinois State Meet… Part of a Sectional and Conference Championship Team… Set two school relay records… Illinois State Scholar… Member of the National Honor Society… Also played soccer.

Personal: Daughter of Drew and Traci Schilling. Has two siblings. Pharmacy major.

Why Schilling Chose Butler
“I chose Butler for the campus life, overall size, and the people. I also like the swimming program and the pharmacy program.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Fly, IM
    5'6"
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Fly, IM
    5'6"
  • 2024-25Junior

    Brst, IM
    5'6"
  • 2025-26Senior

    Brst, IM
    5'6"
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