Kathryn has been involved in swimming for most of her life, beginning with the Wheaton Park District summer swim team as an 8 & under.  She went on to become a championship level swimmer and swam in the 1976 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials at the age of 16, placing 11th in the 100- and 200-meter breaststroke. Later, she attended the University of Michigan where she won the Big Ten Championships in the 200-yard breaststroke her freshman year. After moving to Washington, DC, she became the Assistant Women’s Swimming Coach at Georgetown University, eventually becoming the head swimming coach for both the men’s and women’s swim teams. Over the years she has been an age group and master’s coach, and worked with people of all ages and abilities teaching group and/or private swim lessons. ​