2022-23 Swimming & Diving Roster

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Kaitlin Gravell

  • Class Senior
  • Position IM/Breast
  • Highschool Sherwood
  • Hometown Ashton, Md.

Biography

PERSONAL BESTS
50 Free (relay) 24.83 WVU Invitational (11.18.2021)
100 Free (relay) 53.02 WVU Invitational (11.23.2019)
100 Free (open) 53.43 High School
200 Free (relay) 1:54.04 WVU Invitational (11,18.2022)
200 Free 1:54.47 High School
500 Free 4:54.04 High School
1000 Free 9:59.35 High School
1650 Free 16:36.30 BIG EAST Championships (2.25.2023)
100 Back 58.68 High School
200 Back 2:01.21 High School
100 Breast 1:04.28 WVU Invitational (11.19.2021)
200 Breast 2:16.73 BIG EAST Championships (2.26.2022)
100 Fly 1:00.04 High School
200 IM 2:01.52 BIG EAST Championships (2.24.2022)
400 IM 4:16.43 High School
 
CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
2022-23 (Senior)
All-BIG EAST 200 IM
All-BIG EAST 400 IM
All-BIG EAST 1650 Freestyle
2021-22 (Junior)
All-BIG EAST 200 Yard Individual Medley
All-BIG EAST 400 Yard Individual Medley
2020-21 (Sophomore)
All-BIG EAST 400 Yard Individual Medley
2019-20 (Freshman)
BIG EAST Champion 200 Yard Breaststroke (2:20.15 prelim) (2:18.53 final)
All-BIG EAST 200 Yard Breaststroke
All-BIG EAST 200 Yard Individual Medley
All-BIG EAST 400 Yard Individual Medley
ACADEMIC HONORS
BIG EAST All-Academic Team (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22)
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023)

Villanova Career: Nine-time All-BIG EAST performer and a 12-time conference scorer overall … Won the BIG EAST title in the 200 breast as a freshman in 2020 and her all-conference accolades include that event along with four honors in the 400 IM, three in the 200 IM, and one in the 1650 Free … Three-time selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and seven-time member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
 
2022-23: All-BIG EAST performer in three events; BIG EAST Championships (2/22-25): Earned bronze in all three Championships Final appearances … Posted a personal best time of 16:36.30 in the 1650 Free while finishing the 400 IM in 4:16.98 and the 200 IM in 2:02.48; West Virginia (1/28): Touched third in the 1000 Free (10:27.48) and second in the 200 IM (2:08.76); Penn State (1/27): Led the ‘Cats in the 200 IM with a second-place finish (2:09.34); Rutgers (1/21): Touched second in the 1000 Free (10:41.31); Richmond (1/13): Won both the 1000 Free (10:16.13) and the 400 IM (4:22.06); La Salle (11/22): Finished third in the 200 Back (2:06.17); WVU Invitational (11/17-19): Part of a Villanova 1-2 finish in the 400 IM, touching second in 4:20.36; Penn (11/9): Won the 400 IM in 4:26.89; Georgetown (10/29): Turned in a 2:25.26 finish in the 200 Breast that was good enough for third place; UConn (10/20): Touched third in the 500 Free at 5:12.34.
 
2021-22: All-BIG EAST performer in two of the three events she competed in … Made the championship final in each event; BIG EAST Championships (2/23-26): Earned bronze in both the 200 IM (2:01.52) and 400 IM (4:17.90) … Landed fourth in the 200 Breast (2:16.73); Penn State (1/28): Had a pair of top-three individual swims … Finished second in the 200 Breast (2:24.41) and third in the 100 Breast (1:07.14) … Anchored the “C” team to a third-place finish in the 400 Free Relay with a time of 3:41.42; West Virginia/Iowa State (1/22): Finished no lower than fourth in her three appearances … Was second in the 200 IM (2:06.48), third in the 200 Breast (2:22.59) and fourth in the 100 Breast (1:07.38); Pittsburgh (1/20): Landed runner-up in the 200 Breast and 400 IM with times of 2:23.77 and 4:26.68, respectively … Finished fourth in the 100 Breast at 1:06.56; Rutgers (1/17): Won the 200 Breast in 2:20.81 … Took runner-up in the 200 IM at 2:08.21 … Hit the lane second for the “A” team that finished second in the 400 Medley Relay; Richmond (1/14): Had the winning time in the 200 Breast at 2:20.79 … was second in the 100 Breast, clocking in at 1:06.42; La Salle (11/22): Tallied three top-three individual finishes … Won the 100 Breast in 1:06.66 … 200 Free runner-up with a 1:55.19 … Tied for third in the 100 IM at 1:03.21 … Swam third leg of the 200 Free Relay for the “B” team that finished third in 1:39.78, posting an 18.58 split; WVU Invitational (11/18-11/20): Made a trio of A-final appearances … Was runner-up in the 400 IM at 4:19.01 … Finished fourth in the 200 Breast (2:18.76) and 200 IM (2:04.89); Penn (11/10): Runner-up in the 400 IM, touching the wall in 4:27.44 … Earned third-place swims in the 100 Breast (1:06.14) and 200 Breast (2:21.19); Georgetown (10/30): Finished second in the 200 Breast in 2:24.62 … Took third in the 100 Breast at 1:08.18; UCONN (10/16): Won both the 200 Breast (2:21.59) and 200 IM (2:07.54) … Touched the wall third in the 100 Breast at 1:06.17.
 
2020-21: Earned All-BIG EAST honors in the 400 IM and tallied fourth place finishes in both the 200 IM and the 200 breast … Competed at each of the four regular season meets prior to the BIG EAST Championships during the abbreviated season; BIG EAST Championships (4/7-4/10): Tallied a third place finish and earned All-BIG EAST honors in the 400 IM on the third night of the conference championships … Ranked third out of 25 competitors in the preliminary heats with a time of 4:23.46 and lowered the mark to 4:21.25 to finish third in the championship final … Came in fourth in the final of the 200 IM in 2:03.28 and finished fourth in the 200 breast in 2:18.37; Delaware (2/13): Touched the wall first in the 200 breast with a winning time of 2:24.82 in the season opener … Came in fourth in both the 200 free (1:57.78) and the 200 IM (2:09.54) and swam the breaststroke leg of the 200 medley relay in the Wildcats “B” entry in the race; Drexel (3/3): Recorded a first place finish in the 200 IM with a winning time of 2:09.41 to go along with placing third in the 100 breast (1:07.23) and fifth in the 100 IM (1:01.35); Seton Hall (3/7): Runner-up in the 100 breast (1:08.12) and came in third in the 200 back (2:08.10) … Swam the breaststroke leg of the 200 medley relay on the Wildcats “B” lineup in the race; Loyola Md. (3/13): Placed second in the 200 breast (2:24.49), fourth in the 200 IM (2:11.40) and fifth in the 100 breast (1:07.80) … Swam on the team’s “B” entry in the 400 medley relay.
 
2019-20: Won a BIG EAST title in the 200 yard breaststroke and was an All-BIG EAST performer in the 200 breast, the 200 yard individual medley and the 400 yard individual medley … Her winning time of 2:18.23 in the final of the 200 breast was a season-best … Runner-up in the final of the 400 IM with a season-best time of 4:21.39 and placed third in the final of the 200 IM with a season-best mark of 2:03.38 … Her other top times during the season came in the 200 yard backstroke (2:02.55) at the WVU Invitational, the 100 yard breaststroke (1:05.66) against Connecticut, the 100 yard butterfly (1:02.71) at La Salle, the 200 yard freestyle (1:54.70) at Richmond and the 1000 yard freestyle (10:25.61) against Georgetown … Tallied five first-place finishes in the 200 breast during the season, including the BIG EAST Championships as well as regular season wins against Georgetown, Rutgers, Connecticut and Penn State … Also won the 200 IM against Penn and Rutgers, the 400 IM versus Connecticut and the 200 back at La Salle.
 
Sherwood High School: Earned four varsity letters in swimming … Was an All-American qualifier in the 200 yard individual medley … Two-time state champion and Metro champion during her sophomore and senior seasons.
 
Personal: One of five children of Maneth and Megan Gravell … Siblings are Emily, Sean, Kylie and Jack … Enjoys spending time with family and friends … Chose to attend Villanova for its combination of great academic and athletic programs as well as the strength of the university community … Biology major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

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    5'6" 115 lbs
  • 2020-21Sophomore

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  • 2021-22Junior

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  • 2022-23Senior

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