2025-26 Swimming & Diving Roster

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Kostas Lymperopoulos

Katie White

  • Class Senior
  • Position Butterfly
  • Highschool Apponequet Regional
  • Hometown Lakeville, Ma.

Biography

PERSONAL BESTS
100 Fly (55.20)
200 Fly (1:58.59)
500 Free (4:50.38)
 
CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
2024-25 (Junior)
All-BIG EAST 1650 Free (silver)
2023-24 (Sophomore)
All-BIG EAST 200 Fly (silver)
2022-23 (Freshman)
BIG EAST Champion 400 Medley Relay (Butterfly Leg) - 3:42.13 (54.65 split)
BIG EAST Champion 200 Butterfly (1:59.53 prelim) (1:59.19 finals)
All-BIG EAST 200 Butterfly (gold)
All-BIG EAST 400 Medley Relay (gold)
ACADEMIC HONORS
BIG EAST Sport Excellence Award (2024-25)
BIG EAST All-Academic Team (2023-24)
CSCAA Scholar All-America (Second Team: 2022-23)
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025)

Villanova Career: Program’s third-fastest performer in the 200 Fly (1:58.41) and holds three of the program’s top times in the event … Eighth-fastest performer in the 1650 Free (16:31.93) … Two-time BIG EAST Champion and four-time All-BIG EAST performer … CSCAA Scholar All-American in first season.
 
2024-25: Silver medalist in the 1650 Free (16:31.93) for the first time in her career for her fourth All-BIG EAST performance … Swam season bests in the 100 Fly (55.65), 200 Fly (1:59.41) and 500 Free (4:50.38); BIG EAST Championships (2/24-27): Added Championship Final appearances in the 200 Fly (1:59.87) and 500 Free (4;50.38), finishing in fifth in both; WVU/Duquesne (1/25): Third in the 200 Fly (2:00.84); Florida State (1/8): Recorded second-place finishes in the 200 Fly (2:03.27) and 500 Free (5:04.02), leading Villanova in both against the No. 25 Seminoles; WVU Invitational (11/20-22): Made two A Finals finishing second-place in the 200 Fly (2:00.16) and fifth in the 500 Free (4:55.51); La Salle (11/8): Won the 200 Fly (2:04.19); Penn (11/6): Won the 200 Fly (2:02.28) and touched third in the 500 Free (5:06.21); Georgetown (10/26): Top-three showings in two individual swims, winning the 200 Fly (2:04.26) and third in the 500 Free (5:09.66); UConn (10/17): Won the 200 Fly in 2:03.34.
 
2023-24: All-BIG EAST performer in the 200 Fly for the second time in her career … Posted season bests in the 100 Fly (55.21), 200 Fly (1:59.27) and 500 Free (5:02.38); BIG EAST Championships (2/28-3/2): Point scorer at the conference meet in all three events she competed in … Earned a silver medal in the 200 Fly (1:59.27); Penn State (2/3): Led Villanova with a second-place finish in the 200 Fly (2:03.35); WVU/Iowa State (1/27): Won the 200 Fly in 1:59.86; Rutgers (1/20): Touched first in the 200 Fly (2:03.70); Richmond (1/12): Won the 200 Fly (2:03.49) and was second in the 500 Free (5:09.82) … Swam a third-leg 56.83 for the B team’s third-place 400 Medley Relay (3:53.90); WVU Invitational (11/16-18): Finished second in both the 200 Fly final (2:01.23) and prelims (2:02.11); Penn (11/8): Posted second-place finishes in both the 200 Fly (2:02.11) and 100 Fly (57.51) … Swam third (54.45) for the B team’s second-place 400 Free Relay (3:37.42); La Salle (11/4): A part of two 1-2-3 sweeps for the ‘Cats … Won the 200 Fly (2:03.91) before finishing second in the 500 Free (5:10.74); Georgetown (10/28): Won the 200 Fly in 2:03.83 and was third in the 100 Fly in 57.17; UConn (10/21): Finished no lower than second in the butterfly, winning the 200 Fly in 2:03.05 and touching second in the 100 Fly at 56.97 … Clocked in at 57.31 as the third leg for the B team’s third-place 400 Medley Relay (3:55.85).
 
2022-23: Swam to gold at the BIG EAST Championships in the 400 Medley Relay and the 200 Fly … Became the program’s second-fastest performer in the 200 Fly with a 1:58.59 time at the WVU Invitational … By the end of her freshman campaign, she held three of the program’s top-10 times in the 200 Fly; BIG EAST Championships (2/22-25): Won the 200 Fly for her first individual gold medal, touching in 1:59.19 … Swam butterfly for the ‘Cats in the 400 Medley Relay, posting a 54.65 split that helped the team finish in 3:42.13 … Knocked down a personal best in the 500 Free prelims at 4:57.25; West Virginia (1/28): Won the 200 Fly (2:02.48) and was second in the 100 Fly (57.42) … Swam a butterfly leg of 56.84 for the A team’s third-place finish in the 400 Medley Relay (3:53.47) while also helping the B squad to a third-place 200 Free Relay (1:42.30) with her second-leg split of 25.65; Penn State (1/27): Touched second in the 200 Fly (2:03.54) … Anchor (25.67) for the B team that finished second in the 200 Free Relay (1:41.06); Rutgers (1/21): Finished second in both the 200 Fly (2:04.08) and 500 Free (5:11.35); Richmond (1/13): Won the 200 Fly (2:02.19) and finished second in the 100 Fly (56.45); La Salle (11/22): Recorded a pair of wins in the 200 Fly (2:02.64) and 100 Fly (56.53); WVU Invitational (11/17-19): Finished second in the 200 Fly with a personal-best 1:58.59 … Also had a personal-best in the 100 Fly at 55.20; Penn (11/9): Placed second in the 200 Fly (2:04.57); Georgetown (10/29): Was top-three in all three of her individual events, winning the 200 Fly in 2:01.90 while finishing second in the 500 Free (5:05.21) and 100 Fly (57.25); UConn (10/20): Made a splash in her debut with a pair of first-place finishes …. She won the 200 Fly (2:02.31) and tied for first in the 100 Fly (56.82).

Club Swimming: Competed with the Bluefish Swim Club for 12 years …. Summer Junior National qualifier … Named to the USA Swimming Academic All Star Team in 2021.
 
Apponequet Regional: Member of the National Honor Society … Earned highest honors in all terms of high school career … Awarded as the Outstanding Biology Student.
 
Personal: Born April 30, 2004 in Lakeville, Ma. … One of four children of Med Sullivan-White and Tim White … Father, Tim, plated football at Bentley University … Sister, Emma, swims at Wagner College while other sister, Emma, swam at St. Michael’s College … Also has a brother, Patrick … Enjoys reading, going to the beach, lifeguarding, painting and traveling … Chose Villanova for the welcoming team culture, perfect location, supportive coaches, great academics and beautiful campus … Biology major.

 

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Butterfly
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Butterfly
  • 2024-25Junior

    Butterfly
  • 2025-26Senior

    Butterfly