Kalyn Keller Explained

Kalyn Keller
Strokes:Freestyle
Collegeteam:University of Southern California
Birth Date:April 3, 1985
Birth Place:Phoenix, Arizona
Height:5feet
Weight:159lb

Kalyn Keller (born April 3, 1985) is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She competed in the women's 800-meter freestyle, and finished fourth with a time of 8:26.97 in the event final. In the women's 400-meter freestyle, she swam in the preliminary heats and recorded the tenth-best overall time of 4:09.83.[1]

She attended high school at Arcadia High School in Phoenix, Arizona.[2] [3]

She is the younger sister of American swimmer Klete Keller, who was also a member of the 2004 U.S. Olympic team.[1]

She competed in her collegiate career at the University of Southern California, leaving during her senior season to begin competing for Club Wolverine.[4]

Shortly before the 2008 Olympics, Keller retired from swimming in order to battle Crohn's disease.[3] Keller served as a commentator and reporter during the 2008 United States Olympic Swimming Trials.[3]

She married Keenan Robinson[5] in October 2012 in Birmingham, Michigan. Robinson has served as a head athletic trainer for team USA swimming, including during the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Kalyn Keller . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417230025/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ke/kalyn-keller-1.html . dead . April 17, 2020 . October 29, 2012.
  2. Web site: Kalyn Keller - Women's Swimming & Diving . USC Athletics . 13 January 2021 . en.
  3. Web site: Brown . Jerry . Only 1 Keller at Olympics as sister battles disease . East Valley Tribune . 13 January 2021 . en . 7 October 2011.
  4. Web site: Klete Keller goes, sis stays . Newspapers.com . Detroit Free Press . 14 January 2021 . en . subscription . 27 Apr 2007.
  5. Web site: USA Swimming hires new high performance director . Sports Illustrated . 13 January 2021 . en-us . 1 September 2016.