Caitlin Baran

Position:
Breast/IM
Class:
Senior
High School:
Carroll
Hometown:
Southlake, Texas

At Princeton — 2010-11: placed second in the 400 IM during Princeton's sweep of the H-Y-P weekend … added a fourth-place finish in the 200 breast. 2009-10: reached one championship final and two consolation finals at the 2010 Ivy League championship meet and helped Princeton to its ninth Ivy title in 11 years … placed eighth in the 200 breast, 13th in the 200 IM and 16th in the 100 breast … placed fourth in the 200 back at the 2010 HYP meet. 2008-09: reached consolation final in the 100 breast and 200 breast at her first Ivy League championship meet; finished season-best 10th in 200 final in 2:20.65 … reached C-level final in 200 IM … recorded top-four finishes in both breast events in Princeton's sweep of the HYP event.

Before Princeton — Olympic Trial qualifier in the 200 breast (2:35.09) … four-time All-America honoree in the 200 IM and 100 breast, as well as the 200 medley relay and 400 free relay … a three-time team MVP and the captain her senior year, she was an undefeated 200 IM swimmer in her district all four years … a Scholastic All-American and Academic All-American … a Wendy’s Heisman Award nominee and a McDonald’s Scholar-Athlete of the Week … reached Texas state finals in the 200 IM (sixth place) and the 100 breast (eighth) … won 200 IM regional title and placed second in 100 breast … earned Carroll Academic Excellence Award and Dale Hansen's McDonald's Scholar-Athlete honor.

Personal — born Jan. 31, 1990 … daughter of David and Coleen Baran … father is an engineer; mother is a physical therapist … has two brothers, Jeff and Tyler, and a sister Alexa … interested in sports, music, art and "anything Texas" … enjoys running, baking desserts and watching football and basketball.