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Kaitlyn Dobler (born February 15, 2002) is an American competitive swimmer. She is the 2022 NCAA Division I champion in the 100-yard breaststroke. She won the national title in the 100-meter breaststroke at the 2022 US National Championships. At the 2019 World Junior Championships, she won the silver medal in the 100-meter breaststroke and the bronze medal in the 50-meter breaststroke, in addition to winning a gold medal in the 4×100-meter medley relay, swimming the breaststroke leg of the relay in the final.


Background

Dobler was born February 15, 2002, in
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to Neil Dobler, an engineer at
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, and Rebecca "Becky", a professor at
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. She is the oldest of two siblings, her sister three years her junior."USC Women's Swimming & Diving: Kaitlyn Dobler"
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She graduated from
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in
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, in 2020, where she competed as part of the school swim team. She started attending the
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and competing collegiately for the
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starting in the fall of 2020. In December 2022, she announced her intent to compete for the university through the end of her
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(through the 2024–2025 season), utilizing a fifth year of NCAA eligibility made available to NCAA student-athletes during the
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.Keith, Braden (December 9, 2022)
"NCAA Champion Kaitlyn Dobler Announces She'll Stay at USC for her 5th Season"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
Her ability to compete in swimming has on occasion been impacted by her
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, including at the 2021 NCAA Division I Championships in the 200-yard breaststroke.


Career


2019 World Junior Championships

On the second day of competition at the 2019 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships, held at
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in August, Dobler won a bronze medal in the 50-meter breaststroke with a time of 30.92 seconds, finishing less than three-tenths of a second behind gold medalist
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of
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and just one-hundredth of a second behind silver medalist Kayla van der Merwe of
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(August 21, 2019)
"7th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2019 Budapest (HUN): Women's 50m Breaststroke Final Results"
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Two days later, she won the silver medal in the 100-meter breaststroke with a time of 1:06.97, swimming just four-hundredths of a second slower than the gold medalist Evgeniia Chikunova of
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(August 23, 2019)
"7th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2019 Budapest (HUN): Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results"
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The sixth and final day of competition, she won a gold medal in the 4×100-meter medley relay, splitting a 1:07.51 for the breaststroke leg of the relay in the final to help finish first in 3:59.13 alongside finals relay teammates
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 (backstroke), Torri Huske (butterfly), and Gretchen Walsh (freestyle).
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"7th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2019 Budapest (HUN): Women's 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results"
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2020–2022: National records, NCAA title, national title

In February 2020, Dobler swam the fastest 100-yard breaststroke by a woman in the history of high school swimming in the
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, setting a new national high school record in the event at the 2020 Oregon 6A State Championships with her time of 58.35 seconds.Lepesant, Anne (February 22, 2020)
"Kaitlyn Dobler Clips National High School Record In 100 Breast With 58.35"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
Brandes, Chandler (February 23, 2020)
"Kaitlyn Dobler Blasts 58.35 100 Breast for New National High School Record"
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Humburg, J.D. (February 28, 2020)
"Kaitlyn Dobler: Aloha's swimming sensation celebrates national record, sets sights on Olympics"
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Her record marked the first time in approximately 30 years that an Oregonian set a national record.Ross, Andy (May 19, 2021)
"Big Fish in Small Ponds: How Top Athletes Can Still Flourish in States Not Known For Major Swimming Success"
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In December, she won the 100-meter breaststroke at the 2020 U.S. Open Swimming Championships held in
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, and placed sixth overall, with a time of 1:08.77.Albano, Dan (November 13, 2020)
"USC Freshman Kaitlyn Dobler rediscovers love of racing with narrow win at U.S. Open"
'' Orange County Register''. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
Two months later, she set a new National Age Group record in the 100-yard breaststroke for the girls 17–18 years old age group, with a time of 57.71 seconds in a collegiate dual meet against the
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that lowered the national mark by over three-tenths of a second from the former record of 58.10 seconds by
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from 2009.Ross, Andy (February 12, 2021)
"Kaitlyn Dobler Throws Down 57.7 100 Breast in USC's Meet With UCLA"
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At the 2021 NCAA Division I Championships in
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, Dobler placed 11th overall, third in the consolation final, in the 50-yard freestyle with a personal best time of 21.92 seconds.Ross, Andy (March 18, 2021)
"Kate Douglass Continues Virginia's Momentum With Narrow Win Over MacNeil in 50 Free"
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The following day, she made the podium in her first ever event at an NCAA Division I Championships, winning the silver medal in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 57.46 seconds, which was just 0.23 seconds slower than the winning time of 57.23 seconds swum by Sophie Hansson."USC's Kaitlyn Dobler Finishes Second in 100y Breaststroke Final"
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Ross, Andy (March 19, 2021)
"Sophie Hansson Moves to Third All-Time to Win First NCAA Individual Title in 100 Breaststroke"
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Carter, Matt (March 19, 2021)
"Three more NCAA titles for NC State women's swimming"
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For the NCAA Championships her sophomore, second, year with the USC Trojans, the 2022 NCAA Division I Championships in
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, in March, Dobler won her first NCAA title in the 100-yard breaststroke with a Pac-12 Conference record and USC Trojans record time of 56.93 seconds."USC's Kaitlyn Dobler's School Record Wins 100y Breaststroke NCAA Title; Trojans Shatter 400y Medley Relay Record"
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D'Addona, Dan (March 18, 2022)
"2022 NCAA Women's Championship: Kaitlyn Dobler on 100 Breaststroke Win: Waiting For This 'All Year'"
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Newton, Matt (March 19, 2022)
"Virginia Maintains Lead heading Into Final Day at NCAA Women's Swimming Championships"
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"McSharry, Walshe earn All-America"
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She was the first woman from the USC Trojans's swim program to win an NCAA title in the 100-yard breaststroke since 2009, when Rebecca Soni won the NCAA title in the event. The time of 56.93 seconds also ranked Dobler as the sixth-fastest performer in the event in
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history, behind
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, Sophie Hansson, Alexis Wenger, and Anna Elendt.Pelshaw, Anya (March 18, 2022)
"USC's Kaitlyn Dobler Swims 56.93 100 Breaststroke; #6 All-Time"
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The following month, at the 2022 USA Swimming International Team Trials in Greensboro, North Carolina, Dobler placed second in the 50-meter breaststroke with a personal best time of 30.34 seconds, finishing just one-hundredth of a second ahead of third-place finisher
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Woods, David (April 28, 2022)
"Breaststroke queen Lilly King takes her second title of world swim trials"
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"One World, Two American Records Fall in Greensboro"
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For the 100-meter breaststroke, she placed third with a personal best time of 1:06.19.
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"Lilly King sweeps breaststrokes at swimming trials; Lydia Jacoby edged out of worlds spot"
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Her top-two finish and
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"A" cut time of 30.34 seconds in the 50-meter breaststroke were deemed not satisfactory in qualifying for the
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, instead selecting the second-place finisher in the 100-meter breaststroke, who did not compete in the 50-meter breaststroke event at the Team Trials, for the second roster spot in the 50-meter breaststroke.
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"FINA World Championships 2022: Qualification System"
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"2022 FINA World Championships Roster: Version 4"
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A little over two months later, she was named to the 2022
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roster for the United States."2022 Duel in the Pool - U.S. Roster"
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Ten days later, she won the gold medal and national title in the 100-meter breaststroke, with a time of 1:06.88, at the 2022 US National Championships, held in
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At the 2022 SMU Classic in October in
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, Dobler won the 100-yard breaststroke for the USC Trojans with a pool record time of 59.09 seconds."USC's Kaitlyn Dobler Sets Pool Record to Open SMU Classic"
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The following month, she achieved a season best time (for the 2022–2023 NCAA season) of 56.94 seconds and first-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke at the 2022 Art Adamson Invitational.Zacharias, Sidney (November 17, 2022)
"Hawke & Zhang Break 1:32 200 FR, Dobler Clocks 56.94 100 BR (Art Adamson Day 2 Recap)"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved February 13, 2023.


2023

In a dual meet against the UCLA Bruins on February 10, 2023, Dobler won the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 58.04 seconds and placed second in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:09.58.D'Addona, Dan (February 10, 2023)
"USC Women Swim Past Rival UCLA; USC Men Top Utah in Finale"
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2023 Pac-12 Championships

Twelve days later, on day one of the 2023 Pac-12 Conference Championships, held at the
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, Dobler contributed to a final time of 1:35.63 and placing of third in the 4×50-yard medley relay, splitting a 26.34 for the breaststroke leg of the relay.Hy-Tek (February 22, 2023)
"Meet Results: 2023 Pac-12 Women's Swimming & Diving Champs"
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"USC Diving's Laurent Gosselin Paradis Wins Pac-12 1-Meter Title"
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For the finals session on the second day, she placed sixth in the b-final of the 50-yard freestyle with a 22.60 and contributed a 22.24 for the second leg of the 4×50-yard freestyle relay to help win the bronze medal in 1:28.19."USC Diving Shines During Second Day of Pac-12 Championships"
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Out fast in the morning preliminaries of the 100-yard breaststroke on day three with a time of 57.78 seconds and overall first-rank by 1.97 seconds, she finished in 57.10 seconds in the evening final, winning the gold medal and conference title and setting a new Championships record."USC Swimming's Kaitlyn Dobler Wins Third Consecutive Pac-12 100y Breaststroke Title"
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"USC's Kaitlyn Dobler wins Pac-12 title in 100 breaststroke"
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Later in the session, her relay team was one of three teams disqualified in the 4×100-yard medley relay. Her 100-yard breaststroke gold medal marked the third year in a row she won the conference title in the event. Wrapping up competition on the fourth and final day, she won the conference title in the second breaststroke event, the 200-yard breaststroke, with a personal best time of 2:05.66 and a bronze medal in the 4×100-yard freestyle relay with a final time of 3:14.12."2023 Pac-12 Women's Swimming & Diving Champs: Results Saturday Finals"
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"USC Women's Swimming and Diving Finishes Second At Pac-12 Championships; Kaitlyn Dobler and Nike Agunbiade Win Individual Titles"
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"USC's Kaitlyn Dobler discusses sweeping Pac-12 breaststroke titles"
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Her results contributed to a final team score of 1267.5 points for the USC Trojans and an overall team placing of second, behind first-place Stanford Cardinal and ahead of third-place California Golden Bears.


2023 NCAA Championships

At the 2023 NCAA Division I Championships, held in March in
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, Dobler split a 26.15 for the breaststroke leg of the 4×50-yard medley relay on day one, helping place tenth in 1:35.52.Hy-Tek (March 15, 2023)
"Meet Results: 2023 NCAA DI Women's Swimming & Diving"
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"USC Women's Swimming Wraps First Evening of Action at NCAA Championships"
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On the second day, she tied Olivia Nel for forty-third in the 50-yard freestyle with a 22.48 and placed twelfth in the 4×50-yard freestyle relay, anchoring the relay to a final time of 1:27.91 with a 22.09."USC Diver Lina Sculti Reaches NCAA 1-Meter Final"
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The third day, she finished fourth in the final of the 100-yard breaststroke in a time of 57.50 seconds, which was 0.47 seconds behind first-place finisher Lydia Jacoby, and tenth in the 4×100-yard medley relay, where she and her relay teammates timed in at 3:29.56. For her final individual event, the 200-yard breaststroke on the fourth and final day, she placed fifteenth overall with a 2:09.14."USC Women's Swimming and Diving Finishes 12th At NCAA Championships to Wrap 2023 Season"
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International championships


Personal best times


Long course meters (50-m pool)


Short course yards (25-yd pool)

Legend: b – b-final


Records


National age group records (short course yards)


National high school records (short course yards)

Legend: Overall – National High School record; Public – National Public High School record


Awards and honors

* Oregon Sports Awards, Prep Girls Swimmer of the Year: 2018,"Aloha's Kaitlyn Dobler repeats as Prep Girls Swimmer of the Year"
''Oregon Sports Awards''. July 23, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
2019,"Kaitlyn Dobler wins Prep Girls Swimmer of the Year"
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2020"Aloha's Kaitlyn Dobler wins Prep Girl Swimmer of the Year"
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References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dobler, Kaitlyn 2002 births Living people Swimmers from Portland, Oregon American female breaststroke swimmers USC Trojans women's swimmers