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2026-27 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
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Kelly Byrne
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Horace Greeley
- Hometown:
- Mount Kisco, N.Y.
Career Results
Career Entering 2026-27: Scored 180 points at Patriot League Championships … 2026 First Team All-Patriot League … 2026 Patriot League 400 IM Champion … 2026 Patriot League Championships bronze medalist in the 1650 free … owns the second-fastest time in the 400 IM (4:16.24) … set the fifth fastest time in the 500 free (4:51.87) … holds the sixth-fastest time in the 100 free (10:10.62) … owns the eighth-fastest time in the 1650 free (16:52.36).
2025-26 (Junior): Scored a team-high 85 points at the 2026 Patriot League Championships, winning the 400 IM Championship with a time of 4:16.24 … First Team All-Patriot League … also took bronze in the 1650 free with a time of 16:52.36 … took fourth in the 500 free … time in the 400 IM ranks second in program history … time in the 1650 free ranks eighth … extracted time in the 1000 free (10:10.62) ranks sixth … time in the 500 free ranks fifth … at the 2026 ECAC Championships, won bronze in the 200 breast and the 200 IM, setting personal bests in both events … won the 500 free in win over Holy Cross … won the 200 breast in win over Boston U. … won the 200 back at the BU Fall Invite … won the 500 free in quad meet against American, Lafayette and Navy … won the 400 IM against Army and La Salle … won the 1000 free, 200 breast and the 200 IM in win over Lehigh … won the 1650 free at the Navy Invitational … recorded 135 points in dual/quad meets.
2024-25 (Sophomore): Recorded 45 points at the Patriot League Championships, highlighted by a great evening swim in the 400 IM ... won the 400 IM B Final with a time of 4:22.99 that would have been good for fourth place in the A Final ... that time was a big PR and 10th-fastest in program history ... also placed 13th in the 500 free and 16th in the 1,650 free ... played a major role in Bucknell's first-ever win at the ECAC Championships ... won bronze medals in the 200 breaststroke and 800 free relay ... also fourth in the 200 IM and 10th in the 100 breast ... during the regular season won the 500 free in dual meets against Loyola and La Salle ... won the 200 backstroke at the Bucknell Winter Invitational ... also logged 10 runner-up finishes.
2023-24 (First Year): Scored 50 points at the Patriot League Championships, placing eighth in the 400 IM (4:26.38), eighth in the 1650 freestyle (17:08.09), and 19th in the 500 freestyle (4:55.92) … placed third in the 200 breaststroke, fifth in the 200 IM and seventh in the 400 IM at the ECAC Championships … posted two wins in individual events during the season … won the 1000 freestyle in season-opening dual at Holy Cross … captured a win in the 1000 freestyle in the home meet vs. La Salle … placed runner-up four times and went third 10 times … earned a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Before Bucknell: Four-time All-League, three-time All-Section and two-time All-State honoree … also earned All-American relay honors and All-American Academic recognition … helped guide the Quakers to two undefeated seasons and a state championship title in 2021 … earned a 2022 third-place finish in New York state in the 500 freestyle … placed first in Section 1 in the 500 freestyle in 2022 … garnered All-American honors in 2021 with a first-place finish in the 500 freestyle relay at states … four-time Futures finalist … National Team Member for Westchester Aquatics Club.
Personal: Kelly Platt Byrne … born July 28, 2005 in Mount Kisco, N.Y. … daughter of Susan and Tim Byrne … has two siblings: Scott and Nina … mother swam at Duke ... majoring in psychology.
Career Entering 2026-27: Scored 180 points at Patriot League Championships … 2026 First Team All-Patriot League … 2026 Patriot League 400 IM Champion … 2026 Patriot League Championships bronze medalist in the 1650 free … owns the second-fastest time in the 400 IM (4:16.24) … set the fifth fastest time in the 500 free (4:51.87) … holds the sixth-fastest time in the 100 free (10:10.62) … owns the eighth-fastest time in the 1650 free (16:52.36).
2025-26 (Junior): Scored a team-high 85 points at the 2026 Patriot League Championships, winning the 400 IM Championship with a time of 4:16.24 … First Team All-Patriot League … also took bronze in the 1650 free with a time of 16:52.36 … took fourth in the 500 free … time in the 400 IM ranks second in program history … time in the 1650 free ranks eighth … extracted time in the 1000 free (10:10.62) ranks sixth … time in the 500 free ranks fifth … at the 2026 ECAC Championships, won bronze in the 200 breast and the 200 IM, setting personal bests in both events … won the 500 free in win over Holy Cross … won the 200 breast in win over Boston U. … won the 200 back at the BU Fall Invite … won the 500 free in quad meet against American, Lafayette and Navy … won the 400 IM against Army and La Salle … won the 1000 free, 200 breast and the 200 IM in win over Lehigh … won the 1650 free at the Navy Invitational … recorded 135 points in dual/quad meets.
2024-25 (Sophomore): Recorded 45 points at the Patriot League Championships, highlighted by a great evening swim in the 400 IM ... won the 400 IM B Final with a time of 4:22.99 that would have been good for fourth place in the A Final ... that time was a big PR and 10th-fastest in program history ... also placed 13th in the 500 free and 16th in the 1,650 free ... played a major role in Bucknell's first-ever win at the ECAC Championships ... won bronze medals in the 200 breaststroke and 800 free relay ... also fourth in the 200 IM and 10th in the 100 breast ... during the regular season won the 500 free in dual meets against Loyola and La Salle ... won the 200 backstroke at the Bucknell Winter Invitational ... also logged 10 runner-up finishes.
2023-24 (First Year): Scored 50 points at the Patriot League Championships, placing eighth in the 400 IM (4:26.38), eighth in the 1650 freestyle (17:08.09), and 19th in the 500 freestyle (4:55.92) … placed third in the 200 breaststroke, fifth in the 200 IM and seventh in the 400 IM at the ECAC Championships … posted two wins in individual events during the season … won the 1000 freestyle in season-opening dual at Holy Cross … captured a win in the 1000 freestyle in the home meet vs. La Salle … placed runner-up four times and went third 10 times … earned a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Before Bucknell: Four-time All-League, three-time All-Section and two-time All-State honoree … also earned All-American relay honors and All-American Academic recognition … helped guide the Quakers to two undefeated seasons and a state championship title in 2021 … earned a 2022 third-place finish in New York state in the 500 freestyle … placed first in Section 1 in the 500 freestyle in 2022 … garnered All-American honors in 2021 with a first-place finish in the 500 freestyle relay at states … four-time Futures finalist … National Team Member for Westchester Aquatics Club.
Personal: Kelly Platt Byrne … born July 28, 2005 in Mount Kisco, N.Y. … daughter of Susan and Tim Byrne … has two siblings: Scott and Nina … mother swam at Duke ... majoring in psychology.
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