2016-17 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

David Stluka
David Stluka
David Stluka
David Stluka

Chase Kinney

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Canton, Ohio
  • Highschool Jackson

Biography

2016-17: Earned All-America accolades after placing seventh in the 400 free relay (3:12.94) and eighth in the 200 free relay (1:28.01) at the NCAA Championships, also placed 12th in the 200 medley relay (1:36.62), 16th in the 50 free (22.01), 17th in the 400 medley relay (3:32.78) and 29th in the 100 free (48.60), additionally, broke the school and Big Ten record in the 400 free relay (3:12.91) during preliminaries ... Big Ten champion in the 200 (1:27.90) and 400 free relays (3:13.33) at the Big Ten Championships, also was runner-up in the 50 free (22.14), third in the 200 medley relay (1:36.41), fourth in the 100 free (48.52) and 400 medley relay (3:31.89) and 15th in the 200 free (1:46.96) ... set two UW Natatorium records in the 400 medley relay (3:37.30) and the 200 free relay (1:30.26) against Green Bay, also won the 100 free (49.32) ... won five events at the Notre Dame Shamrock Invitational, the 50 free (22.40), 100 free (49.10), 200 free relay (1:29.91), 400 free relay (3:17.78) and 200 medley relay (1:39.85) ... won the 50-yard freestyle (22.54) and was runner-up in the 100 free (49.61), 400 free relay (3:20.17) and 400 medley relay (3:39.63) at USC ... posted seven top-10 finishes at the Texas Invitational taking 7th in the 100 free (49.16), 9th in the 50 free (22.52), second in the 200 medley relay, fourth in the 200 and 400 free relay, ninth in the 400 medley relay and 10th in the 800 free relay ... individually took sixth in the 50-yard freestyle (22.74) and eighth in the 100 free (49.27) at the USA College Challenge while also taking second in the 400 free relay (3:13.29) and fourth in the 400 medley relay (3:35.82) and the 800 free relay (7:14.07) ... claimed victories in the 50-yard freestyle (22.75) and 200 free relay (1:30.80) against Georgia while also earning runner-up finishes in the 200 medley relay (1:41.02), 100 free (49.73), and 400 free relay (3:19.58) and a third-place finish in the 400 medley relay (3:42.72) ... won the 50-yard free (22.82) and placed third in the 100-yard free (50.12) at NC State while helping the 400- (3:21.78) and 200-yard free (1:31.42) relays to runner-up finishes and the 400-yard medley relay to a third-place finish (3:40.75) ... won the 50- (22.62) and 100-yard freestyle (49.58) events while also being a part of the winning 200-yard medley relay (1:40.42) and 400-yard freestyle relay teams (3:19.98) against Minnesota ... won the 50-yard freestyle (22.92) and also placed third in the 100-yard freestyle (50.43) vs. Auburn while helping to 200-yard medley relay team take first (1:41.44) and anchoring the 400-yard freestyle relay team to take second (3:32.84)

2015-16: The four-time Honorable Mention All-American set a pair of career-best times at the NCAA Championship with a 10th-place finish in the 50 free (21.90) and a 14th-place finish in the 100 free (48.36), while also helping UW to a ninth-place finish in the 200 free relay (1:28.86), an 18th-place finish in the 400 free relay (3:16.05), a 13th-place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:37.43), and a 24th-place finish in the 400 medley relay (3:36.52) ... set a pair of career-best times at the Big Ten Championship with a runner-up finish in the 50-yard freestyle (22.19) and a 16th-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle (1:47.50), while also finishing sixth in the 100-yard freestyle (48.59) ... won the 100-yard freestyle (49.35) and the 100-yard butterfly with a career-best time of 55.19 vs. Green Bay ... won four individual events at Georia and Auburn, including the 50- (22.46) and 100-yard (49.23) freestyle events at Georgia and the 50- (22.39) and 100-yard (49.10) events at Auburn ... won the 50-yard freestyle (22.71) and finished runner-up in the 100-yard freestyle (49.72) at USC ... set three personal-records in the 50-yard freestyle (22.23), 100-yard freestyle (48.38), and 200-yard freestyle (1:48.30) at the Texas Invitational with first-, second-, and 13th-place finishes, respectively ... finished third in the 200-yard freestyle at Northwestern with a time of 1:50.50 ... won both the 50-yard freestyle (22.62) and the 100-yard freestyle (49.90) vs. Minnesota.

2014-15: The first-team All-Big Ten and All-American honoree contributed to the Big Ten and UW record-breaking 200- (1:26.86) and 400-yard (3:12.96) freestyle relays ... recorded the fifth-fastest 50-yard freestyle time (22.42) in program history thanks to a sixth-place finish at the Big Ten championships ... won the consolation final of the 100-yard freestyle (48.92) at the Big Ten championships and owns the sixth-fastest time in school history ... also swam the butterfly leg of the Big Ten title-winning 200-yard medley relay (1:36.82)

2013-14: The first-team All-Big Ten honoree and NCAA All-American is also a member of UW's Big Ten record-breaking 200 (1:27.76) and 400-yard freestyle relay squad (3:13.85) ... owns the fifth-best time in UW history in both the 50 (22.44) and 100-yard freestyle (49.24) events ... helped the 400-yard freestyle relay team earn an eighth-place finish (3:14.90) at the 2014 NCAA Championships ... guided the 200-yard freestyle relay squad to a sixth-place finish (1:27.97) at the 2014 NCAA Championships ... earned her first career Big Ten titles in the 200 (1:28.75) and 400-yard freestyle relays (3:16.65) at the 2014 Big Ten Championships ...earned an eighth-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle at the 2014 Big Ten Championships, the only freshman to finish in the top-8 in that event.

Prep: The 2012-13 team captain was an Ohio high school state record holder and champion in the 100 Free (49.70) ... also earned All-American accolades during senior campaign ... Ohio high school state champion in the 50 Free and All-American honoree ... earned All-American accolades during both her sophomore and freshman campaigns ... was a state qualifier in both cross country and track ... also lettered in softball.

Personal: Born in Canton, Ohio ... parents are Ann and Tom ... has three siblings, Sam, Gigi and Ted ... mom, Ann, ran track and cross country at the University of Akron ... dad, Tom, played volleyball at Earlham College ... majoring in biology.

Top Times
50 Free: 21.90 (3/17/2016)
100 Free: 48.25 (3/18/2017)
200 Free: 1:45.91 (2/17/2017)
100 Fly: 55.19 (2/5/2016)

School Records
200 Free Relay: 1:26.86 (3/19/2015)
400 Free Relay: 3:12.91 (3/18/2017)

NCAA All-America Honors (6)
2017 (2)
200 Free Relay: 8th (1:28.01)
400 Free Relay: 7th (3:12.94)

2015 (2)
200 Free Relay: 4th (1:26.98)
400 Free Relay: 6th (3:13.84)

2014 (2)
200 Free Relay: 6th (1:27.97)
400 Free Relay: 8th (3:14.90)

NCAA Honorable Mention All-America Honors (7)
2017 (2)
50 Free: 16th (22.01)
200 Medley Relay: 12th (1:36.62)

2016 (4)
50 Free: 10th (21.90)
100 Free: 14th (48.45)
200 Freestyle Relay: 9th (1:28.86)
200 Medley Relay: 13th (1:37.43)

2015 (1)
200 Medley Relay: 15th (1:38.00)

Honors
2016-17
Big Ten Swimmer of the Week (1x)
First-Team All-Big Ten
Big Ten Champion (200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay)
2017 Academic All-Big Ten

2015-16
Second-Team All-Big Ten
2016 Academic All-Big Ten

2014-2015
Big Ten Swimmer of the Week (x1)
First-Team All-Big Ten
Big Ten Champion (200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay)
Academic All-Big Ten

2013-2014
First-Team All-Big Ten
Big Ten Champion (200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay)
CSCAA First Team Scholar All-American

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Junior

    Free/Fly
    5'11"
  • 2016-17Senior

    Free
    5'11"