Flanigan and O'Brien Finish 1-2 In 500-Yard Freestyle; Action Continues Sunday In San Antonio
Rice 2010-2011:Conference USA Swimmer of the Week (Nov. 13); Key contributor to the program in winning the first conference swimming championship in school history... Scored for the team in three individual events and one relay at the C-USA meet... Won the consolation final of the league's 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:05.09... Career-best in the 100-breaststroke was a 1:04.32 at home against the Miami Hurricanes, the fastest time by an Owl at the Rice Aquatics Center... Finished tenth in the C-USA's 200-breaststroke with a career-best 2:20.59... Also owns Rice's best mark in the 200-breaststroke at the home Aquatics Center (2:21.72)... Placed 16th in the 200-individual medley at conference after a season-best 2:08.70 in the morning prelims... Swam the second leg of the third-fastest 200-medley relay in school history (the first event on the way to the C-USA title)... Notched a career-best 4:31.76 in the 400-IM in a home dual meet against the crosstown rival Houston Cougars.
2009-2010: Battled through a season-long injury to score for the Blue & Gray in two different events at the C-USA Championships held across town at the University of Houston... Finished tenth in the league in the 200-individual medley with a season-best mark of 2:05.57, the second-fastest mark by Owl all year... Placed 14th in 100-breaststroke after a season-best 1:06.40 in the morning prelims... Competed in the 400-IM at the inaugural meet held at the campus' new Aquatics Center, registering a season-best 4:33.65.
High School
A 2009 graduate of The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Fla.... State finalist who helped Bolles win an 18th-consecutive girls' state championship... Finished second in the state in 100-breaststroke and 200-individual medley... Served as the Bulldogs' team co-captain... Coached by Sergio Lopez... Member of the National Honor Society... Earned the school's highest tier of academic accolades with First Honors.
Club
Competed for the Bolles School Sharks under head coach Sergio Lopez... U.S. Open qualifier in the 200-IM (2:01.31)... Senior National qualifier in the 100-breaststroke (1:03.96), the 200-breaststroke (2:18.01), the 200-IM (2:01.31) and the 400 IM (4:23.03)... Served as team captain.
Personal
Full name: Kylee Rose Talwar. Born: April 15, 1991, in Harrisburg, Pa. Parents: Paul and Susan Talwar of Jacksonville, Fla. (one sister). Mother was a Rice swimmer from 1979-83. Rice College: Will Rice.