Mary Killman
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | April 9, 1991 Ada, Oklahoma, USA |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Synchronized swimming |
| Club | Santa Clara Aquamaids |
| College team | Lindenwood Lions |
| Coach | Mayuko Fujiki (Olympics) |
Medal record | |
| Updated on 14 March 2016 | |
Mary Killman (born April 9, 1991) is an American synchronized swimmer. After switching to synchronized swimming from race swimming, Killman was a member of the teams that won silver medals in the duet and team competitions at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico and 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.
Biography
Killman was born on April 9, 1991 in Ada, Oklahoma, and grew up in Texas.[1] She is a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, a federally recognized tribe based in Oklahoma. Originally a competitor in racing events, Killman began to participate in synchronized swimming competitions at the age of 11, and at age 15 gave up racing to focus exclusively on synchronized swimming.[2]
After competing in youth competitions through the 2000s, in 2009 Killman found success at the United States National Championships, finishing third in the solo competition, second in the duet competition, and first in the team competition.[1] Shortly before the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, she was partnered with Mariya Koroleva to compete as a duet.[2] At those games, Killman and Koroleva won a silver medal in the duet competition, and were part of the United States team that won a silver in the team competition as well.[1] The pair qualified for the women's duet at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, and due to the failure of the United States to qualify for the team event, they were the only American women to compete in synchronized swimming at those games.[2] While training for the Olympics in Indianapolis, Killman and Koroleva shared a room.[2][3]
Following the 2012 Olympics, Killman joined the Lindenwood University synchronized swimming team,[4] one of six collegiate varsity synchronized programs in the United States[5] and is currently a four times USA synchro athlete of the year (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014); she holds four US senior national solo titles (2010, 2013, 2014, 2015) and three US collegiate national solo titles (2013, 2014, 2015).
References
- ^ a b c "Mary Killman". United States Synchronized Swimming, Inc. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d Laskaris, Sam (11 June 2012). "London-Bound: An Interview With Mary Killman, Olympic Synchronized Swimmer". Indian Country. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ Doyle, Amana (24 January 2012). "Synchronized swimming duet sacrifices normalcy for Olympics". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ Eighinger, Steve (December 19, 2012). "Olympic synchronized swimmer ready to hit pool at Lindenwood". Wentzville Journal. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ "Collegiate Programs/Teams". US Synchro. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- 1991 births
- Living people
- American synchronized swimmers
- Synchronized swimmers at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Potawatomi people
- Native American sportspeople
- Synchronized swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic synchronized swimmers of the United States
- People from Ada, Oklahoma
- Lindenwood University alumni
- Synchronized swimmers at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Synchronized swimmers at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships