2012-13 Women's Swim & Dive Roster
Roster

Svetlana Golovchun
- Position:
- Sprint Free, Fly
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Surgut, Russia
Top Times
50-yard freestyle – 23.03 (2013 Big 12 Championships, 2/27-3/2)
100-yard freestyle – 50.21 (2013 Big 12 Championships, 2/27-3/2)
50-yard backstroke – 27.86 (vs Minnesota, 2011)
100-yard backstroke – 56.47 (2011 Mizzou Invite)
2012-13 (Senior)
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team…Athletic Director[apos]s and Big 12 Commisioner[apos]s Honor Roll (Fall 2012)… Placed second in the 50-yard freestyle, in a dual meet at Rice (10/6), with a time of 24.17… Finished third in the 50-yard freestyle (24.27) in a dual against No. 15 Minnesota (10/20)… Picked up a third-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 53.20 in a dual at Nebraska-Omaha (10/25)… Finished second in the 50-yard freestyle (24.52) in a double-dual against TCU and North Dakota (11/2-3)… Placed second in the 50-yard freestyle (24.17) in a dual at Hawaii (1/18)… Finished second in the 50-yard freestyle, with a time of 24.23, in a dual against No. 18 Arkansas (2/2)… Placed second in the 100-yard backstroke (58.03) in a dual against Iowa State (2/8-9)… Closed out the season with two top-10 finishes at the Big 12 Championships (2/27-3-2), setting career-best times in the 100-yard freestyle (50.37, sixth) and the 50-yard freestyle (23.10, eighth).
2011-12 (Junior)
Used primarily as a sprinter… Placed first in the 100-yard backstroke in a double-dual meet with host Northern Iowa and North Dakota (10/22) with a time of 59.52… Swam the first leg of the 200-yard medley relay that took first (1:46.77) and placed second in the 50-yard freestyle (24.29) in a dual meet with Illinois (10/29)… Placed second in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.13, during a dual meet with Missouri (11/11)… Finished first in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.13 in a dual against Nebraska-Omaha (11/19)… Set three career-best times in the 50-yard freestyle (23.06), the 100-yard freestyle (50.38) and the 100-yard backstroke (56.47), at the Mizzou Invitational (12/1-3)… Placed first in the 50-meter long course freestyle (27.77) and second in the 50-meter long course Backstroke (32.68) at the Mayaguez Inivite (1/7)… Finished third in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.30, in a dual against Nebraska (1/14)… Recorded two top-three finishes in a dual meet with Arkansas (1/21), including third in the 100-yard backstroke (59.84) and second in the 100-yard freestyle (53.17)… Finished second in the 50-yard freestyle, with a time of 24.46, in a dual against Iowa State (2/3-4)… Swam the first leg of the 200-yard medley (1:41.68) and the 400-yard freestyle (3:26.24) relay teams that set season best times at the Big 12 Championships (2/22-25)… Also placed 13th in the 50-yard freestyle, with a time of 23.35, at the conference meet.
Previous College (Surgut State)
Personal
Mother is Lelya Golovchun.
Getting to Know Svetlana
Reason you chose KU: The coaches
Favorite sport to compete in other than swimming: Only swimming!
Songs at the top of my iPod: [quote]Not to love you[quote], [quote]Say Goodbye[quote] (Ryan Tedder)
Web-site you visit the most often: vkontakte.ru (Russian Facebook)
Favorite movie: [quote]Cruel Intentions[quote], [quote]The Notebook[quote]
Favorite food: chocolate
Favorite place on campus to study: Computer lab at Wagnon Student Athlete Center
Farthest you have ever traveled by plane or car: USA
The teammate most likely to make me laugh: Shannon Garlie
Time your alarm clock is set: 5:10 a.m.
Describe yourself in one word: kind