2007-08 Women's Swim & Dive Roster
Roster

Whitney Taylor
- Position:
- Back, Free
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Singapore
- High School:
- Singapore American
2007-08 (Sophomore): Showed versatility in the backstroke and freestyle for the `Hawks… Recorded a top-five KU season time in the 100-yard backstroke with her Big 12 finish of 57.59… Returned to finals of the 2008 Big 12 Championship meet in the 100-yard backstroke and the 50-yard freestyle… Finished 19th in the 100 back (57.59) at Big 12s… Raced to a time of 24.23 in the 50-yard free at the Big 12 meet, good for a 21st-place finish… Represented Kansas at the Nike Cup… Was a member of the 200, 400 and 800-yard free relay teams, as well as the 200 and 400-yard medley relays at the Nike Cup-Kenyon Invitational… Finished eighth in the 100-yard back (59.27) at the Nike Cup… Swam the 50 free against 2007-08 opponents Northern Iowa, Arkansas and Iowa… Rallied in the 100-yard free against Northern Iowa, Missouri, Iowa State and Nebraska… Added depth in the 100-yard back against Big 12 foes Missouri and Nebraska… Swam the 200-yard back against both Drury and Iowa.
2005-06 (Freshman): Contributed immediately in the backstroke and freestyle events in her freshman season with the Jayhawks… Finished 20th at the Big 12 Championship meet in the 100-yard backstroke (58.27), earning her the fifth-fastest team time for the 2006-07 season… Placed third in the 200-yard freestyle (2:00.54) and fourth in the 200-yard backstroke (2:16.94) in the double-dual meet against Nebraska-Omaha and South Dakota State… Placed sixth in the 50-yard freestyle (25.24) and swam the 200-yard back (2:14.58) against Missouri… Was the fifth-place high point finisher in the backstroke category against Northern Iowa, finishing fifth in the 50 back (29.04), sixth in the 100 back (1:00.96) and seventh in the 200 back (2:14.80)… Swam to a seventh-place finish in the 200 back (2:15.87) and eighth-place finish in the 200 free (1:58.06) against Nebraska… Placed sixth-place in the 50-yard free (25.29) and in the 100-yard free (55.41) at the final meet of the season against Iowa State.
High School (Singapore American): Three-year letterwinner in swimming… Team was IASAS champion 2004-2006… Holds high school records in the 50, 100, 200, and 400 freestyle, as well as the 100 and 200 backstroke, 100 and 200 butterfly and 200 IM… All-American in the 100 backstroke in 2005 and 2006… Swimming MVP in 2005 and 2006.
Personal: Parents are Chris and George Taylor… Lived in Singapore for three years… An English major.