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Catie Choate
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Norcross
- Hometown:
- Norcross, Ga.
Olympic Experience
2024 Olympic Trials
Career Accolades
SENIOR (2026-27)
JUNIOR (2025-26)
NCAA Championships
SOPHOMORE (2024-25)
FRESHMAN (2023-24)
Best Times at Florida:
Prior to Florida:
2024 Olympic Trials
| Date | Event | Result |
| 6/17/24 | Heat: 100 back | 21st - 1:01.12 |
| 6/20/24 | Heat: 200 back | Advanced to semi - 2:11.18 (5th in heat) |
| 6/20/24 | Semi: 200 back | 15th - 2:11.57 |
Career Accolades
- Five-time All-American
- Two-time SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
- SEC Women's Swimmer of the Week (10/6/2026)
- 2026 All-SEC First Team
- 2026 SEC Champion - 200 Back
- 2025 All-SEC Second Team
- 2024-25 CSCAA First-Team Scholar All-American
- 2024 SEC All-Freshman Team
SENIOR (2026-27)
- at Vanderbilt (9/26): Contributed 18 individual points to the team's total in the victory over Vanderbilt, sweeping both the 100 Back (53.25) and 200 Back (1:56.56) as well as logging two more first-place finishes in the 200 Medley Relay (1:39.42) and 400 Free Relay (3:21.81).
- at Kentucky (10/2): Led the way individually, sweeping both backstroke events for the second consecutive week while also contributing to the first place 200 Medley Relay and 400 Free Relay, earning her the first SEC Women's Swimmer of the Week honors of her career for her performance.
JUNIOR (2025-26)
NCAA Championships
- Member of Florida’s fourth consecutive top-10 NCAA team
- Earned three All-American honors
- Recorded the No.7 time in program history leading off in the 200 Medley Relay
- Led off the 400 Medley Relay, setting the new No. 8 time in program history
- Secured a top-16 spot in the 200 Back with a time of 1:51.97
- Member of the SEC Championships third-place team
- Tallied one gold medal
- Contributed 246 points to the team total, including 62 individual points
- Competed in the 100 back, 200 back, 100 fly, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay
- Won her first SEC Championship title in the 200 back with a career-best 1:49.94
- Advanced to the 100 back championship final, finishing fourth (51.36)
- Recorded a collegiate-best 52.85 in the 100 fly C Final, placing 21st
- Swam a 51.19 back split on Florida's 400 medley relay team that placed fourth (3:27.69)
- Led off with a 24.32 back split on Florida's 200 medley relay team that finished seventh (1:35.81)
- Swam the third leg (22.20) on the 200 free relay team that placed seventh (1:28.89)
- Anchored a 48.85 on Florida's 400 free relay team that placed ninth (3:15.99)
SOPHOMORE (2024-25)
- Set four of Florida Women's All-Time Top-10 Times
- 100-yard Backstroke | 7. 51.54
- 200-yard Backstroke | 7. 1:51.25
- 200-yard Medley Relay | 4. 1:34.34 & 6. 1:35.16
- Competed in three events: 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke and 200 free relay
- Earned one All-American honor in the 200 back
- Placed second in the 200 Back Consolation Final to place 10th overall and improve to No. 7 in the program's top-10 times (1:51.25)
- Tied for 24th in the 100 backstroke, going 51.70
- Swam the second leg (22.50) of Florida's 200 free relay team who placed 23rd after clocking a 1:28.88 time
- Member of the SEC Championships second-place team
- Competed in the 100 back, 200 back, 200 IM and 200 medley relay
- Contributed to 103 points
- Won one bronze medal
- Finished fourth in the 200 back after touching the wall in 1:51.95
- Advanced to the 100 back A Final and finished seventh in 51.58
- Was the lead off for Florida's 200 medley relay team that took home third place (1:34.34)... Recorded a 24.36 back split
- Placed 33rd in the 200 IM after posting a time of 1:59.92
- Competed in five dual meets and one Invitational
- Tallied three first place and 11 top-five finishes
- Raced in 25 events during the regular season
- Won the 200y back in 1:55.47 in Florida's last regular season dual meet against FSU (1/31)...Led off the Gators 200y medley relay A team with a 25.04 back split as the squad finished second in 1:38.68...Clocked a 53.50 in the 100y back to finish third
- Part of both of the Gators winning relay teams in Florida's road win at Texas A&M (1/17)... Leading off both the 200y medley relay and 400y free relays, recording a 25.20 back split en route to a 1:39.13 first-place team finish in the 200y medley relay while splitting a 51.11 for the 400y free relay team who finished with a winning time of 3:20.80...Came in fourth in the 50y free after clocking a 23.65
- Tallied two top-two finishes in Florida's home win against Indiana (1/3)... Earned second in the 100y back (53.40)... Was the lead off for Florida's winning 200y medley relay team that clocked a first place time of 1:38.84, had a 25.09 back split... Finished fifth in the 200y back after touching the wall in 1:59.28
- Competed in six events and advanced to three individual A Finals at the Georgia Fall Invitational (11/20-22)... Earned third place in the 100y back after touching the wall in 51.69... Went 1:58.88 in the 200y IM A Final for fifth overall... Clocked a 1:54.52 in the 200y back A Final to earn seventh overall... Had a back split of 24.31 in Florida's 200y medley relay that finished second in 1:35.16... Had a 51.60 back split as the lead off for Florida's 400y medley relay B team that came in fifth after putting together a time of 3:33.09... Swam the third leg (48.70) for Florida's 400y free relay B team that earned seventh with a final time of 3:18.49...
- Won three of her four events in Florida's road win at Georgia (11/1)... Sweeping the backstroke events after going 52.82 in the 100y back and 1:54.86 in the 200y back...Was the lead off for Florida's winning 200y medley relay team that recorded a first-place time of 1:38.44, recorded a 27.72 back split... Swam the third leg in 49.78 for the Gators 400y free relay A Team that earned third (3:23.32)
- Tallied two second-place finishes in her individual events in Florida's season opener at Virginia (10/18)... Clocked a 57.23 in the 100m back and a 2:03.67 in the 200m back... Was the lead off for Florida's 200m medley relay B Team that finished sixth in 1:50.67, recorded a 31.14 back split... Swam a 56.05 free split as the lead off for the Gators 400m free relay D Team that placed seventh (3:48.72)
FRESHMAN (2023-24)
- Set three of Florida Women’s All-Time Top-10 Times
- 100-yard Back | 8. 52.13
- 200-yard Back | 8. 1:51.94
- 200-yard Medley Relay Member | 7. 1:36.52
- Competed in 200 IM, 100 Back and 200 Back
- Earned her first All-American honor after finishing eighth in the 200 Back (1:53.54)
- Placed 35th in the 100 Back after finishing in 52.49
- Recorded a 2:01.70 in the 200 IM for 65th
- Member of the SEC Championship winning team
- Placed eighth in the 200 Back after swimming a1:54.76
- Tallied 10th place in the 100 Back with a 52.13 time
- Swam a career-best 1:59.56 in the 200 IM for 21st, fifth in the C-Final
- Competed in five dual meets, two Invitationals (Georgia Invite & Florida Invite) and one tri-meet (Tennessee, Kentucky)
- Swam in 32 events
- Recorded four individual first place finishes
- 200 Back at Vanderbilt (1:55.86)
- 200 Back vs. Georgia (1:55.71)
- 200 Back at Georgia Invitational (1:51.94)
- 200 Back vs. FSU (1:55.63)
- Finished 2nd or 3rd seven times
- Was a member of at least one relay team in the 200-yard Medley Relay, 200-yard Free Relay, 400-yard Medley Relay, 400-yard Free Relay, 800-yard Free Relay
Best Times at Florida:
| 50 Freestyle | 23.30 | UGA Fall Invitational | Nov. 16, 2023 |
| 200 Freestyle | 1:54.50 | vs. FSU | Jan. 30, 2026 |
| 100 Backstroke | 50.95 | at Auburn | Jan. 16, 2026 |
| 200 Backstroke | 1:49.94 | 2026 SEC Championships | Feb. 21, 2026 |
| 100 Butterfly | 52.85 | 2026 SEC Championships | Feb. 19, 2026 |
| 200 IM | 1:58.88 | UGA Fall Invitational | Nov. 20, 2024 |
Prior to Florida:
- Georgia High School State Record Holder - 100 back
- Four-time Georgia High School State Champion
- Three-time Scholastic All-American
- Two-time A finalist at Summer Juniors
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