2021-22 Swimming & Diving Roster
Winter, Kailyn

Kailyn Winter
- Position:
- Freestyle/Butterfly
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Soquel, Calif.
- High School:
- Soquel
Bio
Career Accolades
- All-America
- 2025: Second Team (200 free relay, 400 medley relay, 400 free relay)
- 2024: Second Team (200 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay)
- 2023: Second Team (200 freestyle relay)
- 2022: First Team (200 freestyle relay)
- SEC Champion
- 2022: 200 freestyle relay
- All-SEC
- 2025: Second Team (200 freestyle relay)
- 2023: Second Team (200 freestyle relay)
- 2022: First Team (2002 freestyle relay)
- 2024 CSC Academic All-District Team
- School Ranking
- 1st - 200 free relay (1:25.47)
- 5th - 100 fly (51.99)
- 6th - 50 free (21.94)
- 9th - 100 free (48.76)
2024-25
- Earned All-America honors in the 200 free relay and 400 free relay with an 11th and 13th-place finish, respectively, at the NCAA Championships
- Competed in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 fly at the NCAA Championships
- Recorded a career-best 48.64 time in the 100 free at the NCAA Championships
- Posted a career-best time in the 50 freestyle (21.94) and a career-best time in the 100 fly (51.99) at the SEC Championships
- Paced the 200 freestyle relay team to a second-place finish at the SEC Champinships
- Finished ninth in the 50 free at the the SEC Championships
- Posted a seventh-place finish in the 50 free and 100 fly and an eighth-place finish in the 100 free at the UGA Fall Invite
- Helped the 200 free relay win the event at the UGA Fall Invite
Summer 2024
- Competed in a pair of events at the U.S. Olympic Trials
- Swam a career-best time of 25.47 in the 50 freestyle and a time of 1:00.20 in the 100 butterfly at the U.S. Olympic Trials
2023-24
- Competed in three relays with Alabama, aiding the 200 and 400 free and 200 medley relay to top-20 performances
- Earned All-America honors as part of the 200 freestyle relay (12th place) and the 200 medley relay (16th place)
- Recorded a career-best and seventh-place finish in the 50 freestyle (22.14) at the SEC Championships
- Also swam a career-best in the 100 butterfly (52.79) at the SEC Championships
- Helped the Tide earn two NCAA A cuts and three top-five finishes in the 200 freestyle, 400 freestyle and 400 medley relays, respectively at the Tennessee Invitational
- Posted a top-five finish in the 100 butterfly at the Tennessee Invitational
- Clocked season-bests and top-10 finishes in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle at the Tennessee Invitational
- Earned wins a member of Alabama's two relays against Missouri
- Earned her first win of the season in the 100 butterfly in the Tide's season opener against Delta State
- Also earned a win, swimming the anchor leg of Alabama's 200 medley relay against Delta State
2022-23
- Earned Second Team All-America honors as a member of the 200 freestyle relay (14th) at the NCAA Championships
- Silver medalist as a member of the 200 freestyle relay at the SEC Championships
- Placed fourth as a member of the 400 freestyle relay at the SEC Championships
- Scored points for Alabama in the 50 freestyle (17th) and 100 butterfly (23rd) at the SEC Championships
- Also competed in the 100 freestyle at the SEC Championships
- Posted a career-best time in the 50 freestyle (22.25) at the SEC Championships, which ranks her sixth all-time in Alabama history
- Earned second team All-SEC honors
- Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
Summer 2022
- Competed in the 50 and 100 freestyle at the 2022 Phillips 66 National Championships, placing 19th in the 50 free
2021-22
- Earned 2022 First-Team All-American honors as a member of the 200 freestyle relay
- Took gold at the SEC Championships as part of the Tide's 200 freestyle relay (1:26.93)
- Scored in the 50 freestyle (22.38) and 100 freestyle (48.80) taking 15th in both at the SEC Championships
- Also swam the 100 butterfly at the SEC Championships
- Set the Alabama record as part of the Tide's 200 freestyle relay (1:26.38) at the Tennessee Invitational in November
- Swam a career-best 48.80 in the 100 freestyle and 22.30 in the 50 freestyle, ranking her seventh all-time at UA in both
Prep Highlights
- Competed for Lucas Salles-Cunha at Quicksilver Swimming
- Competed for Jarret Winter at Soquel High School
- Took sixth at US Olympic Trials Wave 1 in the 50m Freestyle
- Took fifth in the 50 freestyle at the 2020 USA Swimming Junior National Championships
- Ranked in the top-50 all-time in the 50-meter freestyle for 18-and-under
- US Open finalist in the 100 butterfly
- USA Swimming Summer Junior National Championship finalist in the 100-meter butterfly
- Eight-time All-American over a three-year high school career (2020 season canceled due to COVID)
- Central Coast Section (CCS) 200 freestyle relay record breaker
- Salutorian and Top-10 percent of graduating class
- Social Studies Award Winner
Personal Information
- Full name: Kailyn Dawn Winter
- Parents: Kristen and Jarret Winter
- Sisters: Tenaya Winter
- Kinesiology major
- Birthdate: April 29, 2003
Top Marks
- 50 Freestyle - 22.14
- 100 Freestyle - 48.80
- 100 Butterfly - 52.79
Poolside with Charlie Hawke
Friday, July 11
NCAA Championships Preview: Coach Geer
Thursday, March 14
NCAA Championships Preview: Avery Wiseman & Charlie Hawke
Thursday, March 14
SEC Championships Preview: Coach Geer
Monday, February 13