Kate Galvin
Kate Galvin
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Suffern, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Suffern
  • Position:
    Free
  • Events:
    Free, Fly

Bio

Team captain … senior from Suffern, N.Y. who competes in freestyle and butterfly events … 2019 graduate of Suffern High School who is majoring in finance, with a concentration in sustainable investing, and liberal studies, with a concentration in global perspectives ... involved in Bentley’s five-year MS/BS program … minor in Spanish … 14 career medals in Northeast-10 Championship action (seven gold, three silver, four bronze) ... School Records: 23.97 in 50 free (2022 Northeast-10’s) ... 51.85 in 100 free (2022 NE10) ... 1:37.05 in 200 free relay (2020 NE10’s) ... Bentley Rankings: 1st in 50 free (23.97), 1st in 100 free (51.83), 4th in 50 fly (26.70), 6th in 100 fly (58.12), 7th in 100 IM (1:03.02), 11th in 200 free (1:53.50) ... 2021-22: repeated as Bentley’s Most Valuable Swimmer … swam to Northeast-10 championships in the 50 free (24.02), 100 free (school record 51.85), 200 free (1:53.50), 800 free relay (7:39.27), 400 medley relay (3:55.70) and the 200 medley relay (1:48.64) … also earned silver in the 400 free relay (3:33.55) … Academic All-Northeast-10 … NE10 Women’s Swimmer of the Week Jan. 18 for her performance at Pace … part of the NE10 Women’s Relay Team of the Week eight times … NE10 Weekly Honor Roll Dec. 7 … D2ADA Academic Achievement Award …. 2020-21: Bentley did not compete in any meets … 2019-20: Bentley’s Most Valuable Swimmer ... at the Northeast-10 Championships, was part of Bentley’s gold-medal winning 800 free relay team (7:38.24) ... finished second in the 100 free (school record 52.19) and the 400 free relay (3:32.06) ... was third in the 50 free (school record 24.13), 200 free relay (school record 1:37.05), 400 medley relay (3:56.90) and the 200 back (2:06.78) ... earlier in season, broke school record in 100 free with a 52.34 in the WPI Gompei Invitational ... twice named to NE10 Weekly Honor Roll (Oct. 29, Nov. 19) ... part of the NE10 Relay Team of the Week five times ... Before Bentley: Suffern’s swim team captain as a senior ... school record holder in the 200 free ... competed in the state championships as a junior and senior, competing in the 50, 100 and 200 free ... as a senior, was a finalist in the 200 ... three-time team MVP ... as a senior, honors included co-MVP of county championships, Suffern High Fall Female Athlete of the Season, Journal News Rockland Scholar Athlete of the Week, divisional champion in the 100 free and All-Section honoree ... five-time Rockland County Champion (50 free as a sophomore, junior and senior, 100 free as a junior and senior ... National Honor Society ... Vice President of History Honor Society ... President of Math Honor Society ... Vice President of Spanish Honor Society ... Personal: daughter of Cynthia and James Galvin ... has a younger sister, Sarah (19) ... Sarah is running track at Fordham … has Advanced Standing in the Finance Program … mentor for new joiners in the Women's Leadership Program as well as the Admissions Ambassador Program … Mental Health group member in the Student Athlete Advisory Committee … currently in flight school pursuing a private pilot's license … has been an Undergraduate Admissions Ambassador/Tour Guide … SAAC member.

News Mentions

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Bentley Places Conference-High 5 on Academic All-NE10 Women’s Swimming & Diving Team

The 2023 Academic All-Northeast-10 women’s swimming and diving team had a distinct Bentley University look with five of the 11 honorees...

April 21, 2023

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Eight Bentley Swimmers & Divers Earn CSC Academic All-District Honors

Eight members of the Bentley University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams have recently been named to the 2022-23 NCAA...

March 19, 2023

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Hapkiewicz & Vizental Collect Gold, Hapkiewicz & Huminski Receive Major Awards and Both Bentley Teams Finish 2nd

Bentley junior Emma Hapkiewicz (South Windsor, Conn./South Windsor HS) earned her third gold medal of the meet and Falcon senior Anthony Vizental...

February 12, 2023

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Vizental & Huminski Capture Gold During Day 3 of Northeast-10 Championships

Seniors Anthony Vizental (Concord, Calif./Clayton Valley HS) and Mary Huminski (Madison, Conn./Daniel Hand HS) earned gold medals during day three...

February 11, 2023

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A Golden Friday Night for Bentley Swimming at Northeast-10 Championships

It was a golden Friday for the Bentley University swimming and diving teams during day two of the Northeast-10 Conference Championships as the...

February 10, 2023

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Hapkiewicz Swims to NE10 Gold in 1000 Free with Meet Record; Vizental Sets School Record

Bentley University junior Emma Hapkiewicz (South Windsor, Conn./South Windsor HS) repeated as women’s 1,000-yard freestyle champion as the...

February 9, 2023

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Bentley Falcons Look to Fly High at This Weekend’s Northeast-10 Swimming & Diving Championships

The Bentley University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will be in Worcester this weekend at Worcester Polytechnic...

February 7, 2023

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White Posts Northeast-10’s Best 100 Backstroke Time as Bentley Extends Win Streak to 10

Bentley University freshman Taylor White (Warwick, Bermuda/Warwick Academy) posted the fastest 100 yard backstroke time of the season Wednesday...

January 25, 2023

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Bentley Women Celebrate Senior Day with 9th Straight Win

The Bentley University women’s swimming and diving team captured 11 of 13 events for a 111-110 Senior Day win over Pace University and its...

January 22, 2023

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Vizental, Glick & White Head List of Bentley Honorees

Senior Anthony Vizental (Concord, Calif./Clayton Valley HS), graduate student Jeremy Glick (South Windsor, Conn./South Windsor HS) and freshman...

January 17, 2023

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Bentley Captures 12 of 13 Events at Babson for 8th Consecutive Win

With wins in 12 of 13 events, the Bentley University women’s swimming and diving team extended its winning streak to eight with a 167-63 win...

January 17, 2023

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Freshmen Lead Bentley Women Past St. Michael’s, 159-111

Freshman Taylor White (Warwick, Bermuda/Warwick Academy) won three individual events and four other first-year swimmers also turned in winning...

January 10, 2023

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Bentley Finishes Gompei Invitational in 5th Place With Strong Effort Sunday

The three-day, 55-event Gompei Invitational at Worcester Polytechnic Institute drew to a close Sunday night with the Bentley University men’...

December 4, 2022

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Gonzales & Kingsley Post Top Finishes for Bentley Women during Day 2 of Gompei Invitational

Bentley University senior Tanner Eisenhut (Jamesville, N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius HS), who took first place in the 200 yard breaststroke Friday...

December 3, 2022

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Almog & Kingsley Among Bentley’s Weekly Honorees

For the second time in three weeks, Bentley University’s Hilla Almog (Wayland/Wayland HS) and Morgan Kingsley (Cazenovia, N.Y./Cazenovia HS)...

November 15, 2022

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Gonzales, Ubert & Bentley’s 200 Medley Relay Team Honored by the Northeast-10

For the second straight week, Bentley University senior Dariana Gonzales (Stamford, Conn./Westhill HS) has been named the Women’s Swimmer of...

November 8, 2022

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Gonzales & Ubert Help Bentley Swim Past Assumption, 152-110

Senior Dariana Gonzales (Stamford, Conn./Westhill HS) and freshman Caroline Ubert (Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington HS) each won two individual...

November 6, 2022

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Hapkiewicz & Kingsley Help Bentley Down Saint Rose, 125-81.

Junior Emma Hapkiewicz (South Windsor, Conn./South Windsor HS) and freshman Morgan Kingsley (Cazenovia, N.Y./Cazenovia HS) were among the top...

October 30, 2022

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Bentley Wins 13 of 16 Events during a 179.5-110.5 Win at Le Moyne

Senior Dariana Gonzales (Stamford, Conn./Westhill HS) and freshman Morgan Kingsley (Cazenovia, N.Y./Cazenovia HS) each won two individual events...

October 29, 2022

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Hapkiewicz & White Among 5 Bentley Women Honored by NE10

Junior Emma Hapkiewicz (South Windsor, Conn./South Windsor HS) and freshman Taylor White (Warwick, Bermuda/Warwick Academy) are among five members...

October 25, 2022

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Bentley Swimming & Diving Teams Launch Season Friday vs. Wheaton

The 2022-23 Bentley University swimming and diving teams will open their season Friday at 5 pm by hosting Wheaton College at the Dana Center. For...

October 20, 2022

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Galvin, Gonzales & Huminski Named Bentley Women’s Swimming & Diving Captains

Freestyler Kate Galvin (Suffern, N.Y./Suffern HS), multi-eventer Dariana Gonzales (Stamford, Conn./Westhill HS) and diver Mary Huminski (Madison,...

October 19, 2022