Kelsey Morrissy

Position:
Breast/Free
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Horsham, Pa.
High School:
Hatboro-Horsham

Career Best Times: 23.10 in 50-yard freestyle (9th in school history); 50.13 in 100-yard freestyle (7th in school history); 1:51.40 in 200-yard freestyle; 1:03.83 in the 100-yard breaststroke (7th in school history).

General: Captain of 2007-08 Tar Heels...enters her senior season as one of the team's top freestyle sprinters...a three-time letter winner...ranks on the UNC Top 10 All-Time list in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 breast events...Carolina Leadership Academy participant...member of veteran leaders program.

2006-07: Competed at NCAA Championships in the 200-yard freestyle, 200-yard medley and 800-yard freestyle relays...clocked a career best in the 50-yard freestyle at the meet with a 23.10, moving up to ninth in school history...set a career best in the 100-yard breast at the ACC Championships with a ninth-place finish in a time which now ranks sevnth in school history...at ACC's she excelled in the 100-yard free with a ninth-place finish and the 50 free with a fifth-place finish...she now ranks seventh in school history in the 100 free...swam on four relay teams at the ACC Championships...was a member of two ACC Champion relay squads...the winning 800-yard free relay team set a new pool record and the No. 1 400-yard free relay set a new ACC record...an All-ACC selection for the third straight year.

2005-06: As a sophomore, she ranked No. 1 in the 50 free, No. 2 in the 100 breast and No. 3 in the 100 free on the team depth chart...An All-ACC selection...At the ACC meet she won the consolation final of the 50-yard freestyle in 23.33 after barely missing the cut for the championship final by one-tenth of a second...led off the fifth place 200-yard freestyle relay team with a 23.42 split...was Carolina's highest finisher in the 100-yard breaststroke, taking 13th...took 11th in the 100-yard freestyle after dropping seven tenths off her time in the prelims...anchored the sixth place 400-yard medley relay...swam the fastest Carolina split at 50.41 for the third place 400-yard freestyle relay.

2004-05: Ranked No. 1 on the team depth chart in the 50- and 100-yard freestyles and No. 3 in the 100-yard breaststroke...2005 All-ACC selection...lived up to high expectations with an outstanding freshman campaign...finished in third place at the ACC Championships in the 50-yard freestyle with a 23.27 clocking...swam her way to 12th place in the 100-yard breaststroke with a career best 1:04.27...anchored the third place 200-yard medley relay with a 23.05 split...also closed out the fourth place 400-yard medley relay...won the consolation heat of the 100-yard freestyle to take ninth place overall in the event...led off the 200-yard freestyle relay and swam the second leg of the fifth place 400-yard freestyle relay.

Prep: Graduated from Hatboro Horsham High School on June 14, 2004...three-time All-America selection in the 50-yard freestyle...four-time national qualifier in the 50 and 100-yard freestyle events...two-time state champion and the state record holder in the 50-yard freestyle...three-time state runnerup in the 100 free...team captain her junior and senior years...the school record holder in four events...high school team MVP as a senior...also won the outstanding freshman award and was the team's high point scorer as a junior and a senior...four-year District I champion in the 50 and 100 freestyles...2003 and 2004 swimmer of the meet at District I Championships...Bess Halprin Memorial Award winner...two-time Philadelphia Inquirer Athlete of the Week...nominee for the William B. Dannehower Award...four-year Honor Roll student...swam for coach Stu Faux at the Upper Dublin Aquatic Club.

Personal: Given name is Kelsey Noel Morrissy...nicknamed Kmo and Squints...born December 19, 1985 in Horsham, Pa. ...daughter of Dennis and Judy Morrissy...has one sister, Melissa, 25.

More on Morrissy
Academic Major at Carolina: Communications with a graphic design interest
Career Plans: Working with graphics in magazines
Hobbies: Music, Movies
Athlete I Most Admire: Dara Torres
Biggest Sports Thrill: Being the 2006-07 ACC champions
Person Who Has Had The Greatest Influence on My Athletic Career: My mom Judy and my high school coach, Kip Emig
Favorite Book: Dan Brown's Angels and Demons
Favorite Magazine: US People
Favorite Food: Pasta
Favorite Movie: Shoter
Favorite TV Show: CSI-Las Vegas
Favorite Website To Visit: Facebook, You Tube
City I've Never Been To But Want To Visit: San Francisco, Calif.
Entertainment Figure I'd Most Like To Have Dinner With: George Clooney