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Rio 2016 Olympic Calympian: Kathleen Baker, Women's swimming, USA

A brand new Calympian will represents U.S.A. in the 100 Back in Rio.

Kathleen Baker

Sport: Women's swimming (backstroke)

Country: USA

Birthday: February 28 1997 (age 19)

Hometown: Winston-Salem, NC

Years at Cal: 2015-current

Olympic appearances: 2016 Rio games will be Kathleen's first taste of the Olympics

The face you make when you realize you're going to Olympics!! So thankful for everyone's support u2764ufe0fu2764ufe0f pic.twitter.com/KTMpXAnGWu

— Kathleen Baker (@KathleenBaker2) June 29, 2016

Cal Achievements:

Kathleen Baker was a part of the dream Cal women's swimming recruiting class that was supposed to allow the program to seamlessly transition from losing Missy Franklin to the professional ranks.