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2011-12: Placed third in the 50 freestyle and fourth in the 100 buttefly at the Virginia Tech Invitational ... Came in seventh in the 100 butterfly and ninth in the 50 freestyle in the dual meet against Georgia Tech and Miami ... Finished sixth in the 50 freestyle and in the 100 butterfly at William & Mary ... Took sixth in the 100 freestyle and seventh in the 100 fly against Virginia...Placed in the top-10 in two events at Ohio State, touching the wall seventh in both the 50 and 100 freestyles.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Upper Arlington High School … Four-year State Champion … Earned All-American honors in the freestyle and freestyle relay as a sophomore, junior and senior … Broke her own 200 freestyle relay record during her senior campaign … State record holder in the 200 medley and 200 freestyle relays as a freshman … Also lettered in water polo at UAHS … A member of the Upper Arlington Swim Club for the past 11 years.

Personal: Kayla Nicole Hammerberg was born Nov. 27, 1992, in Columbus, Ohio ... Daughter of Chris and Sue Hammerberg … Has younger brother named Ethan … Is currently undecided on her major.