Dagny Knutson

Dagny Knutson

Personal information
Full name	Dagny Knutson
Nickname(s)	Dags
Nationality	USA
Born	January 18, 1992 (1992-01-18) (age 19) Fayetteville, North Carolina
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	150 lb (68 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Freestyle, medley
Club	FAST Swim Team (FAST-CA)
Medal record Women's swimming Competitor for the  United States World Championships (LC) Gold 2011 Shanghai 4×200 m freestyle Silver 2009 Rome 4x200 m freestyle

Dagny Knutson (born January 18, 1992) is an American swimmer of Norwegian heritage. Knutson is a former American record holder in 400-yard individual medley and holds several high school national records.^[1]

At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, Knutson won a silver medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay for her contributions in the heats. She followed that with a gold medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships.

Swimming career

At the 2008 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships, Knutson won a total of five medals, all of them gold.^[2] At the 2008 Short Course Nationals, Knutson broke Katie Hoff's American record in the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:00.62 (This record has since been broken by Julia Smit). At the 2009 Junior Pac Pacs, she set five meet records while winning seven gold medals and a bronze.^[3]

At the 2009 National Championships, Knutson qualified to swim in the 4x200 m freestyle relay at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome by placing fifth in the 200 m freestyle.^[4] In Rome, Knutson swam in the heats of the 4x200 m freestyle relay (with Ariana Kukors, Alyssa Anderson, and Lacey Nymeyer) and won a silver medal after the United States placed second in the finals. As the second leg, Knutson had a 1:57.73 split.^[5][6]

At the 2010 National Championships, Knutson did not qualify to swim in any individual events at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. Knutson placed 4th in the 400 m freestyle, 5th in the 200 m freestyle, 6th in the 400 m individual medley, and 19th in the 200 m butterfly.^{[7][8][9][10]}

At the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, Knutson won a gold medal in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay with Missy Franklin, Katie Hoff, and Allison Schmitt, with the team finishing ahead of Australia and China. As the second leg, Knutson had a 1:57.18 split.^[11]

Personal life

Knutson started swimming at the age of 9. Her parents, Jim and Ronda, were both college athletes. Her parents have chosen for her a Norwegian name (although they both have American citizenship, their parents are Norwegians).

Knutson's hometown is Minot, North Dakota, but she currently trains at the University of Florida after briefly training with Auburn University then FAST in Fullerton, California^[12] . Because of geographic proximity, Knutson used to swim in so many meets in Canada that she was once mistakenly named one of that country's top 12-year-old swimmers.

Personal bests

Event	Time	Venue	Date
100 m freestyle	55.37	Guam	January 8, 2009
200 m freestyle	1:57.73	Guam	January 8, 2009
400 m freestyle	4:08.80	Irvine	August 3, 2010
200 m individual medley	2:10.79	Guam	January 8, 2009
400 m individual medley	4:36.02	Santa Clara	June 13, 2009

Last updated August 13, 2010. All times were set in a 50 metres pool.

References

1. ^ "Girls public high school national records - short course yards". Swimming World Magazine. http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/results/records/USA_High_School_Records.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-13. 
2. ^ "World Youth Championships: Dagny Knutson Makes It Five!". Swimming World Magazine. 2008-07-13. Archived from the original on 2010-08-13. http://www.webcitation.org/5rxTlNpQ9. Retrieved 2010-08-13. 
3. ^ Shipley, Amy (2009-03-04). "The Dakota Pool Shark". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2010-08-13. http://www.webcitation.org/5rxVTeYQA. Retrieved 2010-08-13. 
4. ^ "2009 Conoco Phillips National Championships – 200 m freestyle results (final)". Omega Timing. http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/Indy2009/C73A1_Res1Heat_111_Finals_1_Women_200_Free.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-13. 
5. ^ "13th FINA World Championships – 4x200 m freestyle relay (heats)". Omega Timing. http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/Roma2009/C74B_ResSummaryRelay_26_Heats_Women_4x200_Free.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-13. 
6. ^ "13th FINA World Championships – 4x200 m freestyle relay (final)". Omega Timing. http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/Roma2009/C73B1_Res1HeatRelay_126_Finals_1_Women_4x200_Free.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-13. 
7. ^ "2010 ConocoPhillips National Championships – 400 m freestyle results (final)". Omega Timing. http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2010/IrvineUS/C73A1_Res1Heat_105_Finals_1_Women_400_Free.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-13. 
8. ^ "2010 ConocoPhillips National Championships – 200 m freestyle results (final)". Omega Timing. http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2010/IrvineUS/C73A1_Res1Heat_111_Finals_1_Women_200_Free.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-13. 
9. ^ "2010 ConocoPhillips National Championships – 400 m individual medley results (final)". Omega Timing. http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2010/IrvineUS/C73A1_Res1Heat_118_Finals_1_Women_400_Medley.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-13. 
10. ^ "2010 ConocoPhillips National Championships – 200 m butterfly results (final)". Omega Timing. http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2010/IrvineUS/C73A1_Res1Heat_121_Finals_1_Women_200_Fly.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-13. 
11. ^ "FINA World Championships, Swimming: U.S. Dominates Women's 800 Free Relay With Textile Best; Missy Franklin Leads Off With Textile Best". Swimming World Magazine. 2011-07-28. http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27719.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Swimming:-U.S.-Dominates-Women's-800-Free-Relay-With-Textile-Best;-Missy-Franklin-Leads-Off-With-Textile-Best. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
12. ^ Schaller, Bob. "20 QUESTION TUESDAY: DAGNY KNUTSON". USA Swimming. http://usaswimming.org/ViewNewsArticle.aspx?TabId=0&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en&ItemId=3774&mid=9874. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 

External links

• USA Swimming bio: Dagny Knutson

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Name	Knutson, Dagny
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Date of birth	January 18, 1992
Place of birth	Fayetteville, North Carolina
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