2018-19 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Deb Lindsey
Deb Lindsey
Deb Lindsey

Abby Kochevar

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Castle Pines, Colo.
  • Highschool Rock Canyon

Biography

2018-19: Qualified for 100 back finals, finishing 23rd overall (54.30) at the Big Ten championships … secured second in the 100 back (57.03) in season-opener vs. Green Bay … qualified for 200 back finals, finishing 15th overall (2:01.34) at the Texas Hall of Fame invitational

2017-18: Qualified for the 100 back final, finishing 24th (54.52), and finished 20th in the 100 back (53.93) at the Big Ten Championships ... participated in the eighth-place 200 free relay squad (1:34.66) and finished 28th in the 50 free (24.09) at the Shamrock Invite ... finished sixth in the 100 back (57.93) and the 200 back (2:07.45) at USC ... claimed the 26th-place spot in the 100 back (55.96) and 27th in the 200 back (2:01.59) at the Texas Invitational ... took sixth-place in the 100 back (58.91) at Northwestern ... finished third in the 100 back (58.80) and the 200 back (2:09.93) vs. UW-Green Bay ... made season debut vs. NC State, competing in 3 events

2016-17: Finished 31st in the 100 back (54.94), 39th in the 200 back (2:00.14) and 44th in the 50 free (23.46) at the Big Ten Championships ... runner-up in the 100 backstroke (56.81), third in the 200 free relay (1:36.99) and fifth in the 100 fly (59.29) against Green Bay ... seventh in the 200 free relay (1:34.80) and 100 back (57.14) at the Notre Dame Shamrock Invitational, also placed 11th in the 400 free relay (3:33.26), 13th in the 200 back (2:04.14) and 16th in the 50 free (24.11) ... took sixth in the 100 backstroke (57.57) and fifth in the 400 free relay (3:31.55) at USC ... placed 31st in the 200 back (2:07.31), 42nd in the 100 back (57.69) and 11th in the 200 free relay at the Texas Invitational ... finished seventh in the 50-yard free (24.68) and eighth in the 100- (57.72) and 200-yard backstroke (2:07.83) at NC State while helping the 200-yard free relay (1:36.22) to a fourth-place finish ... placed sixth in the 200-yard backstroke (2:05.30), eighth in the 50-yard freestyle (24.19), and fifth in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:32.25) against Minnesota ... tied for third in the 100-yard backstroke (57.64) and finished fifth in the 200-yard backstroke (2:06.31) vs. Auburn while also helping the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:38.61) and the 200-yard medley relay (1:49.10) to seventh-place finishes

Prep: Three-time Colorado state champion in 100-yard backstroke … as a senior, defended state title in 100-yard backstroke while also winning 50-yard freestyle … named Colorado 5A Swimmer of the Year and Continental League Swimmer of the Year… repeated as Colorado state champion in 100-yard backstroke, re-breaking own team record during junior campaign … broke team record in 100-yard backstroke en route to a state championship and also broke team record in the 50 free as a sophomore … qualified to swim at 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials in 100-meter backstroke … three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American … also competed in lacrosse … coached by Nicole Vanderpoel at Rock Canyon … also swam with University of Denver Hilltoppers for five years and Colorado Stars

Personal: Parents are DeAnne and Jeff … has one sibling, Courtney (20) … major is undeclared

Why Wisconsin? “The school has the best coaching staff and academics and I felt like I fit in with the team really well.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Back/Fly
    5'9"
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Back/Fly
  • 2018-19Junior

    Back / Fly