Kayla Alf-Huynh Class: Junior Hometown: Portland, Ore. High School: St. Mary's Height: 6-1 Event: Sprint Free/Back Birthdate: 06/19/1991 Experience: 2L Club Team: Parkrose Swim Club

TOP TIMES
50 free: 22.97 at C-USA Championship (2/24/11)
100 free: 50.26 at C-USA Championship (2/26/11)
100 back: 54.70 at C-USA Championship (2/25/11)
200 back: 2:03.92 at C-USA Championship (2/27/10)
100 fly: 59.50 at Cougar Classic Fall Invitational (11/21/09)
100 IM: 1:02.38 at San Diego State (1/7/11)
200 IM: 2:10.21 vs Florida International (11/13/10)

2010-11: Participated in all 10 events as a sophomore...named honorable-mention All-American by College Swimming.com after earning second-team All-Conference USA honors in the 50 free and 100 back while earning third-team All C-USA recognition in the 100 free...posted top times and NCAA Provisional Cuts in the 50 free (22.97) and 100 back (54.70) at the 2011 C-USA Championship...also recorded top times of 50.26 in the 100 free at the C-USA Championship (Feb. 26), 2:11.22 in the 200 back vs LSU (Oct. 29), 1:02.38 in the 100 IM at San Diego State (Nov. 7) and 2:10.21 in the 200 IM vs Florida International (Nov. 13)...named C-USA Swimmer of the Week on Feb. 10 after posting individual wins in the 100 back and 50 free and spearheading a victory in the 400 free relay at Vanderbilt (Feb. 5)...tallied 11 top three individual finishes: victories in the 50 free at Vanderbilt, 100 back at Vanderbilt and vs Florida International, and the 200 IM vs FIU; second-place showings in the 50 free at the C-USA Championship, 100 back at the C-USA Championship, Phil Hansel Cougar Classic Invitational and LSU Invitational, and in the 200 back vs Florida International; and third-place finishes in the 100 free at the C-USA Championship, in the 100 back vs LSU and in the 100 IM at San Diego State...also helped relay teams post 11 top three finishes, including wins in the 200 free at North Texas and UNO, in the 400 free at Vanderbilt and vs LSU, in the 800 free at San Diego State, and in the 200 medley vs Florida International and at UNO.

2009-10: Swan in all 10 meets as a true freshman...earned second-team All-Conference USA honors and posted an NCAA Provisional Cut in the 100 back with a 55.49 (Feb. 26), and claimed third-team all-league recognition in the 50 free at 23.17 (Feb. 25)...also posted top times of 2:03.92 in the 200 back at the C-USA Championship (Feb. 27), and 59.50 in the 100 fly at the Cougar Fall Invitational (Nov. 21)...tallied seven top three individual finishes: winning the 50 free vs Vanderbilt; coming in second in the 50 free at North Texas and vs UNO, and in the 100 back at the C-USA Championship; and posting third-place showings in the 50 free at the C-USA Championship and vs LSU, and in the 200 back vs Vanderbilt...also helped relay teams post eight top three finishes, including wins in the 400 free and 200 medley at Vanderbilt.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at St. Mary's Academy for coach Marisa Cranswick...named All-American as a sophomore and senior, claimed team MVP honors three times and was voted team captain in 2009...qualified for state all four years as a prepster, posted nine top-six finishes at the state meet, and earned all-district honors on 16 occasions...won the state title in the 100 back as a sophomore with a then-record time and also holds the district records in the 100 back and 200 medley relay...won the state 200 medley relay as a senior...away from the pool, was a member of Student Government, the Honor Roll and the Poverty Awareness Day Committee and was the school's LINK Crew Commissioner...received the Multnomah Athletic Club Scholar Athlete Scholarship.

Club: Swam nine years for the Parkrose Swim Club for coach John Billings...was a USA Swimming Junior National Qualifier in 2008 and 2009, a short-course National Qualifier both years and finished in the Top 25 at the NCSA Junior Championships in 2008...posted top-five finishes at the state championships...tallied top times of 23.63 in the 50 free, 51.50 in the 100 free, 55.98 in the 100 back, 2:02.90 in the 200 back and 56.26 in the 100 fly.

Personal: Born Kayla Marie Alf-Huynh on June 19, 1991 in Portland, Ore...daughter of Vi Huynh and Kim Alf...has one sister, Maranda...majoring in chemical engineering.

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