2026-27 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Katie Shaps
- Position:
- Free/Fly
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- First Year
- High School:
- St. Anne's-Belfield School
- Hometown:
- Charlottesville, Va.
- School:
- School of General Studies
Prior to Columbia:
A butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Charlottesville, Va. … Four-year varsity swimmer at St. Anne's-Belfield School … Scholastic All-American and Winter Junior Nationals qualifier … Posted two All-America consideration times … Finished second in the 100-yard butterfly and third in the 500-yard freestyle at the 2026 VISAA State Championships after earning third-place finishes in the 200-yard freestyle and 500-yard freestyle in 2025 … Seven-time NCSA finalist … Ranked among the USA Swimming Top 50 in the 200-yard butterfly for 16-year-olds in 2025 … Selected to USA Swimming's Eastern Zone Select Camp in 2023 … Competed for Cavalier Aquatics (2016-22), ACAC (2022-23), BASS (2023-24), and NOVA of Virginia (2024-present).
Personal:
Undecided on a major in Columbia's School of General Studies … Completed 60 hours of community service in high school, volunteering as a swim coach and swim meet timer, supporting the Rivanna Conservation Alliance, and serving as a Gold Key Ambassador at St. Anne's-Belfield School … Has competed in swimming for 10 years … Enjoys dancing, traveling, and exploring … Father played lacrosse at Skidmore College.
