Kim Probst
Club: Walnut Creek
Event: Team
Height: 5'3"
Date of Birth: March 6, 1981
Birthplace: Troy, N.Y.
Hometown: Troy, N.Y.
Current Residence: Walnut Creek, Calif.
Education: San Francisco State University '06

Career Highlights:
2008 - Serves as Olympic Team Co-Captain
2007 - Nominated to the 2007 U.S. Pan American and 2008 U.S. Olympic Teams; Served as Team Co-Captain; FINA World Championships: Combo 3rd, Team Tech 5th, Team Free 5th; Pan American Games: Team 1st (Olympic Games qualifying event); FINA World Trophy Cup: Combo 2nd, Team 3rd
2006 - Served as Co-Captain of the 2006 U.S. National Team I; U.S. National Championships: Duet 3rd, Team 4th; Swiss Open: Team 1st, Duet 3rd; FINA World Cup: Team 4th ; FINA World Trophy Cup: Team 4th, Combo 1st
2005 - U.S. National Championships: Team 3rd, Duet 4th, Solo 6th; FINA World Championships: Team 4th
2004 - U.S. National Championships: Team 3rd, Solo 4th, Duet 5th; Momentum Invitational Canada: Team 1st, Solo 2nd, Duet 2nd
2003 - U.S. National Championships: Team 2nd, Solo 5th, Duet 5th
2002 - Swiss Open: Team 3rd, Combo 1st; U.S. National Championships: Team 2nd; French Open: Team 1st
2001 - Swiss Open: Team 3rd; U.S. National Championships: Duet 9th, Team 2nd
2000 - U.S. National Championships: Duet 6th, Team 2nd; U.S. Open: Solo 2nd, Team 1st
1999 - XVII Roma Synchro: Team 3rd; United Airlines Open: Solo 1st; U.S. Junior National Championships: Solo 6th, Duet 6th, Team 6th
1998 - American Cup: Team 1st; U.S. Open: 16-17 Solo 4th, Trio 2nd, Team 3rd, Figures 4th; U.S. Junior National Championships: Solo 10th, Trio 3rd, Team 9th, Figures 5th
1997 - Slovakia Synchro Open: Team 2nd
1996 - Age Group Championships: Solo 8th, Trio 5th, Team 6th

Personal : Daughter of Marty and Becky Probst...At 27, Probst is the oldest member of the U.S. Olympic Synchronized Swimming Team and was the first New York native to be named to a 2008 Olympic Team for any sport...Goal has always been to compete in the 2008 Olympic Games…Participated in speed swimming and set five Troy High School records in speed swimming...Moved to Walnut Creek, Calif. after High School to train with the Walnut Creek Aquanuts...Hopes to coach after she is finished competing...Probst contributes her success to her willingness to listen to and learn from every coach and teammate that she has encountered along her synchro journey.

Awards:
2005 - Named to the USSS All-America Team I
2002 - Named to the USSS All-America Team II
2001 - Named to the USSS All-Americn Team II
2000 - Named to the USSS All-America Team II
1999 - Named to the USSS Junior All-America Team
1998 - Named to the USSS Junior All-America Team

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Kim Probst media coverage
Swimming in swag, San Fancisco Chronicle, July 20, 2008
Kim Probst, Kate Hooven lead U.S. Synchronized Swimming Team, Voice of America News, July 1, 2008
Troy swimmer headed to Olympics in China, The (Troy) Record, June 18, 2008
Quit Making Fun of This Sport, by Jim Caple, ESPN.com, April 23, 2008