Hannah Kastigar // Swimming // 400 IM // 200 Fly // 400 IM
Bio Information: Hannah Kastigar won Northern's first ever National Championship in swimming on March 9, 2017, taking the 400 yard IM with a school record time of 4:12.99. In addition to her All-American honors in that event, she also finished third in the 200 IM and seventh in the 100 fly from the 2017 NCAA National Championships. Just one day later on March 10, 2017, Kastigar claimed the second National Championship of her career winning the 200 fly with a time of 1:58.36. The time also gave the junior another school record. Following the 2017 NCAA National Championships, Kastigar ranks as the first swimming All-American in school history while earning four total honors in her first national championships.
She qualified for four events at the 2019 NCAA National Championships in the final season of her career. Kastigar opened the meet with a runner-up finish in the 200 individual medley. Day two brought the third NCAA National Championship of her career, and second in the 400 individual medley. She blew past her competition in the race with a school record time of 4:11.15, beating the runner-up by six seconds.
Hannah Kastigar is a 5-foot-6, individual medley and fly swimmer out of Aberdeen Central High School and Grand Canyon University. She was a decorated swimmer with the Aberdeen Swim Club in the state of South Dakota as a state champion, state record holder, national qualifier, and Olympic trails qualifier. Kastigar spent two seasons with the Lopes earning numerous individual accomplishments. The Aberdeen native was honored as the WAC freshman of the year in 2014 and added NCAA Division I swimmer of the week honors, WAC swimmer of the week honors, WAC female swimmer of the year, and was a 2-time GCU athlete of the year nominee. She holds Lopes school records in the 400 IM, 200 IM, 200 fly, 200 breast, and 100 breast. She was also a WAC champion in the 200 IM, 200 fly, and 2-time champion in the 400 IM. She is the daughter of Joe and Elyce Kastigar.
The Kastigar File:
- 2017 NCAA 400 yard IM National Champion
- 2017 NCAA 200 yard butterfly National Champion
- 2019 NCAA 400 yard IM National Champion
- 8-time NCAA All-American
- 200 IM - 3rd Place (2017)
- 400 IM - National Champion (2017)
- 100 Fly - 7th Place (2017)
- 200 Fly - National Champion (2017)
- 200 IM - 2nd Place (2019)
- 400 IM - National Champion (2019)
- 200 Fly - 2nd Place (2019)
- 200 Breast - 3rd Place (2019)
- School record holder in the 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 1,000 free, 50 back, 50 breaststroke, 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 50 fly, 100 fly, 200 fly, 100 IM, 200 IM, and 400 IM
- NSIC record holder in the 200 IM, 400 IM, 100 fly, and 200 fly
- 2017 NSIC Champion in the 100 fly, 200 fly, 200 IM, 400 IM
- 2017 NSIC Swimmer of the Year
- 2017 NSIC Championships Swimmer of the Meet
- 2019 NSIC Champion in the 200 IM, 400 IM, and 200 fly
- 2019 NSIC Runner-up in the 200 breaststroke
- 2019 NSIC Swimmer of the Year
Kastigar in the News:
2017 400 IM National Championship Story
2017 200 Fly National Championship Story
Kastigar makes history on day one... (Aberdeen American News)
Northern's Kastigar swims national title in 400 IM (Aberdeen American News)
Kastigar claims second national title (Aberdeen American News)
2019 400 IM National Championship Story
Northern State’s Hannah Kastigar Wins National Title In 400 IM (KDLT Video)
2019 NCAA Championship Vlog
