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Katlin Marko won five individual All-America honors in four seasons at Wheaton, and an additional five AA relay awards. A nine-time CCIW Champion in individual races, Marko was honored as the MVP at the 2006 and 2007 CCIW Women's Swimming Championships.
As a freshman at the 2005 NCAA Division III Women's Swimming Championships, Marko earned her first career All-America award with an eighth-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly. In 2006 she earned All-America recognition in the 1,650-yard freestyle (fifth), and the 400-yard individual medley (sixth). The next year she repeated as All-American in the same events with a third-place effort in the 1,650 free and placing seventh in the 400 IM at the 2007 Division III Championships.
Marko established CCIW records in both the 400 IM and the 1,650 freestyle in her career. She set Wheaton team records in both the 1,650-yard freestyle (17:08.94), and the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:22.84) that still stand today. She also has Wheaton top-six all-time efforts in the 200-yard butterfly (third), 400-yard individual medley (fourth) and 500-yard freestyle (sixth).
Katlin says of her time in the pool at Wheaton, "Through my years of swimming at Wheaton I was taught many lessons. Two stick out from the coaches that had the largest impact on my development athletically and spiritually. Coach Mashman impressed upon me the importance of maximum effort at every practice and race, using each as an opportunity for continued improvement. I learned that how you practice is how you perform. Coach Lederhouse taught and modeled that your talents are first and foremost meant to honor God. He helped me understand how to use my talents to bring Glory to the Lord."
