2012-13: At WAC Championships Feb. 27 to March 2, Richards took second in 100 yard backstroke with a finals time of 1:01.95 (preliminary time 1:02.50) ... placed sixth in 200 yard breaststroke with a finals time of 2:17.21 (preliminary time 2:17.02) ... swam second leg of 200 yard medley relay in 28.40 (relay time 1:46.15) ... swam 50 yard freestyle in 24.25 ... swam lead leg of 200 yard freestyle relay in 24.12 (relay time 1:36.07) ... swam second leg in 400 yard medley relay in 1:02.23 ... swam lead leg in 400 yard freestyle relay in 52.65 (relay time 3:32.94).
On Jan. 18-19, swam second leg in 400 yard medley in 1:05.77 (relay time 4:03.80) ... took third in 50 yard freestyle with a time of 25.24 ... took second in 200 yard breaststroke with a time of 2:28.86 ... swam second leg in third place 200 yard medley relay in 29.81 (relay time 1:51.71) ... took second in 50 yard freestyle with a time of 25.06 ... won the 100 yard breaststroke with a time of 1:05.56
Versus Whitworth on Jan. 12, Richards won the 200 yard breaststroke in 2:22.49 ... swam second leg of winning 400 yard medley relay in 1:05.14 (relay time 4:02.39) ... anchored fastest 400 yard freestyle relay in 53.58 (relay time 3:38.78).
On Nov. 30 to Dec. 2 in Husky Invitational, Kevlyn swam the 200 yard Breastroke preliminaries with a time of 2:22.59, placing 14th ... took the 100 Freestyle preliminaries in 54.91, finished 111th ... anchored 400 yard Freestyle Relay with a time of 3:47.40, taking 48th ... took the 100 yard Breastroke preliminaries in 1:04.49, placed 11th ... finished 200 yard Medley Relay with a time of 1:52.79, taking 35th ... swam the 800 yard Freestyle Relay with her team in 8:02.63, placed 31st.
Versus Simon Fraser Nov. 10, Kevlyn swam second leg of second-place 400 yard Medley Relay in 1:04.80 (relay time of 3:58.09) ... took fourth in 200 yard IM, finishing in 2:15.59 ... won the 200 yard Breaststroke in 2:20.63.
At CSU Bakersfield Oct. 20, Kevlyn won the 100 yard breast in 1:04.59 ... won the 200 yard Breast with a time of 2:18.61.
At Washington State Oct. 12, Kevlyn won the 100 yard Breast with a time of 1:05.24, ... took first place in the 200 yard Breast with a time of 2:24.85.
2011-12: At Boise State (Oct. 14-15), took second in 100 yard breaststroke with a time of 1:05.91 ... swam second leg in 400 medley relay that took fifth with a split of 1:05.64 ... competed in 200 IM.
On October 22, competed in a home meet against UC Davis and Idaho. Placed fourth in the 200 yard Medley Relay (relay time of 1:50.56)... took third in the 100 yard Breaststroke with a time of 1:06.63... swam the 200 yard Breaststroke in 2:25.76... lead leg in the 400 yard Freestyle Relay (relay time of 3:47.90).
At Oregon State University on October 29, placed fourth in the 400 Medley Relay (relay time of 4:04.78)... took second in the 100 yard Breaststroke with a time of 1:06.39...placed second in the 200 yard Breaststroke with a time of 2:24.94... swam in the 200 yard Freestyle Relay (relay time of 1:46.30).
In a weekend meet at the Univ. of Pacific on November 4, Richards swam the 200 Medley Relay with a relay time of 1:53.73...placed sixth in the 200 IM with a time of 2:15.20...took fifth in the 200 Breaststroke with a time of 2:24.60...On Nov. 5, she swam the 400 Medley Relay with a relay time of 4:04.27...placed third in the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 1:06.09...placed second in the 200 Breaststroke with a time of 2:22.84...competed in the 200 IM with a time of 2:16.06.
At the University of Denver on November 12, Richards finished with the fifth place team in the 200 Medley relay (relay time of 1:50.79) ... finished fourteenth in the 50 freestyle with a time of 25.52 ... finished sixth in the 200 Breaststroke in 2:25.94.
In a home meet versus Boise State on Nov. 19, Richards won the 200 yard breaststroke with a time of 2:24.54 ... took third in the 50 free with a time of 25.39 ... fourth in the 100 breast with a time of 1:06.78 ... helped 200 yard medley relay take third by swimming the second leg in 30.67 (team time of 1:51.73).
In dual meet versus Simon Fraser (Jan. 20), took second in 200 yard breaststroke with time of 2:20.69 ... swam second leg of second-place 200 yard medley relay in 29.87 (relay time 1:49.90) ... swam 200 yard IM in 2:11.29.
In home meet versus Simon Fraser and Washington State (Jan. 21), took second in 100 yard breaststroke with time of 1:06.40 ... swam second leg of 400 medley relay in 1:07.23 (relay time 4:07.24) ... swam 50 free in 25.46.
At Nevada Jan. 28, took second in 200 yard breaststroke with time of 2:26.18 ... swam second leg for second-place 200 medley relay team in 30.17 (relay time 1:51.10) ... swam 200 individual medley in 2:15.75.
At MPSF Championships Feb. 15-18, helped 200 medley relay team take eighth by swimming second leg in 29.06 (relay time 1:47.30) ... 12th in 200 yard breaststroke with time of 2:19.82 ... 14th in 100 breast with finals time of 1:04.95 (preliminary time 1:04.26) ... swam 200 IM in 2:07.90 during bonus final (preliminary time 2:07.80).
2010-11: At the University of Idaho on Oct. 8, Richards swam the 100 breaststroke in 1:07.44
On Oct. 15-16 at the University of Hawaii, she placed 3rd in the 200 breaststroke in 2:28.10 ... Placed 2nd in the 100 breaststroke in 1:07.23
At Pacific on Nov. 6, Richards placed fifth in the 100 breaststroke in 1:07.43 ... Finished the 200 breaststroke in 2:28.56 ... Swam second in the 400 freestyle relay (3:44.75)
On Nov. 7 at UC Davis, Richards swam the second leg of the 200 medley relay in 30.30 ... Placed fourth in the 100 breaststroke in 1:08.20 ... Placed sixth in the 200 breaststroke in 2:30.25 ... Swam the final leg on the second place 200 freestyle relay team with a split of 24.80
At Seattle U's home meet against Simon Fraser on Nov. 13, Richards placed second in the 50 freestyle in 25.50 ... Finished second in the 100 breaststroke in 1:06.98
On Dec. 3 at Utah, Richards swam the second leg on the third-place 400 medley relay (4:05.62) ... Placed third in the 100 breaststroke in 1:08.34 ... Placed third in the 200 breaststroke in 2:32.66 ... Swam the fourth leg on the fourth-palce 200 freestyle relay (1:43.41)
At BYU on Dec. 4, she was the second leg on the fifth-place 200 medley relay team with a 30.99 split ... Finished sixth in the 100 breaststroke in 1:07.86 ... Placed fourth in the 200 breaststroke in 2:30.55 ... On the second-place 400 freestyle relay she swam the second leg in 58.27
On Jan. 14-15 at Boise State, Richards finished fifth in the 50 freestyle in 25.83 ... Placed third in the 100 breaststroke in 1:07.13 ... Finished fifth in the 200 breaststroke in 2:26.86 ... Swam the fourth leg on the third-place 200 freestyle relay in 1:45.59
Against Whitworth on Jan. 28, she was the second leg on the second-place 200 medley relay with a split of 30.92 (1:52.20) ... Placed fifth in the in 25.71 ... Placed second in the 100 breaststroke in 1:06.85
Against Nevada on Jan. 29, she swam the second leg on the second-place 200 medley relay with a split of 30.68 (1:53.19) ... Placed third in the 50 freestyle in 25.79
On Feb. 5 against Boise St. and Oregon St, she swam the second leg on the sixth-place 200 medley relay in 30.65 ... Placed third in the 100 breaststroke in 1:07.00, a new personal record ... Finished third in the 200 breaststroke in 2:23.94 ...
At the MPSF Championships, she swam on the 200 medley relay that finished in 1:49.12 ... Finished eighth in the 200 breastroke in 2:20.34 ... Finished ninth in the 100 breaststroke in 1:03.46 ...
2009-2010: Richards swam in the October 3 meet against the University of Puget Sound. She competed in the 300 Breastroke Relay with a time of 1:08.81, the 500 Freestyle Relay with a 55.61, the 200 Freestyle Relay with a 25.55, and the 400 Freestyle Relay with a 57.06.
On October 9, Richards swam against the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. She competed in the 200 Medley Relay with a final time of 1:55.17, 50 Freestyle with a 26.08, the 200 Breaststroke with a 2:33.18, the 100 Breaststroke with a 1:09.45,the 400 Medley Relay with a final time of 4:10.04, and the 50 Freestyle with a 26.25.
At Pacific Collegiate Swim & Dive Conference Championships, competed in 200 Medley Relay, team placed 18th with a time of 1:49.19 ... competed in 50 Freestyle, placed 17th with a time of 24.72 ... competed in 100 Breaststroke, placed fifth with a time 1:05.05.
High School: Richards attended Bellarmine Prep, but swam for Gig Harbor High School for four years. A four year swimmer for the Tides, she helped set the school record in the 200 meter medley relay. She was named team captain her senior year and received the Tide Award for being on varsity all four years. Richards was also named Student Athlete of the Year in 2009, Most Inspirational in 2007, and Most Improved both freshman and sophomore years. At Bellarmine Prep, she graduated on the honor roll and a member of the National Honor Society.
Club Experience: Richards has swum for the Tacoma Swim Club the last four years.
Personal: Full name is Kevlyn Merideth Richards. Her parents are Susan and James Richards, and she has two older siblings, Kelsey and Jay, and three younger siblings, Rheanon, Jarius, and Niki. Her brother Jay played baseball for Whitman College. Richards is a sport and exercise science major.