2025-26 Swimming & Diving Roster
Golovaty, Daria
Daria Golovaty
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Freestyle
- Hometown:
- Bat Yam, Israel
Bio
2024-25: Daria Golovaty, a freshman swimmer for the University of Louisville, had a notable performance at the 2025 ACC Championships held in Greensboro, North Carolina, where she scored 58 points. She placed 7th in the final of the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:44.34 and 9th in the final of the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:39.25. She was 12th in the 1650 free with a time of 16:21.95 and was a part of the fifth place 800 free relay squad that turned in time of 7:01.66. At the 2025 NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Championships in Federal Way, Washington (March 20-22), Golovaty finished 16th in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:44.18 and 44th in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:43.73. She earned honorable mention All-American honors as part of the 12th place 800 freestyle relay squad.
During the 2024-2025 season, in the dual meet against Kentucky she secured first place in both the 200 freestyle (1:45.45) and the 500 freestyle (4:45.05) and was on the second-place 400 free relay team that went 3:19.12. In a home meet against Tennessee on October 24, 2024, she set a pool record in the 1000 freestyle with a time of 9:38.80 and also won the 500 freestyle in 4:38.79. At the Ohio State Invitational, she was third in both the 500 free finals (4:39.1), the 200 free (1:43.99) as well as being on the third place 800 free relay squad that stopped the clock in 7:03.43.
Prep: Golovaty comes to Louisville all the way from Bat Yam, Israel where she swam for the Hapoel Bat Yam Club under coach Meir Loya. She won the 200m free and 400yd free at the 2023 Israeli Championships. Golovaty continued her 200m free improvement by placing 6th at 2023 World Aquatic Junior Championships and placing 5th at the 2024 European Aquatics Championships. When Golovaty competed in the European Junior Championships in 2021, she earned 5th place in the 100m free.
Personal: She is the daughter of Oksana and Yuri Golovaty. She was born August 30, 2005. Her major is Psychology.
During the 2024-2025 season, in the dual meet against Kentucky she secured first place in both the 200 freestyle (1:45.45) and the 500 freestyle (4:45.05) and was on the second-place 400 free relay team that went 3:19.12. In a home meet against Tennessee on October 24, 2024, she set a pool record in the 1000 freestyle with a time of 9:38.80 and also won the 500 freestyle in 4:38.79. At the Ohio State Invitational, she was third in both the 500 free finals (4:39.1), the 200 free (1:43.99) as well as being on the third place 800 free relay squad that stopped the clock in 7:03.43.
Prep: Golovaty comes to Louisville all the way from Bat Yam, Israel where she swam for the Hapoel Bat Yam Club under coach Meir Loya. She won the 200m free and 400yd free at the 2023 Israeli Championships. Golovaty continued her 200m free improvement by placing 6th at 2023 World Aquatic Junior Championships and placing 5th at the 2024 European Aquatics Championships. When Golovaty competed in the European Junior Championships in 2021, she earned 5th place in the 100m free.
Personal: She is the daughter of Oksana and Yuri Golovaty. She was born August 30, 2005. Her major is Psychology.
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