Career Honors
• 2025-26 SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2024-25 SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2023-24 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
Career-Best Times (collegiate)
100 Free: 51.12 at Tennessee Last Chance Invitational, 3.1.25
200 Free: 1:50.69 at SEC Championships, 2.17.26
200 Back: 2:01.49 at Southern Illinois, 1.17.26
100 Breast: 1:06.06 at Tennessee Last Chance Invitational, 2.28.25
200 Breast: 2:18.12 at SEC Championships, 2.22.25
200 IM: 2:02.83 at SEC Championships, 2.21.26
400 IM: 4:22.31 at Arkansas, 1.30.26
Commodore Record Watch
• Currently stands fifth on the Commodores’ all-time performer list in the 400 IM and is also seventh in the 200 IM
As a Junior (2025-26)
• Made the CSCAA National Invitational Championship B cut in the 200 back, 200 breast, and 200 and 400 IM
• Had the team’s best marks in the 200 and 400 IM, also ranking among the top five in the 100 and 200 free, 200 back and 200 breast
• Finished with fastest times of her career in the 200 breast and 200 IM at the SEC Championships (Feb. 17-21), just missing another in the 400 IM (4:23.21)
• Posted then season-low times in making three finals at the Phill Hansel Invitational (Nov. 19-21)
• Qualified for the C Final of the 400 IM (4:24.55), was runner-up in the 200 IM (2:03.41) D Final and won the E Final of the 200 breast (2:19.31) at the competition
• Recorded career-best marks at the time in the 200 IM (2:03.32), 200 back and 50 free—tying for second in the former event—at Southern Illinois (Jan. 17)
• Led the Dores in the 200 free (1:51.28) and 400 IM in regular season finale at Arkansas (Jan. 30), finishing second with a career-low time in the latter event
• Placed in the top five of both the 400 IM (4:29.07) and 200 breast (2:21.69) in tri-meet against Missouri and McKendree (Nov. 1)
• Touched the wall fourth in the 200 IM (2:08.30) while also leading the Dores in the 400 IM in match-ups with Indiana State and Illinois (Nov. 7-8)
• Runner-up in the 400 IM and also swam the 100 fly in victory over North Florida (Oct. 4) to begin the season
• Led the Commodores with career-best mark in the 200 free as well as in the 200 IM (2:04.54) in tri-meet against Kentucky and Texas A&M (Jan. 16)
As a Sophomore (2024-25)
• Best times in the 500 and 1,000 free, as well as the 200 fly, made the CSCAA National Invitational Championship B cut
• Posted the best mark on the team’s performer list in the 1,000 free, also ranking second in the 500 and 1,650 free, third in the 200 free and fourth in the 200 fly
• Recorded career-low marks in all three individual events she competed in at the SEC Championships (Feb. 18-22), the 200 and 500 free and the 200 fly
• Advanced to the 100 fly A Final and C Final of the 100 free with career-best times in both events, swimming the 1,650 free as well, at the Tennessee Last Chance Invitational (Feb. 28-March 1)
• Made the C Final in the 200 free (1:53.05) and 200 fly (2:06.29), and with a then career-best time was runner-up in the 500 free (4:57.54) D Final at the Gamecock Invitational (Nov. 20-22)
• Won the 1,000 free after recording a career-low mark in the race and also swam the 500 free (5:02.99) in regular season finale against Southern Illinois (Feb. 1)
• Set a career best at the time with her swim in the 1,000 free (10:21.37) in tri-meet with South Carolina and No. 13 Georgia (Oct. 11), adding a mark of 5:01.94 in the 500 free
• Competed in the 500 and 1,000 free at the House of ’Paign Invite (Oct. 25-26) and in home dual meet with Arkansas (Jan. 17)
As a Freshman (2023-24)
• Met the B standard for the CSCAA National Invitational Championship in the 200 fly
• Had the second-fastest time on the team in 200, 1,000 and 1,650 free, and was among the top five in the 500 free and 200 fly as well
• Recorded season-low marks in the 200 (1:50.85) and 500 (4:58.53) free along with the 200 fly (2:03.76) at the SEC Championships (Feb. 20-24)
• Won the D Final of the 1,000 free (4:59.19) and also posted a top-15 finish in the 1,650 free—recording a career-best time in the latter event—at the Gamecock Invitational (Nov. 15-17)
• Also finished with a career-low mark at the time in the B Final of the 200 free after touching the wall in 1:52.36 at the competition
• Was runner-up with the best time of her career in the 1,000 free in Vandy’s defeat of both Little Rock and North Texas (Jan. 27)
• Placed second in the 500 free (5:01.18) and was third with a career-best time in the 1,000 free at Illinois (Nov. 4)
• Led the Commodores while finishing third overall in the 1,000 free (10:31.46) in win at Iowa (Oct. 28)
• Raced in both the 500 and 1,000 free in opening meet of the spring at Miami (Fla.) and Iowa (Jan. 2)
• Swam the 200 (1:54.06) and 500 (5:06.95) free in tri-meet with Georgia and Florida State (Jan. 13)
• Competed in the 200 and 500 free again the following week at Arkansas (Jan. 20)
The Porter File
• A medicine, health & society and computer science double major
• Swam for both Castle High and the Newburgh Sea Creatures Club team
• A finalist at the Indiana state championships each of her last three years at the prep level
• Won 14 events at the IHSAA sectional meet
• Received the Kilwanis Mental Attitude Award her senior year
• Served as a team captain for the Knights three seasons
• Helped Castle High to three sectional championships and a top-10 finish at the IHSAA state meet her final season
• Part of a Knights team that won the Southern Indiana Athletic Conference title four straight years
• A member of the National Honor Society
• Daughter of Kristy and James Porter
• Has two older sisters, Krislyn and Kaitlyn
• Oldest sister, Krislyn, swam for the Commodores from 2018-22
• Older sister, Kaitlyn, was a member of the swim team at South Carolina
Why Vanderbilt: “Vanderbilt just has the perfect combination of prestigious academics and SEC athletics. After meeting the girls and the coaches officially I knew that Vanderbilt was where I wanted to be. It also doesn’t hurt that it’s in Nashville with lots of great food and music.”