Swimming

MacArthur High School

Class of 1993

Inducted 01/28/2022

Kampfe won six state titles at MHS-two each year as a sophomore, junior and senior. She won the same two events each year-the 200-yard individual medley (IM) and 500-yard freestyle. During her junior season, the 16-year-old competed at the Olympic Trials in Indianapolis in the 400 individual medley. Kampfe finished her youth career as a 23-time Illinois Swimming Senior state champ and won the 1991 and '92 Illinois Swimmer of the Year.
Kampfe earned a scholarship to Michigan, where she earned All-American honors all four seasons in the 400 IM.
In her career with the Wolverines, Kampfe had five Big Ten titles and seven top-10 finishes at the NCAA Meet, including two top-three. Kampfe, who narrowly missed out on the Olympics in 1996, finishing fourth at the Olympic trials, was also an academic All-American at Michigan, overcoming dyslexia to earn the accomplishment.