2021-22 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
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Kirschtine Balbuena
- Position:
- Free/Back
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Buchholz
- Hometown:
- Gainesville, Fla.
Career Accolades
NCAA Championships
Regular Season
Regular Season
Career-Best Times at Florida:
Prior to Florida
- All-American
- 2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2021 CSCAA Scholar All-American
- 2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll
NCAA Championships
- Was a part of the 200 free relay that finished 13th, earning her first All-American Honor
- Had six top five finishes including a second place finish in the 50 free against Auburn and a third place finish in the 50 free against North Florida.
Regular Season
- Won one individual event and was a member of two relay victories
- Produced a new personal-best time in the 100 free (50.42) and season-best swims in the 50 free and 100 back at the Georgia Tech Invitational.
Regular Season
- Won one individual event along with two relay victories throughout the season
- Recorded three personal-best times at the Auburn Invitational, 50 free (23.08), 100 free (50.44), and 100 back (54.86)
- Notched career-best swims in the 200 free (1:47.92) and 200 back (1:59.61) at the Last Chance Meet
- Tallied a personal-best mark of 2:03.59 in the 200 IM at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational
Career-Best Times at Florida:
| 50 Free | 22.83 | North Florida | Jan. 20, 2021 |
| 100 Free | 50.06 | North Florida | Jan. 20, 2021 |
| 200 Free | 1:47.92 | Last Chance Meet | Feb. 19-23, 2019 |
| 100 Back | 54.86 | Auburn Invitational | Feb. 8-10, 2019 |
| 200 Back | 1:59.61 | Last Chance Meet | March 2, 2019 |
| 200 IM | 2:03.59 | Georgia Tech Invite | Nov. 15, 2018 |
Prior to Florida
- According to CollegeSwimming.com, Balbuena is the No. 14-ranked recruit in the state of Florida for the class of 2018
- Won the Florida Swimming Senior Long Course Championships in the 100-meter backstroke, with a time of 1:05.25
- Two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-America
- Two-time NISCA/Speedo Girls High School Swimming All-America, most recently as member of the 200-yard medley relay team from Buchholz in 2018, which posted the 8th fastest time all year, 1:42.34
- 2017 FHSAA 4A State Region 1 Champion/ third in the state in the 200-yard individual medley
- Junior national qualifier
- Part of the quartet that holds the national ration in the 200m free relay and 400 yard free relay for the 15-18 age group
- Helped Bucholz High School swim team obtain three straight state titles
One on One with Alex Faedo
Sunday, March 29
One on One with Harrison Bader
Saturday, March 28
Road to Gameday: Florida Softball
Friday, March 27
One-on-One with Jac Caglianone
Thursday, March 26
