2018-19 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Jim Burgess
Jim Burgess
Jim Burgess

Kahra Williams

  • Position Free
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • High School P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School
  • Hometown Gainesville, Fla.

Biography

2018-19 (Senior)
Regular Season
  • Earned one individual victory throughout the season
  • Clocked a career-best time of 9:52.93 in the 1,000 free against Tennessee
  • Produced season-best swims in the 200 free (1:54.10) and 500 free (4:49.27) at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational
  • Notched a swim of 56.86 in the 100 free against FAU for a season best
  • Posted season-best marks in the 1,650 free (16:39.92) and 200 fly (2:08.14) at the Auburn Invitational

2017-18 (Junior)
SEC Championships
  • Competed in the 200 free, 500 free and 1650 free
  • Finished 16th in the 1650 free with a time of 16:33.04
  • Swam a career-best time of 4:44.60 to finish 18th overall in the 500 free
  • Placed 52nd in the 200 free with a time of 1:51.00
Regular Season
  • Notched B-cuts in the 500 free (4:44.60) and 1650 free (16:13.39)
 
2016-17 (Sophomore)
SEC Championships
  • Swam at the 2017 SEC Championships, finishing eighth in the 1650 free (16:21.42), fifth in the 500 free C-final (4:45.61) and 46th in the 200 free (1:51.40)
Regular Season
  • Posted B-cuts in the 500 and 1650 free
 
2015-16 (Freshman)
SEC Championships
  • Joined the Gators in spring 2016
  • Finished sixth in the 500 free C-final (4:46.14), 14th in the 1650 free (1:50.97) and 52nd in the 200 free (1:50.97)
Regular Season
  • Placed fourth in the 1650 free at the Last Chance Invitational in Athens, Georgia at 16:22.25
 
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:
  • Participated in the 2017 US Open Swimming Championships, swimming in the 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle races
  • Her best finish came in the 1500m race, posting a time of 16:49.87 to finish 12th overall
  • Finished 19th overall in the 800m free, swimming a 8:52.37 and then rounded out her competition with a 4:20.19 in the 400m free, good for 28th place
  • Competed in the 2017 Phillips 66 National Championships
  • Kicked off competition on the first day, posting a time of 8:53.59 in the 800m free
  • Closed her week in the 1500m free, finishing with a time of 16:50.77
 
Career-Best Times at Florida:
100 Free 53.11 Georgia Tech Invite Nov. 19, 2016
200 Free 1:50.31 Purdue Invitational Nov. 16-18, 2017
500 Free 4:44.60 SEC Championships Feb. 14-18, 2018
1000 Free 9:52.93  Tennessee Feb. 2, 2019
1650 Free 16:13.39 Purdue Invitational Nov. 16-18, 2017
100 Back 1:02.93 GSC Holiday Classic Dec. 5, 2015
100 Fly 1:00.93 All-Florida Sept. 24, 2016
200 Fly 2:03.64 Purdue Invitational Nov. 16-18, 2017
200 IM 2:11.98 GSC Holiday Classic Dec. 5, 2015
400 IM 4:36.98 All-Florida Sept. 22, 2017
 
Prior to Florida
  • Swam for Gator Swim Club
  • Won a silver and bronze medal in the 800 free and 1500 free respectively at the 2015 Summer Junior Nationals
  • Finished in the runner-up spot at the 2014 state championships in the 1500 free

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Free
    5'5"
  • 2017-18Junior

    Free
    5'5"
  • 2018-19Senior

    Free
    5'5"