Upcoming Event: Swimming & Diving versus NCAA Women's National Championships on March 18, 2026 at All Day
All Day
Swimming & Diving
vs. NCAA Women's National Championships
Florida Atlantic University Athletics
2020-21 Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
Sprint Free/Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
Sprint Free
/ Swimming & Diving
Sprint Free/Back
/ Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
Mid-Distance Free
/ Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
Breast
/ Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
Breast
/ Swimming & Diving
Back, IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
Breast/IM/Free
/ Swimming & Diving
Distance Free
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/Back/Breast
/ Swimming & Diving
Distance Free/Back
/ Swimming & Diving
Fly/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
Back/Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
Breast/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Fly/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
Sprint Free/Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
Sprint Free/Breast
/ Swimming & Diving
Back
/ Swimming & Diving
Back/Free
/ Swimming & Diving
Back/Breast
/ Swimming & Diving
Free
/ Swimming & Diving
Fly/Back
/ Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
Breast/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Back/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
Distance Free
/ Swimming & Diving
Distance Free
/ Swimming & Diving
Mid-Distance Free/Back
/ Swimming & Diving
Sprint Free
/ Swimming & Diving
Distance Free
/ Swimming & Diving
Distance Free/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Distance Free
/ Swimming & Diving
Back/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/Back
/ Swimming & Diving
Free
/ Swimming & Diving
IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Breast
/ Swimming & Diving
Fly/Back
/ Swimming & Diving
Mid-Distance Free/Fly/Back
/ Swimming & Diving
Kara Wilkins
- Position:
- Fly/Back
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tampa, Fla.
- High School:
- Sunlake
- Major:
- Ocean Engineering
- Birthday:
- 1/7
Career Accolades
- 2021 C-USA Winter Spirit of Service Award
- 2020-21 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- 2019-20 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- 2018-19 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- 2017-18 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Career Best Times at FAU
- 50 Free - 24.84 at 2020 C-USA Championships (2/27/20)
- 50 Back - 27.01 (relay) at 2019 C-USA Championships (2/27/19)
- 100 IM - 1:03.23 at FAU Fun Invite (12/20/18)
Senior (2020-21)
- Tallied 21st in the 200 back (2:08.95), 25th in the 100 back prelims (59.48) and tied for 32nd in the 50 free prelims (25.44) at the 2021 C-USA Championships
- Tabbed to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Junior (2019-20)
- Ended junior campaign with seven top-5 individual finishes
- Produced 21st in the 200 back (2:05.88) and 24th in the 100 back (58.69) at the 2020 Conference USA Championships
- Delivered fifth in the 100 back (1:00.71) at FIU
- Put up third in the 200 back (2:11.55) in the Owls’ first program win vs. Florida Gulf Coast
- Tallied second in the 200 back (2:12.07) and fourth in the 100 back (1:01.68) in win against SUNY Geneseo
- Went for fourth in the 100 back (1:01.43) and fifth in the 100 fly (1:00.34) at the FAU Fun Invite
- Finished 20th in the 200 back finals (2:06.21), as well as logged 27th in the prelims of the 100 back (59.05) at the Patriot Invitational
- Tallied third in the 200 back (2:10.97) in win over reigning NJCAA Champion Indian River State
- Claimed sixth in the 200 back (2:13.91) against No. 10 Florida
- One of 24 on the women's team to be named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Sophomore (2018-19)
- Completed 18 top-10 finishes on the season
- Finished 14th in 200 back (2:05.23), 18th in 100 back (58.20) and 19th in 100 fly (58.70) at 2019 C-USA Championships
- Captured fifth in 100 fly and eighth in 100 Back against FIU
- Finished with sixth place in the 100 fly in dual meet against Florida State
- Came up with third in 100 fly and fourth in 100 back against NYU
- Qualified and competed in the C-final for the 100 fly (58.59), 200 back (2:06.92) and 200 fly (2:09.96) at the Patriot Invitational
- Recorded third place in the 200 back and fourth in the 100 back at Indian River State
- Earned second in the 200 back (2:09.73) and fifth in the 100 back (59.92) in tri-meet against North Florida and Gardner-Webb
- Placed fifth in the 100 back, fourth in the 200 back and sixth in the 100 fly (1:00.34) in home opener against Florida
- 2018-19 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll member
Freshman (2017-18)
- Eight top-five finishes in 2017-18
- Finished second in the 200 fly against FIU with a time of 2:10.69
- Had a pair of third place finishes during the year, one coming in the 200 back (2:09.61) and another in the 200 fly (2:09.80)
- Swam in the 200 back and the 200 fly in the Conference USA Championships
- Had a lifetime best finish in the 50 back (27.12) - ranked 17th in C-USA
- 2017-18 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
High School
- Attended Sunlake High School and competed for Shelly Koutras
- Four-time all-conference honoree, state finalist and Principal’s Honor Roll member
- 2014-15 Scholastic All-American
- Holds the school records in the 100 fly, 100 back, 200 IM, 400 medley relay and 200 and 400 free relays
- Member of the Academy Aquatic Club and swam or Bill Shaffer
- Part of the AAC National Travel Team and FLA Open Water Zone Team (2015-17)
Personal
- Birthday is January 7
- Ocean engineering major
- Daughter of Jay and Pamela Wilkins
- Born and raised in Tampa, Fla.
- Favorite professional athlete is Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky
- Favorite movie is Finding Nemo
- Likes to listen to pop-rock and country music
- Enjoys scuba diving
- Most people don’t know that she is like a fish out of water when it comes to participating in other sports
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