Florida Atlantic University Athletics
2020-21 Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Hobson, Kirsten
Diving
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Sprint Free/Fly
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Sprint Free
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Sprint Free/Back
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Diving
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Mid-Distance Free
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Diving
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Breast
/ Swimming & Diving
Diving
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Breast
/ Swimming & Diving
Back, IM
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Diving
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Breast/IM/Free
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Distance Free
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Free/Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
Diving
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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
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Back/Breast
/ Swimming & Diving
Free
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Fly/Back
/ Swimming & Diving
Diving
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Breast/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Back/IM
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Free/Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
Distance Free
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Distance Free
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Mid-Distance Free/Back
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Sprint Free
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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
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IM
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Breast
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Fly/Back
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Mid-Distance Free/Fly/Back
/ Swimming & Diving
Kirsten Hobson
- Position:
- Distance Free/Back
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- High School:
- Riverview
- Major:
- Biology
- Birthday:
- 7/16
Bio
Career Accolades
- 2021-22 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- 2020-21 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- 2019-20 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- 1000 Free - 10:20.18 at 2021 C-USA Championships (2/27/21)
- 1650 Free - 17:11.13 at 2021 C-USA Championships (2/27/21)
- 200 Back - 2:01.24 at 2021 C-USA Championships (2/27/21)
- Posted second place in the 1000 Free (10:38.82) at the TYR Fall Classic
- Won the silver medal in the 1000 Free (10:50.18) against Princeton
- Placed 15th in the 400 IM (4:30.15) in the C-USA Championships
- Finished in 14th place in the 200 Back (2:03.31) in the C-USA Championships
- Named to the C-USA Winter Spirit of Service Award
- Tallied three top-10 individual finishes in just one meet
- Logged fourth place in the 500 free (4:54.87), fifth in the 1650 free (17:11.13) and seventh in the 200 back (2:04.74) at the 2021 C-USA Championships
- Contributed to fourth in the 800 free relay (7:27.36) at the C-USA Championships
- Tabbed to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Logged 15 top-5 individual finishes during freshman campaign, as well as a first-place feat in the 500 Free
- Contributed to fourth place in the 800 free relay (7:27.06), as well as produced 12th in the 1650 free (17:23.00), 13th in the 500 free (5:00.29) and 16th in the 200 back (2:08.86) at the 2020 Conference USA Championships
- Finished second in the 500 free (5:20.27), third in the 200 back (2:10.46) and fifth in the 200 free (1:58.42) at FIU
- Put up fifth in the 1000 free (10:44.24) against No. 25 Florida State and Miami
- Captured first collegiate individual win in the 500 free (5:10.74) and pulled out a second-place finish in the 200 free (1:55.28) in the Owls’ win over SUNY Geneseo
- Came up with third in the 500 free (5:09.79) at the FAU Fun Invite
- Had successful mid=season meet at the Patriot Invitational by capturing third in the 500 free (4:58.72), fourth in the 200 free (1:52.94), fifth in the 1650 free (17:24.85) and 16th in the 200 back (2:11.32) to help the team finish second
- Claimed second in the 500 free (5:08.11) and fourth in the 1000 free (10:41.98) in dual meet against Princeton
- Delivered second in the 1000 free (10:39.69) and fourth in the 500 free (5:11.96) in win over reigning NJCAA Champion Indian River State
- Captured 14th in the 200 back (2:08.94) at the TYR Fall Classic
- Tallied fourth in the 200 back (2:10.67) vs. No. 10 Florida to open up the season
- One of 24 on the women's team to be named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- South Carolina State Champion in the 200 free
- A part of the 14 time YMCA National winning team, which has won consistently won championships since the 2000s
- Contributor to the 2019 women's YMCA National Champion team
- High School State runner up
- Coached by Brent Arckey at Riverview
- Backed up athletic success with brains, receiving a 4.5 unweighted GPA
- Member of the National Honor Society
- Recipient of the Citizenship award
- Born in Johannesburg, South Africa and raised in Sarasota, Fla.
- Plans on majoring in biology
- Born on July 16
- Daughter of Morné and Cheryl Hobson
- Comes from a family full of athletes
- Father, Morné, was considered a top 200 tennis player in the world
- Mother, Cherly, was a national swimmer for Zimbabwe
- Brother is an aspiring tennis professional
- As a biology major, holds the professional goal of attending medical school and eventually opening up her own practice
- Interesting hobbies include photography, participating in triathlons and creating art
- Fun fact: She is South African and can speak Afrikaans
- Chose FAU because Boca Raton is a quick drive from Sarasota and also located in a beautiful area with magnificent scenery. Noted how the coaches and staff created a welcoming environment, which reflected in the athletes who all have a great bond, which was very important to her. There was no doubt that FAU was the school for her
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