Swimming

When competing at the Juniors and U-19 Level, Kira will be required to swim 200 meters. Currently, she trains at the stunningly beautiful and well-equipped St. James Performance Center in Bethesda, Maryland, and Springfield, Virginia. Her first swim coach was the fantastic, patient, and encouraging Nina Pineda, then head of aquatics at Bay Club Santa Clara. She then transitioned to training with Ryan Richards, the inspiring, tactically oriented, and super-fun surfing enthusiast who became head of aquatics at Bay Club Santa Clara. At Bay Club, Kira was also a member of the Panthers Swim Team.

Athletes compete in a 50, 100, or 200m freestyle swim depending on age group.

• Athletes are seeded in heats according to their personal best times.

• 250 points are awarded based on an optimum time for each age group.

• Athletes gain 1 point for each 0.5 second they are quicker than this optimum time and lose 1 point for each 0.5 second they are slower than this optimum time.