Kristin Skiba
Kristin Skiba

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Algonquin, Ill.

High School:
Jacobs

Height:
5-7

Position:
Sprints

2007-08: Did not compete.

2006-07: Redshirted and maintained junior eligibility.

2005-06: Earned All-Horizon League Second Team honors as a member of the school-record 200 freestyle relay team ... also a member of the 800 free relay team that broke the UWM record at the championships ... placed 10th in the 50 free, 11th in the 200 free and 13th in the 100 free at the Horizon League Championships, setting career-best times in all three events ... finished third in the 50 free at Western Illinois Jan. 28 and Air Force Jan. 13 ... won the 100 free against Valparaiso Nov. 13.

2004-05: Earned All-Horizon League First Team honors as a member of the school-record 400 medley relay team ... placed 13th in the 50 free at the Horizon League Championships with a season-best time ... also on the 200 free relay team that set a new school mark ... placed first in the 200 free and second in the 100 free at Valparaiso Jan. 16 ... claimed first-place showings in the 100 and 200 free at UIC Nov. 6.

High School: Voted team MVP in sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... qualified for the state meet in each of those years ... won conference championships by anchoring the 200 medley and freestyle relays and in the 50 free ... holds the school record for the 50 free.

Personal: Parents are John and Laura Skiba, sister Megan also swims at UWM ... majoring in kinesiology ... with the Trails of Algonquin Summer Club, served as assistant coach in 2003, while winning conference crowns in the 50, 100 and 200 free events ... holds team records in all three events and the 100 fly.