Kiersten Whitmore '20 Recruiting Profile

My name is Kiersten Whitmore and I am a Sophomore at Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado – graduating in 2020. I was born in Springfield, MO and started my swimming career in the year-round YMCA league in Hamilton, OH at the age of 8. I moved to Colorado in 2011 and worked on my strokes and times, eventually earning placement on a Colorado USA swim league team.  I continued to strengthen my skills on a couple of area USA teams.  To take my swimming to that next level, I changed USA club swimming teams in the Spring of 2017 and now compete with Highlands Ranch Aquatics in Colorado – the 2017 Four Corners Sectional Women’s Team Champions.

How am I different than any other swimmer?  I was ‘that’ swimmer in year-round meets who placed last in a race or near it, from the time I was 8 until 12 years old.  All of the years of sticking to it paid off when I started to grow and my hard work started to pay off.  I always stayed dedicated to the sport.

I am also ‘that’ swimmer with a lot of potential – having not started club weight programs yet or double swim practices.  I started some weight training during the high school swim season, as a Freshman. After only 4 months of weights and training on my high school team, my times started to drop dramatically, and I made finals in both of my races at A League Championships and represented my team at the 5A State Championships in the 200 freestyle A relay with the fastest split, a 25.71.  I continue to improve every year!

I am a swimmer who is focused on my academics, extracurricular activities, and volunteer work. I am particularly proud of my recent selection to participate in the 2017-2019 Douglas County Leadership Program.  I am that well-rounded swimmer that you are looking for to compete in your program.