Then, just last week, Kirby broke another record at The Last Chance swim meet on Saturday, Feb. 17, “Kirby break school record”. 

Kirby set the record for the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:01:58, crushing the previous decade-old record of 1:02:18. 

Kirby admits that her favorite race is the 100-yard freestyle while her least favorite is the 100-yard butterfly, but she’ll swim wherever her team needs her due to her endless love for the sport.

Although she is only a junior, colleges are already showing interest, but Anna is still unsure of where and what she plans to study.

She is deciding whether to stay on the east coast, near family. 

Teammate Elizabeth Eberz, 11, says ¨Anna has always inspired me and my swim career. She makes me want to be my best. I am so proud of her and all that she has accomplished.¨

Swimming is part of Kirby’s daily routine and there is not much downtime. Even for Stroudsburg swim, during the season Anna and the team have been showing up and trying their best six out of the seven week days. She started swimming at 9 years old and competing at 10. 

She took a swim class at the local YMCA and was hooked. 

Kirby says, “I feel accomplished when I swim.” She also feels the comradery and reveals that “she loves this team” and though it is grueling work, “they make it fun”.  

Kirby and her teammates will compete at districts on March 1 and March 2 at Parkland High School. She hopes to break one more record,  the 50-yard freestyle.

Though she unofficially hit this goal at a recent club meet, she must repeat this performance “on the record” at districts to claim the title. 

This has been a huge goal for Kirby and her coaches since the beginning of the season.