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Career Bests (Yards): 50 free (23.8); 100 free (51.9)
A pure sprinter who may also take a shot at swimming butterfly ... A great learner and excellent attitude.
High School: A 2001 graduate of HB Plant High School ... A five-time high school All-American ... Won the Florida 5A State Championship title in 2000 and was a member of three state championship relay teams during her high school career ... Suncoast Swimmer of the Year and Hillsborough County Academic Athlete of the Year as a senior ... A three-time team MVP ... Rookie of the year as a prep freshman ... Coached by Gil Gonzalez ... Also participated in high school volleyball, cross country and track & field for two seasons each ... Class Salutatorian and Scholastic All-American.
Club: Swims for the Berkeley Barracudas ... Coached by Kevin Rosepapa.
Personal: Intending to major in Human Biology ... Daughter of Peter and Karla Kirkwood ... Has a pair of sisters, Emily (16) and Sarah (15), that are national level volleyball players ... Sarah is also an All-American swimmer.
Coaching Staff on Kirkwood: "We're excited about Allison after her great senior year in high school. We hope that she will compete to be one of the top sprinters on the team and really help our 200 yard free relay team."