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2014-15 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Linwood Ferguson
Linwood Ferguson
Linwood Ferguson
Linwood Ferguson

Kira Toussaint

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Amstelveen, Netherlands
  • Position Back/Free

Biography

As A Sophomore (2014-15)
College Swimming Coaches Association of America First Team All-American
… garnered CCSA All-Conference honors … scored FGCU points at the NCAA Championship placing 8th in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 22.12 … member of first FGCU relay to score points at the NCAA Championship … the 200-yard relay team consisted of Svensson, Toussaint, Armitage and Julien finished eighth in a time of 1:37.55 ... won the 100-yard and 200-yard backstrokes at the CCSA Championship with a times of 52.82 and 1:55.31 … teamed with Armitage, Svensson and Derogatis to set an FGCU and CCSA record in the 200-yard medley relay at the CCSA Championship with a time of 1:37.17 … teamed with Armitage, Schiffer and Cabrera to set an FGCU record in the 800-yard freestyle relay by finishing first at the CCSA Championship with a time of 7:16.90 … teamed with Svensson, Julien and Derogatis to set an FGCU and CCSA record in the 200-yard freestyle relay at the CCSA Championship with a time of 1:29.78 … the quartet finished 26th at the NCAA Championship in a time of 1:30.09 ... also teamed with Hamilton, Armitage and Sevensson to finished 28th in the 400-yard freestyle relay at the NCAA Championship in a time of 3:19.85 ... the 400-yard medley relay team of Wong, Toussaint, Armitage and Svensson finished first at the CCSA Championship to set a new FGCU and CCSA record with a time of 3:34.11 … relay finished 21st at the NCAA Championship in 3:34.74 … named CCSA Swimmer of the Week on Oct. 28. 

As A Freshman (2013-14)
First from FGCU named to the College Swimming Coaches Association of America All-America Team … named Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association Swimmer of the Year … placed 7th at the NCAA Championships in 100-yard backstroke (51.81) and 12th in the 200-yard race (1:53.79) … first swimmer in CCSA history to appear in an NCAA A final … named Most Outstanding Freshman Performer and Most Outstanding Female Swimmer of the 2014 CCSA Championship Meet after wins in the 200-free, 100-back and the 200-back … set eight FGCU program records, four individually; 100 back (51.68), 200 back (1:53.72), 200 free (1:47.02), 100 fly (53.46), and four as a member of a relay team;  200 free (1:30.24), 400 free (3:20.13), 200 medley (1:38.63), 400 Medley (3:40.69) … set four CCSA records (100 back, 200 back, 200 free, 400 free relay) … named CCSA Swimmer of the Week on Nov. 27.

Personal
Born May 22, 1994… daughter of Jolanda de Rover and Huub Toussaint … mother Jolanda was an Olympic swimming champion… majoring in exercise science … favorite athlete is Ryan Lochte. 

Top Times
50 Free – 22.79 (2014 NCAA Championships)
100 Free – 49.89 (2014 CCSA)
200 Free – 1:47.02 (2014 CCSA)
50 Back – 24.21 (2014 CCSA)
100 Back – 51.68 (2014 CCSA)
200 Back – 1:53.72 (2014 NCAA Championships)
100 Fly – 53.46 (2014 CCSA)
200 IM – 2:11.75 (2013 All Florida Invite)

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Back/Free