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Tara Kirk
- 2004 Olympic silver medalist in the 400m medley relay (prelims), finished sixth in the 100m breaststroke
- 2004 Short Course World Championships silver medalist in the 400m medley relay, bronze medalist in the 50m breaststroke and 100m breaststroke
- With younger sister, Dana, became the first sister duo to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Swim Team in history
- Became the only woman in history to win a breaststroke event at 100 yards all four years of college at the NCAA Championships for Stanford University; also won the 200y breast three years
- Won a bronze medal in the 100m breaststroke at the 2005 World Championships; a silver medal in the 400m medley relay (prelims) at the 2003 World Championships
- Finished second in the 100m breaststroke at the 2002 Pan Pacific Games
- Has three U.S. National titles, two 100m breaststroke and one 200m breaststroke
- Took third in the 100m breaststroke and fifth in the 200m breaststroke at the 2003 Duel in the Pool versus Australia
- 2002 Pan Pacific silver medalist in the 100m breaststroke
- Set the world record (short course meters) in the 100m breaststroke at NCAAs in 2004
- Current American record-holder in six events, all breaststroke distances in both short course meters and yards
- Finished her collegiate career with a 35-0 record in the 100m breaststroke
- Awarded the 2004 Honda-Broderick Cup for the top collegiate woman athlete of the year and is an 11-time NCAA champion
- Nickname: Captain Kirk ... Kirk says "I hate it, but it obviously come from my last name."
- Says that “special socks” are among her many pre-meet rituals
- Wants to work for the World Health Organization after her swimming career is over
"Everyone knows she's kind of clumsy!,” Tara said of her 2004 Olympic teammate, sister Dana. “People expect us to be very similar, but we are, in reality, very different. She's more outgoing. She wants to be a reporter on the Best Damn Sports Show Period. She wants to interview the players, go in the locker rooms. She'll do well, I'm sure."
On Stanford being ‘fun’: "We have really great athletes who want to be great in academics as well. You recruit people who want to be excellent in both. You have to want to come here for an education, and you can't be an athlete forever, so it's a good program all the way around…I think that it's a lot more fun than people think it is. Stanford is known for its academics and for being a 'smart' school, but the people here are fun, not just a bunch of nerds!"
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Height: 5'6"
Born: 12-Jul-82
Hometown: Bremerton, Wash.
Resides: Palo Alto, Calif.
Sport: Swimming
Event: Breaststroke
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