2020-21 Women's Swimming Roster

Erika Kakazu

  • Position:
    Backstroke
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Honolulu Waldorf
  • Hometown:
    Aiea, Hawaii

Summary

Biography

Career Personal-Bests (Events swam 5x or more)
50 Freestyle: 25.22 (Feb. 13, 2020 at PCSC Championships)
50 Backstroke: 26.71 (Dec. 1, 2018 at Husky Invitational)
100 Backstroke: 57.62 (2x Most Recent: Jan. 12, 2019 at Lions Cup)
200 Backstroke: 2:04.13 (2x Most Recent: Jan. 12, 2019 at Lions Cup)
100 Butterfly: 58.44 (Dec. 1, 2018 at Husky Invitational)
200 IM: 2:08.64 (2x Most Recent: Jan. 11, 2019 Lions Cup)
200 Freestyle Relay: 1:37.56 (Feb. 15, 2018 at PCSC Championships)
400 Freestyle Relay: 3:37.41 (Oct. 21, 2017 vs. Azusa Pacific)
200 Medley Relay: 1:43.00 (Jan. 11, 2019 at Lions Cup)
400 Medley Relay: 3:46.00 (Nov. 30, 2018 at Husky Invitational)

2019-20 | Junior
Appeared in 44 events for the Nanooks as a junior ... Had 16 top-five finishes with three first-place finishes ... Placed first in the 100-yard backstroke, posting a time of 1:00.77 against Seattle U ... Placed second in 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:10.60 ... At the Pepperdine Winter Invitational, she placed first in the finals of the 50-yard backstroke, putting up a time of 27.64 ... Placed second in the 100-yard backstroke finals with a time of 58.66 ... Also placed second in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:08.24 ... Finished 10th in the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:37.15 against Simon Fraser, UVic (B.C.) and UBC ... At the 2020 PCSC Championships, Kakazu placed 24th in the finals of the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 25.42 ... She also placed seventh in the finals of the 100-yard backstroke (58.45) ... Also placed 10th in 200-yard backstroke finals (2:06.92)
 
2018-19 | Sophomore
Appeared in 45 events as a Nanook … Had 30 top-five finishes with 19 in first place … Swam a career-best 3:46.00 in the 400-yard medley relay placing fourth at the Husky Invitational … Tied a personal-best 57.62 finishing 19th in the 100 backstroke at the Invitational and again at the Lions Cup placing first … At the Lions Cup tied a career-best 2:04.13 in the 200 backstroke and 2:08.64 in the 200 individual medley finishing first and fifth respectively … Also had a personal-best 1:43.00 in the 200 medley relay placing first … At the Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference Championships finished first in the 200 medley relay, fourth in the 400 medley relay, fifth in the 100 backstroke and 10th in the 200 backstroke … Placed third in the 200 medley relay at the Husky Invitational …  Also finished 34th in the 100 butterfly and 50th in the 200 IM at the Invitational … At the Lions Cup placed first in the 400 medley relay and second in the 800 freestyle relay … Finished fifth in the 400 freestyle relay and seventh in the 200 freestyle relay at the Lions Cup … Had 14 fist place finishes in dual-meets.
 
2017-18 | Freshman
Appeared in 53 events as a freshman … Had 33 top-five finishes with 15 in first place … At the Pacific Collegiate Swim and Dive Conference Championships placed fifth in the 400-yard medley relay with a career-best 3:52.46 and sixth in the 200 freestyle relay also a career-best 1:37.56 … Had a personal-best 57.91 finishing sixth in the 100 backstroke at the PCSC Championships … At the Husky Invitational had career-bests in the 200 medley relay placing second and the 200 individual medley finishing 26th with times of 1:43.50 and 2:08.64 … Also Set personal-bests in the 200 backstroke (19th) and the 100 butterfly (64th) in 2:04.13 and 59.28 at the invitational … Swam a career-best  26.11 in the 50 freestyle against Dixie State … In the 400 freestyle relay set a personal-best 3:37.41 versus Azusa Pacific … Swam a career-best 2:07.13 in the 200 freestyle against the University of the Incarnate Word … At the Blue Gold Pentathlon set personal-bests of 1:15.28 (100 breaststroke), 54.21 (100 freestyle), and 1:03.26 (100 IM) … Placed fourth in the 200 medley relay at the PCSC Championships … Finished the 100 freestyle in 117th at the Husky Invitational … At the Lion’s Cup Invitational had first place finishes in the 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay , and the 200 backstroke … Also at the Lion’s Cup placed second in the 200 freestyle relay and third in the 100 backstroke … Had nine first place finishes in dual-meets.

Prior to Alaska

Splash Aquatics Makiki Team
Personal-bests include a 27:59 in the 50-yard back (Nov. 12) ... 54:21 in the 100-yard back (Dec. 18) ... 2:05.91 in the 200-yard back on Dec. 19, 2015 ... Three-year letter-winner in her high school career ... Also swam in the freestyle, breaststoke and individual medley events ... Named to the Hawaii All-High School Second Team on multiple occasions for various events ... Two-time Most Dedicated Swimmer ... Most Valuable Swimmer award recipient. 

Personal
Daughter of Lyle & Melinda Kakazu ... Two siblings: Tahnijo & Jolien ... Sibling, Tahnijo, swims collegiately for Lindfield College. 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Backstroke
    5'5"

  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Backstroke, IM

  • 2019-20Junior

    Back/IM

  • 2020-21Senior

    Backstroke