2020-21 Women's Swimming Roster

JR Ancheta, UAF Photography
JR Ancheta, UAF Photography

Kaia Norbye

  • Position:
    Breastroke/Sprint Freestyle
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Highschool:
    Alta HS
  • Hometown:
    Karasjok, Norway

Summary

Biography

Career Personal-Bests (Events swam 5x or more)
50 Freestyle: 23.48 (2x Most Recent: Jan. 11, 2019 at Lions Cup)
100 Freestyle: 52.17 (Dec. 2, 2018 at Husky Invitational)
100 Breaststroke: 1:04.53 (2x Most Recent: Jan. 12, 2019 at Lions Cup)
200 Freestyle Relay: 1:35.07 (Nov. 30, 2018 at Husky Invitational)
400 Freestyle Relay: 3:35.00 (Jan. 12, 2019 at Lions Cup)
200 Medley Relay: 1:43.00 (Jan. 11, 2019 at Lions Cup)
400 Medley Relay: 3:46.00 (Nov. 30, 2018 at Husky Invitational)
 
#NookNotes
- PCSC Swimmer of the Week (10/23/18)
- CSCAA Scholar All-American Honorable Mention (2018-19)
- Team Scholar-Athlete of the year (2018-19)

2019-20 | Sophomore
Appeared in 37 events as a sophomore for the Nanooks ... Had 19 top-five finishes with 10 in first place ... Opened the season with a first place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke against Azusa Pacific (1:06.23) ... Also won 50-yard freestyle (24.41) ... Picked up another victory against Seattle U. on Nov. 16 in the 100-yard freestyle (53.02) ... Placed top-five in all events at the Pepperdine Winter Invitational ... Third in the 50-yard freestyle (23.75) ... Second in the 100-yard freestyle (52.06) ... First in the 50-yard breaststroke (29.10) ... First in the 100-yard breaststroke ... Against Pacific Lutheran, Norbye picked up another victory in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:06.81) ... At the PCSC Championships, she swam a 23.88 in the 50-yard freestyle for a fourth place finish ... Also finished ninth in the 100-yard freestyle with a career-best of 51.95 ... She finished first in the timed finals of the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:04.52 ... One time PCSC Swimmer of the Week

2018-19 | Freshman
Appeared in 53 events as a freshman … Had 34 top-five finishes with 20 in first place … Swam a career-best 52.17 finishing sixth in the 100-yard freestyle at the Husky Invitational … Also at the Invitational had a personal-best 3:46.00 placing fourth in the 400 medley relay and 1:35.07 in the 400 medley relay finishing seventh … Had a career-best 23.64 in the 50 freestyle placing fourth at the Husky Invitational then again at the Lions Cup finishing third … Also had a personal-best 1:04.53 finishing 13th in the 100 breaststroke at the Husky Invitational, then again placing first at the Lions Cup … Swam a career-best 1:43.00 in the 200 medley relay finishing first at the Lions Cup … Also had a personal-best 3:35.00 in the 400 freestyle relay placing second at the Lions Cup … At the PCSC Championships finished first in the 200 medley, third in the 50 freestyle and fourth in the 200 freestyle relay … Also placed fourth in the 400 medley relay, fifth in the 100 breaststroke, eighth in the 100 freestyle and ninth in the 400 freestyle relay at the PCSC Championships … finished third in the 200 medley relay and 10th in the 400 freestyle relay at the Husky Invitational … At the Lions Cup placed first in the 400 medley relay and second in the 800 freestyle relay … Also at the Lions Cup finished second in the 100 individual medley and third in the 200 freestyle relay … Had 16 first place finishes in dual-meets … Named a CSCAA scholar All-American Honorable Mention … Named PCSC Swimmer of the Week on Oct. 23, 2018 … Team Scholar-Athlete of the year.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    Breaststroke/Freestyle

  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Breast/Free

  • 2020-21Junior

    Breastroke/Sprint Freestyle
    5'5"