2024-25 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
Kissinger, Calissa
Calissa Kissinger
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- Winter Haven, Fla.
- Position:
- Sprint Free, Back
- Prev School:
- Liberty Online Academy
Bio
Prep
200 Free - 1:53.15
100 Back - 56.98
200 Back - 2:04.91
Student-Athlete Q&A
Is there anything special you do pregame or postgame and why?
Both before and after a race I make sure to pray. When I get behind the blocks, I acknowledge that it is entirely by His work and grace that I have made it here and it is only by Him that I am able to swim this race. Through this I remind myself I am doing this for His glory alone and that means I am going to go out and put my best effort in. After the race when I am warming down, I thank God for the opportunity and for the outcome regardless of whether it was a good swim or not, I acknowledge that it is only by Him that I was able to complete the race in the time I did and that it was entirely to glorify Him.
What is your most memorable athletic moment/accomplishment?
While I love achieving the goals I have been working toward day in and day out, my favorite moments in my athletic career have mainly come from the things that made me laugh and still do. One of these moments is at a meet where I was swimming some off events, so I swam the 200 IM, and I don't know where my mind went but after the first 25 of back instead of a flip turn I did a crossover and did a full breaststroke pull down before realizing something wasn't right. One of the best parts was that the officials standing right above me didn't catch anything until the people cheering for me said something.
What is your favorite hobby outside of athletics?
Baking and reading.
Do you have any current pets?
Shasta is a Belgian Malinois, short-haired pointer mix, and Jack (full name Captain Jack Sparrow) is a Belgian Malinois.
Who was your favorite athlete growing up?
Katie Ledecky
- Graduated from Liberty University Online Academy, competed for Reed High
- Four-year varsity letterwinner
- Finished fourth in 100 back at regionals as a sophomore
- Three-time Sierra Nevada Scholar-Athlete Award recipient
- 2021-22 Reed High Swimming & Diving Women’s MVP
- Competed for Sierra Marlins Swim Team, Pipeline Swimming and Riptide Aquatics
- Top times entering Liberty: 100 back SCY – 56.83; 200 back SCY – 2:05.39; 50 free SCY – 24.71
- Daughter of Christopher and Marie Kissinger
- Intends to major in interior design, with the goal to start and run her own interior design firm
- Birthday is July 29
200 Free - 1:53.15
100 Back - 56.98
200 Back - 2:04.91
Student-Athlete Q&A
Is there anything special you do pregame or postgame and why?
Both before and after a race I make sure to pray. When I get behind the blocks, I acknowledge that it is entirely by His work and grace that I have made it here and it is only by Him that I am able to swim this race. Through this I remind myself I am doing this for His glory alone and that means I am going to go out and put my best effort in. After the race when I am warming down, I thank God for the opportunity and for the outcome regardless of whether it was a good swim or not, I acknowledge that it is only by Him that I was able to complete the race in the time I did and that it was entirely to glorify Him.
What is your most memorable athletic moment/accomplishment?
While I love achieving the goals I have been working toward day in and day out, my favorite moments in my athletic career have mainly come from the things that made me laugh and still do. One of these moments is at a meet where I was swimming some off events, so I swam the 200 IM, and I don't know where my mind went but after the first 25 of back instead of a flip turn I did a crossover and did a full breaststroke pull down before realizing something wasn't right. One of the best parts was that the officials standing right above me didn't catch anything until the people cheering for me said something.
What is your favorite hobby outside of athletics?
Baking and reading.
Do you have any current pets?
Shasta is a Belgian Malinois, short-haired pointer mix, and Jack (full name Captain Jack Sparrow) is a Belgian Malinois.
Who was your favorite athlete growing up?
Katie Ledecky
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