The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2025-26 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster

Kate Hurst
- Position:
- Free
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Academy of the Holy Angels
- Hometown:
- Hillsdale, NJ
- Major:
- Business
AS A SOPHOMORE (2025-26)
- Earned All-America honors in the 1,650-yard freestyle after placing eighth with a time of 15:53.09 at the NCAA Division I Women’s Championships
- Added a ninth-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:37.61 at the NCAA Division I Women’s Championships
- Claimed a bronze-medal finish in the 1,650-yard freestyle after posting a time of 15:56.37 at the SEC Championships
- Added a sixth-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:39.33 at the SEC Championships
- Earned runner-up finishes in the 500-yard freestyle and 1,000-yard freestyle against Texas A&M
- Added a runner-up finish in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 15:56.77 at the Eddie Reese Texas Showdown
AS A FRESHMAN (2024-25)
- Won the 1000 free with a time of 9:36.22 and was the runner-up in the 500 free in 4:40.95 in the win against SMU
- Registered a PB in the 200 free with a time of 1:47.42, was on the 800 free relay that won with a time of 7:03.55, was third in the 500 free 4:37.59) and the 1650 free in 15:48.78 at the Texas Invitational
- Finished second in the 500 free with a PB time of 4:38.18 and the 1000 free in 9:31.69 with a PB time against Indiana
- Runner-up in the 1000 free with her time of 9:35.77 against LSU in her Longhorn debut and was third in the 500 free (4:41.74)
Prior to Texas: USA National team member... World Junior Champion in 1500 free... 2x 2024 Olympic trials finalist...The No. 2 recruit from New Jersey in the 2024 class...
Personal: Daughter of Jayne and Justin Hurst... Sister to Cole Hurst... Mom competed in gymnastics at Rutgers and dad was a wrestler at Rutgers... Chose Texas because of the team culture, school pride and appreciation for athletics...
































