Kristina Hill
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- Hometown:
- King City, CA
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- Year:
- Fr
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- High School:
- King City
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- Events:
- Distance Freestyle
Bio
2016: Tina will make a big splash this season for the Vaqueros. She is a talented open-water swimmer and is making a comeback in the competition pool. She will lead the Vaqueros in the 200, 500, and 1650 events.
Coach Chuckie Roth: “ I am so lucky to have Tina in the program. She is a great role model in and out of the water.”
Personal: Tina Hill was born February 26, 1988 in King City, Calif. She started swimming club at the age of 7, driving 2 hours to and from practice. Tina was and still is a distance swimmer … the longer the better. She went to King City High and UCSB, majoring in mathematics and minoring in education. Unwilling to give up swimming, Tina joined the triathlon club team and competed at Nationals for 4 years. Besides competing in many running, swimming, cycling, and triathlon events, some of her favorite accomplishments are completing Ironman Tahoe, winning Escape from Alcatraz and swimming from the Channel Islands to Oxnard. Tina currently teaches Math and coaches swimming at Santa Barbara High.
News mentions
SBCC received 18 All-American honors in women’s swimming this year, including all five relays. The top 16 times in each event get All-American status from the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA).
SBCC completed an excellent State Swimming & Diving meet on Saturday with three more school records and a fourth-place finish at East L.A. College.
SBCC took third place in the opening and closing relays on Friday night in the CCCAA Swimming & Diving State Championships at East Los Angeles College. Third place is the highest finish ever by an SBCC relay in the State Finals.
SBCC set a pair of school records on the opening day of the State Swimming & Diving Championships at East L.A. College in Monterey Park.
Eight SBCC swimmers have qualified for the 69th annual CCCAA Swimming and Diving State Championships, which will take place Thursday, Friday and Saturday at East L.A. College.
Addison Seale won her third event in the WSC Women’s Swimming Championships on Saturday, breaking her school record in the 200 breaststroke and leading SBCC to its second straight conference title.
Addison Seale captured the 400 IM for her second individual title on Friday and SBCC extended its lead to 105 points in the WSC Women’s Swimming Championships at Cuesta.
SBCC touched the wall first in all five events on Thursday, setting a trio of school records in the process, on the first day of the WSC Women’s Swimming Championships at Cuesta in San Luis Obispo.
Addison Seale was named Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table female Athlete of the Week on Monday during the weekly press luncheon at Harry’s Plaza Café.
Addison Seale posted two wins and a second on Saturday, leading SBCC to second place in the 16th annual Pasadena Invitational swim meet.
Addison Seale won the 200 IM on Friday and SBCC set two school records on the first day of the 16th annual Pasadena Invitational swim meet.
Reese Ellestad captured the 50 and 100 freestyle on Friday and Addison Seale took the 400 individual medley, leading SBCC to victory in the third WSC women's swim meet at Cuesta in San Luis Obispo.
Kristina Hill, Addison Seale and Alex Humann all recorded double wins on Saturday, leading SBCC to an easy victory in WSC women’s swim meet No. 2, hosted by the Vaqueros at San Marcos High.
Alex Humann had a big day on Friday, taking second in the 100 freestyle, seventh in the 200 butterfly and swimming a leg on the third-place 800 free relay team at the 38th annual Cuesta Invitational women's swim meet.
SBCC won 10 of 11 events on Saturday to capture the first WSC women’s swim meet at the Ventura Aquatic Center.