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2025-26 Swimming & Diving Roster

Kayla Duran

  • Class Sophomore
  • Major Sociology
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.
  • High School Taft
  • Instagram kduran_2254

Biography

Badge Illinois 2 Illinois Record - 50 Breaststroke, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay

2025-26

  • Contributed to the second-fastest all-time 200 medley relay (1:38.44) at the Big Ten Championships
  • Assisted in program’s second-fastest 400 medley time time (3:38.15) at the Big Ten Championships
  • Part of program’s sixth-fastest 400 medley relay mark (3:40.48) at the CSCAA Championships
  •  Swam third leg of the program’s seventh-fastest 400 medley relay (3:40.63) at the Tim Welsh Classic
  • Part of setting new ARC pool record in the 200 medley relay (1:40.35) against Eastern Illinois
  • Won 100 IM at home against Eastern Illinois (59.65)
  • Part of winning 200 and 400 medley relays (1:43.42, 3:46.20) against Nebraska and Iowa
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Named 2025-26 Big Ten Swimmer to Watch

2024-25

  • Achieved program's third-fastest 200 breaststroke (2:13.78), second-fastest 100 breaststroke (1:01.13), and contributed to the second-fastest 200 medley relay (1:38.84) and 400 medley relay (3:39.20) at the Hawkeye Invite
  • Event winner and holds ninth in program mark in the 200 medley relay (1:40.58) against Purdue
  • Set a personal best in the 50 freestyle (24.85) and broke school records in the 100 breaststroke (1:00.39), 200 medley relay (1:37.96), and 400 medley relay (3:37.63) at the Big Ten Championships
  • Set a program record in the 50 breaststroke (28.22) and contributed to the fourth-fastest 400 medley relay (3:40.88) at the CSCAA Championships
  • Team's second-highest scorer at the Big Ten Championships with 15 points

High School

  • Ranked top-three in Illinois Swimming during the 2022-23 season

Personal

Born March 9, 2006... Daughter of Lauro and Clelia Duran... Two brothers, Bryant and Kyrie... Chose Illinois "Because of the swim team and of the sociology major."

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

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  • 2025-26Sophomore

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