At what age did you start swimming and how did you get into the sport?
I started swimming at 9 years old and I just always had a love for the water.
What is something that someone wouldn't know about you?
I know how to crochet.
What sport would you play if you did not swim and why?
I would be a dancer because my mom was a great dancer and it’s still something I love to do.
Who is a role model in your life that pushed you to be better in and out of the pool?
My dad has always been my biggest motivator and number one fan. I look up to him in everything he does.
Why did you choose the University of Kansas?
I loved the sense of community that I felt when I was getting to know the coaches and team.
Top Collegiate Times
Time
Event
Date
Meet
23.36
50 Y Free
2/27/2025
Big 12 Championship
51.11
100 Y Free
3/1/2025
Big 12 Championship
56.00
100 Y Back
2/28/2025
Big 12 Championship
2024-25 (Senior)
Academic All-Big 12 Team
A member of the 200 free relay that placed third at the Sunflower Showdown on October 4.
Won the 50 free (23.68) and the 200 free relay against South Dakota on October 25-26.
Assisted the 400 free relay to second place and 200 Medley Relay to third place finishes at the Nebraska Dual on November 1.
Posted four victories in the 50 free (23.73), 100 free (52.40), 200 free relay, and 200 medley relay against Rockhurst on Dec. 7Â
Placed third in the 50 free (23.73) at Arkansas on Jan. 24
Helped the 400 freestyle relay to a victory and the 200 medley relay to a runner-up finish against Iowa State on Feb. 7
Posted a trio of lifetime bests in the 50 free (23.36),100 free (51.11) and 100 back (56.00) at the Big 12 Championship
2023-24Â (Junior)
Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
Earned a new personal best in the 100-yard freestyle race with a time of 51.75 at the Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship on February 27.Â
Placed third in the 100-yard backstroke against Rockhurst on December 2.Â
2022-23 (Sophomore)
Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
Placed first in the 50-yard freestyle (24.27) versus Lindenwood/South Dakota on October 21st.
Recorded her personal best 50-yard freestyle (23.44) in the Big 12 Championship Time Trial on Feb. 22nd.
2021-22 (Freshman)
Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team.
Made collegiate debut at the Sunflower Showdown (Oct. 1), where she finished third in the 50-yard freestyle event with a time of 25.11.
Set a personal-best in the 50-yard freestyle (23.78), 100-yard freestyle (51.76) and 100-yard backstroke (56.77) at the Big 12 Championship (Feb. 23).
Finished with the fifth-best time in the 50-yard freestyle event for the Jayhawks.
High School
The Jayhawks added Hyatt from Central Arkansas Christian High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, who is a six-time Arkansas 1-4A State Championship Finalist.
Hyatt earned gold in both the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke as a junior, and also owns the Arkansas State record in the 50 freestyle (23.54) and the 100 backstroke (57.75), as well as a member of the 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay.
Personal
Daughter of Jason and Sarah Hyatt
Has three younger sisters: Amelia, Naomi, and Bella