 Kirby akaita kutanga kwake paPan Pacific Championships muna 1993 asati akwikwidza paCommonwealth Games muna 1994 muVictoria, British Columbia, Canada, uye paWorld Aquatics Championships muna 1994muRoma somushambadzi webhururu. Pashure pokupotsa kusarudzwa nokuda kweMitambo yeOlympic yeZhizha ya1996 muAtlanta, nemhaka ye glandular fever, akarangarira kurega mutambo. 