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Lauren West - Swimming & Diving - University of Kentucky Athletics

LaurenWest

  • position Freestyle
  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Silver Spring, Md.
  • High school Albert Einstein High School

Top Times (SCY):
50 Free: 23.43 (Potomac Valley SC Senior Championship, 03/05/22)
100 Free: 50.19 (MPSSAA 4A3A State Championship, 02/26/22)
200 Free: 1:47.81 (CSCAA National Invitational, 3/15/24)
500 Free: 4:47.40 (CSCAA National Invitational, 3/14/24)

Top Times (LCM):
50 Free: 26.46 (Southern Senior Zone Championships, 07/29/23)
100 Free: 57.49 (Speedo Sectionals – Richmond, 05/15/22)
200 Free: 2:03.70 (Southern Senior Zone Championships, 07/27/23)
400 Free: 4:25.70 (Tennessee Invitational, 11/15/23)

Career Notes: 

  • 2023-24 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll

2023-24 (Freshman): Competed at CSCAA National Invitational, placing sixth in both the 200 free (1:47.81) and 500 free (4:47.40) … Best finish at SEC Championships came in the 200 free where she was 33rd (1:48.16) … Was the first place finisher in the 200 free against Cincinnati (1:48.55) … Took second against Alabama in the 200 free (1:48.17) … Was in four finals at the midseason Tennessee Invitational, placing 20th in the 200 free (1:49.30), 21st in the 100 free (50.31), 22nd in the 500 free (4:51.58) and 24th in the 50 free (23.55) … Raced to second in the 100 free against Eastern Michigan (52.14) … Third in both the 100m free (57.79) and 200m free (2:03.74) … Second in the 100 free (51.60) and 200 free (1:51.61) against Arkansas.

Prior to UK: Three-time Maryland State Champion … Two-time Junior Nationals qualifier.

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