Swimming & Diving
Lauren Edelman - Swimming & Diving - University of Kentucky Athletics

LaurenEdelman

  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Fishers, Ind.
  • Major Business Management and Marketing
  • High school Fishers HS

Top Times (SCY):
200 IM: 1:59.65 (2019 SEC Championships, 02/20/19)
400 IM: 4:10.22 (2018 Ohio State Fall Invite, 11/16/18)
100 Butterfly: 54.05 (2019 Ohio State Fall Invite, 11/22/19)
200 Butterfly: 1:55.99 (Ohio State Winter Invite, 02/25/18)

Top Times (LCM):
100 Butterfly: 1:01.35 (2019 Ohio State Fall Invite, 11/22/19)
200 Butterfly: 2:12.73 (TYR Pro Series Indianapolis, 05/19/18)
400 IM: 4:45.79 (2018 Phillips 66 National Championships, 07/27/18)
 
Career Notes:

  • 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier 
  • 2019, 2020 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
  • 2018 NCAA Qualifier
  • 2018 SEC All-Freshman Team

2019-20 (Junior): At the 2020 SEC Championships, won the “C” final in the 200 butterfly, touching the wall in 1:57.95 to earn 17th place and scoring nine points … Set a career best in the 100 butterfly (SCY) at the Ohio State Fall Invite in 54.05, earning seventh place … Set a career best in the 100 butterfly (LCM) at the Ohio State Fall Invite in 1:01.35, earning fourth place … Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2018-19 (Sophomore): Reported two career-best times in meets this season … Reported a career-best 1:59.65 in the 200 IM at the SEC Championships to rank eighth on UK’s all-time performance list and a career-best 4:10.22 in the 400 IM at the Ohio State Fall Invite to rank third on UK’s all-time performance list … Earned two finals appearances at the SEC Championships, finishing 12th overall in the 400 IM on a time of 4:10.31 and 22nd overall in the 200 fly on a 1:58.46, contributing a total of 18 points to the UK women … Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
 
2017-18 (Freshman): Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team after qualifying to the championship final of the 200 fly at the conference meet … Finished eighth in the 200 fly at SECs with a time of 1:56.84 … Also scored in the 400 IM at the SEC Championships, finishing 14th overall with a time of 4:11.44 … Posted a personal-best time of 1:55.99 in the 200 fly at the Ohio State Last Chance Qualifier meet, helping her qualify to the national meet … Finished 38th in the 200 fly at NCAAs with a time of 1:58.93 … Also placed 30th in the 400 IM at the NCAA Championships in 4:12.32 … Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

Prior to UK: 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier in 200 breast and 200 IM … 2016 Summer Junior National Champion in 400 IM … 2017 Indiana State Champion in 200 IM.

Personal: Parents are Sonya and David Edelman … Has one sister, Morgan.

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