2022-23 Swim & Dive Roster
Roster
Lauryn Johnson
- Position:
- Fly/Free
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Sacred Heart Academy
- Hometown:
- Rockville Centre, N.Y.
Notes
Four-year member of the UCLA swim & dive program ... Picked up a pair of individual wins during her Bruin career.
Career Highlights
Two Individual Event Wins
Eight-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
Three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021-23)
2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifier
2022-23
Competed in eight of UCLA's 12 regular season meets, as well as the Pac-12 Championships ... Made the C Final in the 200 fly at Pac-12s, ultimately finishing 23rd (2:04.22) ... Went a best time in the 50 free (23.51) during prelims at Pac-12s ... Scored in the 200 fly (2:09.14) at the UCSD dual meet on Jan. 7 ... Placed seventh in hte 100 fly (55.79) at the UNLV Invitational ... Made her season debut in the UCSB dual meet on Oct. 21 ... Earned a spot on the 2023 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll.
2021-22
Swam in nine of UCLA's 11 regular season dual meets ... Competed in the 500 free, 1650 free, and 200 fly at the Pac-12 Championships ... Swam a season-best 2:02.94 in the 200 fly prelims at Pac-12s to make the C Final, ultimately placing 24th (2:06.30) ... Scored during the USC dual meet on Feb. 11-12 with a fifth-place finish in the 500 free (5:00.40) ... Placed top-five in the 500 free (5:14.32, fifth) and 200 fly (2:07.49, fourth) in the Washington State dual meet on Oct. 30 ... Fourth in the 500 free during the UCSB dual meet on Oct. 23 ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).
2020-21
Competed in UCLA's three dual meets ... Finished fourth in the 200 free at the Cal dual meet on Jan. 31 with a season-best 1:50.83 ... Selected to the 2020-21 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (3.3+ cumulative GPA, 1+ year of residence at institution) ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall and spring quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12+ units passed) ... Over the summer, competed in the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Neb. ... Finished 38th in the 200 fly (2:24.20) ... Season-best times: 200 free (1:50.83), 500 free (4:59.59).
2019-20
Competed in all nine of the team's dual meets, the USD Pentathlon, and the Ohio State Invitational as a true freshman ... Swam individually at the 2020 Pac-12 Championships in the 500 free, 1650 free, and 200 fly ... Qualified for the "B" Final of the 200 fly with a season-best time of 1:59.39 in the prelims ... Placed 16th overall in the 200 fly finals (2:06.37) ... Was 18th overall in the 1650 free finals (17:21.76) and 31st in the 500 free prelims (4:52.59) ... Earned her first collegiate win on Oct. 25 in the UC Santa Barbara dual meet, finishing first in the 200 fly (2:03.86) ... Also won the 200 fly (2:04.21) in the Washington State dual meet on Jan. 11 ... Made her NCAA debut at the USD Pentathlon on Sept. 13, finishing as high as ninth (100 fly, 59.44) ... Second in both the 500 free (4:50.09) and 200 fly (2:03.74) in the Utah dual meet on Oct. 11 ... Runner-up in the 500 free (4:59.37) and 1000 free (10:17.41) in the UC San Diego dual meet on Jan. 3 ... Scored in both the 500 free (4:56.81, third) and 200 fly (2:03.93, fourth) against Stanford on Jan. 31 ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters ... Season-bests: 50 free (24.48), 100 free (53.60), 200 free (1:51.13), 500 free (4:52.02), 1000 free (10:07.17), 1650 free (16:48.13), 100 fly (58.74), 200 fly (1:59.39), 200 IM (2:14.91), 400 IM (4:33.66).
High School/Club
Attended Sacred Heart Academy … Earned four varsity letters … Six-time NISCA High School All-American … Three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American … Four-time Newsday All-Long Island Girls Swimming Team … Two-time New York-Long Island CHSAA MVP … 2017 NY State Champion in the 400 freestyle relay … Four-time Sacred Heart Academy Team MVP … Captained her high school team as a senior … Swam in A Finals in eight events at state championships … Graduated high school as the CHSAA record-holder in the 100 fly and 500 free … Competed with the Long Island Aquatic Club (LIAC) … Helped the club to gold medal status in 2017 and 2018 … Qualified for the Olympic Trials in the 200 fly after swimming a 2:14.28 on the long course at the Speedo Junior Nationals in August 2019 … Enters college with personal bests of: 50 free (23.63), 100 free (51.03), 200 free (1:48.54), 500 free (4:47.91), 100 fly (54.97), 200 fly (1:59.13), and 400 IM (4:26.15) … Qualified for nine events at the 2018 Speedo Junior Nationals.
Personal
Lauryn Mary Johnson was born in 2001 to parents Chris and Tara in San Francisco, Calif. … Plans on majoring in psychology … Aspires to be a sports psychologist … Has a younger sister, Rylee … Chose to attend UCLA because “its academic and athletic excellence is unparalleled, and I immediately felt at home with the coaches and my future teammates” … Lists qualifying for the Olympic Trials in the 200 butterfly as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill … Favorite athletes include Olivia Smoliga and Dana Vollmer … Enjoys crossfit, surfing, reading, going to the beach, and country music … Learned to swim on her own by the time she was eight months old … Her father played basketball at the College of Mount Saint Vincent.
Best Times
50 free - 23.51
100 free - 51.03
200 free - 1:48.54
500 free - 4:47.91
1000 free - 9:59.48
1650 free - 16:44.33
100 fly - 54.97
200 fly - 1:59.13
(last updated: Mar. 25, 2023)
