2019-20 Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Lindsay Stenstrom
- Position:
- Back/Free
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Valor Christian HS
- Hometown:
- Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Notes
Four-year member of the UCLA swim and dive program from 2019-20 to 2022-23.
Career Highlights
Eight-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
Three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021-23)
2022-2023
As a senior, competed in seven of UCLA's 12 regular season meets, as well as the Pac-12 Championships ... For the season, had UCLA's fourth-best time in both the 100 back (55.40) and 200 back (1:58.72) ... Made her season debut on Oct. 21 at UC Santa Barbara ... Finished top-10 in both backstroke events at the UNLV Invitational from Dec. 17-19: 100 back (55.82, fifth), 200 back (2:01.78, sixth) ... Scored in the 200 back (2:07.54, fourth) against UC San Diego on Jan. 7 ... Placed fourth in the 200 back (1:58.72) and set a best time in the 50 back (26.29) at USC on Feb. 10 ... Swam in the 200 medley relay, 100 back, and 200 back at Pac-12s ... Earned a spot on the 2023 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll.
2021-2022
Swam in eight regular season meets as a junior ... Swam a season-best 55.45 in the 100 back prelims at the Pac-12 Championships to qualify for the C Final, ultimately finishing 24th (55.58) ... Also competed in the 50 free and 200 back at Pac-12s ... Scored in three events at the UNLV Invitational from Dec. 17-19, including eighth-place finishes in the 100 free (52.04) and 100 back (57.77) ... Runner-up in the 200 back (2:06.00) vs. UCSB on Oct. 23 ... Third-place in the 100 back (57.69) vs. Washington State on Oct. 30 ... Posted a best time in the 200 free (1:49.61) at the Ohio State Invitational on Nov. 19 ... 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 three of UCLA's four regular season meets, as well as the 2021 Pac-12 Championships ... Set personal bests in the 50 free (23.29) and 100 back (54.44) during Pac-12 prelims ... Also at Pac-12s, reached "B" Finals in the 100 back (54.74, 13th) and 200 back (1:58.16, 14th) ... Had the third-best time on the team in both backstroke events ... Runner-up in the 200 back (1:56.95) at the USC dual meet on Feb. 12-13 ... 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) ... Season-best times: 50 free (23.29), 100 back (54.44), 200 back (1:56.95).
2019-20
Competed in three dual meets, the USD Pentathlon, and the Ohio State Invitational as a true freshman ... Made her NCAA debut on Sept. 13 in the USD Pentathlon, finishing as high as 16th (100 back, 1:01.69) ... Scored in both backstroke events in the UCSD meet on Jan. 3, taking third in the 100 back (58.50) and fourth in the 200 back (2:05.82) ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters ... Season-bests: 50 free (24.71), 100 free (51.84), 100 back (57.25), 200 back (2:01.16).
High School/Club
Attended Valor Christian High School … Competed for the Denver Swim Academy … Three-time NISCA All-American … 2017 Colorado State Champion in the 50 free … Helped break state records in the 200 free and 400 free relays at Valor Christian High School … Qualified for the 2018 Speedo Junior National Championships, and competed in the 2018 Winter Junior Nationals … Notable personal-bests entering college include: 50 free (23.54), 100 free (50.66), 50 back (27.94), 100 back (56.45), and 200 IM (2:15.96).
Personal
Lindsay Danielle Stenstrom was born in 2001 to parents Steve and Lori in Palo Alto, Calif. … Has an older brother, Blake … Has an older sister, Brooke, and a younger sister, Ashley, who joined the UCLA swim team in fall 2021 … Plans on majoring in international development studies … Chose to attend UCLA because its “been my dream school for many years, and it has a combination of high-level academics and athletics” … Hobbies and interests include singing and traveling to impoverished places and serving those in need … Her father, Steve, was a four-year starter at quarterback for Stanford from 1991-1994 and played in the NFL from 1995 to 2001 across five organizations … Her mother, Lori, was a swimmer at Stanford and on the US National Team … Her older sister, Brooke, was a member of the Stanford swim team from 2016-20 … Her brother, Blake, was a quarterback on the Colorado football team.
Best Times
50 free - 23.29
200 free - 1:49.61
100 back - 54.44
200 back - 1:56.95
100 breast - 1:18.39
(last updated: May 17, 2023)
