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2025-26 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Lauren Richards

  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Scottsdale, Ariz.
  • High School Chaparral
  • Major Biological Sciences

Biography

Career Bests:

EVENT TIME DATE MEET
50 Freestyle 26.72 2/24/2024 Midwest Invitational
100 Freestyle 56.42 2/24/2024 Midwest Invitational
200 Freestyle 1:52.57 2/16/2024 UAA Championships (Chicago)
500 Freestyle 4:56.92 2/15/2024 UAA Championships (Chicago)
1000 Freestyle 10:15.97 2/15/2025 UAA Championships (Emory)
1650 Freestyle 16:54.43 2/15/2025 UAA Championships (Emory)
50 Butterfly 28.69 11/4/2023 D3 Shootout
100 Butterfly 1:02.09 11/4/2023 D3 Shootout

Awards:

* 2-time 1st-Team CSCAA Scholar All-American in 2024 and 2025
* UAA All-Academic Team in 2025
* UAA Swimmer of the Week on 10/24/23

All-American Awards:

* 1 Total (1 2nd-Team)
* 11th - 2025 - 1650 Freestyle - 17:06.60

NCAA Championship Appearances (7):

* 2024 - 200 Freestyle - 51st Place - 1:55.50
* 2024 - 500 Freestyle - 26th Place - 5:02.02
* 2024 - 1650 Freestyle - 23rd Place - 17:23.09
* 2024 - 800 Freestyle Relay - 17th Place - 7:36.64
* 2025 - 200 Freestyle - 48th Place - 1:58.37
* 2025 - 500 Freestyle - 40th Place - 5:07.28
* 2025 - 1650 Freestyle - 11th Place - 17:06.60

UAA Championships (1):

* 1st - 2025 - 1650 Freestyle - 16:54.43

UAA "A Final" Performances (2):

* 4th - 2024 - 500 Freestyle - 4:56.92
* 4th - 2024 - 1650 Freestyle - 17:13.17

UChicago School Record Performances:

* 1st - 2025 - 1000 Freestyle - 10:15.97
* 1st - 2025 - 1650 Freestyle - 16:54.43

At UChicago:

* Minoring in Quantitative Social Analysis
* Alpha Omicron Pi
* Team IMPACT
* SAAC

High School:

* 4-time varsity letter award in swimming
* USA Swimming Junior National Team Member
* 4-time medalist at Speedo Summer Sectionals
* Top 5% Honor Graduate
* Student Athlete Scholar
* Head Credit Recovery Mentor
* Daughter of Dan and Katie Richards

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Free
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Free
  • 2025-26Junior

    Free
    5'10"