2018-19 Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Jennifer Lathrop
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Oak Ridge HS
- Hometown:
- El Dorado Hills, Calif.
Career Highlights
Two Individual Event Wins
Eight-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
2020-21
Competed in two of UCLA's four regular season meets as well as the 2021 Pac-12 Championships ... Reached finals in both backstroke events at Pac-12s, finishing 12th in the 100 back (54.40) and 19th in the 200 back (1:57.98) ... Swam a personal best 23.22 during 50 free prelims during Pac-12s ... Was fourth in both backstroke events during UCLA's dual meet win over USC from Feb. 12-13 ... Placed third in the 200 back duringย season-opening dual meet against Fresno State on Jan. 15-16 (2:02.26) ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12+ units passed) ... Season-best times: 50 free (23.22), 100 back (54.40), 200 back (1:57.98).ย
2019-20
Competed in four dual meets, the USD Pentathlon, and the Ohio State Invitational as a junior ... Didn't appear after the OSU Invitational in late November due to injury ... Was runner-up in the 100 back (56.79) in the UC Santa Barbara dual met on Oct. 25 ... Set a PR in the 100 free at Arizona on Nov. 1 at 52.07 ... Runner-up in the 200 back (2:01.82) at ASU on Nov. 2 ... Named to the Director's Honor Roll for winter and spring quarters ...ย Season-bests: 50 free (24.56), 100 free (52.07), 100 back (55.44), 200 back (1:59.82).ย
2018-19
Named to the Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 Director's Honor Rolls ... Had the second-best time on the team in the 200 back (1:55.62) and 100 fly (53.73), and the third-best time in the 100 back (54.54) ... Recorded NCAA B Cuts in the 200 back and 100 fly at the Pac-12 Championships ... Competed at the Pac-12 Championships in the 50 free, 100 back (22nd, 54.54), 200 back (11th, 1:55.62), and 100 fly (17th, 53.73) ... Was the runner-up in the 100 back in the UCSB/UCSD meet on Jan. 11 (56.52) ... Runner-up in the 200 back in four separate meets, including at Cal on Feb. 2 (1:58.34) and at Stanford on Feb. 1 (1:59.87) ... Part of a 200 free relay team that finished second at Stanford on Feb. 1 (1:36.74) ...ย Season-bests: 50 free (23.97), 100 back (54.54), 200 back (1:55.62), 100 fly (53.73).ย
2017-18
Selected to the 2018 Spring Director's Honor Roll ... Had the best 200 back time (1:55.89) on the squad and the second-best time in the 100 back (54.18) ... Picked up her first collegiate win on Oct. 21 at UC Santa Barbara, taking the 100 back with a time of 56.13 ... Won the 100 back at the Oregon State dual meet on Jan. 12 with a time of 55.61 ... Elsewhere, posted season-best times of 24.58 in the 50 free and 55.24 in the 100 fly ... At the Pac-12 Championships, took first in the 100 back "C" Final with a time of 54.18 (17th overall)ย ... Placed 11thย in the 200 back with a time of 1:55.89 (third in the "B" Final) ... Both of her times at Pac-12sย were "B" Standards.ย
High School
Attended Oak Ridge High School in El Dorado Hills, Calif. โฆ earned National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association All American recognition for 100 Back (2015-16, 2016-17) and 100 Fly (2016-17) โฆ 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 USA Swimming Scholastic All American โฆ three-time All-Sierra Foothill League honoree (2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17) โฆ three-time MVP (2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17) โฆ left with school record in 100 Back (53.62).
Club
Competed for Sierra Marlins Swim Team in Folsom, Calif. โฆ 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 Sierra Nevada Swimming Scholar-Athlete โฆ recorded Sierra Nevada 17-18 100 Back record (53.62) โฆ tallied Marlinsโ 17-18 club records in 50-meter Back, 100-meter Back, 200-meter Back, 100-yard Back and 200-yard Back.
Personal
Daughter of Rob and Joanne Lathrop โฆ has one younger brother, Ian, and one younger sister, Mia โฆ decided to attend UCLA for the team atmosphere and the academic challenge โฆ describes her greatest athletic thrill to date as participating in 200 Back, 50 Back, 100 Fly and 100 Back at 2017 Phillips 66 National Championships and World Championship Trials โฆ lists lifeguarding as an interest โฆ majoring in molecular, cell, and developmental biology; aspires to be aย pharmaceutical scientist.
Best Times
50 free - 23.22
100 free - 52.07
200 free - 1:50.69
100 back - 54.13
200 back - 1:55.62
(last updated: Jun. 30, 2021)
