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Lia Foster

Height:
5-7
Class:
Junior
High School:
Punahou School
Hometown:
Honolulu, Hawai'i

Career Highlights
2021 Chancellor's Service Award
2021 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar
2020-21 Academic & Student Services Success Award
2020-21 Bruin Leadership Award
Two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021)
Seven-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
One Individual Event Win

2020-21
One of nine Bruins department-wide to be named a 2021 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar by Diverse, awarded annually to undergraduate students of color who have excelled in the classroom and in athletics ... Was one of the most decorated persons at the 2020-21 UCLA Scholar-Athlete Banquet, taking home the Academic & Student Services Success Award as well as a Bruin Leadership Award ... At the student-athlete graduation ceremony, was a recipient of a Chancellor's Service Award ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for winter quarter (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12+ quarter units passed) ... Competed in two of UCLA's three regular season meets, as well as the 2021 Pac-12 Championships ... Had the third-best time by any Bruin in the 200 fly (2:01.19) ... Won the 200 fly in the season-opening Fresno State dual meet (2:04.52), her first career event win ... At Pac-12s, finished 12th in the 200 fly (2:02.48), 24th in the 200 IM (2:06.16), and 28th in the 100 fly (56.35) ... Season-best times: 100 fly (56.00), 200 fly (2:01.19), 200 IM (2:04.21).

2019-20
Participated in eight dual meets, the USD Penthathlon, and the Ohio State Invitational as a true junior ... Swam at the 2020 Pac-12 Championships in the 100 fly, 200 fly, and 200 IM ... Qualified for the "C" Final in the 200 fly at Pac-12s, placing 19th overall with a time of 2:01.28 ... Set a new PR in the 200 IM (2:02.84) at Pac-12s ... Broke the two-minute mark for the first time in her career in the 200 fly on Feb. 14 in the USC dual meet, placing third with a PR time of 1:59.78 ... Her 200 fly time was third-best on the team for the 2019-20 season ... Finished top-three in the 200 fly at four separate dual meets, including a season-high runner-up finish at UC San Diego on Jan. 3 (2:05.41) ... Swam on UCLA relay teams in the 200 free, 200 medley, and 400 medley ... Named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters ... Featured in Bruin Blue Magazine for her work with the Bruin Environmental Leadership Team (B.E.L.T.) initiative, which aims to make UCLA Athletics more sustainable ... Season-bests: 50 free (26.96), 100 free (56.24), 100 back (1:02.01), 100 breast (1:13.47), 100 fly (55.88), 200 fly (1:59.78), 200 IM (2:02.84).

2018-19
Selected to the Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 Director's Honor Rolls ... Recorded a time of 2:01.58 in the 200 fly at USC on Feb. 15, giving her the second-best time by a Bruin for the season ... At the Pac-12 Championships, finished 23rd in the 200 fly (2:03.48), 34th in the 100 fly (57.02), and 47th in the 200 IM ... Season-bests: 100 fly (57.02), 200 fly (2:01.58), 200 IM (2:06.50).

2017-18
Selected to the 2018 Spring Director's Honor Roll ... Recorded her best 200 IM time of the year in the Pac-12 Championships prelims, finishing in 2:07.48 ... Also had season-best times of 56.45 in the 100 fly, and 2:05.12 in the 200 fly.

High School
Attended Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii … won three state championships and four Interscholastic League of Honolulu (ILH) championships as member of Buff ‘n Blue … two-time Punahou School Athlete of the Year … inducted into Hawaii High School Athletic Association Hall of Honor in 2017 … honored as ScoringLive Distinguished Athlete of the Year in 2017 … won 12 state championships … won 14 ILH championships … nine-time All American … left with two state records and one ILH record.

Club
Competed for Kamehameha Swim Club in Honolulu, Hawaii … left with 16 Hawaiian age group records.

Personal
Daughter of Donna Ching-Foster and Jonathan Foster … has one older brother, Tai … decided to attend UCLA because it is the perfect balance of academics and athletics, while being close to home and offering a great team atmosphere … describes her greatest athletic thrills to date as winning 200 Medley Relay and 400 Free Relay during freshman year of high school and breaking two state records in the process … admires former basketball player Michael Jordan … interests include art, such as glass blowing, wheel throwing, making metal jewelry and creating sculptures and other 3D pieces (using glass, clay and metal mediums); also likes beach trips and baking ... Majoring in geography/environmental studies with a minor in environmental systems and society.

Best Times
50 free - 24.78
100 free - 52.86
200 free - 1:52.38
500 free - 4:58.79
1000 free - 10:37.41
100 back - 56.37
200 back - 2:01.00
100 breast - 1:10.75
200 breast - 2:26.65
100 fly - 55.88
200 fly - 1:59.78
200 IM - 2:02.84
400 IM - 4:24.94
(last updated: Jun. 30, 2021)