2023-24 Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Amy Zhang
- Position:
- Back/Fly
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Mission Vista HS
- Hometown:
- Encinitas, Calif.
- Previous School:
- Mission Vista HS
2024-25
Appeared in eight regular season meets as well as the Big Ten Championships ... At the Big Ten Championships, competed in the 100 back, finishing with a time of 53.38 and tying for 20th place ... Recorded a season-best time of 2:01.82 in the 200 back vs. Arizona ... Recorded a season-best time of 53.94 in the 100 fly at UNLV, earning second place and the teamโs tenth-fastest performance in the event ... Swam on 10 relays throughout the season.
2023-24
Appeared in all twelve regular season meets as well as the Pac-12 Championships... At the Pac-12 Championships, competed in the 100 back (53.59, 7th), the 200 back (2:02.25, 28th), and the 100 fly (53.94, 21st)... Earned eight top-three finishes in the 100 back throughout the regular season... Recorded a season best time of 53.35 in the 100 back against USC... Recorded a season best time of 1:58.63 in the 200 back in the USC.ย ย
High School/Club
Attended Mission Vista High School in Oceanside, Calif. ... Was a three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American ... Competed with Rancho San Dieguito swim club ... Set club records in the 100 back and 200 back ... Made the A Final of the 100 back at the 2021 Winter Junior Nationals, placing seventh ... Won the 100 back and 100 fly at the 2021 San Diego Imperial LSC Winter Age Group Championships.
Personal
Full name: Amy Zhang ... Parents are Yang Li and Xiaochen Zhang ... Plans on majoring in computational and systems biology ... Decided to attend UCLA "due to the supportive team atmosphere and the great academics" ... Cites finishing seventh in the 100 back at Winter Junior Nationals as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires Maya Dirado and Suni Lee ... Enjoys going to the beach with friends and finding new places to eat.
Best Times (as of Sept. 14, 2023)
100 back - 53.49
200 back - 1:57.56
100 fly - 53.84
200 fly - 1:59.99
