2022-23 Swim & Dive Roster
Roster
Brooke Schaffer
- Position:
- Free
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- St. Francis HS
- Hometown:
- Mountain View, Calif.
Career Highlights
School record-holder in the 400 free relay
Four Individual Event Wins
One Pac-12 Championships "A" Final
Two-timeย NCAA Championships Relay Alternate (2021, 2023)
Nine-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
Three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021-23)
2022-2023
Competed in all 12 of UCLA's regular season meets as well as the Pac-12 Championships ... Was a relay alternate at the 2023 NCAA Championships, competing for the Bruins in the 400 free and 800 free relays ... Made the C Final of the 100 free (49.70, 23rd) and 200 free (1:47.21, 19th) at Pac-12s ...ย Swam the second leg of UCLA's school-record 400 free relay (3:14.41) at USC on Feb. 10, alongside Rachel Rhee, Maddie Wright, and Claire Grover ... Had a standout individual showing at USC as well, going a best time in the 200 free (1:46.43) and finishing runner-up in the 100 free (49.24) ... Took home a win in the 100 free (51.48) against Denver on Jan. 14 ... Scored in the 100 and 200 free against UCSD on Jan. 7 ... Made the top final in three events (100 free, 500 free, 100 fly) at the UNLV Invitational ...ย Earned a spot on the 2023 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll.ย
2021-2022
Competed in all 11 of UCLA's regular season meets ... Swam in the 50 free, 100 free, and 200 free at the Pac-12 Championships ... Posted a career-best two individual event wins over the course of the season, both in the 100 free (vs. UCSB on Oct. 21, Washington State on Oct. 30)ย ... Top-three in the 100 free (52.46) and 200 free (1:54.31) during the UCSD dual meet on Jan. 8 ... Swam a best time in the 500 free (4:57.22) and was top-six in three separate events at the UNLV Invitational from Dec. 17-19 ... Runner-up in the 100 free vs. Arizona (Nov. 6) ...ย Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).
2020-21
Traveled to the 2021 NCAA Championships as a relay alternate ... Competed in all four of UCLA's regular season meets, as well as the 2021 Pac-12 Championships ...ย ย Reached her first career "A" Final at Pac-12s, posting a new best time of 1:47.19 during 200 free prelims and ultimately placing eighth (1:47.69) ... Also posted season-bests in the 50 free (23.23, 29th) and 100 free (49.63, went 50.15 in finals to finish 24th) during Pac-12s ... Selected to the 2020-21 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (3.3+ cumulative GPA, 1+ year of residence at institution) ... Placed third in the 200 free (1:47.40) to score valuable points as UCLA edged USC 151-148 in a dual meet win on Feb. 12-13 ... Finished top-three in three separate meets in the 200 free, including a runner-up finish in the USC Tri-Meet with Arizona (1:53.13) ... Posted the top time in the 50 free in the Fresno State dual meet (23.29) but was swimming exhibition ... Had the second-best 200 free time on the team for the year, and was also on the top UCLA relay squads for the 200 free, 800 free, and 200 medley relays ... 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 (23.23), 100 free (49.63), 200 free (1:47.40).ย
2019-20
Competed in all nine of the team's dual meets, the USD Pentathlon, and the Ohio State Invitational as a true freshman ... Swam individually at the 2020 Pac-12 Championships in the 50 free, 100 free, and 200 free ... Best result came in the 200 free as she qualified for the "B" Final with a PR time of 1:47.81 in the prelims, then placed 16th overall with a finals time of 1:48.33 ... Earned her first collegiate win on Jan. 11, taking the 200 free crown against Washington St. with a time of 1:52.04 ... Made her NCAA debut at the USD Pentathlon on Sept. 13, finishing top-10 in five of nine events including a third-place result in the 100 free (52.55) ... Finished second in the 200 free (1:52.13) and third in the 100 fly (56.36) against Utah on Oct. 11 ... Runner-up in the 50 free (23.69) in the UC Santa Barbara dual meet on Oct. 25 ... Scored in a pair of events in both meets at the Arizona schools on Nov. 1-2 ... Scored in three events against Stanford on Jan. 31 ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and springย quarters ... Season-bests: 50 free (22.96), 100 free (49.90), 200 free (1:47.81), 500 free (5:05.54), 100 fly (55.49).ย
High School/Club
Attended St. Francis High School in Mountain View, Calif. ... Graduated with honors ... Won Outstanding Senior Athlete of the Year and Most Inspirational Swimmer ... 17-time NISCA All-American โฆ Three-time Scholastic All-American โฆ Five-time CIF CCS Champion ... Four-time runner-up at CIF State Championships ... St. Francis HS record-holder in the 100 fly and 400 free relay ... Won two events at the 2018 CIF Central Coast Section Championships, placing first in both the 50 free (22.95) and 100 fly (55.32) โฆ Finished second in the 50 free at the 2018 CIF State Championships (22.88) โฆย Scoring member of Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics'ย USA Swimming's Winter Junior National team โฆ Competed in four individual events and one relay at the 2018 Speedo Junior National Championships โฆ Best individual result came in the 50 free, where she was 35thย with a time of 26.66ย ...ย Also raced in the 100 free (58.29), 100 fly (1:03.52), and 200 free (2:07.97) โฆ Competed in the 50 free and 100 fly at the 2018 Winter Junior Nationals โฆ Enters college with personal bests of: 50 free (22.76), 100 free (49.12), 200 free (1:48.69), 100 fly (53.32), 200 fly (2:00.35), 100 back (55.89), and 200 back (1:59.24).ย
Personal
Brooke Marie Schaffer was born in 2001 in Mountain View, Calif. to parents Lisa and Greg ... Has two younger sisters, Taylor and Alexis ... Plans to major in psychology ... Chose to attend UCLA because of "the location and the girls on the team" ... Describes winning and setting the meet record in the 50 free at the Western Zone All-Star meet as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... In her free time, enjoys surfing and skateboarding ... Her father, Greg, was a member of the UCLA men's swim team and finished runner-up in the 200 breast at NCAAs.
Best Times
50 free - 22.76
100 free - 49.12
200 free - 1:46.43
500 free - 4:56.89
(last updated: May 17, 2023)
