2021-22 Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Delaney Smith
- Position:
- IM/Back/Free
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Arapahoe HS
- Hometown:
- Centennial, Colo.
Notes
Spent four seasons in the UCLA swim & dive program from 2018-19ย through 2021-22 ... As of the end of the 2022 season, had the No. 7 time in program history in both the 200 IM (1:58.31) and 400 IM (4:12.64).
Career Highlights
2019 NCAAs Relay Qualifier
2021 NCAAs Relay Alternate
Four Individual Event Wins
Two Pac-12 "A" Finals
Three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2020-22)
Two-timeย CSCAA Scholar All-American
10-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
2021-2022
Competed in all 11 of UCLA's regular season meets as a senior ... Made three finals at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing 14th in the 200 back (1:57.35) and 200 IM (1:58.85) while winning the C Final in the 400 IM (season-best 4:16.14, 17th) ... Totaled 35 points at Pac-12s, seventh-most among UCLA swimmers ... For the season, had the best time on the team in the 200 back (1:56.68) and the No. 3 time in the 200 free (1:48.66) and 200 IM (1:58.51) ... Was on UCLA's top relay squad in the 800 free (7:13.77) ...ย Had a standout effort at the UNLV Invitational from Dec. 17-19, winning the 200 free (1:48.73) and 200 IM (1:58.51) while placing fourth in the 200 breast (2:18.62) and fifth in the 100 back (55.82) ... Scored in the 200 free, 200 back, and 200 IM vs. USC from Feb. 11-12 ... Runner-up in the 200 back vs. Arizona on Nov. 6 ... Was runner-up in both the 100 IM and 400 IM vs. Washington State on Oct. 30 ... Finished second in both breaststroke events vs. UCSB on Oct. 23 ... Made her season debut at the Fresno State Invitational from Oct. 8-9, placing top-six in the 200 back, 200 IM, and 400 IM ...ย Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed) ... Earned Second Team CSCAA Scholar All-America honors.ย
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 Set new best times in the 200 free (1:46.90) and 200 back (1:55.88) during Pac-12s ... Reached the "A" Final of the 200 IM at Pac-12s, swimming a season-best 1:58.47 in the finals to place seventh ... Also had top-10 finishes at Pac-12s in the 200 back (10th) and 400 IM (4:14.30, 10th) ... Notched a win in the 200 IM (2:01.42) during the season-opening Fresno State dual meet on Jan. 15-16 ...ย For the year, had the second-best time on the team in the 200 back (1:55.88), 200 breast (2:14.39), 200 IM (1:58.47), and 400 IM (4:14.30) ... Also on UCLA's top relay squads in the 400 and 800 free relay ...ย Scored in three events to help UCLA to a 151-148 dual win over USC on Feb. 12-13, the program's first over the Trojans since 2007 ... Landed third-place finishes in the 200 breast (2:14.39) and 200 IM (1:58.63) against USC, and had three top-five finishes overall ... Also had a trio of top-five finishes at Cal on Jan. 30-31 ... Runner up in the 200 back (2:03.39) at the USC Tri-Meet with Arizona on Jan. 22-23 ... Selected to the 2020-21 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (3.3+ cumulative GPA, 1+ year of residence at institution) ...ย Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall and spring quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12+ units passed) ... Season-best times: 200 free (1:47.68), 200 back (1:55.88), 200 breast (2:14.39), 200 IM (1:58.47), 400 IM (4:14.30).ย
2019-20
Competed in all nine of the team's dual meets, the USD Pentathlon, and the Ohio State Invitational as a sophomore ... Swam individually at the 2020 Pac-12 Championships in the 200 back, 200 IM, and 400 IM ... Made the finals off all three events, including the "A" Final of the 200 IM and "B" Final of the 400 IM ... Placed seventh overall in the 200 IM (1:58.44), 11th overall in the 400 IM (PR time of 4:12.64), and 19th in the 200 back (PR time of 1:56.96) ... Also set a new best time in the 200 IM prelims (1:58.31) and had a PR 100 free split of 49.66 during the 400 free relay ... Had the second-best 200 and 400 IM times on the team for the season ... Wrapped up her season with a third place finish in the 200 IM (2:00.44) at the CSCAA Invitational ... Was top-three in both backstroke events in the UC Santa Barbara dual meet on Oct. 25 ... Selected to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters ... Season-bests: 100 free (49.66), 200 free (1:51.56), 100 back (55.41), 200 back (1:56.96), 200 IM (1:58.31), 400 IM (4:12.64).ย
2018-19
Named a CSCAA Scholar All-American ... Selected to the Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 Director's Honor Rolls ... Swam at NCAAs as the third leg in UCLA's 400 free relay team, helping the Bruins to a 25th place finish (season-best 3:16.71) ... Had the best 400 IM time on the team (4:15.63), the third-best 200 IM time (1:59.36), and the fourth-best 200 free time (1:49.19) ... Made her collegiate debut on Oct. 27 at Utah, picking up her first career win in the 200 IM (2:05.06) and finishing third in the 100 free (52.51) and 200 free (1:52.43) ... Competed at the Pac-12 Championships in the 200 back (15th, 1:57.73), 200 IM (23rd, 1:59.36), 400 IM (17th, 4:15.63), 400 free relay, and 800 free relay (sixth, 7:06.92) ... Finished top-three in the 200 free at four separate meets ... Was runner-up in the 200 breast in the Oregon State dual meet on Jan. 19 (2:18.21) ... Logged two separate NCAA B Cutsย in both the 200 IM and 400 IM ... Lone Bruin to hit a B Cut in the 400 IM ... Was the runner-up in the 400 IM at USC on Feb. 15 (4:18.05) ...ย Season-bests: 50 free (23.67), 100 free (50.01), 200 free (1:49.19), 200 back (1:57.52), 200 breast (2:18.21), 200 IM (1:59.36), 400 IM (4:15.63).
High School
Earned four varsity letters at Arapahoe HS ... Was a five-time All-American ... Set school records in the 200 IM, 100 back, 100 breast, 200 medley relay, and 400 free relay ... Two-time Team MVP ... Team captain.
Club
Competed for Highland Ranch Aquatics, a USA Swimming bronze medal club ... Has club records in the 200 and 400 IM, 100 free, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay, 400 medley relay, 400 free relay, and 800 free relay.ย
Personal
Delaney Marie Smith was born on Sept. 23, 1999 to parents Mike and Dana in Centennital, Colo. ... Has one older brother: Colton ... Chose UCLA because of the "breathtaking campus, outstanding academics and athletics, and amazing Bruin life" ... Admires Maya DiRado ... Hobbies and interests include skiing, hiking, traveling, playing cards, family reunions, and dogs ... Has been skiing since she was three years old ... Has lived in the same house since she was born ... Her mother played volleyball at Rice and her brother swims for Trinity University ... Her father has traveled the world for skiing ... Has three cousins who play collegiate soccer, one at Marquette, one at Texas Tech, and another at Washburn University ... Majoring in physiological science.ย
Best Times
50 free - 23.67
100 free - 49.66
200 free - 1:46.90
100 back - 55.41
200 back - 1:55.88
100 breast - 1:03.76
200 breast - 2:14.39
200 IM - 1:58.31
400 IM - 4:12.64
(last updated: Jun. 15, 2022)
