2022-23 Swim & Dive Roster
Roster
Gabby Dang
- Position:
- Free/Fly
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- North Creek HS
- Hometown:
- Bothell, Wash.
Notes
Four-year member of the UCLA swim and dive program ... Competed at NCAAs in each of her final three seasons on campus ... At the conclusion of her career, held UCLA school records in the 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay ... At the conclusion of her career, had the No. 2 time in the 100 fly (51.85) in school history.ย
Career Highlights
Three-time NCAA Championships Qualifier (2021-23)
Program record-holder in the 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay
Three Pac-12 Championships "A" Finals
12 Individual Event Wins
Nine-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
Three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021-23)
2020-21 CSCAA First Team Scholar All-American
2022-23
Qualified for the NCAA Championships for the third consecutive year ... Earned qualification in the 100 fly while also earning an invite in the 50 free ... At NCAAs, finished 45th in the 100 fly (53.21) and 60th in the 50 free (22.95) ... Also swam in the 200 medley and 400 medley relays at NCAAs, helping the Bruins go a season-best 3:33.37 in the lateter ...ย Made a trio of finals at the Pac-12 Championships, including the A Final of the 100 fly and C Finals of the 50 free and 200 fly ... Went a best time of 51.85 in the 100 fly prelims to earn a spot in the A Final ... At Pac-12s, ended up in sixth in the 100 fly, 19th in the 50 free, and 21st in the 200 fly ... Won the 100 fly in four separate meets: vs. Utah on Oct. 28, vs. UCSD on Jan. 7, vs. Denver on Jan. 14, and vs. USC on Feb. 10 ... Helped break her own school record in the 200 medley relay, as she teamed up with Sophia Kosturos, Eva Carlson, and Claire Grover to go 1:36.64 at the Pac-12 Championships ... For the season, had UCLA's best time in the 100 fly (51.85)ย and third-best time in the 50 free (22.69) ... Finished first in the 100 fly prelims at the Ohio State Invitational ... Finished top-three in a trio of events at the UNLV Invitational (50 free, 100 back, 200 fly)ย ... Earned a spot on the 2023 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll.ย
2021-22
Qualified for the NCAA Championships for the second consecutive year, making the cut in the 100 fly while also earning an invite in the 50 free ... At the NCAAs in Atlanta, finished 38th in the 100 fly (52.64) and 65th in the 50 free (22.95) ... Helped UCLA set a pair of program records, swimming the butterfly portion of the 200 medley relay (1:36.72) and 400 medley relay (3:32.53) alongside Sophia Kosturos, Eva Carlson, and Claire Grover ... Competed in all 11 of UCLA's regular season meets, as well as the Pac-12 Championships ... Her time at Pac-12s was highlighted by a sixth-place finish in the 100 fly (52.37), and she also made the B Final in the 200 fly (2:02.00, 15th) and the C Final in the 50 free (22.94, 24th) ... Set four best times over the course of the year, in the 50 free (22.71), 100 back (54.02), 100 fly (52.35), and 200 fly (2:01.69) ... Had UCLA's best time in the 100 fly, and the No. 2 time in the 100 back ... Finished top-four in three events at the UNLV Invitational, including a runner-up finish in the 100 back ... Picked up her first win of the year at the UCSD dual meet on Jan. 8, taking first in the 100 fly (55.36) ... Punched her ticket to NCAAs by swimming a best time in the 100 fly (52.35) en route to a win in the USC dual meet on Feb. 11 ... Swam the third leg of UCLA's top 200 free relay for the year (1:28.94, at Pac-12s) ...ย Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall,ย winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).ย
2020-21
Qualified for the NCAA Championships for the first time in her career, earning the No. 37 seed in the 100 fly ... At NCAAs, placed 38th in the 100 fly (53.11) and 56th in the 50 free (22.92) ... At the 2021 Pac-12 Championships, set a new PR in the 50 free (22.75) and reached her first-ever "A" Final ... At Pac-12s, finished sixth in the 100 fly (season-best 52.58), 16th in the 50 free (22.95), and 23rd in the 100 free (50.10) ... Won the 100 free and 100 fly in the Fresno St. dual meet (50.48) ... Picked up an 100 back win during the USC Tri-Meet with Arizona on Jan. 22 (56.74) ... Totaled three individual event wins over the course of the year ... Had the second-best time on the team in both the 50 free and 100 fly ... Posted three top-five finishes in the 100 fly ... Selected to the 2020-21 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (3.3+ cumulative GPA, 1+ year of residence at institution) ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12+ units passed) ...ย Named to the 2020-21 CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team (3.5+ GPA, invited to NCAAs) ...ย Season-best times: 50 free (22.75), 100 free (50.10), 100 back (56.74), 100 fly (52.58).ย
2019-20
Participated in nine dual meets and the Ohio State Invitational as a true freshman ... Swam at the 2020 Pac-12 Championships in the 50 free, 100 back, and 100 fly ... At Pac-12s, qualified for the "B" Final of the 100 fly, finishing 12th overall with a time of 53.60 ... Also qualified for the "C" Final of the 50 free, placing 22nd overall with a time of 23.18 ... Set a new PR in the 50 free (22.89) during Pac-12 prelims ... Also logged season-best times in the 100 back (54.95) and 100 fly (53.17, prelims) during the conference meet ... Notched three event wins over the course of the year, two in the 100 fly and one in the 100 back ... For the season, had the second-best time on the team in both the 100 back (54.95) and 100 fly (53.17) ... Picked up her first career event win on Jan. 3 against UC San Diego, winning the 100 fly at 55.60 ... Recorded two event wins on Jan. 11 against Washington State: in the 100 back (56.89) and 100 fly (55.25) ... Made her collegiate debut on Oct. 11 in the Utah dual meet, finishing runner-up in the 100 fly (55.97) and fifth in the 50 free (24.16) ... Also runner-up in the 100 fly (54.76) and fifth in the 50 free (23.79) in the Arizona dual meet on Nov. 1 ... Scored in the 100 fly (55.54, third) and 100 back (56.93) at Arizona State on Nov. 2 ... Was third in the 100 fly against both Cal and Stanford ... Competed on relay squads in the 200 free, 400 free, 200 medley, and 400 medley ... Named to the Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and springย quarters ...ย Season-bests: 50 free (22.89), 100 free (50.70), 100 back (54.95), 100 fly (53.17).ย
High School/Club
Attended North Creek High School โฆ Earned three varsity letters in swimming โฆ Competed for the Bellevue Club Swim Team โฆ Qualified for the 2016 Olympic Trials โฆ ย Two-time NISCA All-American โฆ Two-time Scholastic All-American โฆ 2017 Washington 4A State Champion in the 100 free (49.98) and runner-up in the 50 free (22.95) โฆ Finished fourth in the 100 fly (52.82) at the 2018 Winter Junior Nationals โฆ Enters college with personal bests of: 50 free (22.90), 100 free (49.84), 200 free (1:49.46), 100 fly (52.58), and 200 fly (2:01.92).
Personal
Gabrielle Tutrinh Dang was born in 2000 to parents Kim and Peter in Bothell, Wash. โฆ Has one older sister, Tiffany โฆ Plans on majoring in biochemistry โฆ Aspires to be an engineer โฆ Chose to attend UCLA because โI liked the area, the campus, the coaching staff, and I got along very well with the teamโ โฆ Lists winning the 400 free relay at the Winter Junior Nationals in December 2018 as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill โฆ Admires Caeleb Dressel โฆ Hobbies and interests include music, painting, memes, and cacti โฆ She can break a banana in half with her hands.
Best Times
50 free - 22.69
100 free - 49.84
200 free - 1:49.46
100 back - 54.02
100 fly - 51.85
200 fly - 2:01.69
(last updated: Mar. 22, 2023)
