2017-18 Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Jennifer Lathrop
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Oak Ridge HS
- Hometown:
- El Dorado Hills, Calif.
Career Highlights
Two Individual Event Wins
Eight-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
2020-21
Competed in two of UCLA's four regular season meets as well as the 2021 Pac-12 Championships ... Reached finals in both backstroke events at Pac-12s, finishing 12th in the 100 back (54.40) and 19th in the 200 back (1:57.98) ... Swam a personal best 23.22 during 50 free prelims during Pac-12s ... Was fourth in both backstroke events during UCLA's dual meet win over USC from Feb. 12-13 ... Placed third in the 200 back during season-opening dual meet against Fresno State on Jan. 15-16 (2:02.26) ... 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 (23.22), 100 back (54.40), 200 back (1:57.98).
2019-20
Competed in four dual meets, the USD Pentathlon, and the Ohio State Invitational as a junior ... Didn't appear after the OSU Invitational in late November due to injury ... Was runner-up in the 100 back (56.79) in the UC Santa Barbara dual met on Oct. 25 ... Set a PR in the 100 free at Arizona on Nov. 1 at 52.07 ... Runner-up in the 200 back (2:01.82) at ASU on Nov. 2 ... Named to the Director's Honor Roll for winter and spring quarters ... Season-bests: 50 free (24.56), 100 free (52.07), 100 back (55.44), 200 back (1:59.82).
2018-19
Named to the Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 Director's Honor Rolls ... Had the second-best time on the team in the 200 back (1:55.62) and 100 fly (53.73), and the third-best time in the 100 back (54.54) ... Recorded NCAA B Cuts in the 200 back and 100 fly at the Pac-12 Championships ... Competed at the Pac-12 Championships in the 50 free, 100 back (22nd, 54.54), 200 back (11th, 1:55.62), and 100 fly (17th, 53.73) ... Was the runner-up in the 100 back in the UCSB/UCSD meet on Jan. 11 (56.52) ... Runner-up in the 200 back in four separate meets, including at Cal on Feb. 2 (1:58.34) and at Stanford on Feb. 1 (1:59.87) ... Part of a 200 free relay team that finished second at Stanford on Feb. 1 (1:36.74) ... Season-bests: 50 free (23.97), 100 back (54.54), 200 back (1:55.62), 100 fly (53.73).
2017-18
Selected to the 2018 Spring Director's Honor Roll ... Had the best 200 back time (1:55.89) on the squad and the second-best time in the 100 back (54.18) ... Picked up her first collegiate win on Oct. 21 at UC Santa Barbara, taking the 100 back with a time of 56.13 ... Won the 100 back at the Oregon State dual meet on Jan. 12 with a time of 55.61 ... Elsewhere, posted season-best times of 24.58 in the 50 free and 55.24 in the 100 fly ... At the Pac-12 Championships, took first in the 100 back "C" Final with a time of 54.18 (17th overall) ... Placed 11th in the 200 back with a time of 1:55.89 (third in the "B" Final) ... Both of her times at Pac-12s were "B" Standards.
High School
Attended Oak Ridge High School in El Dorado Hills, Calif. … earned National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association All American recognition for 100 Back (2015-16, 2016-17) and 100 Fly (2016-17) … 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 USA Swimming Scholastic All American … three-time All-Sierra Foothill League honoree (2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17) … three-time MVP (2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17) … left with school record in 100 Back (53.62).
Club
Competed for Sierra Marlins Swim Team in Folsom, Calif. … 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 Sierra Nevada Swimming Scholar-Athlete … recorded Sierra Nevada 17-18 100 Back record (53.62) … tallied Marlins’ 17-18 club records in 50-meter Back, 100-meter Back, 200-meter Back, 100-yard Back and 200-yard Back.
Personal
Daughter of Rob and Joanne Lathrop … has one younger brother, Ian, and one younger sister, Mia … decided to attend UCLA for the team atmosphere and the academic challenge … describes her greatest athletic thrill to date as participating in 200 Back, 50 Back, 100 Fly and 100 Back at 2017 Phillips 66 National Championships and World Championship Trials … lists lifeguarding as an interest … majoring in molecular, cell, and developmental biology; aspires to be a pharmaceutical scientist.
Best Times
50 free - 23.22
100 free - 52.07
200 free - 1:50.69
100 back - 54.13
200 back - 1:55.62
(last updated: Jun. 30, 2021)
