2022-23 Swim & Dive Roster
Roster
Lindsay Stenstrom
- Position:
- Back/Free
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Valor Christian HS
- Hometown:
- Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Notes
Four-year member of the UCLA swim and dive program from 2019-20 to 2022-23.ย
Career Highlights
Eight-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
Three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021-23)
2022-2023
As a senior, competed in seven of UCLA's 12 regular season meets, as well as the Pac-12 Championships ... For the season, had UCLA's fourth-best time in both the 100 back (55.40) and 200 back (1:58.72) ... Made her season debut on Oct. 21 at UC Santa Barbara ... Finished top-10 in both backstroke events at the UNLV Invitational from Dec. 17-19: 100 back (55.82, fifth), 200 back (2:01.78, sixth) ... Scored in the 200 back (2:07.54, fourth) against UC San Diego on Jan. 7 ... Placed fourth in the 200 back (1:58.72) and set a best time in the 50 back (26.29) at USC on Feb. 10 ... Swam in the 200 medley relay, 100 back, and 200 back at Pac-12s ... Earned a spot on the 2023 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll.ย
2021-2022
Swam in eight regular season meets as a junior ... Swam a season-best 55.45 in the 100 back prelims at the Pac-12 Championships to qualify for the C Final, ultimately finishing 24th (55.58) ... Also competed in the 50 free and 200 back at Pac-12s ... Scored in three events at the UNLV Invitational from Dec. 17-19, including eighth-place finishes in the 100 free (52.04) and 100 back (57.77) ... Runner-up in the 200 back (2:06.00)ย vs. UCSB on Oct. 23 ... Third-place in the 100 back (57.69) vs. Washington State on Oct. 30 ... Posted a best time in the 200 free (1:49.61) at the Ohio State Invitational on Nov. 19 ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).ย
2020-21
Competed in three of UCLA's four regular season meets, as well as the 2021 Pac-12 Championships ... Set personal bests in the 50 free (23.29) and 100 back (54.44) during Pac-12 prelims ... Also at Pac-12s, reached "B" Finals in the 100 back (54.74, 13th) and 200 back (1:58.16, 14th) ... Had the third-best time on the team in both backstroke events ...ย Runner-up in the 200 back (1:56.95) at the USC dual meet on Feb. 12-13 ...ย 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: 50 free (23.29), 100 back (54.44), 200 back (1:56.95).ย
2019-20
Competed in three dual meets, the USD Pentathlon, and the Ohio State Invitational as a true freshman ... Made her NCAA debut on Sept. 13 in the USD Pentathlon, finishing as high as 16th (100 back, 1:01.69) ... Scored in both backstroke events in the UCSD meet on Jan. 3, taking third in the 100 back (58.50) and fourth in the 200 back (2:05.82) ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall,ย winter, and spring quarters ... Season-bests: 50 free (24.71), 100 free (51.84), 100 back (57.25), 200 back (2:01.16).ย
High School/Club
Attended Valor Christian High School โฆ Competed for the Denver Swim Academy โฆ Three-time NISCA All-American โฆ 2017 Colorado State Champion in the 50 free โฆ Helped break state records in the 200 free and 400 free relays at Valor Christian High School โฆ Qualified for the 2018 Speedo Junior National Championships, and competed in the 2018 Winter Junior Nationals โฆ Notable personal-bests entering college include: 50 free (23.54), 100 free (50.66), 50 back (27.94), 100 back (56.45), and 200 IM (2:15.96).
Personal
Lindsay Danielle Stenstrom was born in 2001 to parents Steve and Lori in Palo Alto, Calif. โฆ Has an older brother, Blake โฆ Has an older sister, Brooke, and a younger sister, Ashley, who joined the UCLA swim team in fall 2021 โฆ Plans on majoring in international development studies โฆ Chose to attend UCLA because its โbeen my dream school for many years, and it has a combination of high-level academics and athleticsโ โฆ Hobbies and interests include singing and traveling to impoverished places and serving those in need โฆ Her father, Steve, was a four-year starter at quarterback for Stanford from 1991-1994 and played in the NFL from 1995 to 2001 across five organizations โฆ Her mother, Lori, was a swimmer at Stanford and on the US National Team โฆ Her older sister, Brooke, was a member of the Stanford swim team from 2016-20ย โฆ Her brother, Blake, was a quarterback on the Colorado football team.ย
Best Times
50 free - 23.29
200 free - 1:49.61
100 back - 54.44
200 back - 1:56.95
100 breast - 1:18.39
(last updated: May 17, 2023)
