2018-19 Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Lucy Agnew
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Jumeirah College
- Hometown:
- Auckland, New Zealand
Career Highlights
Two-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
2019-20
Placed fourth in the 200 free in the UCSB dual meet on Oct. 25 with a season-best time of 1:54.11 ... Also placed fourth in the 200 back (2:04.00) in the Utah dual meet on Oct. 11 ... At the Ohio State Invitational, broke the five-minute mark in the 500 free for the first time in her career (4:54.27) ... Also cracked the two-minute mark for the first time ever in the 200 back at the Ohio State Invitational (1:59.79) ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for winter and spring quarters ... Season-bests: 50 free (26.62), 100 free (55.99), 200 free (1:54.11), 500 free (4:54.27), 50 back (27.19), 100 back (56.60), 200 back (1:59.79), 50 breast (34.15), 100 breast (1:12.68), 50 fly (29.00), 100 fly (1:03.12), 200 IM (2:10.38).
2018-19
Competed in the Pac-12 Championships in the 100 back (26th, 55.63), 200 back (24th, 2:00.08), 200 IM (46th, 2:06.34), and 800 free relay ... Was the eighth-place finisher in the 200 free at Cal with a season-best time of 1:53.46 ... Her 55.63 in the 100 back and 2:06.34 in the 200 IM at Pac-12s were season-best ... Swam a 1:59.40 in the 200 back prelims at Pac-12s, a season best ... Finished fifth in the 100 back in the Oregon State dual meet on Jan. 19 with a time of 57.76 ... At the same meet, was third in the 200 back (2:02.99), her highest individual finish of the season ... Season-bests: 200 free (1:53.46), 100 back (55.63), 200 back (1:59.40), 200 IM (2:06.34).
2017-18
Made her NCAA debut on Oct. 13 at the USD-UCLA Dual Meet hosted in San Diego, winning the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:04.23 ... Also won the 200 backstroke on Jan. 12 in a dual meet at Oregon State's Osborn Aquatic Center with a time of 2:03.30 ... Qualified for Pac-12s with a season-best time of 1:57.82 in the 200 backstroke ... Raced to a 1:57.95 time in the 200 back at Pac-12s, good for fifth place in the "C" Final ... Her season-best time of 55.30 in the 100 backstroke ranked fourth-best on the squad ... Was also fifth in the "C" final of the 100 backstroke at Pac-12s with a time of 55.35.
Prior to UCLA
Attended Jumeirah College in Dubai, United Arab Emirates … competed for club team Hamilton Aquatics in Dubai … represented New Zealand at 2015 Australian State Teams Age Short Course Championships and FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2016.
Personal
Daughter of Julie and Laurie Agnew … has one younger sister, Greta … decided to attend UCLA because of the welcoming nature of the team, as well as the campus and the education it would provide … describes her greatest athletic thrill to date as shaving seven seconds off her time in 200 Back at 2015 New Zealand Short Course Championships … admires Rebecca Adlington and former rugby player Richie McCaw … besides swimming, interests include singing, dancing, eating and playing with her cats … moved from New Zealand to United Arab Emirates when she was 13 … Biology major who aspires to be a doctor.
Best Times
50 free - 24.64
100 free - 54.07
200 free - 1:52.70
500 free - 4:54.27
50 back - 26.49
100 back - 55.30
200 back - 1:57.82
200 IM - 2:06.34
(last updated: May 18, 2020)
