2021-22 Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Maddie Wright
- Position:
- Free
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Xavier College Prep
- Hometown:
- Scottsdale, Ariz.
Career Highlights
School record-holder in the 400 free relay
Two-time Bruin Culture Award Winner (2022, 2023)
Six-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
Two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2022-23)
2022-2023
Recipient of the "Bruin Culture" Award at the program's end-of-year banquet for the second consecutive season ... Swam in all 12 of UCLA's regular season meets, as well as the Pac-12 Championships ... Was a member of the team's leadership committee for the 2022-23 campaign ... Swam the third leg of UCLA's school-record 400 free relay (3:14.41) at USC on Feb. 10, alongside Rachel Rhee, Brooke Schaffer, and Claire Grover ... For the season, had UCLA's third-best time in the 100 free (48.92) and fourth-best time in the 50 free (22.71) ... Made a trio of C Finals at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing 24th in the 50 free (22.87), 100 free (49.68), and 200 free (1:48.56) ... Her time in the 200 free at Pac-12s was a personal-best ... Set individual best times in both the 50 free (22.71) and 100 free (48.92) at USC on Feb. 10, scoring in the former ... Placed fourth in the 200 free (1:53.79) against Denver on Jan. 14 ... Scored in two events against UCSD on Jan. 7, including a third-place result in the 50 free (23.97) ... Placed top-10 in the 100 free (fourth), 200 free (seventh), and 50 free (eighth) at the UNLV Invitational from Dec. 17-19 ... Set a then-best time in the 50 free at the Ohio State Invitational from Nov. 17-19 ... ... Also at OSU, swam the third-leg of UCLA's 200 free relay, which set a season-best time in that race at 1:29.39 ... Scored in the 50 free (second) and 100 free (fourth) against Arizona State on Nov. 5 ... At UC Santa Barbara on Oct. 21, was runner-up in the 100 free and scored in three events overall ... Made her season debut at the Fresno State Invitational from Oct. 7-8 ... Earned a spot on the 2023 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll.
2021-2022
Swam in 10 of UCLA's 11 regular season meets as a sophomore ... Received the "Bruin Culture Award" at the team's end-of-year banquet ... Competed at the Pac-12 Championships for the second year in a row, swimming in the 50 free, 100 free, and 200 free ... During the USC dual meet from Feb. 11-12, notched a best time in the 50 free (22.94) to take fifth, and swam a season-best 1:49.87 in the 200 free to place seventh ... Scored in four different events at the UNLV Invitational from Dec. 17-19, highlighted by a third-place finish in the 200 free (1:51.21) ... Was third in the 100 free (52.21) and 200 free (1:54.35) during the UCSB dual meet on Oct. 23 ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).
2020-21
Competed in all four of UCLA's regular season meets, as well as the 2021 Pac-12 Championships, as a true freshman ... Reached the "C" Finals of the 200 free at Pac-12s, finishing 21st with a season-best time of 1:50.90 ... Set a new best time in the 100 free during the USC dual meet on Feb. 12-13 at 50:04 ... Notched a personal-best of 23.29 to finish fourth in the 50 free at Cal on Jan. 31 ... Made her NCAA debut at the Fresno State dual meet on Jan. 15-16 ... 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 (23.29), 100 free (50.52), 200 free (1:50.90).
High School/Club
Attended Xavier College Prepatory in Scottsdale, Ariz. ... Earned four varsity letters in swimming ... Won the Arizona State Championship in 2017 and finished runner-up in 2018 and 2019 ... Individually, was the Arizona state champion in the 100 free in 2019 (51.09) ... Team captain for the 2019-20 season ... Named the team's Most Valuable Swimmer ... Qualified for the state championship in all four of her high school seasons ... Swam for Phoenix Swim Club ... Notable personal bests entering college include: 50 free (23.86), 100 free (51.09), 200 free (1:49.68), 500 free (4:57.69).
Personal
Full name: Madeline Abigail Wright ... Parents are Pamela and Darren Wright ... Has two brothers, Samuel (her twin) and Calvin ... Chose to attend UCLA because "it's been my dream school, athletically and academically, as long as I can remember!" ... Cites winning the Arizona State Championship following the passing of her high school coach as a sophomore as her favorite pre-UCLA sporting moment ... Admires Simone Manuel and Allison Schmidt ... Hobbies and interests include the ukulele, photography, reading, hiking, surfing, and going to concerts ... Has won a pie eating contest.
Best Times
50 free - 22.71
100 free - 48.92
200 free - 1:48.56
(last updated: May 18, 2023)
