2016-17 Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Margaux Verger Gourson
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- National Institute of Sports
- Hometown:
- Cournon, France
- Previous School:
- University of the Pacific
2017-18
CSCAAย All-America Honorable Mention in 800 free relay ... Selected to the 2018 Spring Director's Honor Roll ...ย ย Swam the anchor legย an 800 free relay team that set the UCLA school record on the first day of NCAAs, coming in at 7:01.90 (alongside Kenisha Liu
, Katie Grover, and Sandra Soe) ... Also qualified individually for NCAAs in the 500 free and 1650 free ... Had the second-best times on the squad in the 500 free (4:45.33), 1000 free (9:48.01), and 1650 free (16:12.52) ... At Pac-12s, was the No. 6 finisher in the 1650 free (16:12.52, "B" Standard), No. 31 finisher in the 500 free (4:50.99), and No. 34 in the 200 free (1:49.36) ... Picked up her first win of the year at Oregon State on Jan. 12, placing first in the 1000 free (10:14.99) ... Also won the 500 free against USC on Feb. 9 with a time of 4:45.62.ย
2016-17
Named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for winter, spring โฆ won 500 Free D Final (4:54.76) at Texas Invitational (Dec. 1-3) โฆ won 1000 Free (10:07.66) at Hawaiโi (Dec. 18) โฆ won 1000 Free (10:09.44) against Kansas and Boise State (Jan. 6) โฆ other notable times: 4:44.96 in 500 Free (Pac-12 Championships, Feb. 22-25), 9:54.24 in 1000 Free (USC, Feb. 10), 16:19.23 in 1650 Free (USC).
2013-14 (Pacific)
Verger Gourson won 14 individual events, scoring a win in every meet throughout the year while going undefeated in the 500 Free in seven regular season meets ... at the MPSF Championships, Margaux posted the fastest time in school history in the 500 Free as she touched the wall in a time of 4:47.23 ... her time beat the previous record set in 2005 by a full second and qualified her for an NCAA "B" cut time ... earned First Team All-MPSF honors for the 1650 Free after posting a time 16:42.35 ... also picked up a second team honor as a member of the Tigers 200 Free Relay team.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SPORTS
CLUB: ย ATHLETIC CLUB BOULOGNE BILLANCOURT ย
Verger Gourson graduated from theย Institut National du Sport, de l'Expertise et de la Performance in Paris, France in 2012 ...ย took home the European Junior Championship in the 4x200 relay in 2011 ... top times include (all in LCM): ย 57.4 (100 Free), 2:01.3 (200 Free), 4:14.6 (400 Free), 8:40.3 (800 Free). ย
PERSONAL
Born in Clermont-Ferrand, France ... daughter of Nathalie Gourson and Michel Verger ... has an older sister, Lauren ... admires French triathlete Audrey Merle ...ย undeclared major.
