2022-23 Swim & Dive Roster
Roster
Maya Wilson
- Position:
- Free
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Burroughs HS
- Hometown:
- Burbank, Calif.
Career Highlights
One Individual Event Win
Six-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
Two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2022-23)
2022-2023
Swam in eight of UCLA's 12 regular season meets, as well as the Pac-12 Championships ... Made a pair of C Finals at Pac-12s: 200 free (1:47.87, 21st) and 200 fly (2:02.70, 22nd) ... Also swam in the 500 free (4:55.01, 27th), 400 free relay, and 800 free relay at Pac-12s ... Her Pac-12 times in the 500 free and 200 fly were both personal-bests ...ย Was a standout at the UNLV Invitational from Dec. 17-19, winning the 200 free (1:48.60) and placing top-10 in the 100 free (fifth), 200 fly (seventh), and 500 free (4:59.63) ... Set best times in the 100 free (50.02) and 200 free (1:47.81) at USC on Feb. 10ย ... Posted a best time in the 50 free (23.32) at the Ohio State Invitational from Nov. 17-19 ... Made her season debut on Oct. 21 at UC Santa Barbara, competing in the 50 free, 100 free, and 200 fly ... Earned a spot on the 2023 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll.ย
2021-2022
Swam in six meets during her sophomore season ... Notched season-bests in the 200 free (1:52.14) and 100 fly (55.88) during the USC dual meet from Feb. 11-12 ... Scored in three events at the UNLV Invitational from Dec. 17-19, including an eighth-place result in the 200 free (1:52.81) ... Made her season debut at the UCSB dual meet on Oct. 23, finishing sixth in the 1000 free (11:04.98) ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall,ย winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).ย
2020-21
Competed in all four of UCLA's regular season meets, as well asย the 2021 Pac-12 Championships, as a true freshman ... Reached the "B" Finals of both the 200 free (1:50.72, 16th) and 200 fly (2:06.56, 16th) at Pac-12s ... Made her NCAA debut at the Fresno State dual meet on Jan. 15-16, highlighted by a fifth-place finish in the 100 free (52.20) ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12+ units passed) ... Season-best times: 100 free (52.20), 200 free (1:50.41), 200 fly (2:03.37), 500 free (4:58.09), 1650 free (17:13.49).ย
High School/Club
Attended John Burroughs High School in Burbank, Calif. ... Earned four varsity letters in swimming ... 2019 California CIF Southern Section Division 3 Champion in the 200 free (1:49.94) โฆ Also placed fourth in the 100 fly at the section championship โฆ Holds eight individual school records at Burroughs HS โฆ Competedย for Rose Bowl Aquatics โฆ 2017 All-Area Girls' Swimmer of the Year (Glendale News-Press)ย ... Notable personal bests entering college include: 50 free (23.76), 100 free (50.78), 200 free (1:48.77), 500 free (4:55.23), 1000 free (10:16.50), 100 back (1:03.25), 100 fly (55.18), 200 IM (2:10.96).ย
Personal
Full name: Maya Marie Wilson ... Parents are Michelle and Bob Wilson ... Has two older brothers, Chad and Shane ... Plans on majoring in business economics ... Chose to attend UCLA because "I loved what the school had to offer with swimming and academics; I also had a strong gut feeling" ... Cites racing with her training partner at CIFs in 2019 and placing 1-2 as her favorite pre-UCLA sporting moment ... Admires Michael Phelps ... Hobbies and interests include puzzles, games, driving, and hanging out with friends ... Loves to adventure and try new foods ... Her grandfather, uncle, and cousin all played Major League Baseball ... Both her brothers, andย cousin Sophie, attended UCLA.
Best Times
50 free - 23.32
100 free - 50.02
200 free - 1:47.81
500 free - 4:55.01
1000 free - 10:16.50
200 fly - 2:02.70
(last updated: May 28, 2023)
