2023-24 Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Paige MacEachern
- Position:
- IM
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Boca Raton Community HS
- Hometown:
- Boca Raton, Fla.
Career Highlights
Three-time NCAA Qualifier (2022, 2023, 2024)
2021-22 Team Rookie of the Year
2022-23 Team Most Improved Award
Program record-holder (400 IM)
Four Pac-12 Championships "A" Finals
25 Individual Event Wins
Three-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
2022 CSCAA Scholar All-American
Freshman Program Record-Holder (500 free, 400 IM)
2023 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
2024 CSCAA First Team All-America
2024-25
Competed at eight regular-season events as well as the Big Ten Championships ... At the Big Ten Championships, competed in the 200 fly (1:58.36, 13th), the 200 IM (1:57.00, 11th), and the 400 IM (4:11.07, 8th) ... Recorded the teamโs three fastest times in the 200 fly, with her best performance of 1:57.77 at USC ... Recorded the teamโs fastest time in the 400 IM (4:09.31, Ohio State Invite) ... Earned four individual event wins throughout the regular season ... Contributed to the teamโs fastest performance in the 800 free relay, which finished with a time of 7:15.48 at the Ohio State Invite.
2023-24
Earned First Team All-America honors for her seventh-place finish in the 400 IM at the NCAA Championships... Became the first UCLA swimmer since 2013 to earn First-Team All-America honors... Appeared in all 12 regular season meets as well as the Pac-12 Championships and the NCAAs... At the Pac-12 Championships, competed in the 200 fly (1:56.80, 11th), 200 IM (1:55.97, 6th), and the 400 IM (4:03.47, 2nd )... Set multiple school records in the 200 IM and 400 IM throughout the season...ย Finished second overall in the 400 IM at the Pac-12 Championships... At the NCAAs, competed in the 200 fly (1:57.84, 41st), 200 IM (1:58.16, 47th), and the 400 IM (4:05.38, 7th)... Earned 11 individual event wins throughout the regular season... Recorded a season best time of 1:56.80 in the 200 fly at the Pac-12 Championships... Recorded a season best time of 1:55.97 in the 200 IM at the Pac-12 Championships... Recorded a team best time of 4:03.47 in the 400 IM at the Pac-12 Championships... Recorded a team best time of 4:43.23 in the 500 free against USC... Anchored the 800 free relay team at the Pac-12 Championships.ย ย
2022-23
Recipient of the "Most Improved" Award at the program's end-of-year banquet, alongside diver Zoe Jespersgaard ... Qualified for NCAAs for the second consecutive year ... Set a school record in the 400 IM (4:06.17) at the Pac-12 Championships ... Competed in three events at NCAAs, placing 15th in the 400 IM (4:09.76), 48th in the 200 fly (1:58.57), and 62nd in the 500 free (4:47.41) ... Had a standout showing at Pac-12s, finishing runner-up in the 400 IM while taking seventh in the 1650 free (16:24.56) and 13th in the 500 free (4:43.21, a personal-best) ... Was the first-place finisher in the 400 IM prelims (4:06.17) at Pac-12s ... For the year, had the best time on the team in the 400 IM (4:06.17) and 200 fly (1:57.11), and the second-best time in the 500 free (4:43.21) and 1650 free (16:24.56) ... Won the 200 fly (1:57.11) and was fourth in the 500 free (4:46.05) against USC on Feb. 10 ... Picked up wins in the 500 free and 200 fly against Denver on Jan. 14 ... Won the 400 IM and was runner-up in the 1000 free against UCSD on Jan. 7 ... Had a pair of top-10 finishes at the Ohio State Invitational, highlighted by a third-place result in the 400 IM (4:09.49) ... Finished first or second in three events against Arizona on Nov. 4, including a win in the 400 IM ... Won the 400 IM and scored in the 200 fly against Utah on Oct. 28 ... Picked up her first event win of the year on Oct. 21 against UCSB, taking first in the 200 flyย ... Earned a spot on the 2023 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll.ย
2021-22
Qualified for the NCAA Championships as a true freshman in the 400 IM while also earning invites in the 500 free and 1650 free ... Voted Rookie of the Year at the team's end-of-season banquet ... Set freshman program records in the 500 free (4:44.10, breaking a 30-year old record) and 400 IM (4:10.19) ...ย Her NCAAs outingย was highlighted by a best time in the 400 IM (4:10.19), good for 23rd place and just two seconds off an All-American-qualifying pace ... Elsewhere at NCAAs, was 37th in the 1650 free (16:24.50) and 41st in the 500 free (4:45.25) ... Competed at the Pac-12 Championships in the 500 free, 1650 free, and 400 IM ... Made the A Final of the 400 IM, finishing fifth (4:10.62) ... Elsewhere at Pac-12s, posted best times in the mile (16:22.99, ninth) and 500 free (4:44.10, 12th) ... Scored 60 individual points at Pac-12s, second-most among Bruin swimmers ... For the season, had the top time on the team in the 400 IM (4:10.19), 500 free (4:44.10), and 1000 free (10:17.91) ...ย Competed in all 11 of UCLA's regular season meets, recording eight individual wins spanning four different events ... Had three wins apiece in the 500 free and 200 fly ... Won multiple events at two separate meets, against Washington State on Oct. 30 and against UC San Diego on Jan. 8 (both 500 free, 200 fly) ... Won the 400 IM (4:15.01) and placed third in the mile during the USC dual meet from Feb. 11-12 ... Scored 10 points in the Stanford dual meet on Jan. 28, including a win in the 500 free (4:58.00) ... Notched her first collegiate win on Nov. 6 in the Arizona dual meet, taking first in the 1000 free (10:17.91) ... Had a trio of top-10 finishes at the UNLV Invitational from Dec. 17-19: the 200 back (fourth), 200 IM (fifth), and 100 breast (ninth) ... Made her collegiate debut at the Fresno State Invitational from Oct. 8-9, securing a ninth-place finish in the 400 IM (2:06.95) ... As of the conclusion of her freshman season, ranked No. 6 in program history in the 500 free and No. 7 in the 1650 freeย ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed) ... Named a First Team Scholar All-American (3.5+ GPA, competed at NCAAs) by the CSCAA.ย
High School/Club
Attended Boca Raton Community High School ... Earned four varsity letters in swimming ... Was an All-American in the 100 breast and 200 IM ... Three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American ... All-Palm Beach County in each year from 2018-21 ... Three-time state finalist in the 100 breast and 200 IM ... School record-holder in the 100 breast and 200 IM ... Team captain as a senior ... Competed with the Pine Crest Swim Club ... Set club records in the 50m breast, 100m breast, 100 breast, and 200m breast ... Made the "A" Final of the 400 IM in the first wave ofย the 2021 Olympic Trials in Omaha, Neb., ultimately finishing fourth ... Notable personal bests entering college include: 50 free (24.55), 200 IM (2:01.28), 400 IM (4:16.44).ย
Personal
Full name: Paige Noel MacEachern ... Birthday is Dec. 10 ... Born in Wisconsin ... Parents are Channon and Glenn MacEachern ... Has two older siblings, Cassie and Colin ... Decided to attend UCLA because of "its world class academics, vibrant and diverse campus, and its strong swimming and athletic program" ... Cites swimming at the Olympic Trials as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires Michael Phelps ... Hobbies and interests include going to the beach with friends, shopping, and trying new restaurants ... Loves to snowboard ... Her mother swam collegiately at SMU, was a finalist in the 200 breast at the 1984 Olympic Trials, and represented the U.S. at the 1985 World University Games in Kobe, Japan ... Her uncle, Thomas Hermstad, was a water polo referee at the 1972, 1976, 1984, and 1988 Olympics.ย
Best Times
500 free - 4:43.21
1000 free - 9:53.71
1650 free - 16:22.99
200 fly - 1:56.80
200 IM - 1:55.97
400 IM - 4:03.47
(last updated: July 2, 2024)
