2022-23 Swim & Dive Roster
Roster
Taylor Schaffer
- Position:
- Free
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- St. Francis HS
- Hometown:
- Mountain View, Calif.
Career Highlights
Three-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
2023 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
2022-23
Swam in 10 of UCLA's 12 regular season meets, as well as the Pac-12 Championships ... Competed in three events at Pac-12s (500 free, 1650 free, 400 IM), higlighted by a best time (4:33.84) in the 400 IM ... Set best times in the 500 free (4:59.70) and 1000 free (10:15.20) at USC on Feb. 10 ... Scored in the 1000 free during the Denver dual meet on Jan. 14 ... Notched a best time in the 100 free (53.25) at the UNLV Invitational from Dec. 17-19 ... 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
Competed in 10 of UCLA's 11 regular season meets as a true freshman ... Recorded a best time in the 500 free (5:02.77) during the USC dual meet from Feb. 11-12 ... Scored in the 500 free and 1000 free vs. California on Jan. 29 ... Runner-up in the 1000 free (10:48.16) vs. UCSD on Jan. 8 ... Made her collegiate debut at the Fresno State Invitational, highlighted by a sixth-place finish in the mile (17:59.66) ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).
High School/Club
Attended St. Francis High School in Mountain View, Calif. ... Earned four varsity letters in swimming ... Competed mostly in mid-distance freestyle events ... Team captain ... Finished fourth in the 500 free at the 2021 CIF CCS Meet ... Named St. Francis's 2021 Outstanding Senior Athlete ... Led St. Francis to a second place finish at the 2021 CIF CCS Championships ... Swam club with Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics ... Served as club captain, helped team win 2021 Speedo Sectionals ... Notable personal bests entering college include: 100 free (53.50), 200 free (1:53.58), 500 free (5:02.90).
Personal
Full name: Taylor Elizabeth Schaffer ... Birthday is Jun. 11 ... Parents are Lisa and Greg Schaffer ... Has two sisters, Brooke and Alexis ... Brooke is her teammate at UCLA ... Decided to attend UCLA because "the coaching staff and the girls on the team were so welcoming when I visited, and I immediately felt at home" ... Lists being the second leg on her high school's 400 free relay team that helped secure a second place overall finish at the 2021 CIF CCS Championships as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires Bethany Hamilton and Missy Franklin ... Hobbies and interests include going to beach, surfing, hiking, listening to music, and watching other UCLA sporting events ... Is talented at doing handstands ... Her father, Greg, was a member of the UCLA men's swim team and finished runner-up in the 200 breast at NCAAs in 1993.
Best Times
50 free - 25.00
100 free - 53.25
200 free - 1:53.29
500 free - 4:59.70
1000 free - 10:15.20
1650 free - 17:07.78
(last updated: May 17, 2023)
