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2018-19 Women's Swimming Roster

Lauren Griffith

Lauren Griffith

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Central Bucks East
  • Hometown:
    Doylestown, Pa.
  • Major:
    Biology/Pre-Med

Summary

Biography

Awards:
• 2018 All-Middle Atlantic Conference Second Team (200 Free Relay)
• 2018 All-Middle Atlantic Conference Third Team (400 Free Relay)
• 2017 All-Middle Atlantic Conference First Team (200 Free Relay)
• 2017 All-Middle Atlantic Conference Second Team (200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• 2017 All-Middle Atlantic Conference Honorable Mention (50 Free, 100 Back, 200 Back)
• 2016 All-Middle Atlantic Conference First Team (400 Medley Relay)
• 2016 All-Middle Atlantic Conference Second Team (200 Medley Relay)
• 2016 All-Middle Atlantic Conference Honorable Mention (100 Back, 100 Fly)
• 2016 Middle Atlantic Conference Academic Honor Roll

Miscellaneous:
Concluded sophomore campaign having factored into two school records in the 200-yard free relay and the 400 medley relay ... Member of the Biology Club, National Society of Leadership and Success and the Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society.
 
2017-18:
Competed in 10 meets as a junior...Made the All MAC Second Team in the 200 Free Relay...Made the All MAC Third Team in the 400 Free Relay...Swam in four events in the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships, placing sixth in the 50 free with a time of 25.00...Won the 100 back (1:05.26) and 200 back (2:22.51) vs. Albright...Won the 100 back (1:04.20) vs. Misericordia.

2016-17:
Competed in all 11 meets as a sophomore ... Made the All-Middle Atlantic Conference First Team in the 200 free relay as well as the All-Middle Atlantic Conference Second Team in the 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay ... Was also an All-Middle Atlantic Conference Honorable Mention selection in the 50 free, 100 back and 200 back ... Swam in three individual and three relay events at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships (2/9-12) ... Finished eighth in the 50 free, 100 back and 200 back in times of 25.19 seconds, 1:01.17 and 2:14.94, respectively ... Was a member of the runner-up 200 free relay and fourth-place 400 medley relay squads which set school records by notching times of 1:37.81 and 4:01.70 ... Completed the leadoff 100 back leg for the 400 medley relay in a collegiate-best time of 1:00.96 ... Also swam on the fifth-place 200 medley relay which touched the wall in 1:52.34.

2015-16:
Competed in all 12 meets as a freshman … Made the All-Middle Atlantic Conference First Team in the 400 medley relay, the All-Middle Atlantic Conference Second Team in the 200 medley relay and was an All-Middle Atlantic Conference Honorable Mention selection in the 100 back and 100 fly ... Also earned a place on the Middle Atlantic Conference Academic Honor Roll ... Competed in three individual and two relay events at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships (2/12-14) … Finished seventh in the 100 back in 1:02.03, seventh in the 100 fly in 1:01.21 and 11th in the 200 IM in 2:16.74 … Swam the leadoff leg for the record-breaking 400 medley relay team that placed third in 4:01.84, which included registering a season-best time of 1:01.46 in the 100 back, and was also a member of the 200 medley relay that hit the wall fourth in 1:51.29.

High School:
Four-year letterwinner in the freestyle and backstroke at Central Bucks East … Team captain who was also named an All-American and an all-state selection … PIAA District I qualifier and a PIAA State qualifier … Voted most improved as a junior and won the coaches award as a senior … Member of the 200 free relay which holds a school record … Personal-best times were 25.15 seconds in the 50 free and 1:00.42 in the 100 back … Also has a personal-best split time of 24.2 in the 200 free relay … Lettered in soccer for three seasons  … Graduated magna cum laude … Member of the National Honor Society, German Honor Society, Latin Honor Society and Operation Eternal Gratitude.
 
Personal:
Majoring in biology and pre-med … Enjoys playing soccer, eating and watching movies … Favorite athlete is Hope Solo … Plans to become a navy doctor after graduation.
 
Why Did You Choose Widener?
“I chose Widener because I had that ‘wedding dress moment’ the second I stepped on campus. It was the perfect fit for me both academically and athletically, and it was somewhere I could see myself excelling.”

Personal Bests at Widener:
50 Free: 25.19, at Middle Atlantic Conference Championships (2/10/17)
100 Back: 1:01.17, at Middle Atlantic Conference Championships (2/11/17)
100 Back (R): 1:00.96, at Middle Atlantic Conference Championships (2/10/17)
100 Fly: 1:01.21, at Middle Atlantic Conference Championships (2/13/16)
200 Back: 2:14.94, at Middle Atlantic Conference Championships (2/12/17)
 
(R): Relay Split

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