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Lydia Lafferty
Position
Fly/Free
Class
Sophomore
Hometown
Watonga, Okla.
High School
The Potter's School
Top Collegiate Times
Time | Event | Date | Meet |
---|---|---|---|
23.77 | 50 Y Free | 2/27/2024 | Big 12 Championship |
27.48 | 50 Y Back | 10/27/2023 | Alumni Meet |
56.82 | 100 Y Back | 1/20/2023 | Arkansas |
33.38 | 50 Y Breast | 10/27/2023 | Alumni Meet |
25.96 | 50 Y Fly | 10/27/2023 | Alumni Meet |
53.76 | 100 Y Fly | 2/27/2024 | Big 12 Championship |
2:04.33 | 200 Y Fly | 2/22/2023 | Big 12 Championship |
1:01.14 | 100 Y IM | 10/27/2023 | Alumni Meet |
2023-24 (Sophomore)
- All-Big 12 Second Team.
- Participated in every meet.
- Lead the Kansas squad in the 50-yard butterfly (25.96), 100-yard butterfly (53.76) and sat second in the 100-yard IM (1:01.14) this season.
- Earned a personal best in 100-yard fly (53.76) at the Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship on Feb. 27 en route to a seventh-place finish. Also recorded a personal best in the 50-yard fly (23.77) at the conference championship.
- Won the 100-yard fly four times, including the first three meets – Sunflower Showdown (Oct. 6), Illinois (Oct. 14), Lindenwood/South Dakota (Oct. 20) and Rockhurst (Dec. 2).
- Finished second in the 100-yard fly at Iowa State (Feb. 9) and in the 100-yard backstroke fly against Rockhurst (Dec. 2)
2022-23 (Freshman)
- Placed first in the 100-yard butterfly (55.73) versus Lindenwood/South Dakota on Oct. 21.
- Placed first in the 100-yard butterfly (55.66) versus Iowa State on Feb. 3.
- Placed 10th in the 100-yard butterfly (54.37) in the Big 12 Championship on Feb. 22.
- Participated in every meet.
High School
- Oklahoma state record, ages 15-18, in 50-yard butterfly
- Oklahoma state champion in 100-yard butterfly (2021-22) and 50-yard butterfly (2022)
- Scholastic All-America (2021)
Personal
- Daughter of Ladd and Leigh Lafferty
- Has one brother, Lance
- Majoring in exercise science