Kansas Jayhawks
Karla Lessing - Women's Swim & Dive - Kansas Jayhawks

Karla Lessing

Position Free/Fly
Hometown Boulder, Colo.
High School Fairview High School
Class Junior
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Top Collegiate Times

Time Event Date Meet
1:58.20 200 Y Free 11/18/2022 Kansas Classic
5:06.86 500 Y Free 2/4/2022 Iowa State
10:53.39 1000 Y Free 11/3/2023 Nebraska
17:25.77 1650 Y Free 11/15/2023 Mizzou Invite
2:02.45 200 Y Fly 1/22/2022 Arkansas
4:43.39 400 Y IM 11/19/2021 Kansas Classic

 

2022-23 (Sophomore)

  • Placed second in the 1,650-yard freestyle (17:35.56) versus Arkansas on Jan. 21st.
  • Placed fourth in the 500-yard Freestyle (5:23.30) versus Arkansas on Jan. 21st.

2021-22 (Freshman)

  • Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
  • Made collegiate debut at the Sunflower Showdown (Oct. 1)
  • Finished with the third-best time in the 1,000-yard freestyle event for the Jayhawks, with a time of 10:26.08

High School: 

  • Joining the Jayhawks from Fairview High School in Boulder, Colorado, Karla Lessing competed at the Colorado High School 4A State Championships in the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle.
  • In December of 2019, Lessing won the 1,650 freestyle and took 3rd in the 500 freestyle at Colorado Swimming’s Pioneer Open.
  • Lessing joins her older sister, Amelie, who is currently a sophomore for the Jayhawks.

Personal

  • Daughter of Simon and Lisa Lessing
  • Has a sister, Amélie
  • Father, Simon is a 5x Pro Triathlete World Champion and competitor for Great Britain in the 2000 Sydney Olympics
  • Undecided about her major