Maddie Clifton Season 2023-24
Clifton’s Top Times
100 Free – 52.10 2019 SMU Invitational
100 Breast – 1:03.22 2021 SEC Championships
200 Breast – 2:18.70 Auburn Invitational
200 IM – 2:00.77 Auburn Invitational
200 Back – 2:00.83 2022 SEC Championships
100 Back – 57.34 2021 Art Adamson Invitational
SENIOR SEASON (2022-23)
In the opening meet against Tulane and Vanderbilt, finished 10th in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 59.59…took seventh in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:07.25…was fourth in the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:06.64. In a tri-meet with Denver and Air Force, finished ninth in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:07.32…claimed eighth place in the 200-yard backstroke with a readout of 2:09.23…tied for third place in the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:09.07. Against Auburn, placed seventh in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:06.44…finished eighth in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:07.11
JUNIOR SEASON (2021-22)
At the Art Adamson Invitational, finished 12th in the 200-IM with a time of 2:02.64, 15th in the 200-back with a time of 2:01.43 and 21st in the 100-back with a time of 57.34; also placed 25th in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:03.51… Against Tulane, claimed first place in the 200-IM with a time of 2:06.27; also placed fourth in the 200-back with a time of 2:06.41 and fifth in the 100-back with a time of 58.86… Against Texas A&M, had two sixth-place finishes in the 200-back (2:07.25) and 100-back (59.08)… At the SEC Championships, claimed 35th place in the 200-IM with a time of 2:01.71, 40th in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:03.78 and 33rd in the 200-back with a time of 2:00.83
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2020-21)
At the Auburn Invitational, won the 200-Yard IM with a time of 2:00.77, finished second in the 200-Yard Breast with a time of 2:18.70, and fourth in the 100-Yard Breast with a time of 1:03.42… In a duel meet against Tulane she finished fourth overall in the 200-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 2:20.89 and fifth overall in the 100-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 1:35.35… Against Florida State she touched the wall fourth in the 200-Yard IM in a 2:05.21 and sixth in the 100-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 1:05.62… Against Texas A&M she finished fourth in the 200-Yard IM with a time of 2:06.79 and touched eighth in the 100-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 1:05.49… At the 2021 SEC Championships, finished in 39th place in the 100-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 1:03.22, 42nd in the 200-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 2:18.99, and 49th in the 200-Yard IM with a time of 2:02.45.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2019-20)
Swam the seventh best time in the 100-Yard Breaststroke and the eighth best time in the 200-Yard IM against Tulane with times of 1:08.55 and 2:10.36… Notched two 10th place finishes at the SMU Invitational with a 1:04.95 in the 100-Yard Breast and a 2:02.82 in the 200-Yard IM… Finished in sixth place in the 100-Yard Breast against Missouri with a time of 1:03.57… In a dual meet against Delta State she finished fifth in the 50-Yard Freestyle with a time of 24.90 and second in the 200-Yard Breast with a 2:22.43…Came fifth in the 200-Yard IM against Florida State with a time of 2:07.05, seventh in the 200-Yard Breast with a 2:21.47 and eighth in the 100-Yard Breast with a 1:04.79… In a dual meet against Texas A&M she touched the wall fifth in the 100-Yard Breast with a time of 1:05.99…In a Tri meet against Houston and Rice she touched the wall third in the 200-Yard IM with a time of 2:05.09 and sixth in the 100-Yard Breast with a 1:05.17…
PRIOR TO LSU
Lettered two years at Louis D. Brandeis High School for coach Megan Perez … Transferred from UT San Antonio … In high school, part of the 2017 and 2018 District Championship Teams … Individual honors include being a 2017 and 2018 District Champion, 2017 Regional Champ, 2018 All-State Team Member, 2018 Brandeis MVP, 2018 District MVP.
PERSONAL
Full name is Madison Lee Clifton … Born on August 1, 1999 … Parents are Bryan Clifton, Shannon Clifton, and Marra Francis … Has one brother, Cannon, and four sisters, Sydney, Avery, Britton, and Emerson … A/B Honor Roll Member … National Honors Society Member … National Spanish Honor Society … Mu Alpha Theta Member … Chose LSU because: “The academic opportunities at LSU automatically caught my attention, but it wasn’t until I visited the school and swim team that I knew LSU was where I wanted to be. I have never felt like a team was an actual family until I met this team. I knew instantly I wanted to be a part of it.”