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Lauren Thompson Season 2015-16

Position
Breaststroke/individual Medley
Height
5'3
Class
Freshman
Hometown
Austin, Texas
High School
Westwood HS

SENIOR SEASON (2018-19)
Started the season off with two third place finishes and a fourth place finish against UCONN and Navy … Took fifth place in the 400-Yard IM with a time of 4:26.81 and seventh place with a time of 1:57.22 in the 200-Yard Freestyle against Florida … Two third place finishes against Kentucky in the 100-Yard Breaststroke and the 400-Yard IM with times of 1:05.28 and 4:24.08 … A third place finish in the 200-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 2:18.98 and a fourth place finish in the 100-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 1:05.63 against Tulane and Loyola … Finished in seventh place at the Art Adamson Invitational in the 400-Yard IM with a time of 4:19.92 … Won the 200-Yard Breaststroke against Incarnate Word and Delta State with a time of 2:19.93 … Claimed the bronze in the 200-Yard Breaststroke against Texas A&M with a time of 2:19.93 … Finished fourth against Houston and Rice in the 200-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 2:18.73.

JUNIOR SEASON (2017-18)
Started the season with a personal-best in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:08.51 placing her fifth against Loyola and Tulane … Finished seventh in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:24.49 against Pittsburgh and Virginia … Touched the wall third in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:06.18 against SMU … Recorded personal-best times in the 100 and 200-yard breaststrokes and 200 and 400 individual medley with times of 1:04.26, 2:16.90, 2:03.73 and 4:22.70 respectively at the Art Adamson Invitational … Took silver in the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:08.85 against Georgia … Placed third in both the 200-yard breaststroke and 200-yard IM with times of 2:20.92 and 2:07.46 respectively against Texas A&M … Finished second in the 400-yard IM with a time 4:23.39 at the Houston Quad Meet.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2016-17)
In the season opener against Vanderbilt, earned back-to-back second-place finishes in the 200 breast and IM … Took first in the 400 IM and fourth in the 500 free in the ‘B’ finals at the FGCU Classic … Touched the wall third in the 200 breast against Auburn … Placed second in the ‘C’ final of the 200 IM, fourth in the ‘C’ final of the 200 breast and eighth overall in the 400 IM at Art Adamson … Claimed finishes of second and fourth in the 500 and 100 free against Tulane … Took second in the 400 IM and fourth in the 100 breast against Alabama … Touched the wall third in the 200 breast and seventh in the 200 free against Texas A&M … Placed second in the 200 IM, third in the 400 IM, fifth in the 200 breast, and sixth in the 100 breast in the quad meet against Houston, Rice and Tulane … At the SEC Championships, finished 36th overall in the 400 IM and 42nd in the 200 breast.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2015-16)
Competed at her first SEC Championships and finished 35th in the 200 breast and 37th in the 400 IM … Took the win in the 400 IM and finished fourth in the 200 IM against Houston, Rice and Tulane … Touched the wall fourth in the 200 breast and sixth in the 100 breast against Missouri … Finished fourth in the 400 IM and earned a pair of sixth-place finishes in the 200 IM and 200 breast against Virginia Tech and Kentucky … Finished fourth in the ‘C’ final of the 200 IM and fourth in the ‘B’ final of the 400 IM at the Texas A&M Invite … Earned her first varsity letter.

PRIOR TO LSU
Named most improved of her club team in 2012, 2013 and 2014… Named a scholastic All American in 2013, 2014 and 2015… Qualified for winter and spring junior nationals all four years of high school… Reached summer junior nationals the last three years…

PERSONAL
Born on January 24, 1997… Parents are Bobby and Lara Tompson… Has one sister, Brittany… A part of the pace setters, Spanish club, outreach club and senior spirit… Majoring in marketing

Thompson’s Top Times
200 free – 1.53.26 2016 LSU vs. Auburn
500 free – 5.02.81 2016 FGCU Swimming Classic
1000 free – 10.31.99 2016 Tulane vs. LSU
100 breast – 1.04.23 2017 Houston/Rice/Tulane/LSU
200 breast – 2.16.90 2017 Art Adamson Invitational
200 fly – 2.08.51 2017 LSU vs. Tulane vs. Loyola
200 IM – 2.02.83 2016 Art Adamson Invitational
400 IM – 4.20.83 2016 UH Quad Meet

Thompson’s 2017-18 Top Times
100 breast – 1.04.26 Art Adamson Invitational
200 breast – 2.16.90 Art Adamson Invitational
200 IM – 2.03.73 Art Adamson Invitational
400 IM – 4.22.70 Art Adamson Invitational
200 fly – 2.08.51 LSU vs. Tulane/Loyola

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