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Olivia Paskulin Season 2016-17

Position
Breaststroke
Height
5'7
Class
Freshman
Hometown
Beaconsfield, Quebec, Canada
High School
John Abbott College

Paskulin’s Top Times
50 breast – 28.29 2019 SEC Championships
100 breast – 1.00.10 2019 SEC Championships
200 breast – 2:14.25 2019 SEC Championships
200 IM – 2:01.56 2019 SEC Championships

SENIOR SEASON (2019-20)
Started the season with a second place finish in the 100-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 1:04.69 against Tulane… In the same meet, finished in third place in the 200-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 2:23.75… Earned a third and fourth place finish at the TYR Fall Classic with a 1:04.34 in the 100-Yard Breast and a 2:21.79 in the 200-Yard Breast… Had a pair of sixth place finishes against Auburn in the 100 and 200-Yard Breast with times of 1:04.72 and 2:23.74… Notched two top-three finishes against SMU by touching the wall in 1:05.11 in the 100-Yard Breast and a 2:23.66 in the 200-Yard… Notched three top-eight finishes at the SMU Invitational by swimming a 1:01.71 in the 100-Yard Breast to finish second, a 2:17.31 in the 200-Yard Breast to finish fourth, and a 2:03.77 in the 200-Yard IM to finish in eighth place… Finished in second place in the 100-Yard Breast against Missouri with a time of 1:02.50 and came in sixth place in the 200-Yard Breast with a time of 2:18.86… In a dual meet against Delta State she won the 100-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 1:04.46…Came fourth in the 100-Yard Breast against Florida State with a time of 1:03.96 and eighth in the 200-Yard Breast with a 2:21.50…In a dual meet against Texas A&M she finished sixth in the 200-Yard Breast with a 2:23.09 and sixth again in the 100-Yard Breast with a 1:04.53…In a Tri meet against Houston and Rice she touched the wall first in the 100-Yard Breast with a time of 1:02.98 and tenth in the 200-Yard IM with a 2:08.83… At the 2020 SEC Championships, finished in 18th place in the 100-Yard Breast with a time of 1:00.99, 36th in the 200-Yard Breast with a time of 2:17.15, and 40th in the 200-Yard IM with a time of 2:02.11.

JUNIOR SEASON (2018-19)
Started the season off with a fourth place finish in the 100-Yard Breaststroke against UCONN and Navy with a time of 1:05.73 … Finished in sixth and seventh place in the 200 and 100-Yard Breaststroke against Florida with times of 2:23.42 and 1:06.51 … Another sixth and seventh place and finish against Kentucky in the 200 and 100-Yard Breaststroke with times of 2:22.89 and 1:05.73 … Claimed the bronze against Tulane and Loyola in the 100-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 1:04.83 … Finished in eighth place at the Art Adamson Invitational with a 1:02.77 in the 100-Yard Breaststroke … Took fourth place against Incarnate Word and Delta State in the 100-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 1:05.13 … Finished in 5th place against Texas A&M in the 200-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 2:22.13 … Finished fourth and fifth in the 100 and 200-Yard Breaststroke against Houston and Rice with times of 1:03.92 and 2:18.87 … At the 2019 SEC Championships, finished in eighth place in the 100-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 1:00.95.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2017-18)
Began the season with fourth and fifth place finishes in the 100-yard breastroke and 200-yard breaststroke with times of 1:05.50 and 2:24.50 respectively against Loyola and Tulane … Part of the 200-yard medley relay team that placed sixth against Pittsburgh and Virginia … Finished second and third in the 100 and 200 breaststroke with times of 1:05.90 and 2:23.66 against SMU … Placed sixth in the ‘C’ Final in the 200-yard breaststroke and eighth in the ‘B’ Final in the 100 breast with times of 2:17.69 and 1:03.07 respectively at the Art Adamson Invitational … Part of the 400-yard freestyle relay team that received silver in the meet against Georgia … Touched the wall fifth in the 100 breast with a time of 1:06.33 against Texas A&M … Climbed to sixth and eighth on the all-time list in the 100 and 200 breast by recording times of 1:01.08 and 2:14.67 at the SEC Championships.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2016-17)
Swam the second legs for both the 200 and 400 medley relay squads that took first and second, respectfully in the ‘B’ finals of the FGCU Classic … Also tallied a second place-finish in the ‘B’ final of the 200 breast … Tallied a pair of fourth-place finishes in both the 100 and 200 breast against Auburn … Came in 24th overall in the 200 IM at Art Adamson Invite … Clocked the seventh-fastest time in school history in the prelims of the 100 breast at the Art Adamson Invite and finished seventh overall in the ‘A’ final … Also garnered 13th overall in the 200 breast at Art Adamson … Touched the wall fourth in the 100 breast against Tulane … Swam the second leg for the 400 medley to help the squad to second place … Picked up a pair of fifth place finishes against Alabama in both the 100 and 200 breast … Garnered fourth overall in the 200 breast against Texas A&M … Swam the second leg of the 200 medley relay to help the squad place second in the quad meet against Houston, Rice and Tulane … Touched the wall fourth in the 200 breast and fifth in the 100 breast in the race … Competed in the ‘B’ final of the 100 breast at the SEC Championships, placing 16th overall … Also finished 33rd overall in the 200 breast at the SEC meet.

PRIOR TO LSU
2016 and 2012 Canadian Olympic Trials qualifier as well as a three-time World Championship Trials participant (A-finalist in the 100 breast in 2013) … Selected to the 2013 Canadian Junior Worlds Team and the 2011 North American Challenge Cup team … 2015 Age Group National Champion … 10-time age group national gold medalist.

PERSONAL
Born on February 20, 1997 … Parents are Nick Paskulin and Allison Shaver … Has a younger sister, Rebecca … Majoring in marketing.

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