The University of Akron Athletics
2014-15 Women's Swimming and Diving

Amanda Lawson
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Fairview
- Hometown:
- Erie, Pa.
Lawson's Top Times | ||
Year | Event | Time |
2013-14 | 100 Breaststroke | 1:02.82 |
2013-14 | 200 Breaststroke | 2:17.24 |
2012-13 | 200 IM | 2:11.10 |
as a Junior (2013-14): Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention … registered the team’s top time in the 200 breaststroke (2:17.24) and the third-fastest time in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.82), both personal bests … set a personal top time in the 200 IM (2:08.95) … finished 10th in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.82) and 200 breaststroke (2:17.64) at MAC Championships (Feb. 27-Mar. 1) … placed third in the 200 IM at Eastern Michigan (Nov. 2) … earned first place with 400 medley relay team against St. Francis (Nov. 9) and fourth place at the 2013 Zippy Invitational (Dec. 6-8) … placed second in 100 breaststroke against Youngstown State (Jan. 17).
as a Sophomore (2012-13): Notched two first-place finishes in the 200-yard breaststroke against St. Francis (Nov. 10) and Oakland (Mich.) (Jan. 11) … placed second in the 200-yard breaststroke three times against Duquesne (Oct. 19), Buffalo (Nov. 3), and Cleveland State (Jan. 26) … set season-fastest times at the MAC Championships in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:03.57) and the 200-yard breaststroke (2:17.24) … 200-yard breaststroke at MAC Championships set the program record.
as a Freshman (2011-12): Led the team in the 100-yard breaststroke, swimming a season-best 1:04.26 during the prelims of the MAC Championships (Feb. 23-25), before finishing 15th in the final (1:04.43) ... also swam season bests in the 200-yard breast (2:20.76) and the 200-yard IM at the MAC Meet (2:12.45) ... placed third in the 100 breast against Duquesne (Oct. 22) and Bowling Green (Nov. 18) ... took 13th in the 100 breast at the Zippy Invite (Dec. 2-4) ... also had a season best of 27.32 in the 50-yard freestyle.
at Fairview HS: Set school records in the 100-yard breastroke and the 200-yard individual medley ... was a three-time district champion in the 100-yard breast and a three-time top ten finisher at the state meet in the event ... finished her career with a fourth place finish in the 100-yard breast at the state meet ... lead her 200-yard medley relay team to a fourth place finish at the state meet her senior year as well ... twice was the district runner-up in the 200-yard IM.
Personal: Daughter of Peter and Michelle Lawson ... has one sister, Mallory.