Laura Savariau

Photo by: Jeff Harwell

Event:
Back/Free
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Saint-Hilaire-la-Palud, France

2016 Academic All-MAC

2015 MAC Champion (200 Medley Relay)

2015 Second Team All-MAC

2015 Academic All-MAC

2015 CSCAA Scholar All-American Honorable Mention

2014 Second Team All-MAC

2014 CSCAA Scholar All-American Honorable Mention

Savariau's Top Time's

Short Course Yards:

Event

Time

Year

Long Course Meters:

Event

Time

Year

100 Backstroke

200 Backstroke

50 Freestyle

100 Freestyle

200 Freestyle

54.21

1:56.52

23.47

51.54

1:49.87

2013-14

2014-15

50 Freestyle

100 Freestyle

200 Freestyle

100 Backstroke

200 Backstroke

200 IM

27.36

59.16

2:08.54

1:02.92

2:15.31

2:28.00

2015

2014

2015

2016

2014

UA All-Time Rankings

50 Freestyle: Seventh (23.47)

100 Freestyle: Eighth (51.54)

200 Freestyle: Second (1:49.87)

100 Backstroke: Second (54.21)

200 Backstroke: Second (1:56.52)

200 Medley Relay: Third (1:40.16)

200 Freestyle Relay: First (1:31.22)

400 Freestyle Relay: First (3:24.11)

As a Junior: Named to the Academic All-MAC team … MAC Championships: Finished second in the 800 free relay with a time of 7:15.75, which represents a program-best time … recorded two top-ten finishes including a fifth-place finish in the 100 back (54.30) and eighth-place finish in the 200 back (2:00.43) … Invitationals: Finished first in the 400 medley relay in a time of 3:44.68 at the Magnus Cup (Nov. 20-22) … had a second-place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:41.56) and two third-place finishes in the 200 free relay (1:33.55) and 400 free relay at the Magnus Cup … recorded four top-three finishes at the Zippy Invitational (Dec. 4-6), including second 200 back (1:57.66) and 200 free relay (1:33.04), and third in the 400 medley relay (3:42.91) and 400 free relay (3:25.75) ... 2016 French Open Swimming Championships: placed eighth overall in the 100 back (1:03.72) ... competed in the 50 free and 50 back ... 2016 USA Open Championships: placed 18th overall in the 200 back with a time of 2:15.31 ... swam the 100 back in 1:03.07 to place 19th.

As a Sophomore: MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: recorded the season-best and program second-best time in the 200 backstroke (1:56.52) at the MAC Championships … took first place and set a program record (1:31.22) as part of the 200 freestyle relay team at the MAC Championships … placed fourth in the 100 Backstroke (54.46) at the MAC’s … Duals: a member of the squad that recorded the third-best program time in the 200 medley relay (1:40.16) at the Zippy Invitational (Dec. 5-7) … placed fourth in the 100 backstroke (56.73) at the Zippy Invitational. Honors: Second-team All-MAC … Academic All-MAC … Scholar All-American.

as a Freshman (2013-14): Named to Second Team All-MAC … set the program record with a second place time of 54.21 at MAC Championships … season top time of 1:59.96 in 200 backstroke came at MAC Championships for fifth place finish … placed fourth at MAC Championships with 400 freestyle relay team … set program record in 100 backstroke at 54.21, good for second at MAC Championships.

Prior to Akron: Competed with the Olympic Nice Natation … in 2010, earned first place in the 200 backstroke and second place in the 100 backstroke at the Junior French Championship … placed second in both the 200 and 100 backstroke at 2011 Junior French Championship … finished second in 200 and 100 backstroke during the 2012 Junior French Championship.

Personal: Born Dec. 1, 1995 in Saint-Hilaire-la-Palud, France … daughter of Thierry and Frederique Savariau.