Annie Lazor

Annie Lazor
Personal information
NicknameAnne
National teamUnited States
Born (1994-08-17) August 17, 1994 (age 30)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
College team
CoachRay Looze
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 200 m breaststroke
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2018 Hangzhou 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2022 Melbourne 4×50 m medley
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto 200 m breaststroke

Annie Lazor (born August 17, 1994) is a retired[1] American competitive swimmer. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, where she won the bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke.

Early life and education

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Lazor was born in Detroit, Michigan, to David and Stacey Lazor. She has two siblings. Lazor attended Wylie E. Groves High School in Beverly Hills, Michigan, where she was a state champion in swimming. She graduated from high school in 2012. In 2016, she graduated from Auburn University.[2][3]

Swimming career

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Lazor competed at the 2010 USA Swimming Championships, where she finished 44th in the 100 m breaststroke.[4]

At the 2011 USA Swimming Championships, she tied for 52nd in the 100 m breaststroke and tied for 36th in the 200 m breaststroke.[4]

At the 2012 United States Olympic Trials, she finished 51st in the 100 m breaststroke and 15th in the 200 m breaststroke.[4]

Lazor started her NCAA career with the Ohio State Buckeyes in 2012–13. She finished 8th in the 200 y breaststroke at the 2013 Big Ten Championships.[3]

At the 2013 USA Swimming Championships, she finished 21st in the 50 m breaststroke, 23rd in the 100 m breaststroke, and 12th in the 200 m breaststroke.[4]

Lazor started competing for the Auburn Tigers during her NCAA sophomore season in 2013–14. She competed in the 100 y breaststroke, 200 y breaststroke, and 200 y individual medley at the SEC Championships.[3]

At the 2014 USA Swimming Championships, she finished 34th in the 50 m breaststroke, 35th in the 100 m breaststroke, and 8th in the 200 m breaststroke.[4]

At the SEC Championships during her junior season in 2014–15, Lazor finished 6th in the 100 y breaststroke (59.82) and 5th in the 200 y breaststroke (2:09.24). She helped Auburn finish 5th in the 4x100 y medley relay (3:34.58). At the 2015 NCAA Championships, she finished 20th in the 100 y breaststroke (1:00.14) and 10th in the 200 y breaststroke with a personal best time of 2:08.41. She helped her team finish 14th in the 4x100 y medley relay (3:33.92).[3]

At the 2015 USA Swimming Championships, she finished 26th in the 100 m breaststroke and 8th in the 200 m breaststroke.[4]

At the 2016 NCAA Championships, she finished 13th in the 100 y breaststroke and 13th in the 200 y breaststroke. She helped her team finish 21st in the 4x100 y medley relay.[4]

Lazor competed at the 2016 United States Olympic Trials, where she finished 10th in the 100 m breaststroke and 7th in the 200 m breaststroke.[4]

At the 2018 USA Swimming Championships, she tied for 12th in the 100 m breaststroke and finished 3rd in the 200 m breaststroke.[4]

At the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), she won the gold medal in the 200 m breaststroke (2:18.32).[4][5]

Lazor competed at the 2019 Pan American Games, where she won gold medals in the 100 m breaststroke, 200 m breaststroke, and 4 × 100 m medley relay.[4]

At the 2020 United States Olympic Trials, she finished 3rd in the 100 m breaststroke (1:05.60) and 1st in the 200 m breaststroke (2:21.07).[4][6][7]

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won the bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke (2:20.84).[2][8]

On Jun 30, 2023, she retired from competitive swimming and moved to coaching at the University of Florida.[9]

Personal best times

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Long course meters (50 m pool)

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Event Time Meet Location Date Notes
50 m breaststroke 30.75 2020 US Olympic Trials Omaha, Nebraska June 14, 2021 †
100 m breaststroke 1:05.37 2020 US Olympic Trials Omaha, Nebraska June 14, 2021
200 m breaststroke 2:20.77 2021 TYR Pro Swim Series - Bloomington Bloomington, Indiana May 19, 2021

Legend: † – achieved en route to final mark

Short course meters (25 m pool)

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Event Time Meet Location Date
50 m breaststroke 29.83 2020 International Swimming League Budapest, Hungary November 22, 2020
100 m breaststroke 1:03.69 2020 International Swimming League Budapest, Hungary November 22, 2020
200 m breaststroke 2:16.33 2020 International Swimming League Budapest, Hungary November 21, 2020

Awards and honors

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Personal life

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On December 22, 2022, Lazor announced her engagement to fellow Olympian and Brazilian swimmer Vinicius Lanza whom she had known from training extensively with at Indiana University in Bloomington.

References

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  1. ^ "Annie Lazor, Olympic breaststroke medalist, sets swimming retirement, move to coaching". NBC. June 30, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Annie Lazor". teamusa.org. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "Annie Lazor". auburntigers.com. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Annie Lazor" Archived July 30, 2021, at the Wayback Machine. usaswimming.org. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  5. ^ "14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m)". omegatiming.com. December 16, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  6. ^ "2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II". omegatiming.com. June 15, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  7. ^ "2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II". omegatiming.com. June 18, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  8. ^ "Anne Lazor". nbcolympics.com. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  9. ^ nbcolympics.com. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  10. ^ D'Addona, Dan (October 13, 2021). "Golden Goggle Award Nominees Announced by USA Swimming, led by Dressel, Ledecky, Jacoby, Finke". Swimming World. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  11. ^ Griswold, Molly (December 7, 2021). "2021 Golden Goggle Award Winners". Swimming World. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
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