Lara Jackson
Lara Jackson (born October 14, 1986) is a freestyle swimmer from the United States. In 2008, she set the USA Record in the long-course women's 50 freestyle at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials. She swam for the University of Arizona, and at the 2009 NCAA meet set the meet and USA Record in the 50 yard freestyle.
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| Full name | Lara Marie Jackson | |||||||||||||
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| Born | October 14, 1986 El Paso, Texas | |||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||
| Club | Tucson Ford Dealers Aquatics | |||||||||||||
| College team | University of Arizona | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Also at the 2008 Olympic Trials, she finished 3rd in the 50 Free behind Jessica Hardy and Dara Torres. Following Hardy's withdrawal from the Olympic team, prior to the Games; however, Jackson was not added to the Olympic team.
Personal bests (long course)
| Event | Time | Date |
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| 50 m freestyle | 24.50 | June 2008 |
| 100 m freestyle | 56.17 | July 2009 |
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References
External links
- Lara Jackson at USA Swimming
- Lara Jackson – University of Arizona profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-08-17)
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