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Lindsey Olson

Class: RS Junior Hometown: Charleston, S.C. High School: First Baptist Church School

Height: 5-8 Event: Freestyle/Butterfly

2011-12 - Competed in every regular season meet and at the SEC Championships...Had the team's third fastest time in the 500 freestyle with a mark of 4:57.14 at the SEC Championships...Recorded fourth fastest time on the team in the 1,000 freestyle (10:26.35) against rival Clemson...Posted the team's fifth best time in both the 200 freestyle (1:52.18) and 200 butterfly (2:04.00)...Won one race, claiming first against Tennessee in the 500 freestyle with a mark of 5:05.07...Swam in the 200 freestyle (27th), 500 freestyle (24th) and 200 butterfly (25th) at the SEC Championships...Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2010-11 - Returned from surgery to lead the mid-distance corps for the Gamecocks...Had team's top time in 500 free (4:52.26) at SEC Championships...Second-best on the team in 1000 free (10:11.43), with that career-best time against Clemson...Swam a season-best 2:01.45 in 200 fly at SEC Championships to rank second on the team...Second on the team in 200 free after a 1:50.71 at SEC meet...Part of team's top 800 free relay squad that went 7:19.66 to earn an NCAA `B' cut at SEC Championships...Won five races, including two against Clemson.

2009-10 - Redshirted after shoulder surgery in the fall...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2008-09 - Made an immediate impact as a freshman, competing primarily in mid-distance freestyle and butterfly events... Part of school record-setting 800 FR (7:15.38) and 400 MR (3:41.87) teams at SEC Championships... Advanced to consolation finals in 500 free and 200 fly at SEC Championships to score points for Carolina... Finished 10th in 200 fly with only sub-2:00 time of the year for Gamecocks (1:59.74), just missing an NCAA `B' cut... Finished 13th in the 500 free (4:46.17) to earn a `B' cut time... Just missed finals in the 200 free with a 17th-place time of 1:48.49... Fastest on the team in 500 free and 200 fly; second-fastest in 200 free, 100 fly, 200 IM and 400 IM...Won 11 individual races on the year, including two each in meets against Virginia and Clemson...won her first-ever collegiate swim, clocking a 56.46 in the 100 fly against North Carolina...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.

PRE-COLLEGE - Graduated from First Baptist Church School, was fifth in her graduating class...Three-time SCISA Swimmer of the Year...Named Swimmer of the Year by the Charleston Post & Courier twice...Team MVP all four years...Three-time Academic All-American...Holds eight individual school records and three relay records...Named to the High School Sports Report three times...Helped her team to a state title in 2007-08...Member of Southern Marlins Racing Team...Had three Olympic Trial cuts...Was team captain for two years...Member of the GMRT National Team...Honor roll student all four years of high school.

PERSONAL - Born June 12, 1990...Parents are Bob and Donnajean Olson...Major is exercise science.