Lily Olson

University of Illinois Athletics

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Illinois Record - 200 Freestyle Relay & 200 Medley Relay

Part of the school record 200 medley relay (1:38.63) at the Big Ten Championships
Part of the program's second-fastest 200 freestyle relay (1:31.05) and 400 freestyle relay (3:21.15) at the Big Ten Championships
Academic All-Big Ten

Part of the school record 200 freestyle relay team (1:31.02) that was swam at the Hawkeye Invitational
Part of the school record 400 medley relay team (3:41.32) that was swam at the Big Ten Championships
Swam the program's fifth fastest 100 IM (58.97) at the CSCAA National Invitational Championship
Academic All-Big Ten

Clocked a lifetime best in the 50 freestyle with a tim eof 23.34 at the Big Ten Championships
Finished first in the 50 freestyle (23.96) and the 200 butterfly (2:06.23) at Indiana State
Placed first in the 50 freestyle at Northwestern with a time of 23.80
Contributed to a third place finish in the 200 medley relay (Salafatinos, Kale, Cabush) with a time of 1:45.88 at Northwestern
Earned Prairie Farms Scholar-Athlete of the Week distinction for the week of 10/18/22
Academic All-Big Ten

Was a member of a second place relay team in the 400M Butterfly (3:31.35) on 1/16 versus Purdue
Placed first in the 100 Butterfly with a time of 57.05 against Nebraska
Finished her season strong, setting personal bests in three events at the Big Ten Championships. She set personal bests in the 100 butterfly (55.30), 200 butterfly (2:01.83), and the 100 freestyle (51.90)

Attended Mater Dei High School
2019 California CIF Southern Division I Section Finalist
Helped team to a third-place finish at the 2019 California CIF Southern Division I Section Championships
Four year varsity letterwinner

Born January 26, 2002
Hometown: Fullerton, Calif.
Majoring in Political Science
Parents are Jon and Bridget Olson
Has an older brother, Mick
Brother, Mick, is a member of the Men's Swimming and Diving team at St. John's University