2021-22 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

400 Free Relay
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Larson, Ally

Ally Larson

  • Height:
    5-10
  • Class:
    Junior
  • High School:
    The American School in London
  • Hometown:
    London, England
2022-23:
  • 2x All-American Honorable Mention (400 free relay, 200 free relay)
  • Opened the season with a win in the 200 free and a third place finish in the 100 free against Illinois and UIC (10/29)
  • Set a personal best with a time of 23.00 in the 50 free against Purdue Invitational (11/16-18)
  • Took second in the 50 free against Miami (FL) and Army (12/17)
  • Won the 200 free and placed second in the 100 free against Miami (OH) (1/7)
  • Finished fourth in the 100 free against Iowa, Minnesota and Purdue (1/27-28)
  • Set a personal best and earned an NCAA 'B' cut time of 22.75 in the 50 free while also earning 'B' cuts in the 100 free (49.48) and 200 free (1:46.81) at the Big Ten Championships (2/15-18)
  • Competed on the 200 and 400 freestyle relay teams at the NCAA Championships (3/15-18)

2021-22:
  • Placed fourth in the 200 free and fifth in the 100 fly against Indiana (10/16) 
  • Won the 200 fly against Illinois and UIC (10/23) 
  • Took bronze in the 200 free and placed sixth in both the 100 free and 500 free at the Purdue Invitational (11/20)

2020-21:
  • Second-fastest Wildcat in the 100 fly against Michigan and Indiana (1/16)
  • Took bronze in the 400 IM against Iowa and Penn State (1/23)
  • Took gold in the 200 free with an NCAA 'B' cut time of 1:46.87 against Illinois and Wisconsin (2/6)
  • Placed fifth in the 200 free at the Big Ten Championships while also taking 12th in the 200 fly and 20th in the 200 IM (2/23-2/27)
  • Also at B1Gs, part of the school record-setting 400 and 800 free relay teams and the bronze-medalist 200 free relay team (2/23-2/27)
  • Honorable All-American in the 200 and 400 free relays
  • Swam the second leg of the 200 and 400 free relay teams at the NCAA Championships that placed 14th and 13th, respectively (3/18-3/20)
  • Also competed in the 200 free at NCAAs (3/18-3/20)

2019-20:
  • Took seventh in both the 200 fly and 400 IM at the Big Ten Championships
  • Part of the 800 relay team that finished sixth at the Big Ten Championships
  • Set three personal bests in the 200 free (1:52.72), 200 fly (2:02.08) and 200 IM (2:05.24) while taking gold in the 200 fly and 200 IM in her Northwestern debut against UIC and Illinois (Oct. 12)
  • Placed first in the 200 fly and set a personal best with a second place finish in the 100 fly against Oakland (11/1)
  • Took first in the 400 IM and placed second in the 200 free with a personal best time in the 200 free (11/2)
  • Took gold in the 400 IM with an NCAA 'B' cut time of 4:14.76 and placed second in the 200 IM with a 'B' cut time of 1:59.92 at the TYR Invitational (11/24)
  • Finished third in both the 100 and 200 free against Iowa (1/18)
High School:
  • Ranked 3rd in Minnesota by CollegeSwimming.com
  • Competed at the 2018 London Winter Champions and the British Summer Championships
Personal:
  • Born Ally Larson
  • Born in Minneapolis, Minn.
  • Parents are David and Rochelle Larson
  • Competed for Aquajets and Camden Swiss Cottage Swimming Club
  • Chose Northwestern over Notre Dame, Michigan and Minnesota
  • Anticipated Major is economics
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