Annie Lazor (born August 17, 1994) is an American competitive

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. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, where she won the bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke.

Early life and education

Lazor was born in

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, Michigan, to David and Stacey Lazor. She has two siblings. Lazor attended

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, where she was a state champion in swimming. She graduated from high school in 2012. In 2016, she graduated from Auburn University."Annie Lazor"
teamusa.org. Retrieved July 31, 2021."Annie Lazor"
auburntigers.com. Retrieved July 31, 2021.

Swimming career

Lazor competed at the

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, where she finished 44th in the 100 m breaststroke."Annie Lazor"
usaswimming.org. Retrieved July 31, 2021. At the 2011 USA Swimming Championships, she tied for 52nd in the 100 m breaststroke and tied for 36th in the 200 m breaststroke. At the 2012 United States Olympic Trials, she finished 51st in the 100 m breaststroke and 15th in the 200 m breaststroke. Lazor started her NCAA career with the

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in 2012–13. She finished 8th in the 200 y breaststroke at the 2013

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Championships. 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. Lazor started competing for the

Auburn Tigers The Auburn Tigers are the athletic teams representing Auburn University, a public four-year coeducational university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. The Auburn Tigers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Assoc ...

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

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, she tied for 12th in the 100 m breaststroke and finished 3rd in the 200 m breaststroke. At the

2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) The 14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) were held from 11 to 16 December 2018 in Hangzhou, China. These championships featured swimming events in a 25-meter ( short-course) pool. Medal table Results Men's events Women's events ...

, she won the gold medal in the 200 m breaststroke (2:18.32). Lazor competed at the

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, where she won gold medals in the 100 m breaststroke, 200 m breaststroke, and 4x100 m medley relay. 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). At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won the bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke (2:20.84)."Anne Lazor"
nbcolympics.com. Retrieved July 31, 2021.

Personal best times

Long course meters (50 m pool)

Legend: † – achieved en route to final mark

Short course meters (25 m pool)

Awards and honors

* Golden Goggle Award nominee and recipient, Perseverance Award: 2021D'Addona, Dan (October 13, 2021)
"Golden Goggle Award Nominees Announced by USA Swimming, led by Dressel, Ledecky, Jacoby, Finke"
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''. Retrieved October 13, 2021.Griswold, Molly (December 7, 2021)
"2021 Golden Goggle Award Winners"
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Personal life

On December 22, 2022, Lazor announced her engagement to fellow Olympian and Brazilian swimmer

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whom she had known from training extensively with at

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in Bloomington.

References

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