2021-22 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

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Alicia Wilson

  • Position Freestyle/IM
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Last School(s) Charterhouse School
  • Hometown Guildford, Surrey, UK
  • Major Business Administration

Biography

California
  • Ended the 2021-22 season ranked among Cal's all-time top 10 in four events - 200 back (9th, 1:52.67), 200 breast (5th, 2:09.82), 200 IM (6th, 1:53.58) and 400 IM (4th, 4:04.10)
  • Her PR effort in the 200 breast led the Bears during the 2021-22 season
  • At the 2022 NCAA Championships, placed 19th in the 200 IM (1:56.18), 17th in the 400 IM (4:08.59) and 34th in the 200 back (1:54.49)
  • Reached the A final in two events at the 2022 Pac-12 meet, taking fourth in the 400 IM (4:09.27) and seventh in the 200 IM (1:57.37), while also finishing 15thin the 200 back (1:57.56). In addition, helped the 800 free erlay to a runner-up finish
  • Captured the 2021 Pac-12 crown in the 200 IM (1:53.65), while also taking second in the 400 IM (4:04.22) and 200 back (1:52.67). In addition, handled the anchor leg on Cal's winning 800 free relay
  • Set the Cal pool and dual-meet record in the 200 IM (1:53.58) vs. UCLA on Jan. 30, 2021, while she also established the Cal dual-meet mark (4:04.10, at Stanford, 11/21/20) and pool record (4:06.64, vs. USC, 1/31/21) in the 400 IM
  • Placed third in the 200 IM (1:54.51) at the 2021 NCAA Championships, also taking 18th in the 200 back (1:53.94) and 22nd in the 400 IM (4:11.29). Helped the 800 free relay to a third-place finish
  • Qualified for the 2020 NCAA Championships in both IM events
  • The 2020 Pac-12 runner-up in the 400 IM (4:04.99), while also taking third in the 200 IM (1:55.85) and 11th in the 200 back (1:54.33). Anchored Cal's runner-up 800 free relay
  • Received Cal's Most Improved Award following the 2019-20 season
  • Swam in three individual races at the 2019 NCAA Championships, finishing 18th in the 200 IM (1:56.54), 44th in the 100 back (53.22) and 31st in the 200 back (1:54.51)
  • At the 2019 Pac-12 meet, placed 10th in the 200 IM (1:56.52), 17th in the 100 back (53.23) and 8th in the 200 back (1:55.11)
  • A three-time CSCAA Scholar All-American and named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll in 2020, 2021 and 2022
  • Voted CoSIDA Academic All-District (at-large division) in 2021
Olympics
  • Named to Great Britain's Olympic team in the 200m IM for the Tokyo Games after securing a runner-up finish at the British Trials with a PR 2:09.61.
  • Reached the final of the 200m IM at the Tokyo Olympics, where she placed eighth in 2:12.86
International
  • Selected to Great Britain's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games
  • Earned a gold medal in the 200m IM at the 2019 World University Games in Naples, Italy, winning the final in 2:11.35
  • At the 2021 British Swimming Trials, placed second in the 200m IM (2:09.61) and fifth in the 100m back (1:01.06)
  • Represented Great Britain at the 2021 European Championships in Budapest
High School
  • Took first place in the 200 IM at British Summer Nationals in 2018, while she was second in the 100 back
  • Earned her school’s History Prize for being the most promising historian and the Greyhound Award for combined swimming and academic achievements
  • Earned a bronze medal in the 200m IM (2:14.60) at 2017 European Junior Championships in Israel, while also reaching the semifinals in the 50m free, 100m free and 100m fly
  • Collected three medals at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas – 200m IM (gold), 50m fly (silver) and mixed 400m free relay (silver)
  • Swam for the Guilford City Club
 
Personal
  • Business administration major
  • Born March 5, 2000
  • Parents are Ashley and Michelle Wilson
  • Has two sisters, including older sister, Eleanor, who went to the University of Arizona
  • Participated in gymnastics through age 12 and played field hockey for seven years until she was 14

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    Freestyle/IM
    5'7"
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Freestyle/IM
    5'7"
  • 2020-21Junior

    Freestyle/IM
    5'7"
  • 2021-22Senior

    Freestyle/IM
    5'7"