2024-25 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Biography
Accolades
- ACC team championship (2025)
- NCAA team championship (2022, 2023)
- Pac-12 team championship (2021, 2022)
- 7x NCAA champion
- 2024: 200 back, 200 IM, 800 free relay
- 2023: 200 back
- 2022: 200 back, 400 medley relay
- 2021: 400 free relay
- 25x CSCAA All-American
- 2024: 100 back, 200 back, 200 IM, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 400 medley relay, 800 free relay
- 2023: 100 back, 200 back, 200 IM, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 800 free relay, 400 medley relay
- 2022: 100 back, 200 back, 200 IM, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 800 free relay, 400 medley relay
- 2021: 100 back, 200 back, 200 IM, 400 free relay, 800 free relay, 400 medley relay
- 7x Pac-12 champion
- 2023: 100 back, 200 back
- 2022: 200 back
- 2021: 100 back, 200 back, 400 free relay, 800 free relay
- Pac-12 Freshman Swimmer of the Year (2021)
- Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll (2022)
- 3x USA Swimming National Team member
- 2023-24: 200 back
- 2022-23: 200 back, 200 IM
- 2021-22: 200 back
At Cal
2023-24 (Sr.)
- Won his third consecutive NCAA championship in the 200 back with an NCAA and American record time of 1:35.37
- Captured the NCAA championship in the 200 IM with an American record time of 1:37.91.
- Part of Cal's NCAA championship-winning 800 free relay team that registered an NCAA record with a mark of 6:02.26
- Also earned All-American honors in the 100 back, 200 free relay, 400 free relay and 400 medley relay
- Won the 100 back in a dual meet against Stanford (45.26)
- Set the Spieker Aquatics Complex record in the 100 back during a dual meet against Arizona State (45.21)
- Named Pac-12 Swimmer of the Month for December
- Won the 100 back, 200 back and was part of Cal's winning 800 free relay team at the Minnesota Invitational
2022-23 (Jr.)
- Won an NCAA title (individual) and led Cal to a 2023 NCAA team championship
- Scored 53 individual points at the NCAAs and earned All-America status in the maximum of seven events.
- 1st in 200 back (1:35.87) - setting a pool record, also the second fastest time in program history
- 2nd in 200 IM (1:38.10) - setting an American record and school record
- 3rd in 100 back (43.94) - second fastest time in program history
- Earned All-American honors in the 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 400 medley relay, and 800 free frelay.
- Tallied three championships at the Pac-12 (two individual, one relay) and scored 55 individual points
- 1st in the 200 back (1:36.94)
- 1st in the 100 back (44.57)
- 4th in the 200 IM (1:40.60).
- Swept the backstroke events at the Pac-12 Championship for the second time in his career.
- Won two events (100 backstroke, 200 IM) at the midseason Minnesota Invitational
- Tallied 17 victories in various individual races throughout 2022-23.
2021-22 (So.)
- Won two NCAA titles (one individual, one relay) as he led Cal to the 2022 NCAA team championship
- Totaled 42 individual points at NCAAs & earned All-America status in the maximum of seven events
- 1st in 200 back (1:37.71)
- 2nd in 200 IM (1:38.21)
- 4th in 100 back (44.36)
- Swam the leadoff leg of Cal's NCAA title-winning 400 medley relay (3:00.61); set school & pool records
- Helped Bears place 2nd in 200 free relay (1:14.36), 3rd in 400 free relay (2:46.42) & 4th in 800 free relay (1:21.69) at NCAAs
- His 1:37.71 finish in the 200 back at NCAAs was the fastest time in the nation
- Won the 200 back title & amassed 52 individual points while leading Cal to its fifth straight Pac-12 team title
- 1st in 200 back (1:38.81)
- 2nd in 100 back (45.11)
- 4th in 200 IM (1:41.70)
- 3rd in 800 free relay (6:09.98)
- 3rd in 400 medley relay (3:02.84)
- Touched the wall first in 11 different individual races throughout the season
- Earned two victories in the 200 IM ( & 200 back (1:39.24) at the midseason Minnesota Invite (Dec. 1-4)
- Added season-best times of 42.62 in 100 free, 1:34.97 in 200 free & 2:00.35 in 200 breast.
2020-21 (Fr.)
- Emerged as one of the nation's best backstrokers during a dynamic freshman year in Berkeley
- Named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year after earning All-America status in six events
- Won an NCAA title in the 400 free relay, splitting 41.74 on the third leg of Cal's 2:46.60 victory at the NCAA Championships in Greensboro, N.C.
- Also placed second in 200 back (1:35.99), third in 100 back (44.49), third in 200 IM (1:40.01) & second in 400 medley relay (3:00.73) at NCAAs
- His 1:35.99 runner-up finish in the 200 back was the third-fastest ever in the event
- Captured four Pac-12 titles in the 100 back (45.30), 200 back (1:38.13), 400 free relay (2:48.66) & 800 free relay (6:11.98) as Cal won its fourth consecutive conference team title
- Became the first swimmer to sweep the backstroke events at the Pac-12 Championships since Ryan Murphy in 2017
- Etched his name onto Cal's all-time best list in four individual events & three relays, including a school record in the 400 medley relay (3:00.73)
- Finished his freshman year at Cal as the Bears' second-fastest backstroker ever behind Ryan Murphy (44.49, 100 back; 1:35.99, 200 back)
- Set a pair of Spieker Aquatics Complex pool records in the 100 back (45.21; Nov. 14, 2020) & 400 free relay (2:50.09; Jan. 30, 2021)
National (USA)
- Qualified for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 100 back, 200 back, 100 free and 200 IM
- U.S. National Team member (2021-22)
- Earned a bronze medal after swimming in the prelims of 4x100 free relay at the 2023 World Swimming Championships in Fukumea, Japan
- Advanced to the semifinals of the 200 meter backstroke with a time of 1:57.84
- Captured silver in the 200m back at the 2023 Phillips 66 National Championship
- Nearly earned a spot on the U.S. roster for the 2022 FINA World Championships
- Was 4th in 200 IM (1:58.42), 5th in 200 back (1:57.31)
- Placed fifth in 200m back (1:56.98), 13th in 100m back (54.08) & 29th in 200m free (1:49.69) at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials
- Clocked 1:56.88 to earn the top seed in the 200m back heats at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials; later swam 1:56.81 in semis to earn a finals berth
- Amassed four top-six finishes at the 2022 Phillips 66 National Championships
- 4th in 100m free (48.75)
- 4th in 200m back (1:57.76)
- 5th in 100m back (54.40)
- 6th in 200m IM (2:00.27)
- Touched second in the 100m free (49.50) at the 2021 Speedo Summer Championships (Irvine, Calif.)
- Won gold in the 100 back & 4x100 free relay at 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Championships (Suva, Fiji); added consolation final wins in the 50 & 100 free
- Competed at 2019 USA Swimming Junior National Championships in Stanford, Calif.
High School/Club
- Graduated from Mainland Regional High School (Linwood, N.J.) in spring 2020
- Swam club for PDR Swimming for Success
- Considered to be one of the best high school backstrokers in recent memory
- Three-time New Jersey Swim Athlete of the Year
- Eight-time National High School SCM record holder (4x50 medley relay, 200 IM, 200 free, 400 free, 100 back, 100 free, 4x50 free relay, 4x100 free relay)
- 23-time High School All-American
- National age group record holder (ages 15-16) in 100 meter back (45.93)
- Three-time Mainland Regional HS team MVP (2016-18)
- Helped lead Mainland Regional HS to three NJSIAA state titles & three Cape Atlantic League titles
- Skipped his senior high school swim season to train for the 2020 Olympics (postponed to 2021)
Personal
- Full name is Destin Richard Lasco
- Born on August 7, 2001 in Galloway, N.J.
- Son of Glenn & Uyen Lasco
- Has one brother, Glenn
- Brother, Glenn, swims at Lehigh University
- Swimming career goals include winning a NCAA title, making the U.S. National Team roster & competing at the Olympics
- Hobbies include video games, surfing & going to the beach
Historical Player Information
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2020-21Freshman
Free/IM/Back
6'2"
194 lbs
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2021-22Sophomore
Free/IM/Back
6'2"
194 lbs
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2022-23Junior
Free/IM/Back
6'2"
194 lbs
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2023-24Senior
Free/IM/Back
6'2"
194 lbs
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2024-25Graduate Student
Free/IM/Back
6'2"
194 lbs
