2021-22 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Maddie Ward

  • Position Breast/IM
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Last School(s) Las Lomas HS
  • Hometown Walnut Creek, Calif.
  • Major Certificate in Business Administration

Biography

California
  • Swam at Cal for one season after transferring from Colorado State
  • Ranked fourth on the team in both the 100 breast (1:00.70) and 200 breast (2:12.40) during the 2021-22 season
  • At the 2022 Pac-12 Championships, took 10th in the 100 breast (1:00.73) and 17th (2:12.40)
At Colorado State
  • Served as team captain in 2020-21
  • Set school records in both the 100 breast (1:00.02) and 200 breast (2:09.85), both in 2019
  • Competed in the 100m breast at the U.S. Olympic Trials in 2021
  • Missed the majority of the 2020-21 collegiate season with an injury
  • Captured the 2019 Mountain West title in the 200 breast and placed among the top 6 at the conference meet as a freshman, sophomore and junior
  • A four-time Academic All-Mountain West selection
High School
  • Swam for the Walnut Creek Aquabears and Las Lomas High School
  • A high school All-American in the 100 breast and 200 medley relay
  • League champion in the 100 breast
  • Earned Scholar Athlete distinction
Personal
  • Earned her bachelor’s degree in fermentation science and technology at Colorado State
  • Worked toward a certificate in business administration at Cal