2021-22 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Leyre Casarin
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Liceo Linguistico
- Hometown:
- Venice, Italy
- Qualified for 50, 100 and 200 free at 2020 Pac-12 Championships
Top Times
50 Free – 22.72
100 Free – 49.30
200 Free: 1:49.29
100 Fly – 1:01.33 2018 Art Adamson Invitational
2021-22 Season (Senior)
• Anchored the 400 medley relay team that captured the event win in an exhibition against BYU. Went on to win both the 50 and 100 free events.
• Anchored the 200 medley relay team that secured 2nd against Stanford and led off the 400 free relay that placed 2nd. Picked up a pair of runners-up in the 50 and 100 free.
• Took home the 50 free title against California.
• Posted three personal-bests, two of which were NCAA B times, at the Big Al Invitational hosted by Princeton.
• At Princeton, led off for the event winning 200 free relay squad, won the 50 and 100 free events in personal-best times. Also a part of the Utah 400 free, 200 and 400 relay squads that all finished in the top-3.
• On Senior Day, took home two individual titles and two relay titles in her final home meet.
• Competed in six events for the Utes at the Pac-12 Championships, including four relays and two individual events.
Prior to Utah
Sophomore Season (2018-19)
Started the year with a win and second place finish in the 100-Yard Freestyle and the 50-Yard Freestyle against UCONN and Navy with times of 51.13 and 23.56 … Won the 100-Yard Freestyle against Florida with a time of 50.98 and finished in third place in the 50-Yard Freestyle with a time of 23.56 … Two wins against Kentucky in the 50 and 100-Yard Freestyle with times of 23.44 and 50.80 … Finished in second place in the 100-Yard Freestyle with a time of 52.05 against Tulane and Loyola … Finished in 11th place in the 100-Yard Freestyle and 17th place in the 50-Yard Freestyle at the Art Adamson Invitational with times of 50.60 and 23.30 … Two wins against Incarnate Word and Delta State in the 50 and 100-Yard Freestyle with times of 23.50 and 50.66 … Claimed the silver against Texas A&M in the 50-Yard Freestyle with a time of 23.46 … Won the 50-Yard Freestyle with a time of 23.38 and finished second in the 100-Yard Freestyle with a time of 50.86 against Houston and Rice.
Freshman Season (2017-18)
Opened the season by taking gold as anchor as part of the 200-yard medley relay team with a time of 1:43.43 against SMU … Touched the wall second in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 50.36 in the ‘C’ final of the Art Adamson Invitational … Also, swam a personal-best in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:01.33 and a 23.31 in the 50-yard freestyle in the Art Adamson Invitational … Part of the 400-yard medley relay that finished first with a time of 3:28.31 against Georgia … Placed second in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 23.59 against Texas A&M … Won gold at the Houston Quad Meet in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 50.91 … Closed the season as part of the 400-yard freestyle relay team that placed 11th at the SEC Championships with a time of 3:19.83 … Named to First Year SEC Academic Honor Roll.
Prior to LSU
Swam for the prestigious Team Veneto, based just outside of Venice, Italy … Has won the Italian Youth Team Championships every year since 2004 … Specializes in short-distance freestyle events.
Personal
Born on July 3, 1998 … Parents are Giancarlo Casarin and Stefan Stefania … Has one sister, Ianire.
