2016-17 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

David Stluka

Maria Carlson

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Livermore, Calif.
  • Highschool Livermore

Biography

2016-17: Placed 17th in the 400 medley relay (3:32.78), 19th in the 100 breaststroke (1:00.04) and 22nd in the 200 breaststroke (2:10.46) at the NCAA Championships ... took third in the 200 breaststroke (2:08.15), fourth in the 400 medley relay (3:31.89) and sixth in the 100 breaststroke (1:00.36) at the Big Ten Championships ... set the UW Natatorium records in the 100 breaststroke (1:00.39) and the 400 medley relay (3:37.30) while also winning the 200 breaststroke (2:14.15) against Green Bay ... won the 200 breaststroke (2:12.52) and was runner-up in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.50) at the Notre Dame Shamrock Invitational, also took third in the 400 medley relay (3:41.15), fourth in the 200 medley relay (1:43.33) and 10th in the 200 IM (2:04.93) ... runner-up in the 200 breaststroke (2:16.45) and 400 medley relay (3:39.63) at USC, also placed fourth in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.82) ... finished ninth in the 100 breaststroke (1:01.24), 17th in the 200 breaststroke (2:13.87), eighth in the 200 medley relay and ninth in the 400 medley relay at the Texas Invitational ... placed third in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:04.74) and fifth in the 200 breaststroke (2:25.28) against Georgia, also placed third in the 400 medley relay (3:42.72) and fourth in the 200 medley relay (1:44.16) ... earned runner-up accolades in the 100- (1:02.89) and 200-yard breaststroke (2:17.59) at NC State, also placed seventh in the 200-yard IM (2:09.60) and finished third in the 400-yard medley relay (3:40.75) and fourth in the 200-yard medley relay (1:43.66) ... grabbed a pair of fourth-place finishes in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:04:51) and the 200-yard medley relay (1:43.32) while also taking fifth in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:22.08) and eighth in the 200-yard IM (2:12.92) against Minnesota ... took second in both the 100-yard breaststroke (1:03.17) and 200-yard breaststroke (2:17.21) vs. Auburn while also helping the 200-yard medley relay team take third (1:42.89)

2015-16: Competed in the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke events for the Badgers at the NCAA Championship, finishing 43rd (1:01.44) and 58th (2:16.25), respectively, while also helping UW to a 24th-place finish in the 400 medley relay (3:36.52) ... set a career-best time in the 200-yard IM (2:04.54) with a 58th-place finish at the Big Ten Championship, while also finishing 14th in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:01.78) and 11th in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:12.43) ... grabbed a first-, second-, and third-place finish vs. Green Bay in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:16.28), 100-yard breaststroke (1:03.63), and 200-yard IM (2:09.69) ... tallied a third-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:04.19) and fifth-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:21.38) at Georgia ... finished fourth in the 200- (2:17.68) and sixth in the 100-yard (1:03.54) breaststroke at Auburn ... finished fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke at USC with a time of 1:06.53 ... claimed an 11th-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:02.05) and a 19th-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:18.48) at the Texas Invitational ... finished runner-up in the 100-yard breaststroke at Northwestern with a time of 1:03.78.

2014-15: Led the team in the 100-yard breaststroke and holds the second-fastest time in program history (1:00.74) after placing ninth at the Big Ten championships ... in the 200-yard breaststroke, she owns the sixth-fastest time in program history (2:11.73) ... earned NCAA honorable mention All-America honors after helping the 400-yard medley relay to a 16th-place finish ... also competed in the 100 and 200 breaststroke at the NCAA championships.

2013-14:
At Big Ten championships, recorded the seventh-fastest time in school history in the 100-yard breastsroke (1:02.10) ... also posted 10th-fastest in the 200-yard breaststroke prelims (2:14.73) before finishing 15th in the event's finals (2:16.35) ... set a pool record in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:20.35) at the Green Bay Dual.

Prep: Named the MVP of her varsity swim team during her senior year, Carlson was an Olympian Scholarship winner ... earned a top-8 finish in the 100 Breast at the California Coast Sectionals ... garnered Most Improved Swimmer award during freshman campaign ... named to school's honor roll during all four years ... FIDM Fashion Club founder and President.

Personal: Born in Walnut Creek, Calif. ... parents are Barbara and Joseph ... has one sister, Melissa, who is currently a member of the varsity crew team at Cal-Berkeley ... double majoring in civil engineering and chemistry.

Top Times
50 Free: 24.59 (12/5/2013)
100 Free: 54.74 (12/5/2013)
100 Breast: 59.30 (2/17/2017)
200 Breast: 2:08.15 (2/18/2017)
200 IM: 2:03.36 (12/1/2016)

NCAA Honorable Mention All-America Honors (1)
2015:
400-yard Medley Relay: 16th (3:34.92)

Honors
2017 Academic All-Big Ten
2016 Academic All-Big Ten
2015 Academic All-Big Ten

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Junior

    Breast
    5'11"
  • 2016-17Senior

    Breast
    5'11"