2019-20 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Adamski, Lindsay

Lindsay Adamski
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Arrowhead
- Hometown:
- Hartland, Wis.
Bio
2019-20: Finished second in the 100 breast and 100 fly against Cincinnati with season best times of 1:02.10 and 55.18 respectively… Was a part of second place 200 free relay at TYR that finished in 1:32.90… Finished top-40 at the 2020 Big Ten Championship in the 200 breast… Finished top-75 in the 50 free at the 2020 Big Ten Championships…
2018-19: Finished fourth and fifth in the 50 and 100 breast respectively against Michigan (10/19-20) ... Took fourth in the 100 breast in quad-dual against UIC/Chicago/Illinois (10/26) ... Set personal bests in the 50 and 100 fly at the TYR Invitational, finishing ninth and 17th (11/16-18) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2017-18: Swam career highs in the 50 back (27.10) and 100 free (54.46) at the TYR Invitational (11/17-19) ... Took 18th in the 50 back and 23rd in the 100 back at the TYR Invite.
2016-17: Sophomore breast and fly simmer… Third-fastest Wildcat in the 100 breast… Had a top time in four other events… Had a career year, surpassing her previous top times in seven events…Finished with career-best times in the 100 fly (56.26) and 50 free (24.21) at the Big Ten Championships (2/15)… Also a member of the 200 medley relay team that came in 11th… Swam a career-best 50 breast (29.23), 100 breast (1:03.12), 50 fly (27.05) and 100 IM (58.05) at Northwestern’s TYR Invitational (11/20)...Came in first in the 50 breast at the TYR Invitational… Came in ninth in the 100 breast as well… Finished fourth in the 100 free with another career-best time of 56.35 at the Purdue Triple Dual (1/28)…Finished second at the Illinois/Rutgers Triple Dual (10/29) in the 100 breast… Finished fifth in the 100 breast against Notre Dame (1/14)… Placed fifth in the 100 breast against Iowa (1/21)… Academic All-Big Ten.
2015-16: One of four fastest Wildcat swimmers in the 100 breast as a freshman ... Posted season-best times in all three events she participated in (100 breast, 100 fly, 200 IM) at the Big Ten Championships (2/17-20) ... Swam her fastest time this season (59.05) in the 100 fly versus Iowa (1/23) ... Improved her season-best time in the 100 breast to 1:04.65 with an 11th-place finish at the TYR Invitational (11/21) ... Earned a fifth-place time of 1:07.39 in the 100 breast at Illinois (10/30) ... Placed fifth in her first-ever collegiate appearance at the Chicago Quad (10/24) in the 100 breast with a time of 1:06.22.
High School: Two-time Wisconsin state champion in the 100 breast and runner-up in the state in the 200 IM in 2013 ... Won three state titles as the breaststroke leg of the 200 medley relay ... NISCA/Speedo All-America honoree with the 14th-fastest breaststroke time in the nation in 2013 ... All-State award winner ... Nominee for the Wisconsin Swimmer of the Year award in 2012 ... USA Swimming Scholastic All-American, National Honor Society member and honor roll honoree.
Personal: Born Lindsay Ann Adamski ... Daughter of Linda and David Adamski ... Mom swam at UW-Whitewater ... Father played baseball at Wisconsin ... Chose Northwestern over Harvard, Vanderbilt and Notre Dame ... Major is Human Development and Psychological Services.
2018-19: Finished fourth and fifth in the 50 and 100 breast respectively against Michigan (10/19-20) ... Took fourth in the 100 breast in quad-dual against UIC/Chicago/Illinois (10/26) ... Set personal bests in the 50 and 100 fly at the TYR Invitational, finishing ninth and 17th (11/16-18) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2017-18: Swam career highs in the 50 back (27.10) and 100 free (54.46) at the TYR Invitational (11/17-19) ... Took 18th in the 50 back and 23rd in the 100 back at the TYR Invite.
2016-17: Sophomore breast and fly simmer… Third-fastest Wildcat in the 100 breast… Had a top time in four other events… Had a career year, surpassing her previous top times in seven events…Finished with career-best times in the 100 fly (56.26) and 50 free (24.21) at the Big Ten Championships (2/15)… Also a member of the 200 medley relay team that came in 11th… Swam a career-best 50 breast (29.23), 100 breast (1:03.12), 50 fly (27.05) and 100 IM (58.05) at Northwestern’s TYR Invitational (11/20)...Came in first in the 50 breast at the TYR Invitational… Came in ninth in the 100 breast as well… Finished fourth in the 100 free with another career-best time of 56.35 at the Purdue Triple Dual (1/28)…Finished second at the Illinois/Rutgers Triple Dual (10/29) in the 100 breast… Finished fifth in the 100 breast against Notre Dame (1/14)… Placed fifth in the 100 breast against Iowa (1/21)… Academic All-Big Ten.
2015-16: One of four fastest Wildcat swimmers in the 100 breast as a freshman ... Posted season-best times in all three events she participated in (100 breast, 100 fly, 200 IM) at the Big Ten Championships (2/17-20) ... Swam her fastest time this season (59.05) in the 100 fly versus Iowa (1/23) ... Improved her season-best time in the 100 breast to 1:04.65 with an 11th-place finish at the TYR Invitational (11/21) ... Earned a fifth-place time of 1:07.39 in the 100 breast at Illinois (10/30) ... Placed fifth in her first-ever collegiate appearance at the Chicago Quad (10/24) in the 100 breast with a time of 1:06.22.
High School: Two-time Wisconsin state champion in the 100 breast and runner-up in the state in the 200 IM in 2013 ... Won three state titles as the breaststroke leg of the 200 medley relay ... NISCA/Speedo All-America honoree with the 14th-fastest breaststroke time in the nation in 2013 ... All-State award winner ... Nominee for the Wisconsin Swimmer of the Year award in 2012 ... USA Swimming Scholastic All-American, National Honor Society member and honor roll honoree.
Personal: Born Lindsay Ann Adamski ... Daughter of Linda and David Adamski ... Mom swam at UW-Whitewater ... Father played baseball at Wisconsin ... Chose Northwestern over Harvard, Vanderbilt and Notre Dame ... Major is Human Development and Psychological Services.
ADAMSKI'S CAREER BESTS
Event | Career Best |
50 breast | 29.23 |
100 breast | 1:02.10 |
200 breast | 2:17.15 |
50 free | 23.89 |
100 free | 54.46 |
50 back | 27.10 |
100 back | 58.89 |
50 fly | 25.48 |
100 fly | 55.18 |
100 IM | 58.05 |
200 IM | 2:08.17 |
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