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2020-21 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Kyle Calzia / MPSF
Kyle Calzia / MPSF
Owen Main/MPSF
Mark Honbo
Mark Honbo

Leah Timmerman

Leah Timmerman

  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Major:
    American Studies
  • Hometown:
    West Hills, Calif.
  • High School:
    Palisades Charter HS '17

Summary

Biography

2020-21: Missed All-MPSF consideration by just five seconds in 1,650, placing 9th (18:00.43)... Also finished 12th in 400 IM (4:44.12), 15th in 500 free (5:10.44) and swam second leg of 4th-place 800 free relay (7:32.82) at conference championships... Went 10:49.78 in 1,000 free at Pacific dual (Feb. 13)... Best 400 IM time was 4:42.68 in exhibition at Pacific.

2019-20: Set a new collegiate best in the 200 Breast (2:25.33) at the Phill Hansel Invite (Nov. 23)...Other season-best times include: 100 Free (55.69), 200 Free (1:59.48), 500 Free (5:09.56), 1000 Free (11:02.02), 1650 Free (17:44.73), 100 Breast (1:07.80), 200 Breast (2:25.33), 100 IM (1:03.52), 200 IM (2:11.75), 400 IM 
(4:42.69)... Earned MPSF All-Academic honors.

2018-19: Set career-best times in eight different events during her sophomore season, including three at the 2019 MPSF Championships where she finished 24th in the 1650 free (17:43.69) and 200 breast (2:25.53), and 20th in the finals of the 400 IM (4:34.87)… Touched second with a career-best 10:46.80 in the 1000 free against CSU East Bay on Nov. 2… Also set a pair of collegiate-bests at the 25th annual Miami Invite in the 500 free (5:08.56) and 200 IM (2:11.17)… Other season-best times include: 100 fly (1:02.88), 100 IM (1:03.22)... MPSF All-Academic honoree.

2017-18: Set five collegiate-bests at the Juanita Allington Memorial Invite in the 100 free (54.56), 500 free (5:11.68), 1000 free (10:48.34), 200 IM (2:11.98), and 400 IM (4:43.20)… Finished 25th in the prelims of the 200 breaststroke with a career-best time of 2:25.56 and 25th in the finals of the 100 breaststroke (1:06.99) at the Mizzou Invite… Swam legs in four of UC Davis’ five free and medley relay teams… Other season-best times include: 100 fly (1:05.04), 100 back (1:06.50), and 100 IM (1:05.59). 

PALISADES CHARTER HS ’17: Four-year varsity letter winner and member of school’s honor roll (2013-2017)… Recipient of Most Valuable Varsity Girl Swimmer award in 2014 and 2015… CIF LA City Section Champion in the 200 IM (2014)… Three-time CIF LA City Section second-place finisher in the 200 IM (2015-2017)… Four-time CIF LA City Section Champion in the 100 breast (2014-2017)… Finished 22nd overall in the 200 IM and 26th in the 100 breaststroke at the 2015 CIF State Championships… 2016 Coaches Award recipient… Captain of the varsity girls swim team in 2017…Recipient of the Todd Swanson Award (2017)…School record holder in the 100 breast and 200 IM (2017).

PERSONAL: Born in Santa Monica, Calif… Parents are Elizabeth and Brian… Has one sibling, Quincy… Her father, Brian, swam for UC Davis, and her mother, Elizabeth, swam for CSU Northridge… Competed for the CCAT Swimming Club (2015-2017)… SoCal Swimming Junior Olympics qualifier… CA/NV Section qualifier… USA Swimming Futures Championships qualifier…Lists surfing and playing the guitar as her favorite hobbies.

SELECTED TOP TIMES
EVENT TIME DATE MEET
100 Free 54.56 2/23/18 Juanita Allington Memorial
200 Free 1:55.62 2/5/21 at Fresno State
500 Free 5:08.56 11/29/18 Miami Invite
1000 Free 10:46.80 11/2/18 vs. CSU East Bay
1650 Free 17:43.69 2/23/19 MPSF Championships
100 Fly 1:02.88 1/5/19 Aggie Open 
100 Back 1:06.50 1/6/18 Aggie Open
100 Breast 1:06.99 11/17/17 Mizzou Invite
200 Breast 2:25.33 11/23/19 Phill Hansel Invite
100 IM 1:03.22 10/26/18 vs. Nevada
200 IM 2:11.17 11/29/18 Miami Invite
400 IM 4:34.87 2/22/19 MPSF Championships

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Breast/IM
    5'8"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Breast/IM
    5'8"
  • 2019-20Junior

    Breast/IM
    5'8"
  • 2020-21Senior

    Dist. Free
    5'8"