2025-26 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster

Lainy Kruger
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Notre Dame Academy
- Hometown:
- Taylor Mill, Ky.
Olympic Experience
2024 Olympic Trials
Career Accolades
Prior to Florida:
2024 Olympic Trials
| Date | Event | Result |
| 6/16/24 | Heat: 200 free | 48th - 2:03.53 |
| 6/19/24 | Heat: 200 fly | 48th - 2:16.73 |
Career Accolades
- Four-time All American
- SEC Co-Swimmer of the Week on Sept. 30, 2025
- 2025 CSC Academic All-District Team
- 2025 All-SEC Second Team
- 2024-25 CSCAA Second-Team Scholar All-American
- 2024-25 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
- 2024 All-SEC First Team
- 2024 SEC All-Freshman Team
- 2023-24 CSCAA Scholar All-American
- 2023-24 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
- Recipient of Florida's Swimming & Diving 2025 Gator Award, given to the individual who embodies what a Florida Swimmer/Diver is: positive energy, enthusiasm, leader, etc.
- Set four of Florida Women’s All-Time Top-10 Times
- 200-yard Freestyle | 6. 1:43.64
- 200-yard Butterfly | 9. 1:55.08
- 200-yard IM | 5. 1:54.08
- 400 Free Relay | 2. 3:10.82
- Competed in four events: 200 IM, 200 freestyle, 200 Butterfly, 400 free relay and 800 free relay
- Earned three All-American Honors: 800 free relay first team honors & 200 free and 400 free relay second team honors
- Anchored the 800 free relay in 1:43.67 to move from seventh to third place with an overall time of 6:53.41.
- Earned her first individual All-American honor after placing 14th in the 200 free (1:44.09)
- Member of Florida's 400 free relay team who finished ninth in 3:10.82, recording a 47.95 split as the third leg
- Swam the 200 IM in 1:56.13 to earn 23rd overall for her best NCAA finish in the event
- Went 1:55.25 in the 200 fly for 24th place
- Member of the SEC Championships second-place team
- Competed in the 200 free, 200 fly, 200 IM and 400 free relay
- Contributed to 114 points
- Won one bronze medal
- Swam the third leg in 48.06 for Florida's 400 free relay team who finished third in 3:11.07
- Advanced to the 200 free A Final and placed fifth in 1:43.90
- Won the 200 IM B Final in 1:54.08 to earn ninth overall
- Finished 12th in the 200 fly after going 1:55.08
- Competed in five dual meets and one Invitational
- Tallied five first place and 10 top-five finishes
- Raced in 26 events
- Won the 500y free in 4:53.87 in Florida's last regular season dual meet against FSU (1/31)... Finished third in the 200y free after touching the wall in 1:48.31
- Swam the second leg in 50.29 for the Gators 400y free relay A Team that recorded a winning time of 3:20.80 in Florida's road win at Texas A&M (1/17)... Finished fourth in the 200y free (1:49.67)... Earned sixth in both the 200y fly (2:03.58) and the 200y IM (2:06.44)
- Clinched two top-two finishes in Florida's home win against Indiana (1/3)... Clocked a 50.24 split as the third leg in the Gators winning 400y free relay team (3:18.63)... Placed second in the 200y fly with a final time of 1:59.16... Earned seventh in the 100y free after touching the wall in 51.53... Member of Florida's 200y medley relay C Team that put together a 1:45.93 time for seventh, swam the fly leg in 25.20
- Raced in eight events at the Georgia Fall Invite (11/20-22)... Placed first in the 200y fly with a winning time of 1:55.22... Swam the second leg in 48.19 for Florida's winning 400y free relay team that finished first in 3:11.79... Recorded a 1:46.33 lead off split for the Gators 800 free relay team that won with a final time of 7:12.26... Went 1:56.29 in the 200y IM A Final to finish second overall... Placed second in the 200y free B Final after touching the wall in 1:45.52 to earn 10th overall... Member of Florida's 400y medley relay C Team that came in seventh (3:36.10 / 52.64)... Swam the third leg (24.18) for Florida's 200y medley relay C Team that earned 10th (1:39.68)... Recorded a 49.29 in the 100y free prelims
- Claimed second in the 200y fly after clocking a 1:59.53 time in Florida's road win at Georiga (11/1)... Finished fifth in the 100y free (50.72)... Anchored the Gators 200y medley relay B Team with a 23.07 split as the squad came in third after putting together a 1:41.34
- Earned three top-four finishes in Florida's season opener at Virignia (10/18)... Placed third in the 200m fly (2:07.83)... Finished fourth in the 100m free after touching the wall in 54.68... Swam the third leg (54.40) for the Gators 400m free relay A Team that came in second (3:36.51)
- Set two of Florida Women’s All-Time Top-10 Times
- 400-yard Freestyle Relay Record Member | 1. 3:08.00
- 200-yard Butterfly | 8. 1:55.41
- Competed in the 200 IM, 200 Free, 200 Fly, 400 Free Relay
- Earned her first All-American honor in the 400 Free Relay, swimming a 48.45 in the third leg as Florida finished second in the event
- Recorded three top-50 individual finishes at her first NCAA Championships
- 29th place - 200 Fly – 1:56.13
- 46th place - 1:46.95
- 50th place - 200 IM – 1:58.63
- Member of the SEC Championship winning team
- Member of the school record 400 Free Relay Team, who also won first with 3:08.00
- Recorded three top-10 individual finishes
- 7th place – 200 Fly – 1:56.09
- 9th place - 200 IM - 1:56.59
- 9th place - 200 freestyle - 1:44.35
- Her 200 IM (1:56.59) and 200 Free (1:44.35) times are personal bests
- Competed in five dual meets, two Invitationals (Georgia Invite & Florida Invite) and one tri-meet (Tennessee, Kentucky)
- Swam in 28 events
- Tallied three individual first-place finishes
- 200 Butterfly – 1:58.88 vs. Vanderbilt
- 200 Butterfly – 1:58.49 vs. Georgia
- 500 Freestyle – 4:53.44 vs. South Carolina
- Recorded 7 second or third place finishes
- Swam a 200 fly personal best at the 2023 UGA Fall Invitational, earning 3rd place after going 1:55.41.
- Was a member of at least one relay team in the 200-yard Medley Relay, 200-yard Free Relay, 400-yard Medley Relay, 400-yard Free Relay, 800-yard Free Relay
| 50 Freestyle | 23.16 | UGA Fall Invitational | Nov. 16, 2023 |
| 100y Freestyle | 49.29 | UGA Fall Invitational | Nov. 22, 2024 |
| 200 Freestyle | 1:43.64 | NCAA Championships | March 21, 2025 |
| 500 Freestyle | 4:53.44 | vs. South Carolina | Jan. 5, 2024 |
| 100 Butterfly | 54.76 | vs. Tennessee & Kentucky | Nov. 3, 2023 |
| 200 Butterfly | 1:55.08 | SEC Championships | Nov. 16, 2023 |
| 200 IM | 1:54.08 | SEC Championships | Feb. 19, 2025 |
Prior to Florida:
- Qualified for 2021 Olympic Trials
- Two-time Kentucky State Champion in the 100 breast
- 2022 Kentucky State Champion - 200 free
- All-American
- Multiple school record holder
Meet the Gators: The Catching Unit
Friday, October 24
Up Next presented by UF Health (October 24, 2025)
Friday, October 24
Game Time presented by Tower Hill Insurance (October 24, 2025)
Friday, October 24
Gator Tales with Sean Kelley: Men's Hoops Preview with Todd Golden
Thursday, October 23



































