Paige Fischer
Paige Fischer

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Arvada, Colo.

High School:
Ralston Valley HS

Height:
5-8

Event:
Freestyle

Birthdate:
05/12/1991

Experience:
2L


02/25/2012

Cowgirl Swimmers And Divers Finish MW Championships In Fourth Place

Freshman Denny won the MW Championship in the 200 backstroke.

02/22/2012

Cowgirls Win Relay Championship On First Day Of MW Swimming And Diving Championships

Wyoming is in fifth place with 76 points after the first day of racing.

02/20/2012

Cowgirl Swimmers And Divers Ready For Mountain West Championships

The Cowgirls Return Three Individual All-MW Performers And Three All-MW Relay Squads

02/03/2012

Cowgirl Swimmers And Divers Dominate Border War On Senior Night

Wyoming won 13 of 16 events against Colorado State.

01/07/2012

Wyoming Swimming Teams Cruise To Victory In The Citrus Classic

Cowboys Win 12 Events On The Day, While Cowgirls Win 11

Sophomore: (2010-11)- Fischer had an solid sophomore season for the Cowgirls recording two top-10 finishes at the Mountain West Championships. Her best finish at the conference championships was in the 1650 freestyle where she placed eighth. Her top-eight finish earned her All-MW honors. Fischer's other top-10 finish came in the 500 free where she placed 10th with a time of 4:53.84. She also swam in the 200 free placing 15th at the MW Championships. Fischer swam very well for UW during the regular season. She placed first in the 200 free against Mesa State and in the 1000 free against Utah. She recorded three top-three finishes in the 500 free against UNLV, BYU and at the Nebraska-North Dakota triangular. She earned her first Academic All-MW and MW Scholar-Athlete awards. She also earned her second Cowgirl letter award.

Freshman: (2009-10)- Fischer had a successful freshman campaign competing mainly in the 500 and 1000 freestyle. She placed sixth at the MW Championships in the 500 free with a time of 4:57.40. Fischer also recorded two first-place finishes in the 1000 free, the first at the North Dakota and South Dakota triangular, and the second at the New Mexico and New Mexico State triangular.

High School: Fischer broke three school records in the 200 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, and 400 freestyle relay while at Ralston Valley High School. She was named All-Conference her junior and senior years, and All-State her junior season. She competed at the Colorado State Championships two years and League Championships all four years. Fischer also swam for the club team North Jeffco. Fischer was named All-State Academic and Outstanding Academic Athlete freshman through senior seasons. She was an honor roll member every year, a National Honor Society member, and the valedictorian of her senior class.

Personal: She was born on May 12, 1991 in Denver, Colo., and is the daughter of Joetta and Jim Fischer. She has one younger sister, Kristina. She is majoring in chemical engineering while at UW.

Top Times: 200 freestyle-1:50.85; 500 free-4:53.84; 1000 free-10:22.39; 1650 free-16:53.84

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