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Lulu Szumski, a senior at Northshore Excessive Faculty in Slidell, Louisiana, has introduced her dedication to swim and examine on the College of Arkansas at Little Rock starting this fall. She trains year-round with Nu Wave Swim Membership out of New Orleans.
Szumski instructed SwimSwam, “The College of Arkansas at Little Rock was interesting to me as a result of it matches my educational pursuits, and I like the world. Go Trojans!”
On the time of her dedication, Szumski posted on social media:
I couldn’t be happier to announce my verbal dedication to the College of Arkansas at Little Rock to proceed my educational and athletic profession. Swimming in school has been a dream of mine since I used to be little, and due to the assistance of my superb dad and mom, type buddies, and supportive coaches, I’ve been in a position to make that dream a actuality. I’m without end grateful for this sport and the alternatives and buddies it has blessed me with💗💗Go Trojans!
Szumski carries a 4.12 GPA and serves as a two-time workforce captain at Northshore Excessive. She’s a member of the Beta Membership, Future Farmers of America (FFA), and the Northshore Spirit Membership.
Her membership coach, Ross Hedrick, praised her management, saying: “Lulu brings nice vitality to swim practices and meets. Her constructive perspective is infectious, and she or he has been an important chief inside our Senior Group.”
Nearly all of her lifetime bests have been produced on the 2022 Senior Quick Course State Championships, the place Szumski swam to a number of wins. She claimed state titles within the 100 free (51.45) and 100 again (56.08), whereas additionally incomes runner-up finishes within the 100 breast (1:04.98), 200 IM (2:04.20), and 500 free (5:03.02). She added a bronze medal within the 200 free (1:52.63) and led off Nu Wave’s silver-medal 800 free relay in 1:51.60.
High SCY Occasions:
50 Freestyle: 24.94 (cut up on 1st 50 of 100 free)
100 Freestyle: 51.45
200 Freestyle: 1:51.60
500 Freestyle: 5:03.02
100 Backstroke: 56.08
200 Backstroke: 2:07.21
200 IM: 2:04.20
400 IM: 4:31.03
100 Breaststroke: 1:04.98
100 Butterfly: 59.16
Beneath the route of head coach Nathan Townsend, Arkansas–Little Rock completed fifth out of 9 groups on the 2025 Missouri Valley Convention (MVC) Championships.
Szumski’s profession greatest within the 100 again (56.08) would have put her simply 0.02 shy of the ‘A’ ultimate cutoff (56.06) eventually season’s championship. Past that near-miss, her 200 IM greatest would have positioned her eleventh out of prelims, touchdown her solidly within the ‘B’ ultimate, whereas her 100 breast time (1:04.98) would have ranked thirteenth out of prelims, additionally scoring within the ‘B’ ultimate. She additionally would have checked in at 14th within the 400 IM.
With that in thoughts, the 100 again and 200 IM look like her clearest choices heading into convention competitors. Nonetheless, for the reason that 100 breast and 400 IM battle with the 100 again on the MVC schedule, she might also take into account the 200 again and 100 free on the ultimate day. These occasions took 2:03.41 and 50.78, respectively, to make the ‘B’ finals this previous season.
On final yr’s workforce depth chart, Szumski’s 200 IM would have located her 1st, narrowly edging out senior Gillian Boggs, who led the Trojans with a 2:04.30. Within the 100 again, Szumski would have ranked an in depth Third, simply behind senior Caitlin Romprey (55.48) and sophomore Beatriz Comini Romero (55.55) from the Missouri Valley Convention Championships. With Romprey and Boggs graduating, Szumski is poised to make a direct influence for the Trojans.
Szumski joins Megan Stewart, Lyla Roper, Katherine Rasmussen, Ava Walters, and Nelanee Fulton in Little Rock’s incoming class subsequent fall.
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