Lane Gooding

Class Freshman

Hometown Seattle, Wash.

High School Seattle Preparatory School

Major Undeclared

Bio

Career-Best Times (collegiate)
50 Free: 23.86 at Phill Hansel Invitational, 11.19.25
100 Free: 52.19 at Phill Hansel Invitational, 11.21.25
200 Free: 1:54.51 at Phill Hansel Invitational, 11.20.25

As a Freshman (2025-26)
• Ranked second on the team in the 50 free and third in the 100 free at the end of the fall
• Contributed to Vandy’s top 200 and 400 free, and 200 and 400 medley relays also
• Posted career-low times in the 50, 100 and 200 free—missing finals in the first event by .02 seconds—at the Phill Hansel Invitational (Nov. 19-21)
• Second on the squad in both the 50 (24.31) and 100 (52.92) free in meet against Missouri and McKendree (Nov. 1)
• Was team’s top finisher in the 100 free (53.66) in tri-meet against Indiana State and Illinois (Nov. 7-8)
• Finished first in the 50 free (24.44) and second in the 100 free (53.98) to help Commodores defeat North Florida (Oct. 4) in her collegiate debut

The Gooding File
• Planning to major in human & organizational development and political science
• Swam for Seattle Preparatory School and the Seattle Metropolitan Aquatic Club
• Finished third in the 50 and 100 free at the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association 3A state championship as a senior
• Set school standards in the 50 and 100 free, and was member of school’s record-setting 200 and 400 free, and 200 medley relays
• Qualified for Winter Junior Nationals in the 50 free
• Named team MVP following the 2021 and ’24 seasons
• When she was a junior helped the school go undefeated during the regular season
• Served as a team captain her senior year
• Named to the Dean’s List all four years in school
• Daughter of Shannon and Jim Gooding
• Is the middle of three children; older sister, Liv, is a junior on the Commodore swim team
• Mother, Shannon, was a member of the rowing team at California and competed in the 1992 Olympic Games
• Father, Jim, swam at California as well
• Grandfather, Charles Day, won a gold medal in rowing at the 1936 Olympic Games
• Enjoys swimming, wake surfing, and spending time with friends and family