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2023-24 Swimming & Diving Roster

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Laura Vekony

Laura Vekony

  • Position:
    Fly/Free
  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-8 /
  • Year:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Budapest, Hungary
  • High School:
    Móricz Zsigmond HS

Summary

Biography

Concordia Career
2023-24:
CSC Academic All-District ... Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction Award ... NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence ... competed in 12 meets and collected 20 top-10 finishes for the Navy and Gold in her final season ... recorded a pair of third-place finishes in the 1650 freestyle and 200 breaststroke against MSU Moorhead at Two Rivers Aquatic Center ... helped CSP to their first invitational victory in program history with a fifth-place finish in the 200 butterfly at the Roger Ahlman Invite ... added a fifth-place finish in the 200 butterfly at the Dragon Invite ... was honored as the first senior in program history in the final dual of the season against Minnesota State and St. Thomas ... capped off her career with an impressive showing at the 2023-24 NSIC Swimming and Diving Championship, where she collected 17 points and reached the podium with an eight-place finish in the 200 butterfly with a school-record time of 2:13.70

2022-23: CSC Academic All-District ... NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence ... named to the Dean's List and earned the Regent's Scholarship ... competed in 10 meets and accumulated 93 points throughout the season ... finished second in the 1000 yard freestyle and fourth in the 100 yard butterfly against Northern State ... finished third in the 1000 yard freestyle against Minnesota State Moorhead and Jamestown ... recorded three season-best times in the 500 yard freestyle with a time of 5:33.40, 100 yard butterfly with a time of 1:04.83 and in the 200 yard butterfly with a time of 2:16.13 at the Augustana Invitational (11/17-19) ... added a third-place finish in the 200 yard butterfly at the Dragon Invitational ... recorded a pair of personal-best in the 50 and 100 yard breaststroke, and a season-best in the 50 yard freestyle at home against Augsburg ... capped off the season with a trio of season-high times at the 2023 NSIC Swimming and Diving Championships.

2021-22: Named NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence ... named to the Dean's List and earned the Regent's Scholarship ... finished second in the 200 yard free and third in the 50 yard free at the Hamline Invite ... collected a pair of third-place finishes at the  SMSU Dual Meet ... set three personal best times and collected five points for the Golden Bears at the Augustana Invitational ... finished second in both the 1650 yard free and 400 yard individual medlay at the Roger Ahlman Invite ... claimed her first career first-place finish in the 200 yard fly with a time of 2:24.18 at the 2022 Dragon Invite ... set six personal-best times and three top-20 finishes at the 2022 NSIC Conference Championships. 

2020-21: Placed 13th at the 2021 NSIC Championships in the 200 yard butterfly in a time of 2:18.78, scoring four points ... also competed in the 50 freestyle prelims (60th, 27:53), 100 butterfly prelims (31st, 1:04.39), 100 freestyle prelims (41st, 59:31) at the conference championships.
Competed at the club level for MTK Budapest as a prep swimmer ... two-time recipient of Mayor's Recognition Award for Sports Performance and Academic Performance. 2015: Took first in the 4x100m relay event at the National Youth Championship ... placed fourth in the 200m fly event at the Czech Open National Swimming Championship. 2016: Placed third in the 4x200m relay event at the LXXXXVIII National Youth Championship. 2017: Third place finish in the 400m IM and 800m freestyle at the Open International Swimming Championship (Budapest) ...  placed first at the Budapest Open, an international event on the best team in the competition. 2019: Placed third in the 200 fly at the National Student Olympic.

Personal:
Pursuing a degree in finance with a minor in business management ... a six-time Dean's List student and Regent's Scholarship recipient at CSP ... has two younger sisters.
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Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Fly/Free
    5'9"
  • 2021-22Freshman

    Fly/Free
    5'9"
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Fly/Free
    5'8"
  • 2023-24Junior

    Fly/Free
    5'8"