Jeni Griffin

Photo by: Parker Waters

Position:
Free/Breast
Class:
Junior
High School:
Santa Margarita
Hometown:
Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.

CAREER TOP TIMES
50 Free: 24.30 at Phill Hansel Invitational (11/22/19)
100 Breast: 1:05.94 at Phill Hansel Invitational (11/22/19)
100 Fly: 59.87 at LSU (12/14/20)
200 Breast: 2:26.16 AAC Championships (2/22/20)

As a Senior (2020-21): Opened her senior season Uptown with a second-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle (25.65) and a fourth-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:10.43) against Delta State (Oct. 17)...Recorded a fourth-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.42 at LSU, also finishing fifth in the 100-yard butterfly (59.87) (Dec. 14)...Finished fourth in the 50-yard freestyle against West Florida with a time of 25.40, also helping Tulane’s 200-yard freestyle relay team to a first-place finish with a time of 1:39.34 (Jan. 30).

As a Junior (2019-20): Opened the year at LSU (Sept. 28) where she competed in three events...Placed fifth in the 50-yard freestyle (25.11) against RIce (Oct. 19) in the second day of Dual-A-Pool-Ooza...Placed ninth in the 50-yard freestyle (25.14) in the Green Wave's matchup with Illinois, Liberty and FGCU (Jan. 4)...Swam on the winning 200-yard freestyle relay team (1:37.18) and took fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:08.58) in the team's matchup against Hendrix and West Florida (Jan. 10)...Placed fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:07.48) in the home finale against SMU (Jan. 25)...Saw action in the American Athletic Conference Championships.

As a Sophomore (2018-19): Swam the 50 freestyle with a time of 25.24 against Houston (Oct. 6)…Placed third in the 100 breastroke against Georgia Southern (Nov. 3)…Placed second in the 100 breastroke (1:07.73) against West Florida (Jan. 26).

As a Freshman (2017-18): Part of the 17th-fastest 200 free relay in school history with a time of 1:35.14 at the Phill Hansel Invitational (November 16)...Also part of the 17th-best 400 free relay in team history with a time of 3:28.64 at the Phill Hansel Invitational (November 18)...Also at that meet, swam her fastest 100 breast of the season with a time of 1:06.42...Part of the winning 400 free relay against Loyola-New Orleans with a time of 3:37.47 (January 19)...Took third in the 100 breast in that meet as well with a time of 1:08.15...Placed fourth in the 100 breast against West Florida in 1:08.67 (October 21).

Prior to Tulane: Attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School...Four-year letterwinner for the Eagles under coaches Ron and Rich Blanc...Member of three-straight CIF Division I championship teams from 2014-16...Earned All-America honors in the 200 freestyle relay with a 50 free mark of 24.25..Held a time of 53.61 in the 100 free...Named to the 2016 OC Varsity All-County Team...Student ambassador and member of the National Honor Society Certificate candidate for the California Scholarship Federation.

Personal: Majoring in public health and economics with a minor in management.