STANFORD, Calif. - Stanford women’s swimming and diving has added Olympic bronze medalist Annie Lazor to its coaching staff as the program’s newest associate head coach, as announced by Paul A. Violich Director of Women’s Swimming Chris Lindauer on Monday.
A rising star in the coaching ranks, Lazor brings a wealth of international experience to The Farm as both a coach and a former athlete. Most recently, she was named an assistant coach for Team USA at the 2025 World University Games, set for July 16–27 in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany.
“I’m incredibly honored and grateful to join the Stanford family and this incredible group of women,” Lazor said. “I want to extend my sincere thanks to Chris, Richard Zhu, and the Stanford administration for their trust and support. It’s an immense privilege to be a part of one of the most storied and successful programs in NCAA history and I’m excited to contribute to its continued tradition of excellence. Go Card!”
Lazor joins the Cardinal after spending the past two seasons as an assistant coach at Florida. Working primarily with the women’s team, Lazor helped guide 17 student-athletes to a combined 65 All-America honors and coached 18 SEC champions. During her time in Gainesville, the Gators broke program records in 14 events.
In 2024, Lazor played a key role in a historic season for the Florida program as they finished third at the NCAA Championships for the Gators’ best national result in 14 years. She also helped the Gators secure their second consecutive SEC title that season, the 23rd conference championship in program history.
“Annie’s passion and love for our sport is energizing and will immediately impact our student-athletes,” said Lindauer. “She brings an elite level of experience and perspective that will help elevate our program, and her adaptability and relatability will allow her to connect with our student-athletes to support them as they pursue elite goals in and out of the pool.”
Before her transition into coaching, Lazor enjoyed a decorated professional swimming career as a six-time international medalist, competing out of Indiana Swim Club. Most notably, Lazor earned the bronze medal in the 200-meter breaststroke at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games after winning the event in the U.S. Olympic Trials earlier that year.
Additionally, Lazor won three gold medals at the 2019 Pan American Championships (100 breast, 200 breast, 400 medley relay) and a world title in the 200 breast at the 2018 Short Course World Championships. A five-time U.S. Olympic Trials finalist, Lazor also represented Team USA at the 2022 FINA World Championships and was an eight-time member of the USA Swimming National Team (2015-17, 2018-24) during her career.
Lazor competed collegiately for Auburn University (2013-16), where she was a four-time NCAA All-American, reaching the national podium in the 100 breast, 200 breast, and 4x100 medley relay. A two-time team captain, she was a four-time SEC finalist and an SEC Honor Roll selection in her senior season.
A native of Beverly Hills, Michigan, Lazor graduated from Auburn with a B.A. in Communications in 2016.
The hiring is contingent on the successful completion of a background check.