Destin Lasco

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Destin Lasco is an American swimmer who swims for the University of California, Berkeley.

High School

During his high school campaign, Lasco was a 3-time New Jersey Swim Athlete of the Year. He was a 23-time high school All-American and 8-time national high school record holder (scm). He was a member of the USA National Jr Team and competed at the 2018 Jr Pan Pacific Championships, where he placed 1st in the 100 back and 4×100 free relay and 9th in the 50 and 100 free.

Lasco was ranked #3 in SwimSwam’s Top 20 NCAA Ranks for the class of 2020 and #5 in the Re-rank of that class. On January 19, 2019, Lasco announced his verbal commitment to swim for Cal.

College (California)

At his first Pac-12 championships, Lasco made his presence in the NCAA known. He swam the 200 free-100 back double on day 3 of the meet, placing 6th in the 200 free (1:33.73) and winning the 100 back (45.30) just minutes later. He really turned heads when led a historic 1-2-3-4-5-6 finish for Cal in the 200 back in the final night, taking the win in 1:38.13. Lasco also swam on the winning 800 and 400 free relays.

Best Times

Course Event Time Date Meet
scy 200 Free 1:33.28 02/28/21 2021 Pac-12 Championships
Houston, Texas
scy 100 Back 44.49 03/26/21 2021 NCAA Championships
Greensboro, North Carolina
scy 200 Back 1:35.99 03/27/21 2021 NCAA Championships
Greensboro, North Carolina
scy 200 IM 1:40.01 03/25/21 2021 NCAA Championships
Greensboro, North Carolina