Skip To Main Content

SMU Athletics

Skip Ad
Southern Methodist University

Calendar

2025-26 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Ava Andersen

  • Event Diving
  • Class JR
  • Height 5-4
  • Hometown Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
  • Previous School Pine Crest High School

Biography

All-Conference Honors
AAC Team Diving (2024)

2024-2025 (So.): Competed at nine meets for the Mustangs.

2023-2024 (Fr.): Combined with Jaclynn Fowler and Nicole Stambo to score 331.15 to claim first in the team diving event at the AAC Championships. Assisted in SMU diving placing in the top three on four different occasions at AACs.

Prep: A high school All-American... two-time zone qualifier... Florida High School State Champion: two-time third place individual, two-time first place team… Two-time first place Regional Champion… Two-time first place District Champion… Two-time first-team all-county Broward via Miami Herald… Two time first-team all-county Broward via Sun Sentinel… Two-time MVP for Pine Crest Varsity Diving… Specializing in 1-meter, 3-meter, 5-meter, 7-meter and 10-meter… Coached in high school by Janet Gabriel and Mariusz Podkoscielny — two-time Olympian in 1988 and 1992.

Personal: Born in Sept. 2004, to Thomas and Carrie Anderson... Has one brother Brady… is planning to major in Pre-Med

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24FR

    Diving
    5'4"
  • 2024-25SO

    Diving
    5'4"
  • 2025-26JR

    Diving
    5'4"