Yvy La

Events:
Free/IM
Height:
5-3
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Olympia, WA
High School:
Olympia

High School/Club: Lettered two years on varsity…Graduated from Olympia High School in Olympia, Wash…2x MVP and highest point scorer…Holds her high school’s record in the 200 IM…State 200 IM record holder…2024 Academic All-American…4x league champion…Placed second at district championships four times…Four podium finishes at WIAA State Championships…Sophomore year, her team placed Top 10 at the state championships, for the first time in over a decade…Also swam club for 12 years…Spent five years swimming for King Aquatic Club…Athlete representative for club and state…Multiple state championship titles…Member of National Honor Society…6x President’s List.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 17…Daughter to Bao Quoc La and Bao-Khanh (Connie) Kieu Hoang…Grandfather, Dzung La served in the Army…Uncle, Stuart Fraser is a USAFA grad (’03) and served in the Air Force…Intended major is management…Credits her parents and coaches Alex Reed, Alex Nowjack, and Henry Valz for having the biggest impacts on her career, “They have always taught me to work hard, play harder, to enjoy the journey, and to believe that hard work will pay off”…Hobby is hiking…She chose the Academy “To serve my country, for the amazing opportunities it provides, and to better myself alongside people with similar ambitions.”