Utah Tech University Athletics

Individual Best Times
Event                     2025-26              Career
50 Free                       ----                   25.12
100 Free                    ----                   56.08
100 Breast             1:08.70              1:08.70
100 Fly                       ----                  1:02.03
100 IM                        ----                  1:01.56*
200 Free                1:59.94*              1:54.05
200 Breast            2:31.02*              2:31.02*
200 Fly                   2:18.70              2:18.70
200 IM                    2:11.79              2:11.79
400 IM                        ----                  4:30.78
500 Free                5:17.32              5:05.94
1000 Free                  ----                  10:59.67
1650 Free             18:13.70             17:55.32
5000 Meter OW    1:11:00              1:11:00
* - altitude adjusted time

Utah Tech Honors: Earned Academic All-WAC honors in 2023-24 and 2024-25, and Academic All-MPSF in 2025-26.

At Olympus High School: Earned four varsity letters in swimming and helped lead the Titans to consecutive Utah 5A state championships in 2021 and 2022 ... co-holds school records in the 200 free, 400 free and 200 medley relay events ... was listed on the high honor roll in every quarter during her prep career.

More on Kaiya: Born in Murray, Utah … parents are Chad Lawson and Kimberly Richards ... father Chad played college soccer at Golden West University, while mother Kimberly was a collegiate gymnast at Utah State … also recruited by Colorado Mesa … swam for the Olympus Aquatics Swim Club ... favorite musician is Noah Kahan … currently majoring in graphic design.  

Why Kaiya chose Utah Tech: “I chose Utah Tech because it is a great school and it was close enough to my home where I could see my family, but far enough away that I can be on my own and have new experiences.”