Laura Sogar

Laura Sogar

File:Laura Sogar signs autographs after 200m fly-2 (18426690064).jpg Sogar in 2017 signing autographs
Personal information
National team	United States
Born	(1991-04-27) 27 April 1991 Dallas, Texas, United States
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
Club	University of Texas
Medal record Representing United States Women's swimming FINA Youth World Swimming Championships Gold medal – first place 2008 Monterrey 4 × 100 m relay medley Silver medal – second place 2008 Monterrey 50m breaststroke Bronze medal – third place 2008 Monterrey 200m breaststroke FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Silver medal – second place 2012 Istanbul 200m breaststroke Bronze medal – third place 2012 Istanbul 4 × 100 m medley relay Summer Universiade Silver medal – second place 2013 Kazan 200m breaststroke Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kazan 4 × 100 metre medley relay

Laura Sogar (born 27 April 1991) is an American comedian and former competitive swimmer. After a collegiate career at the University of Texas, she won two medals representing the United States at the 2012 World Swimming Championships. After retiring from professional swimming in 2016, Sogar began a career in improv and stand-up comedy.

Early life

Sogar was born in Dallas and grew up in Exeter, Rhode Island. She attended The Prout School in Wakefield where she was a five-time all-state swimmer and was named Rhode Island Female Swimmer of the Year.

College career

In college, Sogar competed for the University of Texas Longhorns. She was named Big 12 Swimmer of the Year in 2012. Sogar won an NCAA title in 2013 in the women's 200 breaststroke.

International career

Sogar competed at the 2008 Youth World Swimming Championships, winning three medals including a gold in the girls 4×100 m relay medley.

Sogar first represented the United States in senior level competitions at the 25m 2012 World Swimming Championships in Istanbul. She won silver in the women's 200m breaststroke and a bronze medal in the women's 4 × 100 m relay medley event.

Sogar completed twice at the US Olympic Swimming Trials. In 2008, she finished eighth in the 200m breaststroke and 13th in the 100m breaststroke event. At the 2012 Trials, Sogar finished fourth in the 200m breaststroke and ninth in the 100m breaststroke.

Post-swimming career

Since 2016, Sogar has been an improviser and stand-up comedian. As of 2024, she was engaged to comedian Matthew Broussard.