Lauren Wegener Takes the Fast Lane

Junior Lauren Wegener will graduate a full year early this May with a bachelor's degree in mathematics.

Sixth in a series of stories highlighting the academic, community and personal achievements of University of Toledo student-athletes.

Lauren Wegener was five years old when she joined her first club swim team. It wasn't long before she realized that competitive swimming could pave a path to her future.

Wegener, a junior on the University of Toledo swimming and diving team, is set to graduate a year early this May with her bachelor's degree in mathematics. A native of Rochester Hills, Mich., she grew up down the street from one of the local pools and would spend her summer days there, joining…