This week, four-time CrossFit Games individual athlete Lauren Fisher takes on Alessandra Pichelli during the 19.3 CrossFit Open announcement.
You can find details on how to live stream the announcement here on WeRFitness.
Fisher first qualified for the CrossFit Games at the mere age of 18 in 2014. Since then, she’s gone on to six appearances in the Games: twice on a team and four times as an individual. In fact, her CrossFit Invictus team has already won a berth to the 2019 CrossFit Games after placing first at the Dubai CrossFit Championship.
Birthday
February 1st, 1994
Age
24
Height
5′ 5″
Weight
140 LBS
Relationship Status
Sorry boys and girls, Lauren is in a long-time relationship with fellow CrossFit star Rasmus Anderson.
Social Media
- Instagram: @laurenfisher
- Twitter: @ltfisher12
Profession
Fisher is currently a full-time athlete and entrepreneur. She has a number of sponsors ranging from athletic wear to nutrition, and runs her own fitness gear company Grown Strong.
Sponsors
- Nike: Metcon 4 | Metcon DSX Flyknit 2 | Metcon 3 | Metcon 2
- Rogue Fitness: Wrist Wraps | Speed Rope | Weight Belt
- Compex: Sport Elite 2.0 | Edge 2.0 | Wireless 2.0
- Performa Sleep: Mattresses | Pillows
- LesserEvil: Organic Popcorn | Paleo Puffs
- Pouri: Magnesium | Protein Powder
Family
Lauren has three older brothers. One of which is Garret Fisher – another prominent CrossFit Athlete.
Garret is competing in his eighth CrossFit Open and has never finished worse than 254th, peaking in 2018 at 14th place. He has appeared as an individual athlete in the CrossFit Games in 2013, 2016, 2017 (placing 5th, 20th, 13th).
Early Career
Fisher was raised in San Diego, where the played sports including soccer, softball, gymnastics, swimming, and basketball. She won back-to-back state champions as a basketball player at St Mary’s High School in California and was on the school’s national championship team.
As an Olympic weightlifter, Fisher won the 2014 USA Weightlifting Junior National Championship.
CrossFit Career
Lauren first started CrossFit in 2008 at the age of 14 to improve her fitness for her basketball ambitions.
By 2012, she had rocketed up the charts to place top-twelve in the now-defunct Northern California regional event.
As a team member, she placed seventh and 13th at the 2013 and 2015 CrossFit Games with CrossFit Invictus.
Fisher has also competed as an individual in 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2018. She took ninth (at the age of 18), 25th, 30th, and 31st overall.
Her Open statistics aren’t explosive, but it’s worth noting she has never finished outside of the top 320, peaking in 2015 at 18th globally.
This is her eighth CrossFit Open, but she’s going to the 2019 CrossFit Games regardless of how she does. As a member of the 2018 CrossFit Invictus team, Fisher has already qualified through a team win at the Dubai CrosssFit Championship.
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