Karla Lessing (Photo via Instagram)

Karla Lessing might not be a household name yet, but that’s about to change.

The Kansas Jayhawks swimmer has been going viral ever since a photo of her in her team uniform made its rounds online. Her social media following has been climbing steadily — and it’s likely to grow even faster now that fans have noticed her connection to an NBA player.

Lessing previously posted a photo courtside with Toronto Raptors rookie Gradey Dick, and it didn’t look like just a casual fan moment. She captioned the post, “people and places I love.”

Karla Lessing might not be a name that many fans know due to her sport, but she is certainly somebody who will start to make major waves on social media soon.

The Kansas Jayhawks swimmer has been going viral ever since someone posted a picture of her in her swim team uniform.

As a result, her followers have been steadily growing, but they will only increase once they realize she is connected to an NBA player.

Lessing previously posted a picture on the court with Toronto Raptors star Gradey Dick. This looked well past a simple fan interaction.

“people and places I love,” Karla Lessing posted as her caption.

 

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Dick has missed a ton of games this year, most notably last month when he was diagnosed with a hyperextended right knee and bone bruises and was forced to miss two weeks of action.

The 13th overall pick in the 2023 draft, Dick is considered a key part of the rebuild in Toronto.

In 54 games (all starts) this season, the 21-year-old has averaged 14.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.8 assists in 29.4 minutes per game.

Karla Lessing Has An Impressive Resume Of Her Own

Karla Lessing (Photo via Instagram)
Back in 2020, Karla Lessing was a rising senior at Fairview High School.

She competed at the Colorado High School 4A State Championships in the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle. In December 2019, she won the 1,650 freestyle and took third place in the 500 freestyle at Colorado Swimming’s Pioneer Open.

Her dynamic high school career led to her taking her swimming talents to the Kansas Jayhawks.

As a freshman, she was named to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team and made her collegiate debut at the Sunflower Showdown. There, she finished with the third-best time for the Jayhawks in the 1,000-yard freestyle event, 10:26.08.

In her sophomore year, she placed second in the 1,650-yard Freestyle versus Arkansas and then placed fourth in the 500-yard Freestyle against them.

During the 2023-2024 year, Karla Lessing was Academic All-Big 12 First Team and earned a new lifetime best in the 1,000-yard Freestyle by over 14 seconds (10:38.68) at Iowa State.