2021-22 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Thompson, Sarah
Sarah Thompson
- Position:
- Free/Back
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Collierville, Tenn.
- High School:
- St. George's Independent School
- Prev School:
- St. George's Independent School
Bio
TOP TIMES AT MIZZOU (YARDS)
- 50 Free: 21.42 (NCAA Championships, 2021)
- 100 Free: 47.78 (SEC Championships, 2021)
- 100 Back: 51.07 (SEC Championships, 2020)
- 200 Back: 1:52.88 (Mizzou Invite, 2019)
- 100 Fly: 51.38 (SEC Championships, 2022)
2021-22 (FIFTH YEAR)
- Claimed First-Team All-America honors as part of Mizzou’s eighth-place 200 free relay at NCAAs
- Also earned All-America Honorable Mention accolades as part of Mizzou’s 12th-place 400 free relay
- Garnered her fifth NCAA berth with bids in the 50 free, 100 back and 100 fly
- Won silver in the 100 back at the SEC Championships
- Also finished fourth in the 100 fly and fifth in the 50 free at SECS
- Swam on Mizzou’s third-place 200 free relay at SECs
- Named to All-SEC Second Team
- Broke the 100 back and 100 fly pool records at South Carolina
- Also set the 50 free pool record at Missouri State
- Holds the 50 free school record (21.42)
- Also ranks third all-time in the 100 free (47.78) and 100 fly (51.38) and fourth in the 100 back (51.07) and the 200 back (1:52.88) at Mizzou
- Recorded season-best times of 21.81 in the 50 free, 48.88 in the 100 free, 51.35 in 100 back, 1:56.85 in the 200 back, 51.38 in the 100 fly and 2:01.41 in the 200 IM
- Won twelve individual event titles during the season
- Named SEC Swimmer of the Week on Oct. 12 and again on Nov. 9
- Named to the 2021-22 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020-21 (SENIOR)
- Took home four All-America honors at the NCAA Championships, two first team and two honorable mention
- Named All-SEC second team
- Earned bronze in the 50 free at NCAAs for All-America first team accolades
- Became only the third women's swimmer in program history to finish third or better at NCAAs
- Also finished 10th in the 100 back for All-America honorable mention honors
- Swam on Mizzou's fourth-place 200 medley relay team, which tied the women's program record for highest NCAA relay finish
- Also helped mizzou to a 10th in the 200 medley relay
- Earned an individual berth to the NCAA Championships for the fourth time in her career
- Claimed finishes of second in the 100 back, fifth in the 100 free and ninth in the 50 free at the SEC Championships
- Won four event titles on the year
- Earned a spot on the Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 (JUNIOR)
- Claimed the second NCAA Championships invite of her career with bids in the 50 free, 100 back and 100 free
- Concluded the season ranked fifth in the 50 free and seventh in the 100 back
- Named the SEC Women's Swimmer of the Week on Nov. 8
- Owns Mizzou's 50 free record
- Also ranks third all-time at Mizzou in the 100 free, fourth in the 100 back and 200 back and ninth in the 100 fly
- Earned finishes of fourth in the 100 back and fifth in the 50 free at SECs, to go along with a 10th-place finish in the 200 back
- Won a team-high nine event titles in 2019-20, with four in the 50 free, two in the 100 free and one each in the 100 back, 200 back and 100 fly
- Swept the 50 and 100 free races in duals against Florida and LSU
2018-19 (SOPHOMORE)
- Earned three All-America honorable mention honors as part of Mizzou relays at the NCAA Championships
- Swam on Mizzou's 10th-place 200 free and 200 medley relays and the Tigers' 16th-place 400 free relay at NCAAs
- Also notched individual finishes of 29th in the 50 free and 30th in the 100 back at NCAAs
- Claimed an individual bid to the NCAA Championships for the second consecutive season
- Garnered All-SEC second team honors as part of Mizzou's 200 and 400 free relays and 200 medley relays at the SEC Championships
- Posted two top eight finishes at the SECs, as she took seventh in the 100 back and eighth in the 50 free
- Ranks fourth all-time at Mizzou in the 100 back (51.66), fifth in the 50 free (22.24) and eighth in the 100 free (49.16)
- Had season-best times of 22.24 in the 50 free, 49.16 in the 100 free, 1:49.54 in the 200 free and 51.66 in the 100 back
- Took home six event wins on the season, with three in the 50 free, two in the 100 back and one in the 100 free
- Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
2017-18 (FRESHMAN)
- Claimed a pair of All-America honorable mention honors as part of Mizzou's 200 free and 400 free relay teams at the NCAA Championships
- Earned an individual bid to the NCAA Championships in the 50 free
- Placed 41st in the 100 free, 45th in the 100 back and 46th in the 50 free NCAAs
- Finished 17th in the 50 free and 20th in the 100 back at the SEC Championships
- Ranks fourth all-time at Mizzou in the 50 free and eighth in the 100 free
- Won four event titles on the season, all in the 50 free
PREP
- Attended St. George's Independent School
- Swam for Memphis Thunder Aquatic Club
- Two-time Tennessee 50 free champion (2015 and 2017)
- TISCA 2016 Tennessee All-State team
- 2016 All-American in the 50 free
- 2016 USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
- Also a two-time state water polo champion
- Owns best short course times of 23.01 in the 50 free, 51.31 in the 100 free and 55.73 in the 100 back
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