Sierra Schmidt
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| Nationality |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 6, 1998 Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.67 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 139 lb (63 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sierra Schmidt (born May 6, 1998) is an American competition swimmer.
Early life[]
Schmidt was born to Melinda and Joseph Schmidt in Scottsdale, Arizona. Schmidt graduated from the 21st Century Cyber Charter School in Exton, Pennsylvania in 2017.[1]
Career[]
Schmidt won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in the 800 metre freestyle. This performance set a Pan American Games record.[2]
She was a multiple time junior national champion in 2014 and competed for the North Baltimore Aquatic Club from 2014-2016.[3] She competed for the University of Michigan and Club Wolverine from 2017-2021 and graduated from the University of Michigan in May 2021, earning a BA in Film, Television, and Media, with honors. She was a six-time CSCAA All-American, Big Ten champion in the 800 free relay, as well as a two-time Big-Ten Distinguished Scholar and four-time CSCAA Scholar All-American during her time in Ann Arbor. Known as the “Dancing Queen” for her ritual of dancing behind the starting blocks prior to her races, she currently swims unattached and is sponsored by TYR.
Schmidt qualified for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials, where she finished 10th in the 400 meter freestyle and 8th in the 800 meter freestyle.[4] At the postponed 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials, June 13–20, 2021, Sierra finished 6th in the 400 meter freestyle, 8th in the 800 meter freestyle, and 7th in the 1500 meter freestyle, one of only three swimmers to qualify for all three distance finals in the arduous Olympic prelim/final schedule. Her best time in the 1500 free from a month prior, 16:06.85, was ranked 19th in the world at that time.
References[]
- ^ "Sierra Schmidt". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ Brian Murtaugh (July 19, 2015). "Dancing Queen Sierra Schmidt Blasts 800 Free Pan American Games Record". Swimmingworldmagazine.com. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ "INTERVIEW: Triple Junior National Champion Sierra Schmidt Discusses Juniors, Training At NBAC". Swimswam.com. August 4, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ "Why you can't miss Sierra Schmidt's pre-meet dance". Espn.go.com. January 16, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
External links[]
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- 1998 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Scottsdale, Arizona
- American female freestyle swimmers
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- Pan American Games medalists in swimming
- Swimmers at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Universiade medalists in swimming
- Universiade bronze medalists for the United States
- Universiade gold medalists for the United States
- Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- 21st-century American women
- Michigan Wolverines women's swimmers