Sydney Smith

Class:
Senior
Position:
Distance Free/IM
Hometown:
Apex, N.C.
High School:
Apex

2024-25 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2023-24 BIG EAST All-Academic Team

2025-26: Took part in three individual events and two relays at 2026 BIG EAST Championships...Set a personal-best time of 51.97 in the prelims of the 100 free to earn a spot in the B-Final, placing 15^th overall...Set a season-best time of 1:53.08 in the B-Final of the 200 free, placing 16^th overall...Scored in 19^th place in the timed final of the 1,650 free with a time of 17:44.95...Set season-best time in the mile, 17:32,57, at Magnus Cup...Also set personal-best time of 24.27 in a 50 free time trial at conference meet...Helped Xavier to a fourth-place finish in the 200 free relay...Helped Xavier to a fifth-place finish in the 400 free relay, swimming anchor.

2024-25: Took part in a pair of events at 2025 BIG EAST Championships...set a season-best time of 1:56.16 in the 200 free prelims...set a season-best time of 5:09.30 in 500 free prelims...Also set season-best time of 25.13 in a time trial in the 50 free...Set season-best time in the 1000 free, 10:55.73, against Miami.

2023-24: Took part in three events at the 2024 BIG EAST Championships, scoring in all three…Placed 13^th in the timed final of the 1,650 free with a time of 17:44.09…set a season-best time in mile, 17:36.57, at Oakland…Set a season-best time of 5:04.28 in the prelims of the 500 free to earn a spot in the C-Final, scoring in 23rd…Competed in the C-Finals of the 400 IM, placing 19th overall with a time of 4:38.68…Set her season-best time in the event at CSU Magnus Cup, finishing in 4:34.99.

PRIOR TO XAVIER: Came to Xavier from Apex, N.C., where she attended Apex High School and competed for Marlins of Raleigh...Specializes in distance freestyle and was ranked No. 31 in the state of North Carolina...Was a two-time finalist at the 2022 NCHSAA 4A Central Regionals, helping her team to a second-place finish...Finished second in the 500 free, with a personal-best time of 5:04.40, and fifth in the 200 free, setting a personal-best time of 1:53.30...At the Speedo Sectionals in Cary, N.C. in March 2022, set a personal-best time in the mile, finishing in 17:09.38, finishing fifth.