COLUMBIA, Mo. - Senior Sarah Thompson (Collierville, Tenn.) of the Mizzou women's swimming team was named the Southeastern Conference Women's Swimmer of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday. This marks the second time in her career that Thompson earned SEC Women's Swimmer of the Week honors, as she also earned the award on Nov. 12, 2019.
Thompson won two individual event titles to help propel Mizzou to a 185.5-114.5 win over Arkansas on Nov. 7. The senior earned top honors in both the 100 fly and 100 free, with times of 52.65 and 48.80, respectively. Her 100 fly time of 52.65 was a personal-best and currently stands as the top time in the nation this season. The time also moved her up to seventh all-time at Mizzou in the event. Thompson's 48.80 in the 100 free was just off her season-best of 48.69, which currently ranks second nationally. In addition to her national rankings in the 100 fly and 100 free, Thompson also owns the country's top time in the 100 back and is ranked second in the 50 free. Overall, she has three event wins on the year and NCAA 'B' cuts in four different events (50 free, 100 free, 100 back and 100 fly).
A six-time All-American and three-time NCAA qualifier, Thompson owns Mizzou's 50 free record and ranks third in the 100 free and 100 back, fourth in the 200 back and seventh in the 100 fly. As a junior in 2019-20, she won a team-best nine event titles and finished the shortened season ranked fifth nationally in the 50 free and seventh in the 100 back.
Thompson and the Tigers return to action for the three-day Mizzou Invite, held Nov. 19-21 at the Mizzou Aquatic Center. Swimming prelims will commence each day at 9 a.m., with swimming finals set for 6 p.m. Diving prelims will begin at 12:30 p.m. all three days. On Thursday the men's 1-meter final will start following prelims, while the women's 3-meter final will follow swimming finals. On Friday, the women's 1-meter final will occer after diving prelims and the men's 3-meter final will take place after swimming finals. On Saturday, men's and women's platform finals will both follow diving prelims.