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2023-24 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Sierra Smith

  • Position Sprint Free
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Plymouth, Minn.
  • High School Armstrong

Biography

PERSONAL RECORDS & RESULTS

HONORS & AWARDS

  • 2025 NCAA Qualifier (Relays)
  • 2024-25 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2025 SEC Women's Swimming and Diving Community Service Team
  • 2022-23 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • Named to the 2021-22 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2020-21 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll 

2024-25 (GRADUATE)

  • Placed third in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:39.30; finished second with a time of 23.07 in the 50 free; earned first in the 400 free relay with a time of 3:18.98 at Arkansas (Oct. 12).
  • Touched the wall second in the 50 free with a time of 23.34; earned second place in the 400 free relay in 3:22.56 against Purdue (Oct. 25).
  • Raced 22.83 in the 50 free for silver; placed third in the 100 free with a time of 50.01; earned second place in the 200 free relay with a 1:30.00 performance against Texas A&M (Nov. 1).
  • Earned fifth place in the 200 free relay with a 1:29.13 race; swam 3:15.93 in the 400 free relay to place fifth at Georgia Invitational (Nov. 20-22).
  • Placed third in the 200 free relay with a time of 1:30.26 against Louisville (Jan. 3).
  • Took second in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:39.59; won the 50 free with a 22.91 time; earned bronze in the 100 free with a 49.99 swim; won the 400 free relay with a time of 3:19.29 against McKendree and Missouri State (Jan. 17-18).
  • Raced a 1:28.22 in the 200 free relay; finished 14th in the 50 free with a time of 22.39; swam 54.30 in the 100 back; took 24th place in the 100 free with a 49.19 time at SEC Swimming and Diving Championships (Feb. 17-22).
  • Finished the 50 free in 22.56 at Mizzou Qualifier (March 1-2).
  • Led the 200 free relay squad to a 1:29.70 finish; anchored the 400 free relay with a 3:16.25 finish at 2025 NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships (March 19-22).

2023-24 (SENIOR)

  • Finished fifth with a time of 22.96 in the 50 Free, notched a time of 50.70 in the 100 Free at the SMU Classic (Oct. 6-7)
  • Finished fourth with a time of 23.87 in the 50 Free, touched the wall fifth in 52.31 in the 100 Free against Alabama (Oct. 20)
  • Notched seventh with a time of 23.49 in the 50 Free, finished ninth with a time of 52.17 in the 100 Free against Indiana and Auburn (Oct. 25)
  • Touched the wall second in 22.89 in the 50 Free, notched third with a time of 50.57 in the 100 Free, touched the wall fourth in 1:51.01 in the 200 Free at the LU vs. SIU vs. MU Double Dual (Nov. 3)
  • Touched the wall third with a time of 22.67 in the 50 Free, touched the wall first in 48.98 in the 100 Free, touched the wall eighth in 1:52.11 in the 200 Free at the Mizzou Invitational (Nov. 15-17)
  • Finished second with a time of 25.99 in the 50 Free at the Mizzou Long Course Qualifier (Nov. 18)
  • Won the 50 free with a time of 23.17, raced in the 200 free relay with a 22.59 time, the 200 medley relay with a time of 21.96 and the 100 fly in 57.79 against Missouri State (Dec. 2)
  • Notched third in the 50 free with a 22.81 time, placed fourth in the 100 free with a time of 49.79, swam in the 400 free relay with a time of 49.25 and the 100 fly in 55.91 (Jan. 5)
  • Earned third in the 50 free with a 23.81 time, raced in the 200 medley relay with a time of 23.71, touched the wall third in the 100 free with a 52.05 time and swam in the 400 free relay with a time of 41.34  against Purdue and Illinois (Jan. 13)
  • Won the 100 free with a time of 49.13, finished sixth in the 100 fly with a time of 55.33, completed the 50 fly in 25.60, competed in the 200 free relay with a 22.29 time and the 400 free relay with a 49.26 time  at the Tiger Qualifier (Feb. 2-3)
  • Placed eighth in the 100 free with a 48.94 time, crossed the finish line in 22.44 in the 50 free, swam in the 200 free medleys with a time of 22.22 and 22.26 and raced in  the 400 medley relay with a time of 48.01 at the SEC Championships (Feb. 19-24)
  • Won the 50 free with a time of 22.50 and the 100 free with a time of 48.88 and competed in the 200 free relays with a 22.48 and 22.29 time at the Mizzou Qualifier (March 2-3)

2022-23 (JUNIOR)

  • Finished sixth with a time of 23.83 in the 50 Free, finished fourth with a time of 51.02 in the 100 Free against Georgia and Arizona State (Oct. 1)
  • Notched sixth with a time of 23.37 in the 50 Free, placed first with a time of 50.19 in the 100 Free against Purdue (Oct. 14-15)
  • Notched third with a time of 23.90 in the 50 Free, finished third with a time of 52.10 in the 100 Free against Indiana (Oct. 29)
  • Finished first with a time of 22.84 in the 50 Free, touched the wall second with a time of 49.85 in the 100 Free, finished fifth with a time of 1:50.05 in the 200 Free at the Mizzou Invitational (Nov. 16-18)
  • Finished second with a time of 50.22 in the 100 Free, finished third with a time of 1:50.60 in the 200 Free against Missouri State (Dec. 3)
  • Finished fifth with a time of 23.14 in the 50 Free, notched seventh with a time of 50.34 in the 100 Free against Louisville (Jan. 6)
  • Finished fifth with at time of 23.77 in the 50 Free, notched fifth with a time of 51.28 in the 100 Free against Tennessee (Jan. 7)
  • Touched the wall first with a time of 23.19 in the 50 Free against Southern Illinois (Jan. 27)
  • Touched the wall in 22.77 in the 50 Free, touched the wall in 49.68 in the 100 Free at the SEC Championships (Feb. 14-18)
  • Finished first with a time of 48.70 in the 100 Free at the Mizzou Qualifier (Feb. 25-26)

2021-22 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Claimed First Team All-America honors as part of Mizzou’s eighth-place 200 free relay at NCAAs
  • Earned All-America Honorable Mention accolades as part of Mizzou’s 12th-place 400 free relay at NCAAs
  • Named to the All-SEC Second Team
  • Swam on Mizzou’s third-place 200 free relay at the SEC Championships
  • Placed 21st in the 100 free at the SEC Championships
  • Also finished 27th in the 50 free and 36th in the 200 free at SECs
  • Ranks ninth all-time at Mizzou in the 100 free (48.97)
  • Recorded season-best times of 22.65 in the 50 free, 48.97 in the 100 free, 1:48.13 in the 200 free and 57.98 in the 100 back
  • Won the 50 free against Southern Illinois

2020-21 (FRESHMAN)

  • Swam on Mizzou's 400 free relay team at the NCAA Championships, which finished 17th, just one spot out of All-America consideration
  • Ranks ninth all-time at Mizzou in the 100 free (49.06)
  • Posted season-best times of 22.66 in the 50 free, 49.06 in the 100 free and 1:47.71 in the 200 free
  • Placed 16th in the 100 free, 22nd in the 200 free and 24th in the 50 free at the SEC Championships

PREP

  • 100 free and 200 free Minnesota 2A State Champion

  • 100 free and 200 free Minnesota 2A State Championships runner-up

  • Placed third in the 50m free at the 2019 Minnesota Swimming Senior LC Championships
  • Career-best times of 23.07 in the 50 free, 50.22 in the 100 free and 1:48.28 in the 200 free

PERSONAL

  • Daughter of Dave and Sandy

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Sprint Free
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Sprint Free
  • 2022-23Junior

    Sprint Free
  • 2023-24Senior

    Sprint Free