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Sierra Schmidt (born May 6, 1998) is an American competition swimmer.

Sierra Schmidt

Personal information
Nationality	United States
Born	(1998-05-06) May 6, 1998 (age 24) Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.67 m)
Weight	139 lb (63 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
College team	University of Michigan
Medal record Women's swimming Representing the  United States Swimming World Cup 2016 Hong Kong 400 m freestyle 2016 Hong Kong 800 m freestyle Pan American Games 2015 Toronto 800 m freestyle World Junior Championships 2015 Singapore 800 m freestyle 2015 Singapore 400 m freestyle 2015 Singapore 1500 m freestyle World University Games 2017 Taipei 400 m freestyle 2019 Naples 400 m freestyle Junior Pan Pacific Championships 2014 Maui 800 m freestyle 2014 Maui 1500 m freestyle

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

External links

• Sierra Schmidt at USA Swimming
• Sierra Schmidt at FINA

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