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2017-18 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Sophia Dammann

Sophia Dammann

  • Height:
    5-7
  • Major:
    Journalism & Integrated Media
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Freeport, Ill.
  • High School:
    Freeport HS
  • Previous School:
    Freeport HS

Summary

Biography

2017-18
Complete Times
• Swam freestyle and IM primarily, appearing in 14 different types of events on the season
• Appeared in the 200-butterfly, 400-IM and 500-freestyle at the PCSC Championships
• Finished 15th in the 400-IM with a 4:44.17, setting a season-best
• Also set season-best in her other two conference events: 200-fly (2:14.38) and 500-free (5:20.46)

2016-17
Complete Times
• Qualified for the NAIA Swimming & Diving Championships with swims of the 200-butterfly, 200-IM and 400-IM 
• Made the national finals in all three events, with a top-8 finish in the 400-IM
• Swam her season-best 4:38.02 in the 400-IM nationals prelims, finished eighth in the finals
• Recorded a top time of 2:11.14 in the 200-IM prelims, having herself ninth headed into finals
• Set a season-best in the 200-butterfly at the Collegiate Winter Invite. She swam a 2:12.82 to finish ninth
• Earned D2ADA Academic Achievement Award and NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors
• Named CoSIDA Academic All-District

2015-16
Complete Times
• Swam the 200-butterfly, 200-IM and 400-IM as individual events at NAIA National Championship meet
• Finished inside of the top-20 in all three events
• Placed 14th in both IM events
• Finished 18th in the NAIA in the 200-butterfly
• Set her season-best times in the 400-IM (4:46.11), 200-IM (2:12.33) and 200-fly (2:15.05) at the Collegiate Winter Invite

2014-15
• Complete Times
• Qualified for the NAIA Swimming & Diving Championships with swims of the 200-butterfly, 200-IM and 400-IM 
• Made the national finals in the 200-butterfly and 400-IM
• Primarily swam the IM, with some butterfly and back stroke events mixed in
• Earned two top-3 finishes this season

HIGH SCHOOL
• Prepped two varsity seasons at Freeport HS in Freeport, Ill., graduating in 2014
• No. 10 all time in the 200-IM for Freeport HS
• No. 9 all time in the 500-freestyle for the Pretzels
• Named all-conference in the 500-freestyle as a junior and senior
• State qualifier in the 500-freestyle during her two varsity seasons
• Received the high honors achievement
• Named a state scholar as a senior
• Received the prairie state and scholastic achievement award
• Also played water polo in for the Pretzels
 
PERSONAL
• Born June 11, 1996 to Greg and Tamie Dammann
• Majoring in journalism with the goal of becoming a writer
• She has three siblings (Cameron, Sammy and Nate)
• Her twin, Sammy, is also on the Biola swim team
• She enjoys playing the violin, writing, painting and hiking
• Favorite Bible Verse: Psalm 27:8
• Why I Chose Biola: “The strong Christian atmosphere.”

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