2019-20 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Freeman, Sandra

Sandra Freeman
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Fairview
- Hometown:
- Boulder, Colo.
Bio
2019-20: Swam a season best time against UIC/Illinois in the 200 fly in a time of 2:09.86… Finished fifth in the 200 back against Cincinnati… Finished top-10 in the 500 free against Oakland… Finished top-10 against Wisconsin in the 100 back… Finished top-35 in the 400 IM at the 2020 Big Ten Championship.
2018-19: Set a season-high time with a second-place finish in the 400 IM at TYR ... Also placed sixth in the 200 back and 13th in the 200 IM (11/16-18) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2017-18: Posted career-best times in the 200 fly (2:06.61), 100 back (58.53) and 400 IM (4:21.57) at the TYR Invitational (11/17-19) ... Finished third in the 400 IM, seventh in the 200 back, 12th in the 200 fly, 14th in the 200 IM, and 21st in the 100 back at the TYR Invite ... Finished third in the 500 free and 200 IM in the triple dual against UIC and UChicago, and took fourth in the 100 back (10/28) ... Came in fourth in the 200 back, sixth in the 200 fly and sixth in the 1000 free at the Illinois/Rutgers Triple Dual.
2016-17: Impressive freshman fly and back swimmer… On the Wildcats’ top times list in the 200 back, 200 fly, 200 IM and 400 IM… Recorded season-best times in the 200 back (2:02.90), 200 IM (2:04.33) and 400 IM (4:21.71) at the Big Ten Championships (2/15)… Earned a second swim in the 400 IM… Finished third in the 200 fly, third in the 200 IM and fourth in the 200 back during her first collegiate meet at the Chicago Quad-Dual (10/22)… Came in sixth in the 200 fly and 200 IM and seventh in the 200 back against Notre Dame (1/14)… Turned in a fifth-place finish in the 200 fly and sixth-place finish in the 200 back at Iowa (1/21)… Finished ninth at the TYR Invitational in the 400 IM… Placed eight in the 200 IM and tenth in the 200 fly and 400 IM at the Purdue Triple Dual (1/28).
High School: Fairview | Club: RallySport Aquatics (RACE)
Bio: Qualified for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 400 IM ... Swam a career-best 4:53.95 while winning the event at the Speedo Western Sectional Swim Championships in Gresham, Oregon ... Was a U.S. Junior Nationals Qualifier (Summer/Winter) in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 ... Is a member of the USA Swimming Scholastic All-America Team ... Top student, finishing with a 4.0 GPA ... National Honor Society member … Chose Northwestern over Princeton, Nebraska, Ohio State and Rice... Major is biological sciences, minor is human communication sciences
Top Times: 200 fly (2:02.83/2:21.69), 200 individual medley (2:04.93/2:22.56), 400 individual medley (4:20.34/4:53.95)
2018-19: Set a season-high time with a second-place finish in the 400 IM at TYR ... Also placed sixth in the 200 back and 13th in the 200 IM (11/16-18) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2017-18: Posted career-best times in the 200 fly (2:06.61), 100 back (58.53) and 400 IM (4:21.57) at the TYR Invitational (11/17-19) ... Finished third in the 400 IM, seventh in the 200 back, 12th in the 200 fly, 14th in the 200 IM, and 21st in the 100 back at the TYR Invite ... Finished third in the 500 free and 200 IM in the triple dual against UIC and UChicago, and took fourth in the 100 back (10/28) ... Came in fourth in the 200 back, sixth in the 200 fly and sixth in the 1000 free at the Illinois/Rutgers Triple Dual.
2016-17: Impressive freshman fly and back swimmer… On the Wildcats’ top times list in the 200 back, 200 fly, 200 IM and 400 IM… Recorded season-best times in the 200 back (2:02.90), 200 IM (2:04.33) and 400 IM (4:21.71) at the Big Ten Championships (2/15)… Earned a second swim in the 400 IM… Finished third in the 200 fly, third in the 200 IM and fourth in the 200 back during her first collegiate meet at the Chicago Quad-Dual (10/22)… Came in sixth in the 200 fly and 200 IM and seventh in the 200 back against Notre Dame (1/14)… Turned in a fifth-place finish in the 200 fly and sixth-place finish in the 200 back at Iowa (1/21)… Finished ninth at the TYR Invitational in the 400 IM… Placed eight in the 200 IM and tenth in the 200 fly and 400 IM at the Purdue Triple Dual (1/28).
High School: Fairview | Club: RallySport Aquatics (RACE)
Bio: Qualified for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 400 IM ... Swam a career-best 4:53.95 while winning the event at the Speedo Western Sectional Swim Championships in Gresham, Oregon ... Was a U.S. Junior Nationals Qualifier (Summer/Winter) in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 ... Is a member of the USA Swimming Scholastic All-America Team ... Top student, finishing with a 4.0 GPA ... National Honor Society member … Chose Northwestern over Princeton, Nebraska, Ohio State and Rice... Major is biological sciences, minor is human communication sciences
Top Times: 200 fly (2:02.83/2:21.69), 200 individual medley (2:04.93/2:22.56), 400 individual medley (4:20.34/4:53.95)
FREEMAN'S CAREER BESTS:
Event | Career Best |
100 IM | 1:01.06 |
200 IM | 2:04.33 |
400 IM | 4:20.57 |
200 fly | 2:06.61 |
100 back | 58.53 |
200 back | 2:02.08 |
500 free | 5:10.59 |
1000 free | 10:24.37 |
1650 free | 18:06.26 |
50 breast | 32.64 |
200 breast | 2:28.66 |
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