Northwestern University Athletics
2021-22 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Maddie Smith
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Lake Forest High School
- Hometown:
- Lake Forest, IL
- Prev School:
- University of North Carolina
2021-22: Won the 50 free and took bronze in the 100 free against Indiana (10/16) ... Won the 100 free and 100 fly versus Illinois and UIC (10/23) ... Took bronze in both the 50 and 100 freeΒ at the Purdue Invitational (11/20).
2020-21: Took bronze in both the 50 and 100 free against Michigan and Indiana (1/16) ... Won both the 50 and 100 free against Iowa and Penn State, leading 1-2 Northwestern finishes in both events (1/23) ... Won both the 50 and 100 free against Illinois and Wisconsin (2/6) ... Broke three school records at the Big Ten Championships and took home three individual medals in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 fly (2/23-2/27) ... Also at B1Gs, part of the school record-setting 200 medley relay and 400 free medley relay teams, the silver-medalist 400 medley relay team, and the bronze-medalist 200 free relay (2/23-2/27) ... Second team All-Big Ten ... All-American in the 50 free ... Honorable All-American in the 100 free, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 200 free relay and 400 free relay ... Set a new school record in the 50 free at the NCAA Championships, touching in a time of 21.92 and placing seventh (3/18-3/20) ... Took 11th in the 100 free at NCAAsΒ for Honorable All-American honorsΒ (3/18-3/20) ... SwamΒ on all four Northwestern relay teams at the NCAA Championships, helping each team to Honorable All-American honors (3/18-3/20).
2019-20: Part of school record breaking 200 medley (1:36.37) and 400 free (3:15.92) relay teams at the Big Ten Championships ... Finished 11th in the 100 free and 16th in the 100 fly at the Big Ten Championships ...Β Earned a second place finish in the 100 fly, a third place finish in the 50 free, and a first place finish as the free leg of the 200 medley relay at the SMU Invite (Oct. 11-12) ... Finished second in the 50 free in back-to-back dual meet wins over Oakland (11/1) and Michigan State (11/2) ... Finished second in the 50 free with an NCAA 'B' cut time of 22.66 and placed third in the 100 free at the TYR Invitational (11/24) ... Finished second in the 50 free against Notre Dame (1/17) ... Tied for first in the 50 free with fellow Wildcat Malorie Han against Iowa (1/18).
2017-18: Smith competed for University of North Carolina⦠Competed at the 2018 NCAA Championships in the 200 and 400 free relays⦠Competed at the 2018 ACC Championships⦠Finished 3rd at ACC Championship in the 400 free relay and 4th in the 200 free relay⦠Finished 24th at ACC Championship in 50 free⦠All-ACC Academic Team⦠ACC Academic Honor Roll⦠CSCAA Scholar All-America Team
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High School: Set Illinois state record on the 400 free relay teamβ¦ 400 free relay state championship teamβ¦ All-State Honors.. All-Americaβ¦ Team MVP Awardβ¦ U.S. Swimming National Qualifierβ¦ NCSA Junior National Finalist in the 50 and 100 freeβ¦ 2x USA Swimming Scholastic All-America Honoreeβ¦
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Personal: Born Madeline Smithβ¦ Born in Evanston, Illβ¦ Parents are Annie Marie and Kingston Smithβ¦ Father Kingston is an Alumni of Northwesternβ¦ 2017 Merit Scholar Finalist.. Cum Laude Societyβ¦ National Honor Society Memberβ¦ AP Scholar with Distinctionβ¦ Competed for Patriot Aquatic Clubβ¦ Β Anticipated major is statisticsβ¦.
2020-21: Took bronze in both the 50 and 100 free against Michigan and Indiana (1/16) ... Won both the 50 and 100 free against Iowa and Penn State, leading 1-2 Northwestern finishes in both events (1/23) ... Won both the 50 and 100 free against Illinois and Wisconsin (2/6) ... Broke three school records at the Big Ten Championships and took home three individual medals in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 fly (2/23-2/27) ... Also at B1Gs, part of the school record-setting 200 medley relay and 400 free medley relay teams, the silver-medalist 400 medley relay team, and the bronze-medalist 200 free relay (2/23-2/27) ... Second team All-Big Ten ... All-American in the 50 free ... Honorable All-American in the 100 free, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 200 free relay and 400 free relay ... Set a new school record in the 50 free at the NCAA Championships, touching in a time of 21.92 and placing seventh (3/18-3/20) ... Took 11th in the 100 free at NCAAsΒ for Honorable All-American honorsΒ (3/18-3/20) ... SwamΒ on all four Northwestern relay teams at the NCAA Championships, helping each team to Honorable All-American honors (3/18-3/20).
2019-20: Part of school record breaking 200 medley (1:36.37) and 400 free (3:15.92) relay teams at the Big Ten Championships ... Finished 11th in the 100 free and 16th in the 100 fly at the Big Ten Championships ...Β Earned a second place finish in the 100 fly, a third place finish in the 50 free, and a first place finish as the free leg of the 200 medley relay at the SMU Invite (Oct. 11-12) ... Finished second in the 50 free in back-to-back dual meet wins over Oakland (11/1) and Michigan State (11/2) ... Finished second in the 50 free with an NCAA 'B' cut time of 22.66 and placed third in the 100 free at the TYR Invitational (11/24) ... Finished second in the 50 free against Notre Dame (1/17) ... Tied for first in the 50 free with fellow Wildcat Malorie Han against Iowa (1/18).
2017-18: Smith competed for University of North Carolina⦠Competed at the 2018 NCAA Championships in the 200 and 400 free relays⦠Competed at the 2018 ACC Championships⦠Finished 3rd at ACC Championship in the 400 free relay and 4th in the 200 free relay⦠Finished 24th at ACC Championship in 50 free⦠All-ACC Academic Team⦠ACC Academic Honor Roll⦠CSCAA Scholar All-America Team
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High School: Set Illinois state record on the 400 free relay teamβ¦ 400 free relay state championship teamβ¦ All-State Honors.. All-Americaβ¦ Team MVP Awardβ¦ U.S. Swimming National Qualifierβ¦ NCSA Junior National Finalist in the 50 and 100 freeβ¦ 2x USA Swimming Scholastic All-America Honoreeβ¦
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Personal: Born Madeline Smithβ¦ Born in Evanston, Illβ¦ Parents are Annie Marie and Kingston Smithβ¦ Father Kingston is an Alumni of Northwesternβ¦ 2017 Merit Scholar Finalist.. Cum Laude Societyβ¦ National Honor Society Memberβ¦ AP Scholar with Distinctionβ¦ Competed for Patriot Aquatic Clubβ¦ Β Anticipated major is statisticsβ¦.
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