Maddy Sims

Height:
5-5
Class:
First-Year
High School:
Downers Grove North
Hometown:
Downers Grove, Ill.

2016-17: Sophomore fly swimmer… Third on the Northwestern Top Times list in the 200 IM… Swam season-best times in each of her events at the TYR Invitational (11/20)… Placed fourth in the 200 fly with a time of 2:03.58… Her career-best 2:03.78 200 IM earned her a ninth-place finish in the event… Notched a second-place finish at the Chicago Quad (10/22) in the 200 IM… Turned in a third-place finish in the in the 100 fly and fourth-place finish in the 200 fly against Illinois and Rutgers (10/29)… Finished sixth in the 100 fly, ninth in the 200 fly and 12^th in the 200 IM at the UK Quad Meet (11/5)… Academic All-Big Ten.

2015-16: Sophomore leader of the butterfly corps ... Swam in prelims in the 50 free, 100 fly, and 200 fly at the Big Ten Championships (2/18-20) ... Picked up career-best times in the 50 free and 200 fly ... Part of the NU relay in the 400 medley relay that swam a time of 3:38.45, second-best in school history ... Picked up fifth-place finishes in both the 100 and 200 fly in the triple dual versus Minnesota and Purdue (1/29-30) ... Finished in first place in the 100 fly versus Iowa (1/23) with a time of 2:02.91 ... Notched a second-place finish in the 200 fly at Notre Dame (1/16), finishing in 2:02.94 ... Had a tremendous performance at the TYR Invitational (11/20-22) with a pair of first place finishes and a second place finish ... Her first-place time of 55.15 in the 100 fly is NU's best performance this season ... Second-place swim of 2:01.17 in the 200 fly is a career-best ... Part of quartet that set a Norris Aquatics Center pool record in the 400 medley relay (3:41.92) ... Set then-season-bests in the 100 fly (56.74) and 200 fly (2:03.85) versus Wisconsin (11/14) ... Earned fourth- and fifth-place finishes in the 100 fly (57.91) and 200 fly (2:06.12), respectively at Illinois (10/30) ... Finished second at the 200 fly (2:04.71) and third in the 100 fly (57.01) at the Chicago Quad (10/24) ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2014-15: Freshman member of Northwestern's butterfly group who has made an immediate impact … Ranked second in the 100 fly and third in the 200 fly on Northwestern's top times list … Also swam with the Wildcats' top 400 medley relay of the year … Had season- and career-best times in all three of her events at the Big Ten Championships … Competed in the 100 fly (55.14; 29^th), 200 fly (2:03.02; 31^st) and 50 free (23.95; 81^st) at the B1G meet … Finished fourth overall in the 200 fly at NU's home TYR Invitational (11/21-11/23) … Made the consolation final of the 100 fly at the TYR before taking 10^th place with a 55.47 that is the second-fastest time in the event for NU this year … Also swam the bonus final of the 50 free (18^th) and qualified fourth overall for the 100 free at the TYR with a 51.30, but scratched her evening lane in the 100 … Scored points for Northwestern in 10 swims in dual-meet competition … Had four different second-place dual-meet race results, with the best coming in the 100 fly during a road victory at No. 21 Iowa (1/24).

High School: Captain of high school team (2013) ... Varsity-lettered all four years ... Six-time High School All-American ... Eight-time IHSA Slate Medalist ... One-time State Champion/State Record Holder ... Finished fourth in State at IHSA State Finals (2010) ... Member of Express Swim Team for ten years ... Four-time NCSA Junior National Top 8 Finisher ... Participant of Illinois Swimming Senior Elite meet at Olympic Training Center (Colorado Springs) ... Selected to attend Central Zone Select Camp ... AP Scholar ... Member of National Honor Society ... Three-time USA Swimming Academic All-American ... Four-time academic letter winner ... Top two percent in class ... Four-year member of 4.0 (or above) honor roll.

Personal: Born Madeline Cecilia Sims ... Daughter of David and Janice Sims ... Father David swam at Stanford ... Mother, Janice competed for Canadian national team, played volleyball at Southern Illinois ... Chose Northwestern over Princeton, Dartmouth and Notre Dame ... Major is journalism.

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