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2025-26 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Sophie Stefanac

  • Class:
    Junior
  • Highschool:
    Fenton
  • Hometown:
    Fenton, Mich.

Summary

Biography

Career Best at UIC

50 Back: 25.79 (2/26/25)
50 Fly: 25.78 (2/28/25)
100 Back: 55.43 (2/28/25)
100 Fly: 56.51 (2/28/25)
200 Back: 2:00.72 (2/28/25)

2024-25 (Sophomore):
  • Broke the school records in the 200 (2:00.72) and 100 (55.43) backstrokes at the MVC Championship Meet.
  • Also set new career-bests in the 50 backstroke (25.79), 50 (25.78) and 100 butterfly (56.51) at the conference meet.
  • Finished in fifth place in the “B,” final heat in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:03.14 at the House of Champions meet.
  • Named as a 2025 All-MVC Honorable Mention.
  • Selected as one of the Most Improved at the end of the year awards banquet.
  • Recipient of the Bill Mulliken Memorial Award at end of the year awards banquet.
  • Selected to the 2025 All-MVC Scholar Athlete Team.

2023-24 (Freshman):
  • Won the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:09.20, followed by a win in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:09.20 in the meet against Butler.
  • Finished in seventh place in the 100 backstroke with a time of 56.48 seconds at the House of Champions meet.
  • Contributed to a fifth place finish in the 200 freestyle relay (1:34.34) and a third place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:43.09) at the House of Champions Meet.
  • Placed second in the 100 backstroke with a time of 59.63 seconds against UChicago.

High School/ Personal
  • Competed four years in swim and dive at Fenton High School in Fenton, MI.
  • Place top eight in the state six times.
  • Three-time Varsity record holder
  • Two-time relay record-holder on the club team.
  • Place fourth in the 200-yard medley at the 2023 NCSA Club Nationals.
  • Individually placed 17th in the 50-meter backstroke at the 2021 NCSA Club Nationals.
  • 11-time All-Conference First team recipient.
  • Senior year captain
  • Two-time coaches award recipient (junior and senior year)
  • Club team won 2021 Long Course NCSA National meet.
  • Contributed to FHS’s 19-year consecutive conference winning streak.
  • Contributed to FHS’s fourth-place finish at the state meet junior year.
  • Parents are Thomas and Nicole Stefanac.
  • Majoring in Civil Engineering.

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