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2024-25 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

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Sam Rhodes

Sam Rhodes

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Major:
    Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior
  • Hometown:
    Evanston, Ill.
  • High School:
    Evanston Township HS '21

Summary

Biography

2024-25: Named Big West Athlete of the Week following her performance versus Nevada, taking two event wins and a second place finish...Loged 25 top-five wins for the season...Had six event wins for the season for the golden finish...named third in conference in the 400 yard IM event, going a 4:16.85 at the Big West Championships...Set two personal bests during Champs, a 59.26 split in the 100 butterfly and a 200 yard IM time of 2:02.06 good for tenth overall...Had a crucial win versus UCSB in the 200 breaststroke, going a 2:15.79. 

2023-24: 
Placed third in the 200 IM (2:02.33), breaking into the top ten record books in Davis history…First Team for the 200 IM and 400 IM following third place finishes in both at MPSF Championships. Rhodes swam a personal best 2:02.33 in the 200 IM and a season best 4:22.12 in the 400 IM…MPSF second team for her performance in the 200 Breaststroke…Malibu tri-meet won the 200 breast (2:18.01) and the 200 IM (2:04.64).

2022-23:
MPSF FIRST TEAM 400 IM… MPSF SECOND TEAM 400 MEDLEY RELAY… MPSF SECOND TEAM 200 BREAST… Finished top five in five events at MPSF Championships… 5th in the 800 Free Relay, 4th in the 400 Free Relay, 4th in the 200 Breast (2:15.08), 3rd in the 400 Medley Relay, and 2nd in the 400 IM (4:19.76).

2021-22: FIRST TEAM ALL-MPSF (400 IM)...Placed second in the 400 IM final at the MPSF Championships in 4:20.58, the fourth-fastest time in school history and a six second improvement over her prelim time...Qualified for the 'B' final in the 200 breast and swam 2:16.67 in the final...Swam 2:03.91 in the 200 IM to qualify for the finals...Led UC Davis in the 200 breast, 200 IM and 400 IM. 

EVANSTON TOWNSHIP HS ’21: Competed in both swimming and water polo... Two-year All-American in swimming... Won IHSA sectional title in 500 free, adding 3rd in 100 breast and 4th in 200 IM as a senior... Captured school’s Margaret A. Bourne Award as school’s outstanding senior female student-athlete... Also competed for Wildkit Swimming Organization for 12 years.

PERSONAL: Born in Chicago... Neurobiology, physiology & behavior major... Best facility at which she has ever competed is the Elkhart Health & Aquatics Center... One thing no one should ever take from her is her ice cream machine... Atop her bucket list is to travel to at least 50 countries.

SELECTED TOP TIMES   
EVENT TIME DATE MEET
50 Free 25.08 2/19/22 MPSF Championships
100 Free 53.34 11/18/21 Dixie State Trailblazer Invite
200 Free 1:57.32 10/16/21 vs. Pepperdine
500 Free 5:16.92 10/30/21 at UC San Diego
1000 Free 11:10.48 10/23/21 at Nevada
100 Breast 1:04.51 1/29/22 vs. Pacific
200 Breast 2:16.67 2/19/22 MPSF Championships
200 IM 2:03.91 2/21/22 MPSF Championships
400 IM 4:20.58 2/20/22 MPSF Championships

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    Free/Breast/IM
    5'8"
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Free/Breast/IM
    5'8"
  • 2023-24Junior

    Free/Breast/IM
    5'8"
  • 2024-25Senior