University of Pittsburgh Athletics
2026-27 Swimming & Diving Roster
Sof Tijunelis
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Libertyville
- Hometown:
- Libertyville, IL
2025-26 Season
- Finished first in the 3x100-yard Backstroke relay, second in the 200 Free Relay, third in both the 200 Medley Relay and 500 Free Relay, and fifth in the 400 Medley Relay at the Pitt-CMU-Duquesne relays
- Finished second in the 200 Free Relay, third in both the 300 Back and 200 Medley Relay, and fourth in the 100 Back against Penn State
- Finished third in the 400 Free Relay against Michigan and Oakland
- Finished fourth in the 200 Free Relay against Akron and Miami
- Finished first in the 100 Free at the Texas Hall of Fame Invitational
- Finished first in both the 50 Free and 400 Free Relay, third in the 100 Free, and fifth in the 200 Medley Relay against West Virginia
- Finished second in both the 50 Free and 400 Medley Relay, and third in the 100 Free against Villanova
- Finished third in the 400 Free Relay, fourth in the 50 Free, and fifth in the 200 Medley Relay against Ohio State
- Finished second in the 50 Free at the ACC Championshipss
- Qualified for the ACC Championshipss in the 50 Free, 100 Free, and 100 Back
- Earned personal-best times in the 50 Free (23.14), 100 Free (50.04), 100 Back (54.23), 200 Back (1:59.71)
2024-25 Season
- Competed in every regular season event during her freshman season
- Swam a personal best time of 2:00.91 in the 200 Back to finish 2nd at the OSU Winter Invite
- Placed 3rd in the 100 Back at the OSU Winter Invite with a personal best 54.99
- Helped win the 200 Free and 200 and 400 Medley Relays at the OSU Winter Invite
- Finished third in the 400 Free Relay in home meet vs. Ohio State
- Finished 19th in the 100 Back (55.32) at the Texas Invitational
- Placed 5th in both the 100 (55.69) and 200 (2:02.23) Back in a dual meet vs. West Virginia and George Washington
High School
- 2023 4x All State Athlete
- All-American Scholastic Swimmer (2024)
- Libertyville High School Record Holder in the 100yd Freestyle and the 100yd Backstroke
- All American Swimmer (’22-’23)
- North Suburban Conference Sportsmanship Award (’21-’23)
- Sofija was an Honor Roll student all four years and was a member of the National Honor Society
Personal
- Daughter of Kim And Aras Tijunelis
- Has three siblings, Nikki, Alex, and Vic Tijunelis
- Her Brother Alex swam at Northwestern University
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