Sophie Yendell

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Tamworth, England

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2024 Great Britain Olympic Trials Qualifier
2023 British Championships Gold Medalist (50 Fly)
7x Pitt School Record Holder
2x NCAA Championships Qualifier (2023, 2024)
2x ACC Women's Swimmer of the Week (12/6/22, 12/5/23)

2023-24 Season

New School Record – 50 Free (21.83) at ACC Championships
New School Record – 100 Fly (50.87) at ACC Championships
New School Record – 200 Free Relay (1:29.09) at ACC Championships
New School Record – 400 Free Relay (3:15.92) at ACC Championships
New School Record – 400 Medley Relay (3:35.15) at ACC Championships
Finished 17th overall in the 100 Fly prelims at the NCAA Championships with a time of 51.35, the highest finish at the NCAA Championship from a Pitt women's swimmer since 2017
Placed fourth in the 100 Fly finals at the ACC Championships with a personal best time of 50.87 (school record)
Finished eighth overall in the 50 Free at the ACC Championships with a personal best time of 21.83 (school record)
Claimed two first-place finishes in the 50 Free (22.95) and in the 100 Fly (54.82) in a dual meet against Minnesota
Named ACC Swimmer of the Week after breaking two school records, securing three NCAA 'B' Standard times, and helping four relays secure top-5 finishes at the Minnesota Invite (11/29)
Won the 50 Free (22.03) and broke her own school record with a second-place finish in the 100 Fly (52.08) – securing an NCAA 'B' time in each event. Yendell's time in the 50 Free ranked No. 15 and her time in the 100 Fly tied for No. 20 in the nation at the time (11/29)
Won the 50 Free (22.63) and the 100 Fly (52.96) against Notre Dame and Penn State (10/20)
Finished in second place in the 50 Free (23.07) and in third place in the 100 Fly (55.48) at Stanford (10/13)

2022-23 Season

New School Record – 50 Free (21.89) at ACC Championships
New School Record – 100 Free (49.07) at ACC Championships
New School Record – 100 Fly (52.62) at ACC Championships
New School Record – 200 Free Relay (1:29.18) at ACC Championships
New School Record – 200 Medley Relay (1:36.68) at ACC Championships
New School Record – 400 Medley Relay (3:36.54) at ACC Championships
Entered the NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship tied for the 15th on the Psych Sheet in the 50-yard freestyle (21.89).
Finished 18th overall in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 22.02 during the second day of competition at the NCAA Championship, marking the highest finish from a Pitt women’s swimmer in the last six years.
Member of the 200 Free Relay team that broke the school record and finished sixth overall at the ACC Championships with a time of 1:29.18 — marking the highest relay placement in program history.
Earned ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Week honors after breaking two school records at the Minnesota Invite in the 50-yard free (22.34) and the 100-yard fly (53.43) … Finished third overall in the 50 Free in the finals … Qualified for an NCAA B Cut in the 100-yard fly and finished the final day of the meet with a 19th-place finish in the 100-yard free.
Won the 50 Fly at the 2023 British World Championships with a time of 26.16.
Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and the CSC Academic All-District Team.

2021-22 Season

New School Record – 200 Medley Relay (1:38.25) at ACC Championships
New School Record - 50 Free (22.52) at ACC Championships
New School Record - 100 Fly (53.76) at WVU Last Chance Meet - 2x in an hour
NCAA B Cut - 50 Free (22.52)
NCAA B Cut - 100 Fly (53.76)
Third in the 200 Medley Relay (1:43.04) and the 400 Medley Relay (3:48.09) at the FIU TYR Fall Classic
Second place in the 200 Medley Relay (1:42.83), third place in the 200 Free Relay (1:34.21), sixth place in 100 Fly (57.65), seventh in the 50 Free (24.30), eighth place in the 100 Free (53.68) against Notre Dame / Cleveland State
First in the 50 Free (23.98), the 200 Free Relay (1:34.95), and the 200 Medley Relay (1:44.82), second in the 100 Fly (56.76) against George Washington
Two personal bests (100 Free, 100 Fly), and eighth place in the 200 Free Relay (1:31.68) at the Ohio State Invitational
Placed first in the 200 Medley Relay (1:44.51), second place in the 50 Free (23.97) and the 400 Free Relay (3:31.48), third place in the 100 Fly (57.04) against Villanova
First place finishes in the 100 Fly (54.71), 200 Free Relay (1:31.79), 200 Free Relay (1:40.08), 200 Medley Relay (1:40.08), 400 Free Relay (3:22.37), and 400 Medley Relay (3:41.97), second in the 50 Free (23.18) and 100 Free (50.79) at the Western PA Invite
ACC Finalist – 50 Free (22^nd), 30^th– 100 Fly, 51^st – 100 Free
Awarded Most Improved at the team banquet
ACC Academic Honor Roll

2020-21 Season

First place in the 200 Medley Relay and 400 Medley Relay against West Virginia
Second place in the 100 Fly, third place in the 50 Free against West Virginia
First place in the 100 Fly and 50 Free, second place in the 200 Medley Relay against Army
Seventh place in the 200 Free Relay, Ninth place in the 200 Medley Relay, 10^th place in 400 Medley Relay, 11^th place in the 400 Free Relay at ACC Championships
ACC Academic Honor Roll

High School