2020-21 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
Sierra Schmidt
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Distance
- Hometown:
- Erdenheim, Pa.
- High School:
- 21st Century Cyber Charter School
At Michigan
• *Two-time CSCAA All-American in 2020 (500-yard Freestyle, 1,650-yard Freestyle)
• Four-time CSCAA All-American (2021: 500-yard Freestyle, 1650-yard Freestyle; 2019: 1,650-yard Freestyle, 800-yard Freestyle Relay)
• Four-time CSCAA All-America Honorable Mention (2021: 800-yard Freestyle Relay; 2018-19: 500-yard Freestyle; 2018: 1,650-yard Freestyle)
• Big Ten champion (2021: 800-yard Freestyle Relay)
• Two-time All-Big Ten (2021: First Team; 2020: Second Team)
• Three-time CSCAA Scholar All-American (2018-20)
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2019-21)
• Three-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2018-20)
Senior (2020-21)
• Two-time CSCAA All-American (500-yard Freestyle, 1650-yard Freestyle)
• CSCAA All-America Honorable Mention (800-yard Freestyle Relay)
• Big Ten champion (800-yard Freestyle Relay)
• All-Big Ten (First Team)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• NCAA Championships (March 17-20): Finished 3rd in the 1650-yard Freestyle (15:51.09) and 4th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:39.30).
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 23-27): Finished 2nd in the 1650-yard Freestyle (16:08.23) and 12th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:47.11).
• Michigan State/Rutgers (Jan. 23): Finished 1st in the 1,650-yard Freestyle (15:53.52).
• Indiana/Northwestern (Jan. 16): Won the 500-yard Freestyle (4:49.61) and 1,000-yard Freestyle (9:50.93).
Junior (2019-20)
• *Two-time CSCAA All-American (500-yard Freestyle, 1,650-yard Freestyle)
• All-Big Ten (Second Team)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• CSCAA Scholar All-American
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• NCAA Championships (March 18-21): Canceled due to COVID-19; had received invite in the 500- and 1650-yard freestyle.
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 19-22): Finished 2nd in the 1650-yard Freestyle (15:48.53), 3rd in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:37.15), and 15th in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:59.22)
• Michigan State (Jan. 31): Finished 2nd in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:52.50) and 3rd in the 200-yard Butterfly (2:02.18).
• Ohio State (Jan. 18): Finished 2nd in the 1000-yard Freestyle (9:50.51) and 3rd in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:49.42).
• Indiana (Jan. 11): Finished 2nd in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:48.29) and 2nd in the 1000-yard Freestyle (9:52.25).
• Minnesota Invite (Dec. 4-7): Won the 500-yard Freestyle (4:38.36 and 1,650-yard Freestyle (9:36.90), and finished 14th in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:47.81).
* Due to the cancellation of the 2020 NCAA Championships because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the CSCAA awarded All-America honors to: a.) individuals who were a part of a relay with an NCAA 'A' cut; b.) those who had individually qualified for the NCAA Championships; or c.) divers who had qualified for the NCAA Zone C Championships.
Sophomore (2018-19)
• Two-time CSCAA All-American (1,650-yard Freestyle, 800-yard Freestyle Relay)
• CSCAA All-America Honorable Mention (500-yard Freestyle)
• CSCAA Scholar All-American
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• NCAA Championships (March 20-23): Finished 6th in 1,650-yard Freestyle (15:50.19), 13th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:37.99) and 39th in 200-yard Freestyle (1:46.76).
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 20-23): Finished 5th in the 1,650-yard Freestyle (16:01.78), 7th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:40.84) and 8th in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:58.96).
• Ohio State (Jan. 19): Finished 2nd in the 1000-yard Freestyle (9:57.61).
• Indiana (Jan. 17): Finished 3rd in 500-yard Freestyle (4:52.31) and 3rd in 1000-yard Freestyle (9:56.77).
• UGA Fall Invite (Nov. 29-Dec. 1): Finished 1st in the 1650-yard Freestyle (16:06.18), 3rd in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:38.91), 10th in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:46.80) and 14th in the 200-yard Butterfly (2:00.73).
Freshman (2017-18)
• Two-time CSCAA All-America Honorable Mention (500-yard Freestyle, 1,650-yard Freestyle)
• CSCAA Scholar All-American
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• NCAA Championships (March 14-17): Finished 11th in the 1,650-yard Freestyle (15:58.12) and 14th in the 500-yard Freestyle (3:39.71).
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 14-17): Finished 4th in the 1,650-yard Freestyle (15:54.39), 5th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:38.68) and 8th in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:58.12).
• Ohio State/Virginia Tech/Rutgers (Jan. 20): Finished 2nd in both the 500-yard Freestyle (4:46.49) and the 1,000-yard Freestyle (9:44.97).
• Indiana (Jan. 13): Won the 1,000-yard Freestyle (9:50.11), and finished 2nd in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:48.83), 3rd in the 200-yard Butterfly (2:00.45).
• UGA Fall Invite (Dec. 1-3): Finished 3rd in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:38.91), 4th in the 1,650-yard Freestyle (16:15.42), 6th in the 400-yard IM (4:15.64) and 10th in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:58.00).
• Minnesota, Wisconsin, Penn State (Nov. 4-5): Finished 2nd in the 400-yard IM (4:21.85), 3rd in the 1,000-yard Freestyle (9:56.35), 5th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:48.46) and 10th in the 200-yard Butterfly (2:03.27).
• Louisville (Oct. 20-21): Finished 2nd in the 1,000-yard Freestyle (9:51.89) and 3rd in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:46.84). Also swam the 400-yard IM (4:21.82).
• Made collegiate debut vs. Oakland (Sept. 29)
Prep
• High School: 21st Century Cyber Charter School
• Two-time NISCA All-American (2013: 200-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle)
• USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
Club/International
• Club: North Baltimore Aquatic Club, Club Wolverine
• U.S. National Team (2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19)
• U.S. Junior National Team (2014-15, 2016-17)
• 2019 World University Games (Italy): Won gold as part of the 4x200-meter freestyle relay (preliminaries) and won bronze in the 400-meter freestyle
• 2017 World University Games (Taiwan): Won bronze in the 400-meter freestyle; also ninth in the 1,500-meter freestyle
• Won gold in the 800-meter freestyle and silver in both the 400-meter freestyle and 1,500-meter freestyle at the 2015 World Junior Championships
• Won gold in the 800-meter freestyle at the 2015 Pan American Games
• Won bronze in the 400-meter freestyle at the 2017 Phillips 66 National Championships
• Named Athlete of the Meet at 2014 Junior Pan Pacific Championships; won 800- and 1,500-meter freestyles
• Finished 8th in the 800-meter freestyle and 10th in the 400-meter freestyle at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials
• Four-time NCSA champion (2017: 1,000-yard freestyle, 1,650-yard freestyle, 200-yard butterfly, 400-yard freestyle relay)
Personal
• Full Name: Sierra Kai Schmidt
• Birthday: May 6, 1998
• Mother, Mindy, was a five-time All-American and four-time Big Ten champion for the track and field and cross country teams at Michigan (1987-90)
• Father, Joseph, ran cross country and track at Michigan (1984-87)
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Major: Film, Television & Media
Career Bests
| Event | Time | Date |
| 200-yard Freestyle | 1:46.76 | 3/22/2019 |
| 500-yard Freestyle | 4:37.15 | 2/20/2020 |
| 1000-yard Freestyle | 9:36.90 | 12/7/2019 |
| 1,650-yard Freestyle | 15:48.53 | 2/22/2020 |
| 200-yard Butterfly | 1:55.99 | 2/17/2018 |
| 200-yard IM | 2:06.64 | 2/2/2018 |
| 400-yard IM | 4:14.16 | 12/2/2017 |
