2023-24 Swimming and Diving
Roster
Samuel Sierra 2022-23 Swimming and Diving Roster
Fly/Breast/IM
Class
Junior
Hometown
South Bend, IN
High School
St. Joseph
HONORS AND AWARDS
- 2023-24 ACC Academic Honor Roll
- 2024 Men’s Swimming Weight Room Warrior
- Ranks sixth in 200 breast (1:56.21) and 10th in 200 fly (1:44.66) in program history
AS A SOPHOMORE (2023-24)
- Notched two best times at the Last Chance Meet — 200 breast (1:56.21) and 200 fly (1:44.66)
- Won three events at the Ohio State Winter Invite — 200 fly (1:46.69), 200 IM (1:46.12) and 400 IM (3:50.52). Both IM times were best times and NCAA B cuts
- Finished fifth in the 400 IM (3:55.15) and swam the 200 fly (1:48.73) and 400 medley relay at the Tim Welsh Classic.
- Against Princeton and Navy, Sierra finished fifth in the 200 IM (1:49.91), eighth in the 400 IM (3:56.45) and 10th in the 200 fly (1:50.06). Also swam on the 400 free relay
- Made three finals at the Ohio State Fall Invitational. Best finish was 23rd in the 200 fly (1:48.59)
- Swam the 200 fly (1:51.97) and 200 IM (1:51.14) at Louisville
- Against Pitt and Penn State, Sierra placed sixth in the 200 fly (1:50.20) and 200 IM (1:49.72) and ninth in the 400 IM (3:58.46)
- Posted two third place finishes against Purdue: 200 fly (1:51.77) and 200 IM (1:51.85)
AS A FRESHMAN (2022-23)
- Was a B finalist in the 200M fly (2:07.38) at the 2022 Toyota U.S. Open
- Competed in six meets for the Irish as a rookie
PREP AND PERSONAL
- Swam for Irish Aquatics
- Three-time Indiana Age Group state champion
- Three-time Northern Indiana Conference MVP
- IHSAA state finalist
- Son of Richard and Alison Sierra; has two sisters, Anna and Evie
- Majoring in marketing