2025-26 Swimming and Diving Roster

Samuel Sierra 2023-24 Swimming and Diving Roster

Fly/Breast/IM


Class Senior
Hometown South Bend, IN
High School St. Joseph
Samuel Sierra - Swimming and Diving - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Bio

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 SENIOR (2025-26)

  • Took 11th in the 400 IM (3:59.61 finals, 3:57.47 prelims), sixth in the 200 fly (1:48.34) and eighth in the 200 IM (1:48.84). Also swam fly on the 400 medley C relay and breast on the 200 medley C relay
  • Placed seventh in the 100 fly (50.80) and sixth in the 200 fly (1:50.19) at Louisville
  • Against Northwestern, finished fourth in 200 fly (1:47.82), seventh in 200 breast (2:03.98), 100 IM (50.58)
  • Placed fourth in the 200 fly (1:50.96), ninth in the 200 breast (2:06.19) and 10th in the 200 IM (1:53.23) versus Michigan and Wisconsin

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