Mary-O Soule

Photo by: Baird Photography

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Position:
Fly, IM
Height:
5-5
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Asheville, N.C.
High School:
T.C. Roberson

Career Best Times
200-yard Individual Medley — 2:02.47 • 400-yard Individual Medley — 4:15.64 • 100-yard Butterfly — 54.85 • 200-yard Butterfly — 1:58.45 • 200-yard Backstroke — 1:59.26 • 200-meter Individual Medley — 2:21.79 • 400-meter Individual Medley — 4:53.54 • 100-meter Butterfly — 1:02.87 • 200-meter Butterfly — 2:15.30

2017-18: Finished 19th and 21st in the C finals of the 200-yard fly and the 400-yard IM at ACC Championships, clocking season bests 2:00.38 and 4:16.32 • Also competed in the 200-yard IM at ACCs and swam another season-best time of 2:02.47 • Earned six top-five finishes throughout the season • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll • CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention.

Prep: Attended T.C. Roberson High School from 2013-17 • Coached in swimming there by Jim Cottam • Swam in high school as freshman and sophomore, winning a 100 fly state champion the latter year • Ran cross country as a freshman for a state runnerup team coached by Dave Culp • National Honor Society leader • Ranked in Top 10 percent of her class.

Club: Competed for Western North Carolina YMCA where she was coached by Chris Snyder and Kirk Hampleman • Team record holder in the 200 fly and 400 IM both short course and long course.

Personal: Full name is Mary Oliver Soule • Daughter of Bobby and Kathy Soule • Born December 28, 1998 in Atlanta, Ga. • Exercise and Sport Science major • Her father ran cross country and track at Iowa State and won five Big Eight Conference titles.