Maddie Smith

Position:
Sprint Free
Height:
5-9
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Lake Forest, Ill.
High School:
Lake Forest

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITOR • HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICA

Career Best Times
50-yard Freestyle — 22.42 • 100-yard Freestyle — 49.17 • 200-yard Freestyle — 1:51.05 • 100-yard Butterfly — 54.27 • 50-meter Freestyle — 26.11 • 100-meter Freestyle — 57.07

2017-18: Swam legs of the 200-yard and 400-yard free relays that finished 10th in the B final and 22nd in the prelims at NCAA Championships • Competed in three individual events and two relays at the ACC Championships • Helped the 400-yard free relay finish 3rd at conference championships and the 200-yard free relay finish fourth • Placed 24th in the ACC 50-yard free C final with a time of 22.73 • Also appeared in the 100-yard free and 100-yard fly at ACCs • Took the 50-yard free titles in the Virginia Tech dual meet and the meet against Penn State and Navy • Member of nine first-place-finishing relays, including five 200-yard medley A relays and three 400-yard free A relays • Swam a personal-best 50-yard free against Tennessee for ninth in the B final, clocking in at 22.42 • Set a career record in the 100-yard free prelims at the Tennessee Invitational before besting that new record in the A final for a fifth-place time of 49.17 • Also compete in the 100-yard fly at Tennessee and finished 17th in the C final with a career-best of 54.27 • Named to the All-ACC Academic Women’s Swimming & Diving Team • ACC Academic Honor Roll • Named to the CSCAA Scholar All-America Team.

Prep: Attended Lake Forest High School from 2013-17 • Coached in high school by Carolyn Grevers • Member of 400-yard freestyle relay team which won IHSA state championship and established a state record • All-State honoree • Tapped for All-America honors • Won Step Up and Most Improved Awards • Also garnered MVP award • 2017 National Merit Scholar finalist • Chosen for cum laude society • National Honor Society member • Illinois State Scholar • Four-year Honor roll • AP Scholar with distinction.

Club: Member of Patriot Aquatic Club where she swam for coach Kevin Zakrewski • A five-time individual state champion • U.S. Swimming Nationals qualifier • NCSA junior national finalist in 50 and 100 freestyles • Two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-America honoree • Swam a career best 26.11 in the 50-meter freestyle while finishing 40th in the event at 2017 U.S. Swimming Nationals.

Personal: Full name is Madeline Rose Smith • Daughter of Kingston Smith and Ann Marie Smith • Born March 7, 1999 in Evanston, Ill. • Double major in statistics & analytics and business.