Sydney Baker

Position:
Breast, IM
Height:
5-6
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Anderson, S.C.
High School:
Christ Church Episcopal School

Career Best Times
100-yard Breaststroke — 1:01.99 • 200-yard Breaststroke — 2:12.57 • 50-yard Freestyle — 22.98 • 100-yard Freestyle — 50.47 • 200-yard Freestyle — 1:48.62 • 200-yard Individual Medley — 1:59.60 • 400-yard Individual Medley — 4:20.08 • 100-meter Breaststroke — 1:12.16 • 200-meter Individual Medley — 2:18.74

2017-18: Finished 15th in the 200-yard individual medley B Final with a personal-best time of 1:59.60 at the ACC Championships • Also swam for 27th in both the 200-yard breaststroke prelims and the 400-yard individual medley prelims • Swam a personal-best 200-yard freestyle time of 1:48.62 in a time trial at the ACC Championships • Claimed the 200-yard individual medley title in the Texas meet, clocking in at 2:03.96 • Set a new personal record in the 400-yard IM at Tennessee with an eighth-place time of 4:20.08 • Took second in the 200-yard breaststroke after swimming 2:18.96 against Virginia Tech • Placed among the top-five competitors in 18 appearances • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll • CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention.

Prep: Attended Christ Church Episcopal School from 2013-17 • Coached in high school by Matt Jacobssen • Team MVP • All-State and All-Region honoree • Member of Cum Laude Society and Spanish Honor Socety • High honor roll student.

Club: Competed for Y-Spartaquatics Swim Club for coach Ted Pierson • 2016 YMCA individual national champion in the 200 breaststroke • Scholastic All-America • Member of squads which won 2014 YMCA combined team national championship, 2014 women’s winter junior national championship and 2015 women’s YMCA national championship.

Personal: Full name is Sydney Patricia Baker • Born June 7, 1999 in Anderson, S.C. • Undeclared major• Her father played lacrosse at Bucknell, a sister, Ainsley, played lacrosse at Virginia (2007-12) and her twin sister Maddie is enrolled at Carolina and member of Tar Heel swimming squad.