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2025-26 MIT Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Sydney Smith

  • Height 6-0
  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Atlanta, Ga.
  • High School North Springs
  • Event Back, IM
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

Accolades:
  • 4x National Champion:
    • 2024-25: 400 Medley Relay, 100 Fly, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay
  • 17x All-American:
    • 2023-2024: 400 Free Relay, 100 Back, 800 Free Relay, 100 Free (Second Team)
    • 2024-25: 400 Medley Relay, 100 Fly, 200 Free Relay, 100 Back, 800 Free Relay, 100 Free, 400 Free Relay
    • 2025-26: 100 Fly, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay (1st Team), 100 Back, 400 Medley Relay (2nd Team)
  • 11x NEWMAC Champion:
    • 2024-25: 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 800 Free Relay
    • 2025-26: 100 Back, 100 Fly, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay
  • 16x NEWMAC All-Conference:
    • 2023-24: 400 FR, 800 FR (First), 200 Back, 200 Free (Second)
    • 2024-25: 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 800 Free Relay; 100 Back (Second)
    • 2025-26: 100 Back, 100 Fly, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay
  • 2025-26 NEWMAC Swimmer of the Year
  • 2x NEWMAC Swimmer of the Week (2/9/25, 1/14/26)
  • 2x NEWMAC Academic All-Conference (2024-25,  2025-26)
  • 3x CSCAA First Team Scholar All-American (2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26)
  • 2025-26 College Sports Communicators First Team Academic All-American
  • 2024-25 College Sports Communicators Third Team Academic All-American
2025-26:
  • NCAA Qualifier
  • Took fifth in the 100 Fly at NCAAs
  • Won two events and earned two second place finishes against BU
  • Took seven wins at the NEWMAC Championship
2024-25:
  • Won the 100 Fly at NCAAs
  • Set the school record in both the 50 and 100 Butterfly
  • Won four National Championships
2023-24:
  • Finished second in both the 200 IM and the 200 Free at NEWMAC Championships
  • NCAA Qualifier, finished third in the 100 Back at NCAA Championships
  • Fourteen top-three finishes throughout the season
Before MIT: 
  • MVP, Coaches Award, Freshman of the Year
  • NHS
  • Tri-M
  • Tri-M President
  • HOSA volunteer coordinator
  • Honor Roll
  • Athletic award
  • National Merit finalist
  • Top ten
  • Honor roll
Personal:
  • Favorite Sports Memory: "Travel meets with my team"
Favorite Memory as an MIT Student-Athlete:
  • I had so much fun at CPW hanging out with the team

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24First Year

    Back, IM
    6'0"

  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Back, IM
    6'0"

  • 2025-26Junior

    Back, IM
    6'0"