2018-19 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Pickrem, Sydney
Sydney Pickrem
- Position:
- IM/Breast
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- East Lake
- Hometown:
- Dunedin, Fla.
Bio
International
- Competed in the 2021 FINA World Championships and earned gold medals in the 200 IM and 4x200 free relay while collecting silver in the 4x100 medley relay
- Won bronze with the women’s 4x100 medley relay at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games
- Represented Canada at the 2019 FINA World Championships, becoming the first Canadian woman to win three individual medals at the FINA World Championships
- Silver medalist in the 200 IM at the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships
- Bronze medalist in the 400 IM at the 2017 FINA World Championships
- Represented Canada in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro
Collegiate
- 2018-19 Captain
- 11-time All American
- School record holder: 200 IM, 400 IM, 800 free relay
- 2017, 2018 Texas A&M Athlete of the Year
- 2018 SEC Champion (200 breast, 200 IM, 400 IM, 800 free relay)
- 2017 SEC Champion (200 breast, 400 IM, 800 free relay)
- 2016 SEC Freshman of the Year
- 2016 SEC Champion (400 IM)
2018-19 (Senior):
- Had two individual victories and four total in the dual meet at No. 17 Ohio State (400-yard IM, 100-yard backstroke, 200-yard IM, 200-yard backstroke
- Named the Co-SEC Swimmer of the Week (10/16)
- Won the 100-yard backstroke (54.57), 200-yard backstroke (1:57.78) and the 400-yard IM (4:12.77) at Alabama
- Won the 100-yard breast (1:00.88) and the 200 IM (1:58.30), and also earned an NCAA B-cut in the 200 back (1:56.76) at No. 1 Texas
- Earned an NCAA A-cut with first place victory in the 200-yard breast (2:06.13) and a B-cut in the 200-yard backstroke win posting a time of 1:53.26, the third-best time in Division I, at the Art Adamson Invitational
- Came in first in the 200-yard breaststroke against Rice and TCU (2:16.16)
- Notched two wins with the 200 breaststroke (2:14.14) and the 200 IM (2:00.21) against SMU
- Logged victories in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:01.56) and the 200-yard backstroke (1:57.61) against LSU
- Finished first in the 100-yard freestyle in dual meet with Vanderbilt and Houston (50.66)
- Placed second with a school record time in the 200-yard IM (1:51.66) at the SEC Championship
- Took the bronze medal in the 200-yard IM on day one at the 2019 NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships (1:51.84)
- Collected the silver medal in the 400-yard IM with No. 6 NCAA all-time and lifetime best time of 3:58.23 on day three at the 2019 NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships
- Notched another second place finish in the 200 breast on day four at the NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships with a lifetime-best of 2:03.65
- Named to the winter SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Most Valuable Swimmer award
- First-Team All-American (200 breast, 200 IM, 400 IM)
- SEC Commissioners Trophy winner
- SEC Swimmer of the Year
- SEC Champion (400 IM, 200 IM, 200 breast, 800 free relay)
- First Team All-SEC (200/400 IM, 200 breast, 800 free relay)
- Finished 3rd at NCAA Championships in 200 breast (2:05.79)
- SEC Champion in the 400 IM with a pool-record and school-record time of 3:59.30
- SEC Champion in the 200 IM with a school-, pool- and SEC-meet record time of 1:52.69
- Member of 4th-place 400 freestyle relay team at SECs (3:14.76)
- Won SEC Championship as member of 800 free relay team that set school record with time of 6:55.60
- Won silver medal for Team Canada in 200 IM over summer at 2018 Pan Pacific Championships in Tokyo (Canadian record time of 2:09.07)
2016-17 (Sophomore):
- Represented Texas A&M and Canada at the 2017 FINA World Championships
- Earned the bronze medal in the 400 IM with a time of 4:32.88 (school record)
- Set the Canadian record in the 200 IM at World Championships (2:09.17).
- Earned the Female Athlete of the Year at Texas A&M for the 2016-17 school year at the annual Building Champions Award gala
- Set school records in the 200 IM (1:53.30) and 400 IM (3:59.36), both at the NCAA Championships
- Placed second in the 400 IM, fourth in the 200 IM and fourth in the 200 breaststroke at the NCAAs … also swam a leg on the ninth place 800 free relay
- At SECs, Pickrem won the 200 breast and the 400 IM, as well as a leg on the school record-setting 800 free relay.
2015-16 (Freshman):
- Represented Texas A&M and Canada at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero, Brazil
- Placed sixth in the 200 IM and 12th in the 400 IM at the Summer Olympics …
- Earned SEC Freshman Swimmer of the Year honors
- At the NCAA Championships, Pickrem placed fourth in the 400 IM and seventh in the 200 IM, and also swam a leg on the Aggies’ fourth-place 800 free relay
- At the SEC meet, Pickrem placed first in the 400 IM, second in the 200 breaststroke and fifth in the 200 IM …
- Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors on Oct. 20 after winning the 200 free and 200 IM in the Aggies’ season-opener against Kentucky
- Posted a NCAA “A” cut of 4:04.26 in the 400 IM and “B” cuts of 1:47.07 in the 200 free, 4:47.31c in the 500 free, 54.40c in the 100 back, 1:55.16c in the 200 back, 2:07.96 in the 200 breast and 1:55.87 in the 200 IM
- Finished her freshman season ranked in the Aggies’ all-time top 10 in the 200 breast and 200 and 400 IM.
High School/Club:
- 2015 graduate of East Lake high school in Dunedin, Florida
- Rated number two recruit in Florida and number 11 nationally
- Earned eight individual state championships and led East Lake to a team State Title
- Coached by Timothy O’Keefe at East Lake
- 2012 Youth Swimmer of the Year by Swimming Canada and two-time All-Pinella County Swimmer of the Year (2011 & 2012)
- Also swam for the Clearwater Aquatics Team under coach Randy Reese
- Represented Canada at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Pan Pacific Games, and Pan American Games.
Personal:
- Sydney Pickrem is the daughter of Darren and Elizabeth Pickrem of Palm Harbor, Fla.
- Born on May 21, 1997 in Dunedin, Fla.
- Has dual citizenship in the United States and Canada
- Father played for the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL
- Intends to major in Kinesiology… chose A&M because of “the team atmosphere and school itself – both the academic side and spirit side.”
Up Close:
Favorite TV Show: Anything Food Network
What do you drive? Boyfriends Car
Favorite Movie: The Blindside
Bookmarked Websites: Howdy
Worst Habit: Sweet Tooth
Superstition: Pre Race Routine
Favorite City to Visit: PEI (Prince Edward Island, Canada)
Describe in one word:
Coach Bultman: Wizard
Coach Jamison: Boss
Coach Lerew: Wacky
Coach Holmes: 400IM
Coach Calanog: #Believe
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