2018-19 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Jim Burgess
Jim Burgess
Jim Burgess
Tim Casey
Tennessee Athletics

Sydney Sell

  • Position Back/Free
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • High School Western Hills
  • Hometown Frankfort, Ky.

Biography

2017-18 (Junior)
NCAA Championships

  • Qualified for the 2018 NCAA Championships
  • Finished 37th in the 200 back with a time of 1:55.00
  • Placed 47th in the 100 back, swimming a 54.01
  • Posted a time of 2:02.62 to place 65th overall in the 200 IM
SEC Championships
  • Competed in the 100 back, 200 back and 200 IM
  • Posted an 11th-place finish in the 200 back with a time of 1:54.77
  • Finished 15th in the 100 back with a swim of 54.05
  • Swam a career-best time of 1:59.90 to finish 30th in the 200 IM
Regular Season
  • Totaled four individual wins throughout the season
  • Notched B-cuts in the 100 back (53.68), 200 back (1:58.47) and 200 IM (1:59.90)
 
2016-17 (Sophomore)
NCAA Championships
  • Qualified for the 2017 NCAA Championships, finishing 37th in the 200 back (1:54.43) and 41st in the 100 back (53.42) and tying for 57th in the 200 IM (2:00.93)
SEC Championships
  • Swam at the 2017 SEC Championships, winning the 200 back C-final (1:54.40) and finishing sixth in the 100 back (53.45) and 33rd in the 200 IM (2:00.84)
Regular Season
  • Totaled five individual wins on the season
  • Posted Florida’s top time in the 200 back (1:53.57 at the Last Chance Meet)
 
2015-16 (Freshman)
SEC Championships
  • Had a strong showing in just her first year at the conference meet, clocking a season-best time of 2:03.57 in the 200 IM prelims to finish 54th among the field
  • Also placed just outside the ‘C’ final in the 100 (28th, 55.04) and 200 back (27th, 1:57.46)
Regular Season
  • Closed out the regular season with a personal-best mark in the 200 back (1:56.09) at the Bulldog Invitational
  • Also swam season-bests at the Ohio State Invitational in the 50 free (24.23), the All-Florida Invitational in the 200 free (1:56.81), the Texas/Indiana dual meet in the 100 free (53.30), and against Tennessee in the 100 back (54.35)
  • Competed in eight regular-season meets and totaled two individual wins
 
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:
  • Participated in the 2017 US Open Swimming Championships, racing in the 100m and 200m back
  • Qualified for the B final in the 100m back, finishing second in the consolation heat with a time of 1:0194, a personal best
  • She also qualified for the C final in the 200m back, posting a time of 2:14.07, over two seconds better than her entry time
  • Competed in the Phillips 66 National Championships in 2017, racing in the 50m, 100m and 200m backstroke
  • Swam a 2:17.72 in the 200m back, placing fifth in her heat
  • Finished with a 1:02.48 in the 100m back and a 30.01 in the 50m back
 
Career-Best Times at Florida:
50 Free 24.15 Georgia Tech Invite Nov. 17, 2016
100 Free 52.16 Purdue Invitational Nov. 16-18, 2017
200 Free 1:52.59 Georgia Tech Invite Nov. 18, 2016
50 Back 25.90 Purdue Invitational Nov. 16-18, 2017
100 Back 53.42 NCAA Championships March 17, 2017
200 Back 1:53.43 Purdue Invitational Nov. 16-18, 2017
100 Fly 57.28 Last Chance Meet Feb. 25, 2017
200 IM 1:59.90 SEC Championships  Feb. 14-18, 2018
400 IM 4:27.29 Florida Atlantic Jan. 6, 2017
 
 
Prior to Florida
  • According to CollegeSwimming.com, Sell is the No. 2-ranked recruit in the state of Kentucky and is the No. 51 overall swimmer in Class of 2015
  • In the pool, she is a five-time all-region performer and a regional record-holder in both the 100 backstroke and 100 freestyle
  • Sell is also a state record holder in the 200 back and was a first-team all-state performer in 2014
  • Nationally, Sell is the NCSA record-holder in the 100 and 200 back, which has qualified for her for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials
  • Outside of the pool, she is a two-time scholastic All-American

 

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Back/Free
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Back/Free
    5'7"
  • 2017-18Junior

    Back/Free
    5'7"
  • 2018-19Senior

    Back/Free
    5'7"